transmetropolitan was ever irrelevant?
I’m still shocked, SHOCKED that it hasn’t been grabbed by SOMEONE to adapt into a TV show.
It’s basically a no brainer for either Amazon or HBO. Amazon already did Preacher and The Boys. and AMC did Preacher
Tangentially, Fox did Y the Last Man, and HBO did Watchmen sequels, Watchmen proper already got adapted, Netflix did Sandman…
What’s fucking left from the adult comics boom of 80s-00s ? Shade the Changing Man? Animal man? The Invisibles?
EDIT: All I can think of is Warren Ellis’ stuff, and the OBVIOUS one is Transmet. Sure, you can try the authority or global frequency, but transmet seems the more grounded, beloved and perpetually relevant one.
cold take : US citizens wouldn’t be able to understand Grant Morrisson’s commentary track.
So far ahead of its time. I can’t recommend this series enough to anyone who considers themselves even kinda left.
Never heard of Transmetropolitan but this looks amazing!
And what’s the message of this? What kind of consequences are suggested to follow this cognition?
I guess prepare to have your organs tapped by the switch blade of tyranny.
But mainly it’s about the oppression of the minority by the majority.
the message is that the people voting need to be educated, and democracy doesn’t guarantee best results.
We’re supposed to learn that from almost every election in the last couple of years. I mean specifically what’s the message of this comic strip.
The best comic I have ever read. Period.
Is there multiple editions, or just one run?
Edit: Looked it up. Amazon has it, but will check my local bookstore/comicstore first.
