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submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by andros_rex@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
 

(My dad let me read these comics in elementary school…)

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 hours ago

It's very important to note that Spider still urges people to vote anyway. You can be angry at the deep, deep inadequacies in the current political structures, and you can work to rebuild those structures, but while that work happens you still have to engage in harm reduction. Sometimes, harm reduction means voting for The Beast. It's fucked, but it's what you gotta do.

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 15 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Every time I go back to re-read Transmetropolitan I get a little more sad that we have not fixed any of the issues it highlighted back in 1997.

and not only that, but the finale:Where the smiler's true nature is laid bare for all to see publicly has been tested and simply does not work in practice.

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 12 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

It was a wonderful comic … fucking shame that Ellis is a piece of shit

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

On reflection, a lot of that does show up in the relationships Spider has with his assistants across the series.

That really sucks. Upsetting that he’s such a garbage person.

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I didn't know that about him. That fucking sucks

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] yakko@feddit.uk 2 points 7 hours ago

TIL. Guess I'll never finish my Transmet collection.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Nobody completely misses the mark quite like Warren Ellis. Absolute fucking trash human being.