Issue Description

In the first of three self-contained issues, Spider is drawn into The City's corrupt political arena, leading to a terrible confrontation with the President of the United States...in a men's room. And Spider is assigned an assistant to keep him in line--but she's not what he expects.

The issue begins with Spider naked and writing (possibly never a good sign), He's then interrupted by his boss who wants his column now, Spider tells him to get off and that the column isn't due until a few days anyway. It's at that point, his boss tells him he's getting an assistant, he gets quite mad about that and stands up to go blast what he thinks will be some punk kid he can't work with with his Bowel Disruptor, but when he gets there...it's Channon Yarrow, an ex-stripper whom he had met before.

The two exchange a few brief words (basically Spider telling her everything he wants her to do), She comes back sometime later...this time, Spider's wearing pants. They discuss the world and more-so Spider's odd views on it as well as journalism etc.

Soon enough, the TV comes on with a message that the president will be coming to town. Spider immediately shouts out "LETS GO SEE THE PRESIDENT".

Spider and Channon then go out to town, he manages to get into the Presidents address and it isn't long before Spider snoops around and finds the president BEFORE the address..in the rest room of all places.

He's mumbling to himself about cheap Australian whores and having hard time peeing when Spider walks in, the two get into a war of words that eventually ends with Spider throwing him into a stall and using the "Bowel Disruptor" on him..set to "Prolapse".

Spider walks out and tells Channon they need to leave.

"Why?" she asked.

"HELP! THE PRESIDENT'S SHAT HIMSELF!" the Secret Service cried out.

Then Channon and Spider leave.

Transmetropolitan (1997)

Publisher

Vertigo

Volume Description

Transmetropolitan, Warren Ellis' and Darick Robertson's grand pastiche, follows Spider Jerusalem, neo-gonzo journalist extraordinaire, through the backyards and the rooftops of the future. Ellis's wit is bang on the job, surely at its prime, in all its spitfire, vulgar glory. And the nosedive the series takes somewhere in the middle comes with scary accuracy, becoming a soap box commentary on our generation. Touching everything from anthropomorphism to religion to politics with a cheery sense of dread and disgust in its 60 issue run, and featuring one of the scariest governments post-1984, this is one of Vertigo's imprint-defining titles.

Collected EditionsBack on the Street (#1-6)Absolute Transmetropolitan Volume 1 (#1-18)Lust for Life (#7-12)Year of the Bastard (#13-18)The New Scum (#19-24)Absolute Transmetropolitan Volume 2 (#19-36)Lonely City (#25-30)Gouge Away (#31-36)Spider's Thrash (#37-42)Dirge (#43-48)The Cure (#49-54)One More Time (#55-60)

Specials

Filth of the CityI Hate It HereTales of Human Waste: Collects the two specials.

Bonus Material

Around the World: Although inspired by Transmetropolitan, this is not a necessary to enjoying the series and rather something for fans that doubles as a support for people in the comic industry comic creators that are in need of it.

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