Simon Donald Simon Donald Simon Donald is a co-founder and was co-editor of the British comic magazine "Viz" until 2003. He set up the magazine in 1979 with his brother Chris from a bedroom in Newcastle. His most famous creation for the magazine is probably Sid the Sexist. When Chris quit as editor in 1999, Simon took up the role of co-editor along with Graham Dury, Simon Thorp, Davey Jones and Alex Collier. He and Alex left the magazine in 2003. Born Newcastle upon Tyne 1964. Schools: West Jesmond Infant School 1969-1973, West Jesmond Junior School 1973-1975, Heaton School (comprehensive) 1975-1980, Newcastle
The City (Transmetropolitan) The City (Transmetropolitan) The City is a fictional megacity which forms the main setting for the Vertigo comic "Transmetropolitan" by Warren Ellis. Located somewhere in the United States, the City is the largest metropolitan area in the futuristic world of the series (an exact date is never given), and the center of political and social culture. The City plays a key role in the U.S. Presidential elections described in the series, due to its unusual voting patterns in the past: Little systematic history is given on the City throughout the series. Various incidents in its history are described by Spider