Jerusalem spider
The Jerusalem Spider, the main character of the Transmetropolitan , is a rebellious journalist who (having gained fame thanks to his column “I Hate It”) decides to flee the city, but is forced to return by the contact hanging above him for a book. Spider goes back to writing about all sorts of injustices, quirks and terrifying situations taking place in the City. He rediscovers the old anger that motivated him all these years, which, combined with a huge number of various aids, gives us the image of a crazy and unpredictable man striving to learn the truth at all costs.
The world presented
The city we see in the comics is full of details, peculiar (and sometimes even absurd) situations and heroes. It is not hard to imagine the existence of such a world in 100-200 years. In a sense, they can be considered a separate hero, torn by internal conflicts due to the highly complicated socio-political situation. Due to the upcoming presidential election, in which the current president is faced with an always smiling, seemingly artificial candidate, Pająk will discover a new conspiracy for which even such a journalist cannot be prepared.
References to the real world
Reading Transmetropolitan and following information from the world on an ongoing basis, it is hard not to notice some relationships between them. We often see unclear situations in political life, and the Internet is flooded with a mass of comparisons of current events with works of culture. It is no different in this case. For a small example, let me use the strong presence of the current president of the United States on social media. Such references may not be anything new and we have already seen a whole lot of them, but when in such a rich fictional world I see references to the world around us, it is another element that influences its authenticity.
