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Ex Machina Books in Order

Ex Machina by Brian K. Vaughan contains 10 books, published between 2005 and 2010. The first book is The First Hundred Days (2005) and the newest is Term Limits (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2005–2010
Pages on record
154 in 2 of 10 books
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Ex Machina is a graphic novel series by Brian K. Vaughan, collected in 10 volumes between 2005 and 2010. Recorded subjects place Mitchell Hundred, a fictitious character, among superheroes, mayors, and New York politics and government. The First Hundred Days (2005) opens the run and Term Limits (2010) closes it, by way of Fact v. Fiction, March to War, Power Down and Ex Cathedra.

How many Ex Machina books are there?

Ex Machina has 10 books, released between 2005 and 2010.

Ex Machina Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Ex Machina books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The First Hundred Days by Brian K. Vaughan, book 1 of the Ex Machina series (2005)
  2. Cover of Tag by Brian K. Vaughan, book 2 of the Ex Machina series (2005)
  3. Cover of March to War by Brian K. Vaughan, book 4 of the Ex Machina series (2006)
  4. Cover of Smoke, Smoke by Brian K. Vaughan, book 5 of the Ex Machina series (2007)
  5. Cover of Ex Cathedra by Brian K. Vaughan, book 7 of the Ex Machina series (2008)
  6. Cover of Ring Out the Old by Brian K. Vaughan, book 9 of the Ex Machina series (2010)
  7. Cover of Term Limits by Brian K. Vaughan, book 10 of the Ex Machina series (2010)
  1. 1
    The First Hundred Days2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  2. 2
    Tag2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  3. 3
    Fact v. Fiction2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    March to War2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  5. 5
    Smoke, Smoke2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  6. 6
    Power Down2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Ex Cathedra2008 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008144
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  8. 8
    Dirty Tricks2009 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200910
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Ring Out the Old2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  10. 10
    Term Limits2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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Is there a chronological order for Ex Machina?

No separate chronological order is on record for Ex Machina, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Ex Machina books in order?

You should read the Ex Machina books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ex Machina book also stands alone.

Where to start with Ex Machina

Start with The First Hundred Days (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ex Machina book?

Term Limits (2010) is the newest Ex Machina book released so far.

Is there a new Ex Machina book coming?

No next Ex Machina book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ex Machina at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ex Machina title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ex Machina books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
154 pages across the 2 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 77 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ex Machina books, 8 of 10, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ex Machina books are about

All 10 Ex Machina books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Brian K. Vaughan

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Brian K. Vaughan

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.