Transmetropolitan #26

Spider Jerusalem reclines amid a stack of monitors and keyboards, feet propped up and a lit cigarette in one hand and a bottle aloft in the other — the picture of a journalist who owns the room even while lounging in it. Jim Lee's cover for this 1999 Vertigo issue captures the gonzo reporter's mix of cool detachment and barely-contained energy with clean, confident linework. Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's "21 Days in the City" promises the kind of sharp, city-soaked storytelling that makes Transmetropolitan such a compelling read.