false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167349098m/22418.jpg 22418 3 In the third volume of the <i>Transmetropolitan</i> collection, journalistic desperado 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. 978451 1 9 1999 Transmetropolitan Vol. 3: Year of the Bastard total:1306|5:757|4:419|3:118|2:11|1:1| 1306 5838 1501 24 4 0 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 20:49:54 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 23:34:43 -0700 2009 Transmetropolitan: Year of the Bastard (Vertigo, 1999)

In its third volume, Transmetropolitan managed to do something I didn't think it could: get even funnier. Feeling the old ennui creeping back in, Spider pumps himself full of everything known to man (and some things that...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 21:21:35 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 22:30:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 07:31:16 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 07:40:36 -0800 2009
Here Spider really comes into his own as an ironist - as a person who cares so much that he can't care, won't care, doesn't care, has to shield himself from caring because the world is going to do nothing but disappoint him.

That's an attitude t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:44:25 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:46:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 11:52:30 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 09:41:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 08:24:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 08:24:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Jun 17 20:42:13 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 17 20:45:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 08:33:52 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 06:26:37 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Oct 28 11:04:24 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 11:09:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Feb 27 14:27:53 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 14:27:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 16:54:45 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 16:56:41 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 10:32:57 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 16:07:59 -0700 2008
Maybe I should (gasp) just buy it!]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 06 14:05:30 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 14:08:33 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jun 20 15:06:41 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 06 07:45:58 -0700 2008
I really like this series--it's twisted, with a sense of humor.]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 18:00:33 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 15:55:21 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 07:22:01 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 12:25:08 -0700 2007
Is this amount of drug use truly necessary?]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 21 22:23:39 -0700 2007 Mon May 21 23:07:36 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 13 17:20:26 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 05:59:32 -0700 2007 ]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 17 21:15:44 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 21:27:24 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Mar 09 03:13:09 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 03:13:16 -0700 2008
The Truth is available to those who seek.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=22418