Transmetropolitan Vol. 01: Back on the Street (edition 2009)

by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson (Illustrator)

Series: Transmetropolitan (TPB 1 (2009 ed): Issues #1-6)

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TRANSMETROPOLITAN begins here, with this volume the acclaimed Vertigo series from writer Warren Ellis and artist Darick Robertson! After years of self-imposed exile from a civilization rife withdegradation 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-centurysurroundings. 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 scoophe didn't bargain for. And don't miss Spider's first confrontation with the President of the United States... in a men's room.… (more)

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Title:	Transmetropolitan Vol. 01: Back on the Street
Authors:	Warren Ellis
Other authors:	Darick Robertson (Illustrator)
Info:	Vertigo (2009), Paperback, 144 pages
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booklover3258 | Oct 23, 2023 |

Did not finish. It was just too much; I'm learning that graphic novels with that vibe just aren't that appealing to me. And this was book 1 of 10; I decided there was little reason to think I'd finish all 10 and so why both finishing this first one. I see the appeal, I just didn't connect.

steveportigal | Dec 31, 2020 |

Spider Jerusalem, radical journalist in the near future, is still hilarious, crass and as relevant as ever 10-ish years later. I'm happy that DC/Vertigo is repackaging, and re-releasing these because in our world of Twitter and blogging and social networking, these stories ring true more than ever. Re-read for my Graphic Novels class. (

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scout101 | Sep 15, 2020 |

Foundational to the point of obviousness

Not a bad intro,though you can definitely see where the parodies and satires arise (e.g. Lubchansky's recent work). But that fact that half of these observations seem clichéd and obvious is more a reflection on our current moment than in Ellis's writing. (

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goliathonline | Jul 7, 2020 |

This was presented to me with high praise but honestly I don't find myself that into it. Feels sort of crass without much reason, and not particularly satisfying to get through. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Warren Ellis	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Robertson, Darick	Illustrator	main author	all editions	confirmed
Ennis, Garth	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Transmetropolitan #1 by Warren Ellis

Transmetropolitan #2 by Warren Ellis

Transmetropolitan #3 by Warren Ellis

Transmetropolitan #4 by Warren Ellis

Transmetropolitan #5 by Warren Ellis

Transmetropolitan #6 by Warren Ellis

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Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street [New Edition, 2009]

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This is the newer edition, which contains issues #1-6. Please do not combine with the older edition which only contains #1-3.

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TRANSMETROPOLITAN begins here, with this volume the acclaimed Vertigo series from writer Warren Ellis and artist Darick Robertson! After years of self-imposed exile from a civilization rife withdegradation 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-centurysurroundings. 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 scoophe 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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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.

Collects Transmetropolitan #1-6.

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