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Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street Paperback – March 17, 2009

by Warren Ellis (Author), Darick Robertson (Illustrator)

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DC's new editions of Transmetropolitan begin here, with this volume collecting issues #1-6 of the acclaimed Vertigo series from writer Warren Ellis and artist Darick Robertson! After years of selfimposed exile from a civilization rife with degradation and indecency, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job he hates and a city he loathes. Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 23rd century surroundings.

In this first volume, Spider ventures into the dangerous Angels 8 district, home of the Transients—humans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. But Spider's interview with the Transients' leader gets him a scoop he didn't bargain for. And don't miss Spider's first confrontation with the President of the United States... in a men's room.

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144 pages
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Vertigo
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March 17, 2009
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6.73 x 0.35 x 10.24 inches
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1401220843
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978-1401220846
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Christina Rawinski

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023

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It was great storytelling and it brought me back to the days I started reading comics! The pure joy I found!

A fun little read

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2022

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This is the usual dystopian future comic, but done very well. The protagonist is a reporter who exposes all kinds of malfeasance and gets into good trouble. The setting is a nasty city two centuries from now that is falling apart at the seams. Although I read the Kindle edition, I read it on a Chromebook so I got all of the full color visuals, which matters. Wild and wacky, but not for children. Not a long read, but fun.

Robert W. Moore

More of an introduction to Spider's world than a full-fledged story

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2008

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The first volume in Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's TRANSMETROPOLITAN is more of a set up for what is to come than a self-contained graphic novel. There is a very brief story, but mainly it focuses on introducing us to the character Spider Jerusalem. We've met Spider before. He is pretty clearly patterned on Hunter S. Thompson, albeit one on steroids. There is even some physical resemblance between them as well as similar journalistic styles and affection for guns and cigarettes. Thompson had a larger than life public image that he carefully cultivated and it isn't surprising to see someone appropriating that image for a graphic series.

There really isn't much negative to say about this first entry in the series except to say that there isn't a lot to it. The whole thing runs to barely 70 pages. Not enough to tell a rich and complex story, but at least enough to set the scene and leave the reader ready for more.

I haven't read most of the books in this series but look forward to doing so. My hope is for a series that deals to some degree with the importance of journalism in a viable society. This is extremely topical, having seen America's journalistic community fail us for several years during the Bush years (Bush was as bad his first year in office than he was when his popularity finally began to plummet, but because the press -- especially the television and radio talking heads -- failed to criticize an obviously incompetent and dishonest president, we were as a nation duped enough to elect the moron twice [though, granted, "elected" might be up for debate]). When those in positions of power, usually some combination of a military-corporate economic elite (Eisenhower's military-industrial complex), control the flow of information, the people suffer. We'll see if this is the direction the books go. The first book, even with Spider's absurd posturing, takes a nice step in this direction.

Definitely interested in working my way through all of these books.

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It's a fascinating, crazy world...

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2010

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This is the opening collection of the adventures of Spider Jerusalem. Spider appears to be loosely based on Hunter S. Thompson, except the world he inhabits occurs perhaps 50-100 years in the future. Perhaps they tell the actual date, it's irrelevant. Take our crazy world and extrapolate the worst parts of it out several generations and you will get the idea. Spider covers politics for a "newspaper" and manages to get himself in the middle of it all. It's an irreverent, filthy, in your face comic, guaranteed to push one or more of your buttons as it suggests what contemporary society could become.

I only give it four stars because it kind of throws you into the story and expects you to catch up. Perhaps there will be a back-story somewhere along the line, but it doesn't really matter. Also, it's got a certain feel to it that I'm sure will turn a lot of people off - if you are easily offended stay away. I think I'm exceptionally open minded about things and there are moments when I think perhaps the writer has pushed too far to try and make a point, and instead it just seems forced in order to gain shock value. Nothing is off-limits. However, I am currently on #3 and intend to keep going.

One really cool aspect of this collection is the highly detailed artwork. The background is chock full of little zingers and jokes and what-not. If you take the time to carefully study the panels, you realize you're getting a LOT more than you might have bargained for. I recommend it, but it's definitely not for everyone.

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this has been my absolute favorite serial comic

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2016

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From the opening issue I remember reading hunched over my computer five years ago, the series four or more years defunct already, this has been my absolute favorite serial comic. Living in a future that is a caricature of the present, and that has only grown more gut wrenchingly accurate since these issues were first published, our hero Spider Jerusalem attacks the evils of his world with naught but keyboard, camera glasses, his lovely assistant, and a vast arsenal of mind altering chemicals. Its the kind of antics real life heroism is made of, the stuff you want your journalists out doing, and as our world's news cycle has become more and more white washed and vapid, Spider has become the only comic book hero that has any real need to exist in real life. He transcends the boundaries of the comic book as a fantasy place where fantasy people solve fantasy problems in fantasy ways, by fighting metaphors for our problems in a real way, the way real people can and should be fighting them. Takes all the lessons the medium gained from the graphic novel form and creates a serial that cuts to the bone nearly every issue.

Aside from praise for the series, the volume itself arrived well bound and vibrantly printed.

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S. J. Hannaway

M-M-M- Mental Mental Mental

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2021

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The 2 stars are for the Artwork only which is excellent but the storyline, if you can even call it that, is just far too Zany & too much Hullabaloo, it reminded me of that Walt Disney’s Aladdin, with Robin Williams over the top interpretation of the Genie, it’s just too much, too much, I ended up with a headache trying to read it & it’s not risqué sexy enough either, that part of it is too safe & a bit tame for my taste, I shan’t be buying any more in this series ...

Nat A

The worldbuilding in this series is excellent and the main character is pretty interesting and fun ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2018

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The worldbuilding in this series is excellent and the main character is pretty interesting and fun to follow. The first story in the volume is enjoyable, but the other two feel like filler. I had no problem with them but I hope the series evolves into more than just Spider shouting at people.

T J GARROD

This is the most addictive book I've ever read. ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2015

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This is the most addictive book I've ever read. More so than Game of Thrones. By the second book I'd resolved myself to buy the rest, next time I went to the comic book store. Having got there, I realised that practically, two of them would fit in my bag. Two is enough for one week, trust me. Don't abuse this s***, make it last

Lee

Just buy it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2016

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An introduction to the life of Spider Jerusalem, it builds up a picture of his personality and feels like the foundation of something great. Stick with it and by the end you'll be dying for vol 2

Mikey

Good Weird

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2018

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Weird future, weird character, weird concept and story, unconventional illustrations ... But a new weird. I liked the strangeness and personality of the comic.

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