- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd; New edition edition (25 Sep 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1848563051
- ISBN-13: 978-1848563056
- Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 16.8 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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- #14 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Characters & Series > Transmetropolitan
- #61 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Authors > Ellis, Warren
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"Ellis both subverts and elevates." -- --Joss Whedon - creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Beautifully angry stuff --Metal Hammer
Beautifully angry stuff --Metal Hammer
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From the acclaimed writer of "The Authority", Warren Ellis, the return of the smash-hit series that managed to shock, move and thought-provoke in one foul swoop! It's election time, and that's bad news for Spider Jerusalem, the journalist who's returned to a bleakly funny future world from self-imposed exile. On one hand, there's incumbent President and Jerusalem's old bete noire, the Beast; on the other, smiling, vacuous Gary Callahan. Oh, and there's the small matter of Spider's new assistant...and his old one, too! Acclaimed writer Warren Ellis ("X-Men") and artist Darick Robertson ("The Boys") invite you back to visit their dysfunctional dystopia.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I ought to point out that this is volume three of Transmetropolitan. Read the two previous books ('Back on the Streets' & 'Lust for Life') first, as they set the scene and introduce the characters. They're also very good stories in their own right.
'Year of the Bastard' is where the main theme of Transmetropolitan takes centre stage. Spider's never been happy to simply write about the City - he wants to change it. He sees the president ("The Beast") as a symbol of everything that's wrong with the system. And it's an election year, so he finally gets his chance to shake things up...
While it still has moments of pure humour, the vicious slapstick of some earlier tales fades into the background as Spider gets entangled with spin doctors and would-be presidential candidates. This is a plot-driven tale of twists and turns, where everyone has an agenda. To reveal anything further would be to spoil it.
Just don't expect to see a resolution where the plot threads are all neatly tied - this is the first section of a longer storyline, and while there's a (very) definite ending to it, it also carries a lot of plot over into the sequel, 'The New Scum'. I think it'll carry an awful lot of readers over, too...
If you like politics, or if you loathe politics, this is well worth a look. Warren Ellis has outdone himself on this one.
Format:Paperback
Up until now "Transmetropolitan" didn't really have a story and followed Spider Jerusalem from one bizarre story to the next but in "Year of the Bastard" a story arc that will continue for much of this series begins - the election of the President, the Beast vs the Smiler.
The Smiler is this great character who is the most superficial person alive and underneath the surface is one of the most terrifyingly blackest souls who ever lived. He's a brilliant target for the fearless Spider to latch onto and try to bring down.
Along the way Spider gets a new assistant, Yellena Rossini, and his old assistant Channon returns to be his bodyguard. The politics of the future is as filthy as it is today though there is a very brutal assassination that puts this future's politics over the present's in terms of cynicism and desperation.
Warren Ellis is on top form giving the hateful Spider plentiful dialogue to vomit on the other characters while Darick Robertson outdoes himself again building on the last two books' excellent portrayals of this dystopia and giving it more depth. His depiction of Spider's new apartment made me wish those places were real so I could live in one.
"Transmetropolitan" is a superb series and rightly Warren Ellis' best work. "Year of the Bastard" is the best of the series so far and is an excellent read that any comics fan would adore.
The Smiler is this great character who is the most superficial person alive and underneath the surface is one of the most terrifyingly blackest souls who ever lived. He's a brilliant target for the fearless Spider to latch onto and try to bring down.
Along the way Spider gets a new assistant, Yellena Rossini, and his old assistant Channon returns to be his bodyguard. The politics of the future is as filthy as it is today though there is a very brutal assassination that puts this future's politics over the present's in terms of cynicism and desperation.
Warren Ellis is on top form giving the hateful Spider plentiful dialogue to vomit on the other characters while Darick Robertson outdoes himself again building on the last two books' excellent portrayals of this dystopia and giving it more depth. His depiction of Spider's new apartment made me wish those places were real so I could live in one.
"Transmetropolitan" is a superb series and rightly Warren Ellis' best work. "Year of the Bastard" is the best of the series so far and is an excellent read that any comics fan would adore.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'Gary Callahan is a genuinely educated, intelligent man. He has honorable people working for him and political fixers tell me he's going to be president. He's also a fake.'
Dangerous journalist Spider Jerusalem finally succumbs to covering the presidential election campaign, and immediately finds himself facing a dilemma - who do you endorse when both the candidates are utterly repulsive in different ways?
If all this seems rather familiar, there's a reason. Ellis's huge socio-political satire hits its stride with Spider entering the fray, complete with filthy assistants, bowel-disruptor gun and large amounts of narcotics.
By turns funny, striking and (certainly at the end) genuinely shocking. A must-read.
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