This comic shows you what can be done with not a single page of super-heroics. Well . . there is a scene set in the past where Mayor Hundred, then the Great Machine, is fighting his nemesis who controls animals the way he controls technology. They're having an argument over ideology and the Great Machine ends up taking him over the edge of the building into a pool below. However, the important part of this issue is that the Mayor announces that he won't be running for reelection because he doesn't want to waste his last year in office campaigning. He wants to spend his last year trying to fix the city. He wants to get the budget out of the black and he wants to finally make an impact in the New York City school system. When alls said and done, he's hoping that his Deputy Mayor Wylie will be able to pick up where he leaves off. We see a little bit about January and Kremlin. She's still trying to make him pay for Journal's death. Also, Suzanne Padilla, the journalist, ambushes Bradbury to try to get him to say something about the White Box. And, down on the streets, it appears that we have some kind of rat infestation getting ready to take over the city. The problem is, these rats are attacking. Obviously it has to do with the guy the Great Machine was fighting in the beginning of the story. I love this book. It's well scripted and thought out. Brian K Vaughan does a great job with his stories. Tony Harris has been on this book since issue #1, and he also does a great job. His art has given this book the feel that it has. Unfortunately, this book is underrated and doesn't get the attention that it deserves. It really is a fantastic piece of work. But we need people to spread the word. I'd really hate to see this book fall by the way-side just because of sales.
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