Transmetropolitan Vol 1

The comic series Transmetropolitan written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Darick Robinson was first published in 1997 by Helix. The series was later continued by Vertigo comics, part of the DC comic line. I got hooked onto Transmetropolitan as soon as I started reading it. The story follows a journalist named Spider Jerusalem in a steam punk distant future. Spider is not your normal protagonist of a story, he is a heavy drug user and very loudly spoken, yet they still make him a very likeable character.

The story starts with Spider Jerusalem living in the isolation up in the mountains. We find out he has lived there for the past five years, but it comes to an end when he decides to avoid lawsuits and return to the city to finish the two books he owes a publisher. The futuristic city is beautifully drawn and immerses you into an excellent world. The book continues to follow Spider as he writes and reveals the problems with the current world, and fights the corruption of the current presidents.

I was very excited for a chance to read Transmetropolitan volume one, as Warren Ellis is a great author and has put out many good graphic novels. Transmetropolitan has turned out to be a great story and already has me hooked. I cannot wait to continue and finish the story through the other nine volumes that were written.