{"product_id":"absolute-transmetropolitan-vol-1-2024-edition-9781779528018","title":"Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 1 (2024 Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eBlack humor, life-threatening situations, and moral ambiguity, give a look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks to destroy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 23rd century surroundings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume collects \u003ci\u003eTransmetropolitan\u003c\/i\u003e #1-21.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarren Ellis is a comics and graphics novel writer best known for the graphic novel series \u003ci\u003eTRANSMETROPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePLANETARY\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTHE AUTHORITY\u003c\/i\u003e. With over thirty-five graphic novels in print, Ellis has received numerous acclaims including Winner of the International Horror Guild award for graphic narrative and being named one of Entertainment Weekly's 100 Most Creative People. Rolling Stone described his work as, \"more influenced by Jesus and Mary Chain than by the \u003ci\u003eJUSTICE LEAGUE\u003c\/i\u003e, while his characters fight for left-wing agendas over God and country, and kick puppies in the street.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarick Robertson is a veteran comic artist that has worked at DC Comics and Marvel for nearly twenty years. He broke into the mainstream drawing \u003ci\u003eJUSTICE LEAGUE\u003c\/i\u003e for DC and went on to work for Marvel where he penciled titles including \u003ci\u003eWolverine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and most notably the\u003ci\u003e New Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e. Robertson is best known as the artist \/ co-creator of the Eisner Award-winning series \u003ci\u003eTRANSMETROPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e with writer Warren Ellis, which was hailed by Wired magazine as \"The Graphic Novel of the Decade.\" He was also the artist on an edgy new monthly series entitled THE BOYS for Wildstorm with writer Garth Ennis.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50877974315282,"sku":"9781779528018","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_80521a42-f4b8-4c9b-a6f9-442c96c2e6d5.jpg?v=1738349348","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/absolute-transmetropolitan-vol-1-2024-edition-9781779528018","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}