Transmetropolitan #1 is an issue of the series Transmetropolitan (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1997. It was published on July 09, 1997.
Synopsis for "The Summer of the Year"
Spider Jerusalem is a "gonzo" journalist who has forsaken society, preferring instead to live the life of a paranoid recluse in the mountains. He receives a telephone call from his publisher reminding him that he is still contracted to produce a novel for them and his time is running short. Begrudgingly, Spider returns to the City and visits his old editor Mitchell Royce. He needs his old job back so he can assimilate himself back into the journalistic lifestyle. Spider demands a new apartment, fresh materials and journalism insurance. Royce provides all of these for him and after a shave and haircut, Spider is ready to expose the "truth" of the world once again.
Spider taps into a newsfeed and learns about an alien genome fetishist named Fred Christ, who is leading a secessionist movement of "Transients" in the Angels 8 District of the City. Spider decides that Fred will be the subject of his next column.
Appearing in "The Summer of the Year"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Mitchell Royce
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Fred Christ
Locations:
- The City (21st Century)
- Angels 8 District (Cameo)
- The Mountain
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- The first twelve issues of Transmetropolitan (Volume 1) are published under DC's Helix imprint. Subsequent issues are published under the Vertigo banner.
- First appearance of all characters.
- This issue is reprinted in Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street and Vertigo: First Taste.
- A special edition re-issue of Transmetropolitan #1 was shipped in March 2009.