DC's new editions of TRANSMETROPOLITAN begin here, with this volume collecting issues #1-6 of the acclaimed Vertigo series from writer Warren Ellis and artist Darick Robertson! After years of selfimposed exile from a civilization rife with degradation and indecency, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job he hates and a city he loathes. Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 23rd century surroundings.
In this first volume, Spider ventures into the dangerous Angels 8 district, home of the Transients — humans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. But Spider's interview with the Transients' leader gets him a scoop he didn't bargain for. And don't miss Spider's first confrontation with the President of the United States . . . in a men's room.
Warren Ellis is one of the most prolific, read, and admired graphic novelists in the world and the creator of "Transmetropolitan" and "The Authority". He lives in southern England with his partner, Niki, and their daughter, Lilith. He never sleeps.
Robertson is the co-creator (with Warren Ellis) and artist for the acclaimed Transmetropolitan monthly series for DC's Vertigo imprint.
A cornerstone of the modern comic industry, Garth Ennis is most easily recognized as the creator of Preacher, one of the best-selling graphic novel series of all time. His full list of writing credits is nothing short of extraordinary; his career highlights include "Judge Dredd, Hellblazer, The Demon, Hitman, Punisher, The Pro, War Story, and The Boys". Over the past ten years, Ennis has published numerous acclaimed and fan-favorite projects through Avatar Press, including "Dicks, Chronicles Of Wormwood, 303, Streets Of Glory", and the wildly successful Crossed series. He wrote and directed his first film, "Stitched", which Avatar Press continued as an ongoing series.
Beginning his career in comic books as a freelance artist in 1990, David Lapham founded El Capitan Books in 1995 exclusively to publish his Eisner Award-winning crime comic book series, "Stray Bullets". In recent years, he has worked as a writer for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, IDW Publishing, Dark Horse, and finally Avatar Press, on three "Crossed" projects ("Family Values", "Crossed 3D", "Badlands", and "Psychopath"), "Ferals", and "Caligula".
Simon Spurrier, a British author of comic books and novels, first began writing professionally in 2001. He contributed extensively to the library of respected UK publisher 2000 AD, including their flagship comic book series "Judge Dredd, Harry Kipling, Lobster Random, and The Simping Detective". He also wrote several novels set in the 2000 AD and Warhammer 40,000 story continuities. With the debut of his creator-owned series "Gutsville" in 2007, Spurrier began to work in the American comic book market, predominantly on such Marvel Comics properties as "Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, and X-Men". In 2011, Spurrier launched a successful web comic through Avatar Press, "Crossed: Wish You Were Here", which presents his take on the on the popular horror franchise (CrossedComic.com).
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这部作品初看起来,就像是一场迷幻的都市漫游,充满了霓虹灯下的混乱与尖锐的讽刺。故事的节奏快得像是一辆失控的电车,带着一股子不容置疑的冲劲,将读者卷入一个光怪陆离、信息爆炸的未来社会。主角的视角极其独特,他就像是那个唯一清醒的疯子,用他那张永不休止的嘴巴,撕开了这个光鲜外壳下的所有脓包。你很难不被他那种近乎自毁的真诚所吸引,那种对虚伪世界毫不妥协的战斗姿态,让人在感到不适的同时,又忍不住拍案叫绝。画风的粗粝感和故事的复杂内核形成了奇妙的共振,每一页都像是直接向你的脑子里倾倒了一桶冰水,让你不得不正视那些被主流叙事小心翼翼掩盖起来的真相。这种体验不是轻松愉快的,它更像是一次强制性的思想体检,让你不得不审视自己身处的环境,思考“真实”到底意味着什么。读完之后,世界在你眼中的清晰度似乎都被调高了几个档次,只是那清晰度带来的往往是更加沉重的负担。
评分从艺术设计的角度来看,这套书的视觉冲击力是爆炸性的。设计师和画师之间似乎达成了一种心照不宣的默契,将那种高饱和度的混乱、潮湿的街景、以及那些扭曲变异的未来人体结构,表现得淋漓尽致。每一次翻页,都感觉像是皮肤上刮过一层粗糙的砂纸,带着刺痛感,但又让你欲罢不能。尤其是那些对特定社会现象的视觉隐喻,简直绝妙到令人发指。比如,当描绘信息过载时,画面常常被爆炸性的文字和碎片化的图像所占据,让你真切地感受到那种信息洪流带来的窒息感。这种实验性的、近乎后现代的视觉语言,使得文本的内容得以升华,不再是单纯的叙事,而是一种多维度的感官体验。对于那些追求视觉创新的读者来说,这绝对是一场视觉盛宴,尽管它是一场略带恶心的盛宴。
评分老实说,第一次接触这套作品时,我感到一种深深的排斥和不适,因为它毫不留情地戳中了当下媒体生态中那些最令人不安的痛点。它没有提供任何简单的答案或慰藉,相反,它逼迫你直面一个残酷的现实:在这个充斥着“即时满足”和“定制化信息茧房”的时代,真正有价值的真相往往是最不受欢迎、最难以消化的那一部分。这种对主流叙事强硬的颠覆,需要读者投入极大的注意力和心智能量去消化。但一旦你适应了它的语速和基调,你会发现它提供的洞察力是无比珍贵的。它就像一个猛烈的思想催化剂,让你开始质疑那些你习以为常的“常识”。这套书的价值,不在于它让你感觉良好,而在于它让你清醒——清醒到近乎痛苦,但这种痛苦却是成长的必要代价。
评分如果你期待一个传统的英雄故事,那么你可能要大失所望了。这更像是一部关于“被排斥者的胜利”的宣言。主角的行为模式完全不符合主流的英雄标准,他酗酒、他混乱、他常常把自己置于极度危险的境地,但他做的一切,都是为了揭露那些本该被看见却被权力机构刻意遮蔽的丑陋事实。这种“反英雄”的魅力在于他的不可预测性,你永远不知道他下一秒会做出什么惊人之举,而正是这种不确定性,让整个故事充满了生命力,没有丝毫的刻板和沉闷。更值得称道的是,配角群像的塑造也极为成功,每一个边缘人物都有着极其饱满和令人心碎的背景故事,他们共同构成了这个社会肌理下真实而痛苦的共鸣。这不是关于拯救世界,而是关于在腐烂的过程中,如何努力保持自己人格的完整性,即使这份完整性看起来摇摇欲坠。
评分简直不敢相信,这玩意儿竟然能把政治讽刺、赛博朋克美学和黑色幽默熔铸得如此浑然一体,而且毫无违和感。它展现的那个未来城市,与其说是科技的乌托邦,不如说是一个被资本和媒体权力无限放大的“巨型精神病院”。我特别欣赏作者对于语言的把控,那种充满了俚语、脏话和高深晦涩术语的混合体,完美地还原了一种底层知识分子那种既愤世嫉俗又才华横溢的状态。看主角跟那些西装革履的政客或腐朽的媒体大亨打交道时,那种智力上的碾压和语言上的交锋,简直是教科书级别的精彩。每一次对话都暗藏玄机,你得反复咀嚼才能品出其中深层的嘲弄。它不是那种让你看完就扔掉的快餐读物,更像是一本需要反复研读的当代社会病理学报告,只是披上了一层令人眼花缭乱的漫画外衣。我必须承认,很多情节的尺度大到让人咋舌,但那种大胆恰恰是它保持“诚实”的关键。
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评分第一本基本都是one-off,所以有种comic那种漫画的感觉,而不是graphic novel。看之后的发展
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评分赛博朋克后设图像小说,但本质是政治的。主角也是标准的流浪汉式反英雄。
评分第一本基本都是one-off,所以有种comic那种漫画的感觉,而不是graphic novel。看之后的发展
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