Just finished volume one of Ex Machina, by Brian K Vaughan. As a big fan of Y: The Last Man I figured I'd like this one, and I was right.

The story revolves around Mitchell Hundred, the mayor of New York City who, in a previous life, was a crime-fighting super hero. His power: he can talk to machines. Any sufficiently complex piece of machinery will obey his command. He can, for example, force a gun to jam, or tell lights to dim. Having retired from the super-hero business, Hundred focuses on managing the city, and the result is like The West Wing meets Iron Man.

Of particular interest, and something I didn't realise until I'd reached the last few pages of the trade, is that this book was drawn using real photo references - the artist had people pose for photos and then changed them into the characters as he redrew the photos. It makes for a very realistic art style and it's fascinating to see his "photo to completed page" story boards at the end of the book.

Anyway, here's a link (an affiliate link) to the book on Amazon.com in case you're interested. It's well worth a read. I've already ordered volume two and have added four more to my wish list!