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Just picked up 'One More Time'. What do people think of Transmet as a sixty-issue whole, and of this end-book in particular?

There are definite flaws to be found in the thing, but overall it's kept me hungry for more in a way that Preacher didn't, and where Preacher's 'warm, happy ending' made me retch and vomit as though I had swallowed the 3,000-year-old blood of an ancient pharoah, Transmet's version felt like a proper epilogue and served the function of putting the characters properly to rest in a way that felt subtly satisfying rather than just moronic.

― Vic Fluro, Saturday, 26 June 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I was actually very annoyed by the ending. Since the main character seemed to be a stand-in for the writer, the "happiness" of the ending seemed like even more of a cop-out than it would have otherwise. But maybe if I had ever actually liked Spider Jerusalem as a character, I wouldn't have been so annoyed.

― Chris F. (servoret), Saturday, 26 June 2004 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Weeeeelllll...

SPOILER SPACE

YOU HEARD ME

...I thought that 'one percent' comment on the near-to-final-as-dammit page was a bit of a cop-out, in terms of the writer giving the reader what they wanted, rather than the more downbeat and MUCH more realistic - or even 'artistically valid' - option. And, having seen Jerusalem displayed, sometimes very subtly, as a creature with human feelings and desires which I sympathised with, I'd be the first to admit that I did want that ending.
However, having seen Spider BURIED UP THE WRITER'S ARSE in the manner of Jesse Custer on more occasions than necessary, I would've been happy with a more downbeat ending too.

― Vic Fluro, Saturday, 26 June 2004 21:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I Actually missed the end of this series. I know that Spider was going senile towards the end; did he pull through or did he end up a genial and happier vegetable? (I'm guessing the former based on the reactions.)

The Filthy Assistants were great.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Sunday, 27 June 2004 00:52 (twenty-one years ago)

ellis called gurls who helped out on the warren ellis forum "filthy assistants"

― tom west (thomp), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)

from the first thirty issues: POLITICS REALLY QUITE BADLY DONE I WILL BROOK NO ARGUMENT, but the gonzo journalism bits make gonzoism more attractive than most uh actual gonzo journalism. i might go and reread some of it now.

― tom west (thomp), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 00:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Tom, are you on AIM ever?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 00:36 (twenty-one years ago)

It did update the Gonzo Journalism in that the opponent stopped being Nixon and started being Blair, which I thought was fun.

The "Spider watches all the spin-offs while fucked up" issue was great, even if the series did later run perilously close to the "Heroic Spider" pisstake.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 1 July 2004 08:34 (twenty-one years ago)

did i really post this yesterday? thought was longer. yes i am on aim RIGHT NOW

― tom west (thomp), Thursday, 1 July 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

longer AGO. uh you're better off adding me to msn if you have msn, i'm on that far more often

― tom west (thomp), Thursday, 1 July 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

What's your aim name?

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 1 July 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

'thom jesus west'. sorry, i thought it was on livejournal and livejournal have got rid of it without explanation apparently

― tom west (thomp), Thursday, 1 July 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

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