Who is Spider ?

Spider Jerusalem is a fictional character in the comic book Transmetropolitan, created by writer Warren Ellis and artist Darick Robertson, published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics

Spider is a journalist who has taken refuge in the mountains, but is forced to return to "The City" after he bullied by his editor (affectionately called Whorehopper). Spider hates The City" with a vengeance, but he can only write when he's amidst the filth of the City. Spider aims to present the truth in an entertaining and blunt manner. His rantings often involve the use of drugs and alcohol. Spider deals with topics such as politics, technology and consumerism. Spider probably takes inspiration from real life journalist Hunter S. Thomson (see Gonzo Journalism). "The City" is unnamed (probably New York, San Francisco or any other major urban sprawl) and is the center of Transmetropolitan's edgy and disturbing universe.

Spider is heavily tattooed, walks around his filthy apartment naked, lives with a two-headed cat and his filthy assistants, dispenses choice quotes, uses a bowel disruptor as weapon of choice and despises almost everyone.

Here is my favorite Spider quote:

"When I talk about the doomed, the scum, the people who no longer give a shit, the people who look away from the pain in the streets, the people who don't care who runs the country....
....when I talk about the filth of the city....
...I'm talking about you"