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After twenty-odd years, Transmetropolitan has become highly relevant again (lemmy.world)
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[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 42 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

They're afraid to make journalism look as cool as this

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

yeah, this might happen

source: penny arcade

[-] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

Preacher was AMC, not Amazon.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

corrected, thanks

[-] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

No problem!

[-] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

The opposite of a hot take: The Invisibles in unfilmable

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

cold take : US citizens wouldn't be able to understand Grant Morrisson's commentary track.

[-] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Medium take: I would fucking mail my left thumb to the first studio to do a good job with a proper Animal Man series. That thing was bonkers.

[-] Gointhefridge@lemm.ee 13 points 11 months ago

So far ahead of its time. I can’t recommend this series enough to anyone who considers themselves even kinda left.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

nah fuck it, recommend it to the nazis too, let them see what cunts they are

[-] vapourisation@programming.dev 9 points 11 months ago

Never heard of Transmetropolitan but this looks amazing!

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I am in no way a comic book reader but transmet is the most important work of recent political fiction I have read.

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 11 months ago

And what's the message of this? What kind of consequences are suggested to follow this cognition?

[-] WraithGear@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

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.

[-] NOPper@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Defend yourself with the chair leg of truth.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

the message is that the people voting need to be educated, and democracy doesn't guarantee best results.

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

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.

[-] Sidhean@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

The message of the comic strip is that democracy doesn't guarantee the best results.

Even if I don't vote to kill me, everyone else can vote to kill me.

[-] Prox@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

FWIW, this comic vastly predates the last couple of years - it was published in the 1997-2002 range.

[-] rustyfish@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

The best comic I have ever read. Period.

[-] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Is there multiple editions, or just one run?

Edit: Looked it up. Amazon has it, but will check my local bookstore/comicstore first.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

LCS should be stocked with it, it's fairly popular. make sure you start with collection/vol 1, vol 0 of paperback collections is artwork/spoilers.

[-] rustyfish@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Most well equipped comic book stores have it. I’m sure you will find it there.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Except they fuck themselves with switchblades too.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 points 11 months ago

Pity that the author is a sexcreep

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