Transmetropolitan
Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertsonby Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson
Shares rank 2 of 9 graphic novels by recommenders
People recommend this comic series for its sharp satire and how relevant its questions about technology and society remain today. No criticism recurs among those who commented.
People recommend this comic series for its sharp satire and how relevant its questions about technology and society remain today. No criticism recurs among those who commented.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent, required reading
“I cannot recommend Transmetropolitan enough. It should be required reading.”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Juggalo Makeup Blocks Facial Recognition Technology” “It is an excellent comic.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels”
Other graphic novels people recommend
The four most recommended other graphic novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persepolisby Marjane Satrapi | 16 | 1 | 94% | 1 | — | — |
| Transmetropolitanby Warren Ellis and Darick RobertsonThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Logicomixby Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou | 5 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
| Gender Queerby Maia Kobabe | 4 | 3 | 57% | 2 | — | — |
| Frontierby Guillaume Singelin | 4 | 1 | 80% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It is an excellent comic.”
“deals with this and many other questions”
“how relevant it is to where we are now”
“I cannot recommend Transmetropolitan enough. It should be required reading.”
“Transmetropolitan was pretty good.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.