by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertston, Garth Ennis
So, getting hooked on Preacher and Transmetropolitan in less than 24 hours? It's kind of surreal. I feel so hopped on these: they're disgusting, obscene, perverse, subversive - and really smart and thought provoking at the same time. They have characters that feel a little insane, or off, but t...
Spider Jerusalem could be Grant Morrison's King Mob's twin brother. Since I read the INVISIBLES first, all of Spider's crazy profane activism is old news. Love the art and all the details in the background. Funny, political, dystopian, and definitely profane. Gonna go out and buy a pair of Air Jesus...
A broken, disturbed brain-baby that occurred when a clone of Hunter S. Thompson got influenced by Jonny the Homicidal Maniac instead of The Great Gatsby. Ah, well, that's how I like to think of it, at least.The collection is very much a character piece, and hinges on the idea of its protagonist ant...
Instantly, I have become a fan of all that is Transmetropolitan. Always was able to relate myself to the thinking of Hunter S. Thompson, and this is all of that wrapped up into a beautiful graphic novel package. Absolutely love this shit! Spider Jerusalem is now my hero, and maybe one of my favorite...
awesome.
Robert's fav!
Robert's fav!
It's remarkable that a story that came out as science fiction only 13 years ago features elements that are now commonplace. Spider Jerusalem live blogs a newspaper column about police brutality during a riot and his reporting has an immediate effect on events. The Arab Spring of 2011 was largely d...
Ok, so this is why I bother to read comic books. (Graphic novels? whatever, wankers.) Spider Jerusalem, a tattooed, drug addled journalist fights the Man in a future City. Colorful, funny, lots of action and biting commentary on power and its corruption. This series is a really good time.
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