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Transmetropolitan : Lust For Life (Paperback)

by Warren Ellis (Author), Darick Robertson (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (20 Jul 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840233125
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840233124
  • Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 16.8 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 257,851 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From the twisted imagination of white-hot comics creator Warren Ellis, comes the second volume of his magnum opus, Transmetropolitan - and the insanity continues! Spider Jerusalem is back on the street, writing again: his subjects this time include the transformation of man into cloud; the 'revivals' brought back from 20th century cryogenic suspension, and the hellish time they have in the future; and the reservations, where entire cultures are preserved for eternity. But Spider's past is catching up with him - in the form of a vengeful, frozen ex-wife, a crazed police dog, and the son he never knew he had! Warning: Adults Only!


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Spider Jerusalem, the most outragious and in-your-face journo ever to hit the mean streets, returns with more rants about life, love and lust, television, politics and religion. The thing about Spider, he's the ultimate in equal opportunity reporting ... he just hates everything.

This time, Spider finds himself on the run from hitmen and kidnappers who have his ex-wife's frozen head, a misshapen creature claiming to be his son and a talking police dog who wants to rip him to pieces. All in a day's work really!

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bowel disruptors at 20 paces!, 8 April 2003
A mixed bag of Transmet stories here, as we build up both Spider as a character & his assistant Channon, and also more fully realise the media-saturated & soulless futuristic world of the City. Here we see:

* Spider Jerusalem take on the President in a public toilet.

* Spider investigating TV and becoming a broken man... ("Coming up next on the Single Male Virgin Channel...")

* Spider visiting a religious convention, with a look at the many bizzare religions of the future. ("My life was nothing before I castrated myself.")

* A look at the Foglets, an incredibly cool and thought-provoking sci-fi concept.

* Spider visiting the Reservations, areas of the city simulating past cultures.

* Spider on the run from the whole city after getting a death threat in the form of a petition signed by 500 and after having his ex-wife's head stolen from cryogenics. ("I have given this considerable thought and have decided I don't give two tugs of a dead dog's c**k what you do with my EX-wife and you can have her.")

* And best of all, the deadly serious and emotional "A Cold Place", telling the story of the Revivals- people from previous eras ressurected in the future. It's not a pretty site, and a vicious attack on our culture's willingness to dump our past in the bin.

You shall buy this...

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A tour of hell... or at least the city..., 12 April 2005
'Let me say now that with your history of drug abuse it was conceivable that you could produce a child with no head...'

Having established Jerusalem in volume 1, and shown us the city he exists in and how disturbingly similar to our own it is, Ellis now takes us on a walking tour of all the ways it's different.

All these are just believeable - most likely because of the easy way in which Ellis describes it. Spider tells us what foglets are without turning it into a science lecture, and gives us the horrors of being revived after centuries of cryogenic freezing without making it mawkish.

This is quiet work of genius. Enjoy the peace before the real story kicks in next volume...

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Modern day parables for life, 17 Dec 2001
By sgt_duck@hotmail.com (England, England, Home Of My Dreams) - See all my reviews
Quite frankly, the pinnacle of graphic novels. Sometimes shocking, always brilliant, Ellis expertly weaves the characterisation, plot and dialogue from seemingly dischordant stories into one brilliant, superlative-defying masterpeice.

Darick Robertson's artwork is the best I have seen in a comercial work; his line drawings and use of colour are unparalelled in any other European artist. Plus, because only one artist is used throughout, the novel never feels segmented or restricted by differences of style or art, unlike so many other collections.

Hilarious in places, thought provoking and reflective in others, this book is the perfect anecdote for those who are sick of the endless stream of overly - American "Character X Vs. Character Y" stereotypical trash. Spiky, bold, and very, very sharp, this is one hell of a ride.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy all 10 in the series! NOW!
Ok your not going to like this if you are conservative or easily offended. It's irreverent, outspoken and full of righteous indignation and I love it. Read more
Published on 7 April 2007 by Dan Bunn

2.0 out of 5 stars Not really much good
The first few stories in this book are readable enough, though Spider Jerusalem isn't really a character, just a mouthpiece for Warren Ellis' own views. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2001 by Mr. P. Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the greatest stories ever told, regardless of medium
Anyone who didmisses comics as "for kids" must read this. A sellection of short stories centering around a journalist in the future. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Slightly uninspired
Not the best I've seen from the writer. The storylines seemed a bit conceited, and the made up noir cynicism got a bit annoying
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5.0 out of 5 stars Spider on top form
With this second collection of Transmetroploitan stories both Ellis and Robertson have really found their feet. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best comic currently in publication.
Neck and neck with Preacher for being the best, this book rocks. Filled with savage critisim, a cynical exterior, and somehow filled with hope for a better world. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Makes being mean all the cooler
Probably the finest work of cynical writing I've ever encountered. Ellis amazingly takes this journalist Spider Jerusalem and makes him into the smartest, angriest, craziest... Read more
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Probably the finest work of cynical writing I've ever encountered. Ellis amazingly takes this journalist Spider Jerusalem and makes him into the smartest, angriest, craziest... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLY FANTASTIC
I cannot really go any further into it than that. I could wax intellectual, or I could simply compare Spider to Hunter S. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 1999

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For a little while now, I've been a fan of both comics and the mad yarns of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, and there's usually not a time when I walk into my comic book shoppe and not... Read more
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