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Newest Review: ... a third of the way through the main story has been firmly established, as Spider takes on the psychotic, corrupt president of the USA. A lot of the series is blackly comic in an incredibly over-the-top way. If you don't find swearing, violence and deviant sex acts funny then this is probably not for you (although DC is a mainstream publisher, so you won't find anything *too* extreme). But it ... more

... can pull off serious stories when it wants to, and the last few episodes are pretty dark and lacking in humour. Some of the early, more overtly funny stories are quite weak compared to the more serious stuff. Volume 2, which collects many single-issu...more

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Transmetropolitan Comics in general: "Did you ever want to set someone's head on fire, just to se ... (1034 words)
by - written on 18/09/08 (Very useful, 207 readings)
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Transmetropolitan is a comic book series that ran for 60 issues between 1997 and 2002. It was written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Darick Robertson. It's been reprinted in 9 volumes; if you buy it from amazon it'll set you back about £65 for the lot (although obviously you wouldn't have to buy them all at once). It was published by American comic-book company DC though their 'adult' line, Vertigo. Set up on the back of Alan Moore's work on Swamp Thing, Vertigo in the 90s was mainly a place where smart-arsed British and Irish writers got to indulge their every whim. The success of the overrated Sandman made long-but-finite series popular. Regular comics - ... Read the complete review

I Hate It Here! (456 words)
by - written on 23/06/01 (Very useful, 483 readings)
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In case you were wondering, the title is the name of the column that Spider Jerusalem writes for a newsfeed journal called The Word. At least, he used to! You see, Transmetropolitan is one of those comics that actually allows its' characters and its' storylines to progress, to change, to evolve. One of the comics great attributes is that it runs as a series of self-contained tales and longer, multi-part stories. In essence, that allows for a greater number of jumping on points for new readers. Transmetropolitan was conceived by master comic scribe Warren Ellis and is generally illustrated by the unique artistic hand of Darrick Robertson. ... Read the complete review

Transmetropolitan Comics in general: Frothing Hatred and Pissing Bile (166 words)
by - written on 20/06/01 (Useful, 27 readings)
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Spider Jerusalem is a journalist with a problem. He hates the City, but it's the only place he can write. So, down he comes from the mountain, spitting bile and frothing hatred at all targets. This stunning series by Warren Ellis is electrifying, full of passion, anger, hatred, bile and, though this seems strange, and optimism that is hard to place. Set in the near future (next hundred years or so), this series spins wonderfully between set piece one-offs that explain portions of the future (the history enclaves, the foglets, genetic engineering, religions and tv) and greater, ongoing storylines, mostly about politics. This ... Read the complete review