Omnibus 1
Transmetropolitan Book One
Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st-century surroundings. Spider ventures into the dangerous Angels 8 district, home of the Transients—humans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. And don't miss Spider's confrontation with the president of the United States...in a men's room. Plus, when Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife's frozen head. Collects TRANSMETROPOLITAN #1-12!
Omnibus 2
Transmetropolitan Book Five
In a future where consumerism, superficiality, and corruption reign supreme, outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem has decided to stop sitting idly by and watching the world crumble around him. With Spider 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 in these final tales from Transmetropolitan #49-60.
Omnibus 3
Transmetropolitan Book Two
In these stories from TRANSMETROPOLITAN #13-24, renegade journalist Spider 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 hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife's frozen head, a distorted creature alleged to be his son, and a vicious, talking police dog. Also includes the one-shot TRANSMETROPOLITAN: I HATE IT HERE.
Omnibus 4
Transmetropolitan Book Three
In the third year of the seminal series, no-holds-barred investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem delves into the City's police corruption. Despite drugs, drinking, and paranoia, Spider and his filthy assistants are hot on the trail of the truth behind the newly elected president's campaign. This volume includes the stories "Lonely City" and "Gouge Away," plus standalone stories such as "Nobody Loves Me," featuring guest artists Lea Hernandez, Kieron Dwyer, Bryan Hitch, Frank Quitely, and Eduardo Risso. Collects Transmetropolitan #25-36 and a story from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3.
Omnibus 5
Transmetropolitan Book Four
Renegade reporter of the future Spider Jerusalem continues speaking truth to power and exposing corruption, even as the City crumbles around him. After losing his job, his bank account, and his home, Spider 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, plus the one-shot Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City.
Volume 1
Transmetropolitan Vol. 1: Back on the Street (New Edition)
TRANSMETROPOLITAN begins here, with this volume collecting issues #1-6 of 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.
Volume 2
Transmetropolitan Vol. 2: Lust for Life (New Edition)
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 hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife's frozen head, a distorted creature alleging to be his son, and a vicious talking police dog.
Volume 3
Transmetropolitan Vol. 3: Year of the Bastard (New Edition)
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. Collects issues issues #13-18.
Volume 4
Transmetropolitan Vol. 4: The New Scum (New Edition)
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? Collects #19-24 and stories from VERTIGO: WINTER's EDGE #2-3.
Volume 5
Transmetropolitan Vol. 5 Lonely City (New Edition)
The City can be a loony 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.
Volume 6
Transmetropolitan Vol. 6: Gouge Away (New Edition)
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.
Volume 7
Transmetropolitan Vol. 7: Spider's Thrash (New Edition)
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.
Volume 8
Transmetropolitan Vol. 8: Dirge (New Edition)
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.
Volume 9
Transmetropolitan Vol. 9: The Cure (New Edition)
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.
Volume 10
Transmetropolitan Vol. 10: One More Time (New Edition)
The final volume in the saga of outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem, written by comics superstar Warren Ellis. It’s the last 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.
Issue 1
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #1
In the near future, gonzo journalist/cult author Spider Jerusalem lives fast and loose in The City—a chaotic melting pot of cultures, subcultures, lifeforms, and technologies. Mastermind writer Warren Ellis (THE AUTHORITY) delivers this sharp, manic, anything-goes extrapolation of urban life.
Issue 2
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #2
Now reacclimated to The City, Spider Jerusalem ventures into the dangerous Angels 8 district, home of the Transients—humans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. But Spider's penetrating interview with the Transients' leader may get him a scoop he didn't bargain for.
Issue 3
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #3
A riot sweeps through the Angels 8 district of The City, killing Transients and cops alike. And where's Spider? On the roof of a local strip club with his laptop, writing his column 'live' on the scene!
Issue 4
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #4
In the first of three self-contained issues, Spider is drawn into The City's corrupt political arena, leading to a terrible confrontation with the President of the United States...in a men's room. And Spider is assigned an assistant to keep him in line—but she's not what he expects.
Issue 5
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #5
In this self-contained issue, journalist Spider Jerusalem watches TV, alternating between (1.) violent reactions to what's considered entertainment in his City, and (2.) an apathetic state bordering on decomposition.
Issue 6
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #6
In a self-contained story, crusading journalist Spider Jerusalem is thrust into the world of bizarre religious movements that have sprung up during his five-year absence from The City. But Spider's bad attitude makes him an unlikely convert, even to the most fervent evangelists alive.
Issue 7
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #7
In the first of three self-contained stories exploring different subcultures in the City, an acquaintance of Spider Jerusalem's opts to have his consciousness downloaded, so Spider watches him and discovers the bizarre, insular community of posthuman 'foglets.'
Issue 8
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #8
In the self-contained 'Another Cold Morning,' Spider Jerusalem, outlaw journalist, walks with the Revivals—people who have come out from cryogenic freeze into a world they don't understand, clinging to life in a city that has forgotten them completely.
Issue 9
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #9
In this self-contained issue, outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem investigates the Reservations, an area where previous cultures are carefully maintained in stasis, and discovers a place where an entirely new culture is being developed around body modification. Plus: Spider tries to ask a woman out...
Issue 10
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #10
Part 1 of the 3-part 'Freeze Me with Your Kiss,' the climax to TRANSMETROPOLITAN's first year. The cryogenically frozen head of Spider's ex-wife is stolen, his newspaper receives a threat on his life, and a mentally unstable police dog swears revenge on him. And that's only the beginning...
Issue 11
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #11
Part 2 of the 3-part 'Freeze Me with Your Kiss.' Stripped of his credit cards, newsfeeds, and journalist's insurance, a desperate Spider Jerusalem takes to the cold streets—hunted by the vengeful police dog Stompanato, whom Spider once had 'fixed.'
Issue 12
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #12
In the conclusion of the 3-part 'Freeze Me with Your Kiss,' the secret of Spider's wife—whose cryogenically frozen head has been stolen—is revealed, and the mad police dog Stompanato gets his.
Issue 13
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #13
It's election year, and a reluctant, reclusive Spider Jerusalem has sunk even deeper inside himself. Now he's more determined than ever to cover the ugly political dogfight, fulfill his book contracts, and get the hell out of the City in part 1 of the 6-part "Year of the Bastard."
Issue 14
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #14
As the Presidential election heats up, a barely-in-control Spider Jerusalem breaks in a new assistant, beats up an old lady, and tries to get inside the mind of a politician.
Issue 15
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #15
As outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem throws the presidential election into chaos, his new assistant takes a few shots at him, and Senator Bob Heller makes his terrifying bid for power in "Year of the Bastard" part 3.
Issue 16
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #16
Having achieved newfound fame as a writer, a desperate, barely functional Spider Jerusalem retreats from the public eye...and we learn why he left the City years ago.
Issue 17
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #17
The newly famous Spider deals with a disquieting turn in his personal life as the election heats up to fever pitch. The result: Spider prepares for a last-ditch campaign of sabotage.
Issue 18
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #18
In the shocking conclusion of the 6-part 'Year of the Bastard,' outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem cracks the secret of the mysterious Vice-Presidential candidate. It may well be his finest moment as a reporter, but Spider's exposé will lead to a horrific—and very personal—climax.
Issue 19
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #19
Part 1 of the 6-part 'The New Scum.' Spider Jerusalem is now content; he's got his assistant, he's got his bodyguard, and he's the voice of the New Scum—the newly disenfranchised class of the City. Yes, Spider's too happy. He must be up to something...
Issue 20
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #20
Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem, his team and their City have all had enough of politics. Now, Spider stops to look at the City ands the events the last few months have wrought upon it. And in those quiet moments, the election takes its weirdest turn yet, chewing up Spider's life for good...
Issue 21
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #21
It's part interview, part interrogation and part steel-cage wrestling match in this self-contained chapter of 'The New Scum.' Underground journalist Spider Jerusalem goes head-to-head with the President of the United States! Will they be carried out on stretchers—or become best friends?
Issue 22
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #22
Spider Jerusalem's investigation of Vita Severn's murder heats up as he takes to the street, discovering that a bizarre cult has grown up around her memory.
Issue 24
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #24
The New Scum concludes with a drunken bang as Spider Jerusalem holds a depraved election-night party as the future of the nation is decided. It's the Smiler vs. the Beast, winner-take-all—and covering the political madness as usual is Spider, determined to write the truth no matter what.
Issue 25
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #25
The acclaimed series explodes into its third year with the first of 3 self-contained issues. 'Here to Go' is a savage, funny focus on outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem, as he tells stories of his past that illuminate his obsessions with power, terrorism and especially death.
Issue 26
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #26
21 Days in the City' features Spider Jerusalem's anger-charged prose in a series of excerpts from his newspaper columns, all illustrated by Darick Robertson. The result is a disturbing look at life in the City (and the world) of the future.
Issue 27
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #27
The third of 3 self-contained issues finds Spider Jerusalem sharing the tricks of his trade. Spider decides to teach his 'filthy assistants' the fine journalistic art of 'monstering'—to hound, abuse, interrogate and otherwise ruin the life of a public figure in the name of journalism.
Issue 28
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #28
Part 1 of the 3-part 'Lonely City.' When a teenager is killed, the police department's lackluster response sends a City district into an uproar. Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem smells a nasty story, but his investigations threaten to ignite the worst riots in City history.
Issue 29
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #29
Something is rotten in the central City, and it's probably journalist Spider Jerusalem. Digging for the truth behind the child slaying/police negligence story he dug up—a story that has the City on the edge of massive riots—what he finds embroils him and his assistants in chaos, fire and death!
Issue 30
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #30
The conclusion of the 3-part 'Lonely City'! Has Spider Jerusalem finally dug too deep for the truth? With a district in flames, people shooting at him and a newspaper in chaos, Spider has discovered that everything he's been investigating has been orchestrated by the one person he can't get to...
Issue 31
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #31
A brooding Spider Jerusalem turns to the one drug he knows will relieve his melancholy: television. In his altered state, the horrors of TV seem even worse than usual—especially when he sees that he's been made cuddly by the media. This issue features stories illustrated by Frank Quitely (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN), Eduardo Risso (100 BULLETS) and more!
Issue 32
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #32
A self-contained issue featuring a cover by Jaime Hernandez (Penny Century, Love and Rockets). Spider Jerusalem is sick of being under the government's thumb. So when 'someone' hacks his computer and submits a blacklisted column to The Hole, he's ready to give interviews...
Issue 33
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #33
A self-contained issue featuring a cover by Jaime Hernandez (Penny Century, Love and Rockets). While a brooding and hate-maddened Spider Jerusalem lays his evil plans for the future in the dark depths of his high-rise bunker, his 'filthy assistants' see their chance for escape. Channon Yarrow and Yelena Rossini grab themselves a few moments of sanity in the sun, a stolen bit of calm before the storm.
Issue 34
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #34
Part 1 of the 3-part 'Gouge Away.' And it all goes to hell, just like this: Spider Jerusalem's broadsides against the Smiler and the Party in Government intensify. He starts to sail very close to the edge; the forces of the monoculture gather themselves; and we begin to sense it's all going to end in tears. From here, everything changes.
Issue 35
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #35
There's only one thing worse than a drunken, drug-abusing and half-mad journalist—and that's a drunken drug-abusing half-mad journalist who knows how to do his job and is out to destroy your life. This is Spider Jerusalem on the offensive: angry and blisteringly smart, one step ahead of the White House spin doctors, going all out to eviscerate the President himself. 'Gouge Away' part 2.
Issue 36
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #36
It's the mind and typewriter of Spider Jerusalem versus the media, the money and the White House—and it all comes tumbling down for one of them. Right here, the rules are changed, the arena is altered, and the stakes are everything, launching us into the high-octane Year Four. 'Gouge Away' part the end.
Issue 37
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #37
Year Four begins with 'Back to Basics' Part 1! No longer employed by The Word, Spider Jerusalem is back on the street without insurance, income or credit cards. So why is he laughing?
Issue 38
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #38
Fired from his big City newspaper, Spider is now an Outlaw Journalist on the loose, pumping out rants and broadsides for a rogue feed-site. As far as the Powers That Be are concerned, Spider's the most dangerous man alive. 'Back to Basics' Part 2!
Issue 39
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #39
The conclusion of 'Back to Basics!' Tensions have risen in the City as anger burns in the political power structure. Revolution fever sparks in the underground, and police brutality increases on the streets. Which means that Spider Jerusalem is unchained, crazy with freedom...and completely in his element!
Issue 40
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #40
In a stand-alone issue, after witnessing two young children propositioning a passerby, Spider takes a deep and unflinching look at the disturbing world of child prostitution—and is left, as he rarely is, disarmed.
Issue 41
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #41
In the second of three stand-alone issues, Spider Jerusalem gets a whole new take on the world, courtesy of the untreated mental patients spat back into the street by a collapsing healthcare system.
Issue 42
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #42
Spider thrashes the pavement on his walkabout in an episode of real-time writing, reciting his latest column. Through seedy downtown alleys, and at every junction, corner and churchyard, he maps the human topography of the City and the lives upon which it's built.
Issue 43
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #43
The Smiler is operating on the American Constitution. Civic Center is remaking the City in the image of his New Politics. Some anonymous freak is turning a Print District street into Sniper Alley. And Spider Jerusalem is having blackouts and episodes of mental confusion that are not related to his usual diet of narcotics and whiskey! 'Dirge' begins here.
Issue 44
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #44
Lunatics are on the streets, unchecked by a seemingly absent police force. This would be one of the biggest stories in the City's history—if the Print District hadn't been turned into Sniper Alley! 'Dirge' Part 2.
Issue 45
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #45
There's a story not getting told because the media have ground to a halt. The cops are nowhere to be seen. It's a conspiracy. And the only people who can tell it are outlaw journalists Spider Jerusalem and his filthy assistants. But they may not get the chance! 'Dirge' Part 3.
Issue 46
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #46
In the aftermath of 'Dirge,' the City's guts are all over its streets—everything is in chaos, and terrible secrets have been revealed. What we learn here will make the next year a desperate rush, because Spider needs to win, and dead men don't win anything.
Issue 47
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #47
The City has been designated a disaster zone, and disaster zones are always visited by presidents. For the first time since the election, President Gary Callahan and Spider Jerusalem will come face to face once again!
Issue 48
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #48
Spider has the worst deadline in the world: if he doesn't get the Smiler within a year, he won't be able to get him at all. The beginning of TRANSMET's final year is all laid out here. And the only way Spider's going to leave this series is as a winner—or dead.
Issue 49
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #49
Spider's evidence against the Smiler and his corrupt administration has been wiped out. Now he must rebuild his case from scratch, exploring every nook and cranny and fighting dirty if he has to—because he's finally up against someone with the mind and ability to fight dirtier than he can.
Issue 50
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #50
Spider hits place after place and person after person on a mission to rebuild his case and bring down the President. It all culminates in a final conversation with Fred—and the things he knows might just turn the tide for Spider and his crew.
Issue 51
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #51
Mitchell Royce is stressed. He's stressed because he's been reminded by Spider Jerusalem of what journalism means. And because, since the corruption at the Word swelled up to take them both down, he's been digging for dirt—and now, he's got it.
Issue 52
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #52
The Cure' part 1! Spider has identified the prostitutes sent to the Hotel Fat to service Gary Callahan during his campaign. One of their pimps is dead. One of them is hiding. And the girls have no protection whatsoever from a President moving to clear away the evidence of his every indiscretion.
Issue 53
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #53
She's the last surviving witness to presidential sexual misconduct. And the only thing between her and a bullet in the brain is a crazed journalist with a degenerative brain disease, a drug habit that could kill a pack of rhinos, and the physical strength of a small, drunken rat. 'The Cure' part 2.
Issue 54
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #54
Spider and his Filthy Assistants shelter the most dangerous person in the City: the last surviving eyewitness and participant in the President's use of prostitutes...and therefore the last link between him and a wave of assassinations! 'The Cure' concludes.
Issue 55
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #55
Headlong' part 1! The White House has utilized its emergency powers still in place over the City and introduced martial law! Federal controls are quietly being placed over the media, controls they usually roll over for. And it's all Spider Jerusalem's fault!
Issue 56
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #56
Martial law is expanding out from the Reclamation Zone to take control of the City; martial law runs from the White House and a President savaged by Spider Jerusalem. The beginnings of unrest stir, and no one really knows exactly how the Smiler will react. 'Headlong' part 2.
Issue 57
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #57
The City looks to be on course for a riot, and the only person who could possibly stop it all is the President—or, at least, the removal of the President. And Spider Jerusalem, the only man who might accomplish this goal, is currently being hunted in his own city! 'Headlong' part 3.
Issue 58
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #58
The government troops enforcing martial law across a spreading area of the City just put a lit match to the social tinderbox. All the tensions of the last two years are going to turn into a fireball, and Spider and his team have nowhere left to run!
Issue 59
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #59
It's Spider Jerusalem in his final meeting with President Callahan, surrounded by a city on fire and government troops in open conflict with civilians. It all ends here for these two—one way or the other.
Issue 60
Transmetropolitan (1997-) #60
Final issue! This is it. It's all over. This is the final episode: in which Mitchell Royce takes a trip to Spider Jerusalem's final resting place for an ending you might not expect!