Nearly paralyzed by his ubiquitous media presence, Jerusalem has been reduced to a populist caricature. Breaking through his narcotized fog is the blunt fist of government censorship, and that's just the spur Jerusalem needs to keep him one step ahead of the assassins, shock troops and off-brand lowlifes that would keep him from revealing the truth.

Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st-century surroundings. Spider ventures into the dangerous Angels 8 district, home of the TransientsÑhumans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. And donÕt miss SpiderÕs confrontation with the president of the United States...in a menÕs room. Plus, when Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wifeÕs frozen head. Collects TRANSMETROPOLITAN #1-12!

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.

Transmetropolitan...here is a city filled with every sin you can imagine, and a few that you can't. This prequel to Transmetropolitan: The new scum, reveals the first story of Spider Jerusalem after he emerges from his self-imposed five year exile.

Year Five: Shut It Down. Things look bad for outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem. He's lost his job and everything he owns. He's been diagnosed with an untreatable and almost certainly terminal brain infection. And he's being hunted by professional assassins dispatched by a vengeful and implacable president of the United States of America. But Spider's spirit is buoyant, and his heart is glad. Why? Because he and his filthy assistants have picked up the trail of corruption and deceit that the president has left behind. Because all of those murderous loose ends are finally coming together. And because Spider has the truth on his side and nothing left to lose. In the end, only one of these battle-scarred beasts will be left standing. But will either of them actually walk away from their epochal showdown alive? Acclaimed writer Warren Ellis (Castlevania, The Wild Storm) and artist Darick Robertson (The Boys, Happy!) file their final dispatch from a disturbingly familiar future in Transmetropolitan Book Five, collecting issues #49-60 of their cauterizingly caustic series.

"Two candidates, the Beast and the Smiler, are facing off in the presidential election, and in all the media only Spider Jerusalem seems to have the intestinal fortitude to hack his way through the campaign propaganda and find out the reality behind the spin. But even if he manages to bring the public the unvarnished truth, the larger question still remains: will they do the right thing once they have it?"--Page 4 of cover.

Follows the adventures of journalist Spider Jerusalem.