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Books like Ex machina
A gritty, high-stakes collision of municipal politics and supernatural superhero dread beneath the streets of New York. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Ex machina.
- ominous
- urban
- shadowy
- high-stakes
- 01
Y The Last Man, Vol. 3
Brian K. Vaughan
A tense, witty, and emotionally devastating exploration of survival and the crushing weight of being the last of your kind.
- 02
Transmetropolitan
Warren Ellis · 1998
A furious, neon-soaked fever dream of gonzo journalism and dystopian political rage.
- 03
We Stand on Guard Deluxe Edition
Brian K. Vaughan
A brutal, high-octane sci-fi insurgency where scrappy underdogs battle imperialist mechs in the frozen wilderness.
- 04
100 bullets
Brian Azzarello
A gritty, high-stakes plunge into a brutal war of retribution where no one is safe from the crossfire.
- 05
Descender, Vol. 3
Jeff Lemire
A melancholic, beautifully painted journey into the fragile memories and hidden scars of a fractured found family.
- 06
The Authority, under new management
Warren Ellis · 2000
A bold, energetic science fiction comic collection that explores the shifting dynamics of a larger-than-life heroic team.
- 07
Astro City
Kurt Busiek · 1996
A deeply humanizing, street-level view of a world populated by gods and monsters, where the quiet moments hit harder than the epic battles.
- 08
Prophet
Brandon Graham
A sweeping, visually driven journey through a deeply strange and transformed future Earth.
- 09
Runaways
Brian J. Vaughan
A witty, high-stakes joyride about the ultimate teenage rebellion: discovering your parents are literal supervillains and choosing to be better than them.
- 10
Black Hammer volume 1
Jeff Lemire
A melancholic love letter to comic history wrapped in an eerie, slow-burn mystery about aging heroes trapped in rural purgatory.
- 11
Kill or be Killed, Vol. 1
Ed Brubaker
A gritty, paranoid descent into vigilante violence that reads like a desperate midnight confession.
- 12
Kurt Busiek's Astro City
Kurt Busiek · 1996
A love letter to the superhero genre that finds its greatest triumphs not in cosmic battles, but in the quiet dignity of ordinary people.
