Shot in the face
Subtitle: a savage journey to the heart of Transmetropolitan
By: edited by Chad Nevett
Publisher: Sequart; Sequart Research & Literacy Organization
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Edwardsville, Illinois]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9781940589008
Subjects: Antiheroes; Comic books, strips; Journalism; History and criticism
Notes: Essays by Greg Burgas, Johanna Draper Carlson, Julian Darius, Sara K. Ellis, Ryan K. Lindsay, Patrick Meaney, Jason Michelitch, Chris Murphy, Chad Nevett, Kevin Thurman, Brett Williams, and Sean Witzke; cover by Kevin Colden.

Published in 1997-2002, Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's Transmetropolitan became famous for its foul-mouthed protagonist, Spider Jerusalem, and his "filthy assistants." But it's also a long-form comics masterpiece, a sci-fi comic that succeeded despite the odds, and an examination of journalism and politics - and how they intersect, or fail to do so. This book explores all these topics and more, from multiple points of view. It also includes interviews with both Ellis and Robertson.