Transmetropolitan Book Three


Book Description

In the third year of the seminal series, no-holds-barred investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem delves into the City's police corruption. Despite drugs, drinking, and paranoia, Spider and his filthy assistants are hot on the trail of the truth behind the newly elected president's campaign. This volume includes the stories "Lonely City" and "Gouge Away," plus standalone stories such as "Nobody Loves Me," featuring guest artists Lea Hernandez, Kieron Dwyer, Bryan Hitch, Frank Quitely, and Eduardo Risso. Collects Transmetropolitan #25-36 and a story from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3.




Transmetropolitan Vol. 3: Year of the Bastard (New Edition)


Book Description

Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY.In this third volume, Spider Jerusalem begins to crumble under the pressure of sudden and unwanted fame. Having had enough of the warped 21st century Babylon that he lives in, Spider escapes into a world of bitterness and pills. As he stumbles through this haze of depression and drugs, he must find a way to cover the biggest story of the year, the presidential election. Armed with only his demented mind and dark sense of humor, Spider embarks on an adventure of political cynicism, horrific sex, and unwelcome celebrity which culminates in a shocking and ruinous ending. Collects issues issues #13-18.




Transmetropolitan Book One


Book Description

Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st-century surroundings. Spider ventures into the dangerous Angels 8 district, home of the Transients—humans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. And don’t miss Spider’s confrontation with the president of the United States...in a men’s room. Plus, when Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife’s frozen head. Collects TRANSMETROPOLITAN #1-12!




Transmetropolitan


Book Description

"Two candidates, the Beast and the Smiler, are facing off in the presidential election, and in all the media only Spider Jerusalem seems to have the intestinal fortitude to hack his way through the campaign propaganda and find out the reality behind the spin. But even if he manages to bring the public the unvarnished truth, the larger question still remains: will they do the right thing once they have it?"--Page 4 of cover.




Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 1 (New Printing)


Book Description

The saga of outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem written by comics superstar Warren Ellis in Absolute format. Black humor, life-threatening situations, and moral ambiguity, give a look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks to destroy.




Transmetropolitan #3


Book Description

A riot sweeps through the Angels 8 district of The City, killing Transients and cops alike. And where's Spider? On the roof of a local strip club with his laptop, writing his column "live" on the scene!




Vertigo: Winter's Edge (1997-) #3


Book Description

The third chapter of the Eisner Award-nominated anthology features stories written by Neil Gaiman, Warren Wllis, Peter Gross and many more.




Transmetropolitan #5


Book Description

In this self-contained issue, journalist Spider Jerusalem watches TV, alternating between (1.) violent reactions to what's considered entertainment in his City, and (2.) an apathetic state bordering on decomposition.




Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 3 (New Edition)


Book Description

Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's masterwork of gonzo science fiction and political soothsaying is finally available in a majestic Absolute Edition--just as the god algorithms intended! As vital and engaging today as when it first hit the stands, the quick-dissolving red pill that is Transmetropolitan occupies the commanding heights overlooking both the autophagous corpse of print journalism and the hyperactive totalitarianism of online media. Set in a terrifyingly plausible future defined by ever-accelerating technology, Transmetropolitan clamps open readers' eyelids and overwrites their neural subroutines with 16K-resolution truth! This third and final volume collects issues #40-60 of the original series and features a new introduction from Ellis, as well as a host of redacted extras from recently decrypted files.




Transmetropolitan


Book Description

Follows the adventures of journalist Spider Jerusalem.