Spider Jerusalem Wack

Since my beautiful girlfriend left for Zoland, I’ve been an image of lethargy personified by such anti-politically correct heroes as Spider Jerusalem. Means I’m lazy, I feel like everything I do is a waste of the things I could’ve done, I’m unfree in the liberty that perpetual self induced anonymity brought on my life. I’ve been listening to suppressive adult alternatives and drinking tropicana and nimbu pani with the illusion that they’re going to give me enough spunk to crank the juice one last time every evening before bed. A dreamless sleep and endless void, away from systematic carnage and one shots.



Speaking of Spider, I’ve been meaning to write a little about Transmetropolitan since I got hooked awhile back when I was scouring the web for Warren Ellis material. When I first saw the naked Spider with his tattoos flipping the birdy, the first thing that came to me were those old 2000ad publications of pseudo futuristic apocalyptic aftermath cyberpunk anti heroes and some of the Tank Girl issues. But I was surprised at how different Transmet is from the typical Garth Ennis type science fiction, although I respect Ennis and think highly of his works, after reading too much of it they’ve became boring and bland. Maybe its got to do with the lack of real purpose of his protagonists. There is no real sense of achievement after finishing an issue these days. Spider on the other hand is a ball to read, everything he does is contradictory to his personality, but there’s always that underlying suspense that everything in the whole damn place is going to implode on itself anytime. And he doesn’t give a shit as long as there’s truth in what he gives. He was driven to achieve this one deal with himself and that was his purpose.


Spider is a hard-hitting gonzo journalist and a reluctant political hero, in the wake of him covering a pro genetic modification movement which culminated in him stopping a state stimulated riot. The shape the city was in will be more then satisfactorily explained my this ad of cola on the preview issue.


The theme is a post cyberpunk dystopian comic noir society where morality is defined by your stance on genetic engineering, technological innovation and the resultant social disintegration that human advancement is supposed to bring about.

I have always been a fan of gonzo journalism, I like the cynical presentation and in-your-face sarcasm and mostly, the sense that the piece is written by an opinionated jerk who’s going to stand by his story no matter what. There are times when you just want opinions because you’re either too lazy to form your own from the average news or you don’t trust your instinct or you feel less informed. People like Spider Jerusalem make comprehending the complexities of the world a little bit easier by being honest to themselves and to us. I especially love the ending, without spoiling it for eanyone you can rest assured Spider doesn’t disappoint even when it seemed like he’s going to fade out he will light things up until he burns away.