Transmetropolitan (1997) comic books 1998
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Issue #5
Published Jan 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Frank Quitely. What Spider Watches On TV, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; In this self-contained issue, journalist Spider Jerusalem watches TV, alternating between (1.) violent reactions to what's considered entertainment in his City, and (2.) an apathetic state bordering on decomposition. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #6
Published Feb 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Frank Quitely. God Riding Shotgun, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; In a self-contained story, crusading journalist Spider Jerusalem is thrust into the world of bizarre religious movements that have sprung up during his five-year absence from The City; But Spider's bad attitude makes him an unlikely convert, even to the most fervent evangelists alive. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #7
Published Mar 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Darick Robertson. Boyfriend Is A Virus, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; In the first of three self-contained stories exploring different subcultures in the City, an acquaintance of Spider Jerusalem's opts to have his consciousness downloaded, so Spider watches him and discovers the bizarre, insular community of posthuman "foglets." 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #8
Published Apr 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Darick Robertson. Another Cold Morning, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; In the self-contained "Another Cold Morning," Spider Jerusalem, outlaw journalist, walks with the Revivals--people who have come out from cryogenic freeze into a world they don't understand, clinging to life in a city that has forgotten them completely. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #9
Published May 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Darick Robertson. Wild In The Country, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; In this self-contained issue, outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem investigates the Reservations, an area where previous cultures are carefully maintained in stasis, and discovers a place where an entirely new culture is being developed around body modification; Plus: Spider tries to ask a woman out. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #10
Published Jun 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$3.00
$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Darick Robertson. Freeze Me With Your Kiss, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; Part 1 of the 3-part "Freeze Me with Your Kiss," the climax to Transmetropolitan's first year; The cryogenically frozen head of Spider's ex-wife is stolen, his newspaper receives a threat on his life, and a mentally unstable police dog swears revenge on him; And that's only the beginning... 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #11
Published Jul 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Darick Robertson. Freeze Me With Your Kiss - Part 2, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; Part 2 of the 3-part "Freeze Me with Your Kiss"; Stripped of his credit cards, newsfeeds, and journalist's insurance, a desperate Spider Jerusalem takes to the cold streets--hunted by the vengeful police dog Stompanato, whom Spider once had "fixed." 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #12
Published Aug 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Darick Robertson. Freeze Me With Your Kiss - Part 3, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; In the conclusion to the 3-part "Freeze Me with Your Kiss," the secret of Spider's wife--whose cryogenically frozen head has been stolen--is revealed, and the mad police dog Stomponato gets his. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #13
Published Sep 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Jae Lee. Editorial by Spider Jerusalem. Year Of The Bastard, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; It's election year, and a reluctant, reclusive Spider Jerusalem has sunk even deeper inside himself; Now he's more determined than ever to cover the ugly political dogfight, fulfill his book contracts, and get the hell out of the City in part 1 of the 6-part ''Year of the Bastard.'' 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #14
Published Oct 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Jae Lee. Year Of The Bastard 2: Badmouth, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; Spider gets a new assistant; He also meets "The Smiler," the man who may just be able to win the election against "The Beast"; Spider senses the hatred and bleakness deep within the Smiler and decides he's no better than the Beast. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #15
Published Nov 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Jae Lee. Year Of The Bastard 3: Smile, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; As outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem throws the presidential election into chaos, his new assistant takes a few shots at him, and Senator Bob Heller makes his terrifying bid for power in ''Year of the Bastard'' part 3. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #16
Published Dec 1998 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Dave Gibbons. Year Of The Bastard 4: Hate, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; Having achieved newfound fame as a writer, a desperate, barely functional Spider Jerusalem retreats from the public eye...and we learn why he left the City years ago. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
