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Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 1 (New Printing) - by Warren Ellis (Hardcover)

 Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 1 (New Printing) - by  Warren Ellis (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Black humor, life-threatening situations, and moral ambiguity give a look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks to destroy"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The saga of outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem written by comics superstar Warren Ellis in Absolute format.</b> <p/>Black humor, life-threatening situations, and moral ambiguity, give a look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks to destroy.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Praise for <i>Transmetropolitan</i> <p/>"<i>Transmet</i> is brilliant future-shock commentary." --SPIN <p/>"Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson take a Hunter S. Thompson analogue and put him through a 23rd century wringer. It's angy political sci-fi and it's funny as hell."--PLAYBOY<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Warren Ellis</b> is the award-winning writer of <i>Transmetropolitan, Planetary, The Authority, </i> and the writer and co-creator of the graphic novel <i>RED</i>, which was the basis of two major motion pictures. He is also the author of the NYT-bestselling novels <i>Gun Machine</i> and <i>Crooked Little Vein</i>. His newest publication is the digital short-story single <i>Dead Pig Collector</i>, from FSG Originals. <p/> His awards and recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society's President's Medal for service to freedom of speech, the Eagle Awards Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. <p/> Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway. <p/><b>Darick Robertson</b> is a veteran comic artist who has worked at DC Comics and Marvel for nearly twenty years. He broke into the mainstream drawing <i>Justice League</i> for DC and went on to work for Marvel where he penciled titles including <i>Wolverine, Spider-Man</i>, and most notably the <i>New Warriors</i>. Robertson is best known as the artist / co-creator of the Eisner Award-winning series <i>Transmetropolitan</i> with writer Warren Ellis, which was hailed by Wired magazine as The Graphic Novel of the Decade. He is currently working on an edgy new monthly series entitled <i>The Boys</i> for WildStorm with writer Garth Ennis.

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