Transmetropolitan. Book 2. Year of the Bastard. New Trash

Spider Jerusalem is the Hunter Thompson of the coming days, a gonzo journalist of the era of victorious cyberpunk. Returning to the City after a five-year absence and immediately regaining fame with a direct report on the police suppression of the revolt of genetically modified trannies, Spider becomes mired in a quagmire of self-examination, political cynicism, and pharmacological experiments. Meanwhile, the election race is raging; the candidate from the 'law and order party,' whom Spider has dubbed the Monster, is running for a second term, and only California Senator Gary Callahan, nicknamed the Jester, can stop him. Spider understands perfectly why both the Monster and the Jester despise their electorate—the 'new trash'; for as soon as the famous columnist steps out into the public, everyone’s eyes read: 'Spider Jerusalem is a psycho, and everyone knows it, he’s crazy, let’s go see what he’s up to.' According to Mitchell Royce, the 'highway editor,' the only thing that can help Spider overcome his creative crisis is if he covers the elections. Simply returning to the City is not enough for Spider; for successful work, he needs to be hated…