Books like Transmetropolitan, Vol. 4: The New Scum

3.5 Stars\ \ I am going to have you, Jerusalem, I am going to destroy you. Just when you least expect it.\ \ Every hero, even a curse-spewing junkie hero, needs a villain. A Joker to Jerusalem's Batman.Seriously, he looks like a Joker too. But the thing is, he might just be the next President of America!(I wouldn't have believed stuff like this a couple of years back. How times have changed!)\ Scums of the city.\ Before this volume, I had settled on the notion that Spider is a total dick. Seriously, the previous volumes portray him as a Junkie who cares nothing about humanity, but the absurdities of humanity. But this volume paints him in a different light. Can a death change a person this much? Because it's not like subtle changes or random acts of niceties. He was a genuine saint in this volume.The highlights of the issue are the two spectacular interviews with the presidential candidates. I had genuine goosebumps when Spider was interviewing Cary Callahan face-to-face. The build-up, the dialogues and the art all came together at this point to deliver one helluva scene in this volume.I also loved Yelena and Channon's chemistry and exchanges. They were fun to watch! But..... in my opinion, other than those two interviews, there wasn't anything note-worthy in this volume. Warren Ellis has considerably slowed down the pace which I believe is great for the story as a whole. But as a single volume, this one is weaker than its predecessors.Also, There is a lot of ranting in this one!