false 22416 4 After years of self-imposed exile from a civilization rife with degradation and indecency, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job that he hates and a city that he loathes. Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st Century surroundings. Combining black humor, life-threatening situations, and moral ambiguity, this book is the first look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks to destroy. 23442 1 2 1998 Transmetropolitan Vol. 1: Back on the Street total:1928|5:1006|4:590|3:266|2:51|1:15| 1928 8305 2297 132 3 5 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 06 01:54:54 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 02:23:27 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 04 05:15:44 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 13 02:06:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 24 16:22:39 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 16:34:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun May 13 20:50:13 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 13:42:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jun 06 09:38:49 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 17 20:38:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Jun 06 06:48:31 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 06:51:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 18:55:18 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:54:45 -0700 2009 3 graphic novel) character) every man wants to be and every woman wants to fuck (and let's face it, so do the men), I'm writing this review with my laptop warming my knees, an evil glint in my eyes, a cigarette dangling precariously from my mouth, whi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 09:39:56 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 05:43:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 10:39:46 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 10:50:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 11:22:05 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 11:32:12 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 14 11:14:47 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 11:18:01 -0700 2009
Okay, it's not that bad, but if you're familiar with Warren Ellis, you know what I mean. His look at a not-so-distant, distopian future is full of hu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 01:56:30 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 02:21:35 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 17:35:28 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:37:14 -0700 2009
It seems that they tried too hard to make sure that the reader knew just how fucking crazy spider i...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 23:29:53 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 23:45:20 -0700 2009 Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street (DC, 1998)

I have to admit, I've never been a big fan of Warren Ellis; his run on Hellblazer was arguably the weakest of the modern series. But I kept hearing about Transmetropolitan from people whose opinions I trust, and all of them r...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 28 15:02:52 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 15 12:12:09 -0700 2009
Edited to add: I re-read this series on the eve of last November's el...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Oct 22 12:07:08 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 14:03:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 11 20:38:09 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 20:38:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 21 23:37:16 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 22:03:28 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 20:25:53 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 21:14:35 -0700 2009
Anyway, continues in a slightly tamer vain with a more interesting look and moral and speculate SF things.

I particularly like "another cold morning" about cyber-freezing. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 10 14:03:33 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 14:13:05 -0700 2008 more...]]>