false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167349100m/22421.jpg 22421 3 It's no wonder he hates it here. Spider Jerusalem, journalist and hero of sorts in Warren Ellis' <I>Transmetropolitan</I>, wades through a sewer of poverty and high-tech despair daily in his efforts to understand and report on America. In <I>The New Scum</I>, Ellis contrasts the powerful, in the form of presidential candidates, with the powerless, who are begging and hustling on the streets. The satire is savage and rarely subtle, but the author takes care to show some human warmth lest the comic descend into the nihilism it warns against. The plot, largely secondary to the characters and background events, focuses loosely on Jerusalem's assignment to interview the two candidates, each psychotic and unfit for any office. His bodyguard and personal assistant, meanwhile, discover the terrors of pleasure in a post-nanotech world with unlimited credit. The election-eve climax fully captures the anxiety and depression that come from having no real choice in matters of great importance. Either Ellis or his creation deserves a Pulitzer. <I>--Rob Lightner</I> 978454 1 9 2000 Transmetropolitan Vol. 4: The New Scum total:1236|5:731|4:375|3:118|2:11|1:1| 1236 5532 1435 18 3 0 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 20:50:06 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 23:41:27 -0700 2009 Transmetropolitan: The New Scum (Vertigo, 2000)

After all the praise I've lavished on Transmetropolitan in my reviews of the first three volumes, I guess it was inevitable that everything would come crashing down. I have to admit, though, I'm making things sound a lot worse ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 21:16:56 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 21:20:14 -0700 2009 Two Favorite quotes
"Cheap, but not as cheap as your girlfriend."
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Still, a fun read, I mean, it's Spider!!]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 20 15:06:44 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 27 12:52:45 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 22:27:10 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 22:34:19 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 06 01:55:24 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 02:25:27 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Tue Nov 24 01:50:34 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 01:50:34 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 23 08:16:22 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 08:16:22 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=22421