At the beginning of the story Spider leaves the peace and quite of the mountains for a job in the city. On his way there he blows up the local tavern with a rocket launcher. His action left me speechless. What a way to start a story! The pacing kept the story interesting, there was time to breathe and absorb the world and Spider acts as a guide for the audience as they explore the underground working of the city.
The illustrations really caught my eye. Every panel gave a great sense of space and the actions and emotions were clear. An interesting aspect that I noticed was that each panel seemed to be conveyed as an iconic moment. This made all of Spider’s actions that much more memorable and important to the story. The world that Spider inhabits is very reminiscent of The Fifth Element and Blade Runner. There is nothing normal and everything is something more bizarre than the next. The people are living in a society where rebellion is a key part of life.
Among the forms of rebellion are extreme body modifications in which people fuse their bodies with animals or other sentient life forms. The only reasoning behind these modifications that was explained is that it was the cool thing to do. As the violence in the city increases Spider becomes a small leader who believes that his voice as a journalist is more effective that creating violence which has ravaged the city for years. In the end Spider is left beaten and disgruntled like the rest of the city, but his vision and his faith in the fact the people of the city are not to blame for the violence leaves me with many questions that I want answered. So for anybody who wants to go on a bizarre adventure and explore a place that is ultra stylized and downright outrageous, I would recommend Transmetropolitan.
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