Transmetropolitan Book Five
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- Author：Warren Ellis
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Summary
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 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。
Collects issues #49-60。
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。
Collects issues #49-60。
Reviews
OmniBen
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（Zero spoiler review for the series as a whole） 4。5/5I haven't read a lot of Warren Ellis， although I rather quite like what I have read so far。 This was the first long running series that I finished earlier this year when my love affair with comic books started。 My local library somehow had all ten TPB's on hand， and so I voraciously consumed them， and have since bought books 1，2，3 and am awaiting 4 and 5 upon release。 That is about as big of an endorsement as I can provide， going out and purch （Zero spoiler review for the series as a whole） 4。5/5I haven't read a lot of Warren Ellis， although I rather quite like what I have read so far。 This was the first long running series that I finished earlier this year when my love affair with comic books started。 My local library somehow had all ten TPB's on hand， and so I voraciously consumed them， and have since bought books 1，2，3 and am awaiting 4 and 5 upon release。 That is about as big of an endorsement as I can provide， going out and purchasing a series of books that I have already read。 The only downside is that DC comics is releasing them in softcover larger trades， rather than in a hardcover omnibus， which is of course what they should be doing。 Although DC comics is a cesspool of apathy and illogical decisions of late， so I'm disappointed， although hardly surprised。Transmetropolitan （don't let the name fool you， this is about as far from a modern PC tale as you could get）。 It tells the tale of Spider Jerusalem， which may just be one of the coolest character names ever。 A former journalist who fled New York City years ago for a secluded life in the wilderness， is dragged back into the neon vibrance and soul shattering dystopia of his former life。 Over the course of the 60 issues， we follow Spider's exploits as he tirelessly works to expose the embedded corruption within the political system， and indeed every aspect of life。 Dozens pf pages could be filled， dissecting the hideous and hilarious world that Ellis created over the course of the run， although I'll endeavour not to tumble down that rabbit hole and keep things as brief as possible。 Spider is a mixed bag of a character。 one minute championing the plight of the forgotten and downtrodden as he tears down the establishment in his own， enigmatic style， yet the next minute， will be stomping on a puppy in the street， or cursing humanity as a whole， and wanting to damn the whole fetid lot of them into some dark abyss so he can finally have some peace。 It should be noted here， that although the book deals with some very serious and relevant issues we still face nowadays， the entire story is done with tongue cemented firmly in cheek。 so the idea of stomping dogs in the street （cause Spider Jerusalem is a cat person） is no reason at all to turn away from this title。 This book tries ridiculously hard to upset every single person who picks it up， yet you are so busy being entertained by it， that you'll likely never be bothered by it。 It is a sad indictment on the modern comic industry， and society as a whole， that this book would never get published these days。 This makes it even more precious and important。 Something that should be savoured。 this is how artists used to be able to create。 Freely and liberally。Darick Robertson， who does the art for the majority of the run was the first artist that I fell in love with since picking up a comic book。 His detailed yet deranged style suits the series down to the ground， and is perhaps even more a part of the series than Ellis' writing， which is mostly very strong throughout。 Ellis manages to blend the continuous， irreverent humour of the series with some at times， very meaningful revelations and character twists。 Whilst the fairly simple premise and narrative can become a tad jumbled or repetitive at times， for the most part， Ellis has created an amazingly detailed world， that will have you shaking your head and smiling all at once。Spider is followed by a small yet wonderful cast of characters， the stars of which is his two 'filthy' assistants。 Two complex， engaging and attractive （Oh no！） women， whom admire and despise Spider in equal measure。 Several slimy political figures feature as the main antagonists throughout the run， which were obviously needed as something to ground the story and give Spider something to work towards， though Transmetropolitan for me， was at its strongest when Spider was simply opining the world he sees around him。 Looking at it all through his grimy rose tinted glasses， and wondering where it all went wrong。In closing， you definitely should read Transmetropolitan。 You really should。 Not only is it a fantastically written and drawn comic book， but it is also a signpost for what the medium used to be。 When content creators were given free reign， without fear or reproach or reprisal from any minority source， which Ellis recently became the unfortunate victim of himself。 Seriously， go out there and read this book and reminisce at the former beauty of this medium。 4。5/5OmniBen。 。。。more
Alex Memus
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Ок концовка для так себе комикса。 Эллис заканчивает все основные арки и красиво завершает многоходовочку — и то спасибо。 Кровь из носа у Спайдера по-прежнему была ни к чему （это вообще слабый сюжетный ход）。 Погони рисовать Робертсон не умеет。 Nazi midgets — это как-то не смешно и пошло на мой вкус。 Зато арка Митчелла классная， хороший он журналист。 И McX тоже прикольный。А теперь давайте поговорим про всю серию целиком。 Тут недавно бывшие Эллиса выкатили к нему коллективное обвинение， что он ими Ок концовка для так себе комикса。 Эллис заканчивает все основные арки и красиво завершает многоходовочку — и то спасибо。 Кровь из носа у Спайдера по-прежнему была ни к чему （это вообще слабый сюжетный ход）。 Погони рисовать Робертсон не умеет。 Nazi midgets — это как-то не смешно и пошло на мой вкус。 Зато арка Митчелла классная， хороший он журналист。 И McX тоже прикольный。А теперь давайте поговорим про всю серию целиком。 Тут недавно бывшие Эллиса выкатили к нему коллективное обвинение， что он ими манипулировал。 Мол， дарил подарки， делал комплименты и врал， что каждой что "она единственная такая"， чтобы переспать с ними。 На мой вкус， врать нехорошо， конечно。 Но и обвинять человека в том， что он делал позитивные подкрепления — как-то странно。 Интереснее другое。 Из текста их обращения можно выделить несколько вещей。 Во-первых， у Эллиса есть типаж: темноволосая девушка с готическими вкусами。 Во-вторых， он выстраивал с ними отношения в духе 'гуру-ассистенка'。 И в-третьих， он мутил с несколькими девчонками параллельно。 Хм， уж больно это всё похоже на Спайдера Иерусалима。Если вернуться к самому комиксу。 То киберпанк из него получился слабый （мир не продуман， улицы все одинаковые， город просто называется The City）， а сатира устарела еще в нулевые。 。。。more
DIYDylan
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