In a future where consumerism, superficiality and corruption reign supreme, outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem has decided to stop sitting by idly and watching the world crumble around him. Back in the saddle, no one in The City is safe.
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 printing of the finale to the classic dystopian saga from Vertigo.
The Planetary team, powerful space archaelogists Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, and The Drummer, discovers an abandoned alien spacecraft, but must beat their rival Jacob Greene to the ship. Then, Elijah Snow acts covertly to draw the last of the Four out of hiding, but his secrecy is causing his teammates to lose faith in him.
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.
Washed-up journalist Spider Jerusalem returns to The City, a place of noise, filth, and energy, where technology has drastically altered human life.
Set against the backdrop of Nina Simone's 1999 performance, this narrative explores the profound significance of a seemingly trivial object—a piece of gum taken by musician Warren Ellis. As it transforms into a sacred totem over the years, the story delves into themes of meaning, artistic process, and the bonds of friendship and love. The introduction by Nick Cave adds an extra layer of depth to this celebration of personal and artistic connections.
Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 23rd 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 23rd 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.
Renegade reporter of the future Spider Jerusalem continues his work speaking truth to power and exposing corruption even as his home in the City crumbles around him. After losing his job, his bank account, and his home, renegade reporter of the future Spider Jerusalem has gone underground, the better to implement his plans to expose the evils of the government in the City. Then, all hell breaks loose as a nameless sniper terrorizes the Print District and a raging superstorm clears the streets of the City. Collects Transmetropolitan #37-48, written by visionary writer Warren Ellis.
Reporter Spider Jerusalem interviews two presidential candidates against the background of a society that is falling into chaos.
Nobody ever accused Warren Ellis of lacking imagination. The latest collection of the Spider Jerusalem saga, Lonely City, is packed with laser-guided satire and neo-adolescent wish fulfillment in the form of a bowel disruptor. Sliding his story of government manipulation and counter-manipulation between moments of reflection and observation makes Ellis's downbeat ending a bit less nihilistic than it could have been. Despite the gulf separating us from Jerusalem's City, it's not hard to draw parallels between his milieu of police-run riots and state-maintained misery and our own less colorful environment. Lonely City drags the man who's more "anti" than "hero" out into the world he professes to hate and forces him to do something about it, while never descending into the boring comic-book morality he fights daily. --Rob Lightner
