Transmetropolitan 13 (DC/Vertigo, 1998)

Cover by Jae Lee. Editorial by Spider Jerusalem. Year Of The Bastard, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos

It's election year, and a reluctant, reclusive Spider Jerusalem has sunk even deeper inside himself; Now he's more determined than ever to cover the ugly political dogfight, fulfill his book contracts, and get the hell out of the City in part 1 of the 6-part ''Year of the Bastard.''