Why people recommend it
Transmetropolitan Vol. 8: Dirge (New Edition) by Warren Ellis is a gritty, dystopian cyberpunk comic book series that follows a cynical, truth-seeking journalist navigating a chaotic and morally compromised future society. Robert Evans discussed the series on the podcast Behind the Bastards during the episode titled Part One: Behind the Bastards Q&A: 2026 Edition. Reflecting on his formative years, Evans recalled reading Transmetropolitan for the first time as an eighteen or nineteen-year-old. He praised the graphic novel as a very good series, highlighting its unique perspective with a journalist protagonist set in a distant future world. Through this personal recollection, Evans illustrated how encountering the provocative comic during his youth left a lasting impression, shaping his early perspectives on media, investigative inquiry, and the role of the press in an increasingly dystopian society.
Who recommended it
- Robert Evans Recommended
Robert Evans — 1 mention
“Um, and then I don't know, like as a an 18, 19year-old reading Trans Metropolitan for the first time. It's a comic book series with a journalist as a protagonist that's set in the in the far future. It's very good.”