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Darick Robertson


Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street

Transmetropolitan: Book 1

Warren Ellis
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.

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 2: Lust For Life

Transmetropolitan: Book 2

Warren Ellis
Darick Robertson

Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st Century through black humor as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics' superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY.

In this volume, Jerusalem targets three of society's most worshipped and warped pillars: politics, religion, and television. When Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hitmen/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife's frozen head, a distorted creature alleging to be his son, and a vicious talking police dog.

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 3: Year of the Bastard

Transmetropolitan: Book 3

Warren Ellis
Darick Robertson

Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st Century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY.

In this third volume, 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.

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 4: The New Scum

Transmetropolitan: Book 4

Warren Ellis
Darick Robertson

Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st Century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY.

In this volume, two candidates are facing off in the presidential election, and in all the media only Spider Jerusalem seems to have the intestinal fortitude to hack his way through the campaign propaganda and find out the reality behind the spin. But even if he manages to being the public the unvarnished truth, the question still remains: will they do the right thing once they have it?

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 5: Lonely City

Transmetropolitan: Book 5

Warren Ellis
Darick Robertson

The City can be a looney place--especially for famed journalist Spider Jerusalem, despised and loved in equal measure(and with equal ferocity) by The City's wealthy elite and its downtrodden rabble.

Of course, with the ascension of a new president sworn to destroy him, loneliness may soon be the least of his problems. But in a town where anything can be bought, stolen, or manufactured, the truth is still in short supply, and Jerusalem is the one man determined to keep it on the market--no matter what the price.

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 6: Gouge Away

Transmetropolitan: Book 6

Warren Ellis
Darick Robertson

There's no faster path to paranoia and delusion that the red carpet of celebrity, and in the city no one is more famous than mega-popular attack journalist Spider Jerusalem.

Nearly paralyzed by his own media omnipresence, Jerusalem has been reduced to a populist character, his muckraking teeth blunted by the sticky-sweet syrup of adulation. Luckily, he still has his enemies to keep him on his toes--even through a narcotized fog, nothing concentrates the mind like a high probability of imminent assassination.

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 7: Spider's Thrash

Transmetropolitan: Book 7

Warren Ellis
Darick Robertson

The truth hurts. That's old news to outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem, but what's changed is how high the stakes have become. Long a thorn in the side of the powerful and the hypocritical, Jerusalem has made an enemy of the new President of the United States--a man who happens to be crazier than a rabid rattlesnake and twice as mean.

Now, driven underground with his loyal(and filthy) assistants, deprived of all of his comforts and hunted like a rabbit at the dog track, Jerusalem prepares for his greatest coup yet--provided, of course, that he can survive this afternoon.

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 8: Dirge

Transmetropolitan: Book 8

Warren Ellis
Darick Robertson

Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st Century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY. In this eighth volume collecting issues #43-48 of the groundbreaking VERTIGO title, all hell breaks loose as a nameless sniper terrorizes the Print District and a raging superstorm clears the streets of The City.

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 9: The Cure

Transmetropolitan: Book 9

Warren Ellis
Darick Robertson

The forces of darkness are closing in on outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem and his merry, filthy band -- but now they've got their own rope around the neck of corrupt President Callahan, and it's time to start tightening the noose.

TRANSMETROPOLITAN: THE CURE is the ninth volume reprinting the acclaimed series written by Warren Ellis (PLANETARY, RED) with art by Darick Robertson (The Boys). Jerusalem and his cohorts step up their investigation into Callahan's misdeeds and turn up some startling evidence... not to mention a sole surviving witness to the President's depravity. The problem, as always, will be getting the word out before the massive forces of the Executive Branch black out everything -- and everyone -- involved.

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 10: One More Time

Transmetropolitan: Book 10

Warren Ellis
Darick Robertson

The final volume in the saga of outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem written by comics superstar Warren Ellis.

At last, it's the final showdown between Spider and the absolutely corrupt President of the United States in this new edition of the finale to the classic dystopian saga from Vertigo.

Collects #55-60, Transmetropolitan: I Hate It Here, Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City.

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