Transmetropolitan

Transmetropolitan is a comic book series written by Warren Ellis detailing the violent and drug-addled exploits of a journalist by the name of Spider Jerusalem, essentially a futuristic Hunter S. Thompson. Equipped with a bowel disrupted gun and a cigarette smoking two headed cat he covers a couple presidential elections, riots, cultural movements, and other happenings in megapolis know as The City. Its a pretty well-written portrayal of an extremely unique and semi-dystopian future. By no means is it solely about drugs or violence either, although both make healthy appearances.

But I'm sure plenty of you have read it. Any favorite stories/characters/etc? And by some off chance you haven't I suggest you swing by your local library, definitely a must read for any former Totsean.

Apparently if the movie adaption goes through the creators have expressed interest in Tim Roth as a first choice pick for Spider. Patrick Stewart is getting a little old anyways.

[z he lives]

bowel disruptor for the win

[DrUnKdaSkunk]

This series is so good, and probably the best thing Ellis has written (Yes even better then the Authority). One of those times when I got the first trade, I just kept going.

[constantinople]

Just got done reading the first book. Anyone else read this series? I quite liked the over-the-top feel to it, and the illustrations were phenomenal.

[constantinople]

They made me into television Channon

[Chazz]

I've never read it but have been tempted on several occasions. What I have seen of it reminds of another great series called The Invisibles - again, it has a healthy dose of violence, drugs and headfuck.

[Allen]

Transmetro. Is one of my favorites mags. I love spider. I get stoned as fuck and blog and write too, so maybe I am him!!

I just need his bowel disruptor... I really need that.

allen

Merged.

[constantinople]

Volume 2 came out yesterday.