Jerusalem is brutally beaten by police on his way home, but defiantly says that he's here to stay. Soon, Royce publishes it live all over the city, and the public outcry forces the police to withdraw.

However, Jerusalem publishes a story revealing the truth and brutal methods used by the police. The leader of the movement, Fred Christ, is paid to incite a riot and provoke the police, who use it as an excuse to clear out Angels 8. His first story is about an attempted secession by the Transient movement, people who use genetic body modification based on alien DNA to become a completely different species, and are forced to live in the Angels 8 slum district. Jerusalem returns to work for his old partner and editor Mitchell Royce, who now edits The Word, the City's largest newspaper. Following a call from his irate publisher demanding the last two books per his publishing deal, Jerusalem is forced to descend into the City. Some time in the future (how long precisely is never specified, but said to be in the 23rd century) Spider Jerusalem, retired writer/journalist and bearded hermit, lives within an isolated, fortified mountain hideaway. See also: List of Transmetropolitan story arcs These were later collected in trade paperbacks. The series was later reprinted in an array of ten trade paperback volumes, and also featured two 'specials' ( I Hate It Here and Filth of the City) with text pieces written by Spider Jerusalem and illustrated by a wide range of comic artists. The monthly series began in July 1997 and concluded in September 2002. He and his 'filthy assistants' strive to keep their world from turning more dystopian than it already is while dealing with the struggles of fame and power, brought about due to the popularity of Spider via his articles. Spider Jerusalem dedicates himself to fighting the corruption and abuse of power of two successive United States presidents. Transmetropolitan chronicles the battles of Spider Jerusalem, infamous renegade gonzo journalist of the future. The series was originally part of the short-lived DC Comics imprint Helix, but upon the end of the book's first year the series was moved to the Vertigo imprint after DC Comics shut down their Helix imprint. Transmetropolitan is a cyberpunk transhumanist comic book series written by Warren Ellis and co-created and designed by Darick Robertson it was published by the American company DC Comics in 1997–2002.

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