A review by kate_in_a_book
Transmetropolitan, Vol. 0: Tales of Human Waste by Warren Ellis

3.0

This is a collection of the columns written by the character Spider Jerusalem over the course of the Transmetropolitan series, each illustrated by a different comic-book artist. There are some big names, some less well known. Both the columns and the art are hit-and-miss, and this certainly isn’t a good starting point for anyone who hasn’t read any of the series, but it’s a nice addition for those who have. As such it comes with all the same caveats about extreme and graphic swearing, violence, sex and drugs – all of which are made with humour and are making clearly thought through points about society, but don’t come off as well without the backup of a storyline. This volume doesn’t give away the series ending but some other major plot points are revealed, so it’s probably best saved for last.