investigative reporter spider jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 23rd century surroundings while working for the newspaper the word in this criticallyacclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar warren ellis the cocreator of planetary and the authorityin this third volume spider jerusalem begins to crumble under the pressure of sudden and unwanted fame having had enough of the warped 23rd century babylon that he lives in spider escapes into a world of bitterness and pills as he stumbles through this haze of depression and drugs he must find a way to cover the biggest story of the year the presidential election armed with only his demented mind and dark sense of humor spider embarks on an adventure of political cynicism horrific sex and unwelcome celebrity which culminates in a shocking and ruinous ending