Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781563899539
ISBN: 1563899531
Label: Vertigo
Manufacturer: Vertigo
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2003-04-01
Publisher: Vertigo
Release Date: 2003-04-01
Studio: Vertigo

Warren Ellis' searing and satirical socio-political adventures of Spider Jerusalem, the freelance, drug-addled, brain-damaged, anarchic investigative journalist, finally reach their awesome climax - and with gusto! Spider is close to finally nailing US President Callahan, whose attempts to hide his 'unusual' passions have left a bloody trail in his wake. But time is short: the President has declared martial law and his death squads are closing in on Spider - though they may be saved the trouble if terminal illness gets him first! Swamped with awards and accolades, this is an acclaimed creative team delivering one ending that won't leave you disappointed! Worning: Adults only!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Graphic SF Reader
Comment: A few things hit in this issue. Another assassin, but a sneaky one. A massive storm hits the city, and at the same time, a serious case of the blue flu hits the police force.

Spider's illness is getting much worse, but here he gets a lot of help from the filthy assistants, as he tries to get everything done before he can't work anymore. Yelena herself is even growing to look more Spider-like.

They do have some friends, and aid comes from an unlikely source.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Spider strikes again
Comment: The latest TPB of this fantastic series features a pretty big plot point for our bowel-disrupting hero, Spider Jerusalem. This is definately NOT the book for an unsuspecting reader who is new to transmet to purchase. You'll want to start from the beginning.

That said, it's obvious from the stories in this volume that the series is coming to a final end. It has ended for all of you who bought the issues themselves, but for late-comers such as myself, you'd better start savoring the time you spend with Spider as much as possible.

The meat of this collection is the 4 part story featuring a huge storm, which thrusts Spider into a deep coma. We meet one of the Filthy Assistants father, and gear up for the last dozen or so issues of the series. Issues 43-48 are reprinted in lovely colour, a great cover, and the standard vertigo TPB fare. Transmet stops at issue 60, so you'd better pay catch up before the we hit bottom!

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