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Preacher Deluxe
Preacher, Book Two
In the continuing saga of the bizarre adventures of faithless Texas preacher Jesse Custer, Jesse, along with his girlfriend Tulip, and their friend Cassidy, the Irish vampire, head west to a party of Babylonian proportions. Then, Jesse heads for France to rescue Cassidy from the clutches of religious fanatics. His search leads him into a no-holds-barred battle against the forces of the mysterious organization known as The Grail. Also told here is the story of how Cassidy became a vampire in the first place.
368 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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About the author
Garth Ennis
2,624 books3,170 followersEnnis began his comic-writing career in 1989 with the series Troubled Souls. Appearing in the short-lived but critically-acclaimed British anthology Crisis and illustrated by McCrea, it told the story of a young, apolitical Protestant man caught up by fate in the violence of the Irish 'Troubles'. It spawned a sequel, For a Few Troubles More, a broad Belfast-based comedy featuring two supporting characters from Troubled Souls, Dougie and Ivor, who would later get their own American comics series, Dicks, from Caliber in 1997, and several follow-ups from Avatar.
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
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January 4, 2018
A great continuation of the story, but not quite (in my opinion) as much mind-blowing fun as the Book 1.
Now, looking back, perhaps that was because it ended on a somewhat slow note as we find out Cassidy's origin story. Not that it was necessarily boring, it just wasn't what I would call exciting.
But according to the foreword, the start of Book 2 was when sales for this title really picked up and it started becoming somewhat of the phenomena it is today. And for the most part, I'd say this was still one of the cooler, weirder, better things I've read this year.
The secret organization called The Grail is at the forefront of this book, and Herr Starr is just one of the more fantastic villains ever created. You simply love to hate him and cheer wildly (internally, of course!) when shit goes bad. And shit does go pretty badly for that dude.
Of course, there's more to pretty much everything than meets the eye in this title, and Ellis seems to revel in cramming as much off the wall WTFukery as possible into every single character. You would think it might get to be too much at some point, but so far it hasn't crossed that line for me yet.
Hmmm. Don't know what else to say.
Either you like Preacher or you don't. I doubt seriously that this is the sort of thing that grows on you over time. As for me? I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next!
Now, looking back, perhaps that was because it ended on a somewhat slow note as we find out Cassidy's origin story. Not that it was necessarily boring, it just wasn't what I would call exciting.
But according to the foreword, the start of Book 2 was when sales for this title really picked up and it started becoming somewhat of the phenomena it is today. And for the most part, I'd say this was still one of the cooler, weirder, better things I've read this year.
The secret organization called The Grail is at the forefront of this book, and Herr Starr is just one of the more fantastic villains ever created. You simply love to hate him and cheer wildly (internally, of course!) when shit goes bad. And shit does go pretty badly for that dude.
Of course, there's more to pretty much everything than meets the eye in this title, and Ellis seems to revel in cramming as much off the wall WTFukery as possible into every single character. You would think it might get to be too much at some point, but so far it hasn't crossed that line for me yet.
Hmmm. Don't know what else to say.
Either you like Preacher or you don't. I doubt seriously that this is the sort of thing that grows on you over time. As for me? I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next!
April 14, 2017
This is one blasphemous, profane and violent revenge story worthy of Sam Peckinpah or Quentin Tarrantino, but at the heart of it, the thing that makes it work, is three good guys, Jesse, his girlfriend Tulip, and his best friend, Irish vampire Cassidy, three good people on a quest, supporting each other as friends. It’s that basic. This is the solid core of this series, that you like these three guys and they like each other. So what else happens, as a contrast, in this volume?
Jesse flies to France to rescue Cassidy from religious fanatics. His search leads him to The Grail, and the 112th Allfather of the Grail, D'Aronique, a 500 pound demented leader of an organization attempting to protect the pure line of descent from Jesus Chris. I know, crazy. And he has a son. A demented and possibly retarded son, who got that way apparently from incest. Then there’s a Caligula/Marquis de Sade character named Jesus de Sade who throws wild (no, even wilder than that, you may not have a depraved enough imagination, here) parties. There’s The Saint of Killers. And an organization named Genesis. Some of this is hard to follow, so I focus on our Three Amigos, honestly. Like: good guys vs bad guys. I keep it simple.
I liked hearing Cassady’s back story after all the craziness, which he shares with Jesse after being rescued by him. It’s pretty sweet to just have Cass and Jesse talking at the end after all this psychotic stuff. Though I think Tulip should have been there more. I also liked hearing of Jesse’s Dad story of his time in Nam. These angles kind of soften the overall batshit dimension of everything.
Overall, it’s crazy stuff, but it just might be a bonafide classic of comics. We’ll see what happens after this.
Jesse flies to France to rescue Cassidy from religious fanatics. His search leads him to The Grail, and the 112th Allfather of the Grail, D'Aronique, a 500 pound demented leader of an organization attempting to protect the pure line of descent from Jesus Chris. I know, crazy. And he has a son. A demented and possibly retarded son, who got that way apparently from incest. Then there’s a Caligula/Marquis de Sade character named Jesus de Sade who throws wild (no, even wilder than that, you may not have a depraved enough imagination, here) parties. There’s The Saint of Killers. And an organization named Genesis. Some of this is hard to follow, so I focus on our Three Amigos, honestly. Like: good guys vs bad guys. I keep it simple.
I liked hearing Cassady’s back story after all the craziness, which he shares with Jesse after being rescued by him. It’s pretty sweet to just have Cass and Jesse talking at the end after all this psychotic stuff. Though I think Tulip should have been there more. I also liked hearing of Jesse’s Dad story of his time in Nam. These angles kind of soften the overall batshit dimension of everything.
Overall, it’s crazy stuff, but it just might be a bonafide classic of comics. We’ll see what happens after this.
October 11, 2015
I'm a lovin' Preacher, there's a perfect mixture of violence and humour that will definitely see me continue with this series. And it all rolls along with a nice little story, this one involves The Grail and an organisation that protects and maintains the bloodline of Jesus Christ. The Grail have got their beady little eyes on our Preacher Jesse Custer and they kidnap him, only problemo it's not Jesse it's Cassidy the vampire and of course Jesse has to go rescue him. Amidst the sex, torture and rock 'n' roll we have the leader of the Grail, a mountain of a man and a retard, the blood of the messiah.
Why do they want our Jesse, well he's needed as the new blood of the messiah, a replacement for the current incumbent and which, kinda makes a mockery of the whole thing. We also travel back in Preachers history, learn a bit more about him and his motives. All told pretty good, right up my street and I enjoyed it. And we see 'the man' and I do mean the 'one and only', not Chesney but the almighty God and he doesn't want to be found, apparently.
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Why do they want our Jesse, well he's needed as the new blood of the messiah, a replacement for the current incumbent and which, kinda makes a mockery of the whole thing. We also travel back in Preachers history, learn a bit more about him and his motives. All told pretty good, right up my street and I enjoyed it. And we see 'the man' and I do mean the 'one and only', not Chesney but the almighty God and he doesn't want to be found, apparently.
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December 13, 2025
I remember saying in my review of the first one that I preferred the comics to the show, but for this one my opinion is reversed, now I think the show, with all its flaws, is better. Hah.
Honestly, book two wasn't as fun as book one, not by a long shot. And it felt like it was trying too hard to be edgy, some parts were kinda boring in contrast, so it's not my favourite book in the series for sure.
On top, almost every time poor Tulip was on page, she was there just to have sex with Jesse, give my girl the action she deserves!!
Anyway, I will now be trying to scrub the whole Jesus de Sade storyline from my brain, it was too much.
Honestly, book two wasn't as fun as book one, not by a long shot. And it felt like it was trying too hard to be edgy, some parts were kinda boring in contrast, so it's not my favourite book in the series for sure.
On top, almost every time poor Tulip was on page, she was there just to have sex with Jesse, give my girl the action she deserves!!
Anyway, I will now be trying to scrub the whole Jesus de Sade storyline from my brain, it was too much.
July 5, 2016
It's official! I'm addicted!
In this volume, which is beautifully illustrated, SO MUCH backstory is here to be discovered.
We learn a little bit about Preacher's father and the Spaceman.
We learn how Cassidy became a vampire. We learn about the Grail. We meet Herr Starr.
Lastly, we learn about Jesus DeSade-a man whose life is dedicated to debauchery. This guy is so disgusting I can't even find words. I fail to see how AMC will be able to incorporate this sick fuck into the TV show, but I am hoping hard that somehow they do.
If you are a fan of the show, or if you're considering starting this series or, if you're like I used to be and you turn your nose up at graphic novels, GIVE THIS SERIES A GO. The TV show is good, but it doesn't even come close to these graphic novels, at least it hasn't so far.
In this volume, which is beautifully illustrated, SO MUCH backstory is here to be discovered.
We learn a little bit about Preacher's father and the Spaceman.
We learn how Cassidy became a vampire. We learn about the Grail. We meet Herr Starr.
Lastly, we learn about Jesus DeSade-a man whose life is dedicated to debauchery. This guy is so disgusting I can't even find words. I fail to see how AMC will be able to incorporate this sick fuck into the TV show, but I am hoping hard that somehow they do.
If you are a fan of the show, or if you're considering starting this series or, if you're like I used to be and you turn your nose up at graphic novels, GIVE THIS SERIES A GO. The TV show is good, but it doesn't even come close to these graphic novels, at least it hasn't so far.
November 7, 2017
Well this story keeps getting crazier. Also: I marked spoilers for this book but didn’t mark some minor Preacher Book 1 spoilers so if you haven’t read book 1, don’t say I didn’t warn ya!
What’s it about?
This takes place right after the events of book 1, Jesse and Tulip are back together and meet up with Cassidy as their journey to find God continues.
Pros:
The story is still crazy and keeps building. More crazy things happen, more characters are introduced, it’s great.
The art is still fantastic.
Lots of crazy, intense and bloody action! This volume is more intense than the first and that’s saying something. (Oh, and on the very off chance Ennis sees this review, I’d like to let him know I’d read the s*** out of a Saint of Killers solo series)
There’s still some great comedy!
The characters we already see in book 1 become even more interesting as the story goes on and there are some new characters that are certainly very interesting.
This book is so crazy (but still makes sense) that you never know what’s gonna happen next.
There are surprisingly some nice moments that have something to say which I would not expect from a comic like this but it’s there and I like it!
I love how obvious it is that Ennis doesn’t give a s*** about being PC and has lots of respect for the military. It is very clear in this book. We need more of that.
Why not 5 stars?
Okay, this part is very spoilery. So I obviously don’t mind content that would be considered sacrilegious, I mean this is Preacher for f***s sake but if you are going to do this kinda thing, at least know what you’re talking about.
Overall:
A great volume of a great comic but that huge inaccuracy was very annoying. I would definitely recommend this because it is a very fun and bats*** crazy adventure!
4/5
What’s it about?
This takes place right after the events of book 1, Jesse and Tulip are back together and meet up with Cassidy as their journey to find God continues.
Pros:
The story is still crazy and keeps building. More crazy things happen, more characters are introduced, it’s great.
The art is still fantastic.
Lots of crazy, intense and bloody action! This volume is more intense than the first and that’s saying something. (Oh, and on the very off chance Ennis sees this review, I’d like to let him know I’d read the s*** out of a Saint of Killers solo series)
There’s still some great comedy!
The characters we already see in book 1 become even more interesting as the story goes on and there are some new characters that are certainly very interesting.
This book is so crazy (but still makes sense) that you never know what’s gonna happen next.
There are surprisingly some nice moments that have something to say which I would not expect from a comic like this but it’s there and I like it!
I love how obvious it is that Ennis doesn’t give a s*** about being PC and has lots of respect for the military. It is very clear in this book. We need more of that.
Why not 5 stars?
Okay, this part is very spoilery. So I obviously don’t mind content that would be considered sacrilegious, I mean this is Preacher for f***s sake but if you are going to do this kinda thing, at least know what you’re talking about.
Overall:
A great volume of a great comic but that huge inaccuracy was very annoying. I would definitely recommend this because it is a very fun and bats*** crazy adventure!
4/5
December 23, 2022
This series continues to wild, brutally violent with crazy characters while the story beneath it all continues to keep my interest. The crew, Jesse, Cassidy the vampire and Tulip sneak in to this crazy sex fiends party to gather info as they are still trying to find where god is. Mr. Starr, one of the top lieutenants or whatever, of the Grail are looking for Jesse. The have some crazy endgame of the apocalypse and they want Jesse to lead it. Cassidy gets taken prisoner and Jesse vows to get him back. That whole sequence was crazy and some of the stuff we learn made me want to know where this story is going even more. We also get the backstory on how Cassidy became a vampire and how he ended up in America. Pretty cool stuff. Looking forward to vol 3.
January 16, 2018
Holy shit, the second installment was even better than the first! You can’t not love a gorgeously perverted, way over-the-goddamn-top graphic novel that regularly blesses you with an abundance of blasphemy, obscenity, depravity, and, above all else, a wickedly funny sense of black humor. Plus, it features a cast of screwy little degenerates you won’t soon forget, including (but certainly not limited to):
A botched suicide who renames himself “Aresface” (the image below is from Book One):
Lord Jesus de Sade (don’t worry, that’s only chocolate on his hand…or is it!?):
And a freakin’ bulimic, larger-than-life Allfather:
How the hell did they think of all this? It’s beautiful, I swear. Completely disgusting. Hilarious. Majestic. Fun.
A botched suicide who renames himself “Aresface” (the image below is from Book One):
Lord Jesus de Sade (don’t worry, that’s only chocolate on his hand…or is it!?):
And a freakin’ bulimic, larger-than-life Allfather:
How the hell did they think of all this? It’s beautiful, I swear. Completely disgusting. Hilarious. Majestic. Fun.
September 13, 2016
Char summed it up quite nicely in her review. I'm not going to really go into much more. Yes, we get some great back story. You want it on Cassidy? It's here. Jesse's dad? That's here as well. How about a 500lb his holiness with a son that's more than a little off? Yep, that's included as well. Finally, the Jesus de Sade. A demented fuck so twisted and depraved, that his sex parties make Caligula's orgies look like an episode of Barney. There is absolutely zero chance that this is getting ok'd for a few episodes on AMC. Hell, It might be edited heavily on Cinemax or Showtime. That's fine, I still have the hardcover reads to get me through.
June 24, 2016
Not quite the revelation book one was, but still one helluva good time, in spite of the tedious arguments between overprotective Jesse and Tulip...right up until the regrettable origin story for Cassidy. Snoozers!
September 24, 2018
Amazing after a reread..love thess characters. The plotting makes sense and the reasons why for some info dumps all comes together at the end.
April 16, 2017
Preacher is an odd series to review as it doesn't follow conventions, which is great but really hard to pinpoint where the endgame is heading. I just know most books in this era don't have the legs to continue like this series did. Vertigo was running ahead of the opposition with dynamic storytelling and the best talent on the market. This chapter just cements Preacher as a story that pulls no punches for the reader, it's a journey, much like The Invisibles, Y the last man and Fables. You invest and trust the creators will reward you along the way, movies have forgotten this amongst clunky exposition in the first 30 mins or last 30 mins, trusting to find answers along the way is what writers do, well the good ones anyway. This series is a great one and pushed into my current reading schedule due to the Tv show, I'm not really into other storytellers ruining the material for another medium. The book is an entirely different beast and that's the real selling point, the introduction to Cassidy is fun, but also heartfelt. This long book is a journey and when you have a big fat guy falling from a helicopter, the dark humour is clearly evident and your trust in the matetial must be there to receive a reward like this. I'm eager to keep reading the series and look forward to further adventures of the three.
March 11, 2017
This is still firing on all cylinders with the black comedy and over the top violence, although it is balanced with the introduction of sexual depravity. More about the bigger picture is revealed and the end of this volume is a nice conclusion but clearly not the end of the story. The last issue features as sort of an epilogue which reveals the origin of Cassidy.
What I noticed most in this volume is Ennis' voice coming through. He uses Custer to lay out his opinions on a few things, the main one being religion, but he also talks about war and the role of soldiers, and a little bit about the rich. Some of it is explicit, almost feeling like the characters are breaking the fourth wall, so it isn't subtle. Other times, it is built into the story.
The other thing I noticed was that Custer is truly a complex character: he's a preacher that curses, smokes, and fights. He's gifted with the power to make anyone do what he says, but doesn't use it whenever he feels like it. He values honor and friendship, which produces that in others, and he genuinely loves his girlfriend. Mild spoiler, but something I've never read before is a conversation why a man doesn't want to bring "his girl" into a dangerous situation. Custer's reasonings made total sense to me and weren't the classic "man protect woman". Ennis has crafted a likable and relatable hero, despite being rough around the edges, and that makes for someone that I like to continue reading about.
What I noticed most in this volume is Ennis' voice coming through. He uses Custer to lay out his opinions on a few things, the main one being religion, but he also talks about war and the role of soldiers, and a little bit about the rich. Some of it is explicit, almost feeling like the characters are breaking the fourth wall, so it isn't subtle. Other times, it is built into the story.
The other thing I noticed was that Custer is truly a complex character: he's a preacher that curses, smokes, and fights. He's gifted with the power to make anyone do what he says, but doesn't use it whenever he feels like it. He values honor and friendship, which produces that in others, and he genuinely loves his girlfriend. Mild spoiler, but something I've never read before is a conversation why a man doesn't want to bring "his girl" into a dangerous situation. Custer's reasonings made total sense to me and weren't the classic "man protect woman". Ennis has crafted a likable and relatable hero, despite being rough around the edges, and that makes for someone that I like to continue reading about.
May 29, 2015
The insanity continues as Jesse runs afoul of the Grail, as well as getting some backstory on Cassidy, and some flashbacks to his father's days in the army. Whilst the ongoing 'We need to find God' plot tends to take a backseat for most of this volume, there's plenty of other awesome stuff going on to keep you going in the meantime. I especially like how well-formed Jesse and Tulip are as characters, and that they aren't afraid to talk about how they feel, both romantically and about their current predicament. Of course, everything is still balls-to-the-wall crazy, with sex orgies, enormously fat Archdeacons, and an inbred child of Christ, and that's just scratching the surface.
And it once again goes to show that Steve Dillon is great when he's not on superhero books, because his artwork fits the tone of this series to a T.
And it once again goes to show that Steve Dillon is great when he's not on superhero books, because his artwork fits the tone of this series to a T.
March 14, 2016
3.5/5 Stars
January 30, 2021
Це один із найкращих томів через:
А) передісторію Кессіді;
Б) антивоєнні вкраплення;
В) сатиру на всесвітній лад у подобі Граалю та початок загравання із релігією через Дитя та де Саада.
Характери героїв у цьому томі відчуваються значно ліпше, і вже тепер до них реально прикипіти можна. Рідко де таке зустрінеш, та у "Проповіднику" до фіналу оповіді в читачів може скластися враження, наче з усіма ГГ ти вже не перший рік збираєшся на вихідних у залупистому пабі десь на околицях міста просто потеревенити "за жисть" та випити.
Пи.си.: І - та, пропаганда куріння таки працює, бо саме через щотрипанельне запалювання папіроси у "Проповіднику" та кулсторі зі "Згубних звичок" Кості я таки колись спробував ту дічч. І поки не жалкую.
А) передісторію Кессіді;
Б) антивоєнні вкраплення;
В) сатиру на всесвітній лад у подобі Граалю та початок загравання із релігією через Дитя та де Саада.
Характери героїв у цьому томі відчуваються значно ліпше, і вже тепер до них реально прикипіти можна. Рідко де таке зустрінеш, та у "Проповіднику" до фіналу оповіді в читачів може скластися враження, наче з усіма ГГ ти вже не перший рік збираєшся на вихідних у залупистому пабі десь на околицях міста просто потеревенити "за жисть" та випити.
Пи.си.: І - та, пропаганда куріння таки працює, бо саме через щотрипанельне запалювання папіроси у "Проповіднику" та кулсторі зі "Згубних звичок" Кості я таки колись спробував ту дічч. І поки не жалкую.
April 13, 2022
I am still loving my time with Jesse and Tulip and Cass overall but this installment was quite a but slower than the first one.
In the comic industry the beginning to a new series really has to wow the readers to get approval for the series to keep going. Reading this second deluxe volume I felt that strong here. It was like the creative team got us set up with a really awesome story in the first two volumes so now they could take a step back and give us some more background information about our characters. I'm not mad about it, I think it actually brings us closer to the characters but it just made for a bit of a slower volume is all. I am still all the way here for this story and I am eager to continue on as soon as possible!
In the comic industry the beginning to a new series really has to wow the readers to get approval for the series to keep going. Reading this second deluxe volume I felt that strong here. It was like the creative team got us set up with a really awesome story in the first two volumes so now they could take a step back and give us some more background information about our characters. I'm not mad about it, I think it actually brings us closer to the characters but it just made for a bit of a slower volume is all. I am still all the way here for this story and I am eager to continue on as soon as possible!
March 15, 2013
It always felt a little wrong to love PREACHER.
It's so purposefully ugly (in this volume, just for starters, we get anal rape, beastiality, child pornography... not to mention the inbred, retarded descendant of Jesus Christ) that you can't help but shake your head with each new excess. But like the best friend who's always needling you, writer Garth Ennis is only trying to provoke a reaction - to actually be offended by any of the gratuitously taboo content would be to fall right into his trap. Knowing that the writer is gleefully trying to piss off the readership might be enough in itself to convince many people to steer clear, but truth is: they'd be missing out on a damn fun ride.
Forget all the pretension to religious allegory, it's just Ennis trying to push your buttons. At its heart, PREACHER is just a kick-ass revenge quest ala Peckinpah or Tarantino. The fornicating, foul-mouthed anti-heroes are oddly likeable and the villains are so depraved that you can't wait to see them inevitably dispatched in the goriest possible manner. The understated yet expressive art of Steve Dillon, a longtime favorite, is the perfect counterpoint to the over-the-top mayhem.
It's definitely not for the squeamish or the politically correct, but if you're hardy enough to give it a chance, you just might find that you've stumbled onto a modern comics masterpiece.
It's so purposefully ugly (in this volume, just for starters, we get anal rape, beastiality, child pornography... not to mention the inbred, retarded descendant of Jesus Christ) that you can't help but shake your head with each new excess. But like the best friend who's always needling you, writer Garth Ennis is only trying to provoke a reaction - to actually be offended by any of the gratuitously taboo content would be to fall right into his trap. Knowing that the writer is gleefully trying to piss off the readership might be enough in itself to convince many people to steer clear, but truth is: they'd be missing out on a damn fun ride.
Forget all the pretension to religious allegory, it's just Ennis trying to push your buttons. At its heart, PREACHER is just a kick-ass revenge quest ala Peckinpah or Tarantino. The fornicating, foul-mouthed anti-heroes are oddly likeable and the villains are so depraved that you can't wait to see them inevitably dispatched in the goriest possible manner. The understated yet expressive art of Steve Dillon, a longtime favorite, is the perfect counterpoint to the over-the-top mayhem.
It's definitely not for the squeamish or the politically correct, but if you're hardy enough to give it a chance, you just might find that you've stumbled onto a modern comics masterpiece.
June 6, 2016
ReviIn this, the second installment of the series we really get to know Jesse Custer. We see how fiercely loyal he can be and just how deeply he can love. Despite the graphic nature of this comic and it’s almost there pornographic content, the relationships between the main three characters is what makes it such a good read for me. It seems almost impossible to find such a depth of feeling peppered among the “fucks” and sex talk, but it’s there.
I don’t feel that the actual narrative proceeds much, but we definitely feel more connected to Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy by the books end. Having read this saga before, reading these first glimpses makes the tragedies and betrayals to come seem so much more harsh. Upon first read you just don’t know how bad things can get. I mean really, given what happens in these pages how much worse a scenario can you imagine? Good thing Ennis does it for us.ew to follow
I don’t feel that the actual narrative proceeds much, but we definitely feel more connected to Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy by the books end. Having read this saga before, reading these first glimpses makes the tragedies and betrayals to come seem so much more harsh. Upon first read you just don’t know how bad things can get. I mean really, given what happens in these pages how much worse a scenario can you imagine? Good thing Ennis does it for us.ew to follow
June 26, 2015
There were parts of book 2 that I liked even more than book 1, which is saying a lot. Even though there were some parts (particularly those with Jesse trying to leave Tulip behind) that drug for me, the action and information reveals more than made up for that. I can see this story maturing, and the writing and illustration really starting to flow. I can't wait for book 3.
July 22, 2016
Not quite as good as the first volume, but still probably 4.5 stars, and still kicks major ass. Dillon's art is excellent as well.
March 15, 2019
4 1/2 to 5 stars
December 21, 2025
This definitely is a spectacular graphic novel series!! However, Book 2 didn’t blow me away as much as Book 1 did. But of course, it’s not going to stop from reading the other books. This series has me hooked!!
January 3, 2022
My first book for the year is one of the weirdest and coolest comics ever made....There Goes Nothing
June 3, 2022
My favorite section is when we learn Cassidy's back story.
May 3, 2025
Definitely an improvement on the last volume. Ennis is always his best when he’s criticizing the IRA lol. But beyond that, this volume moves with more direction and pace. The stakes actually feel real at Masada and beyond. Steve Dillon continues making everyone look and feel as gritty as they should.
March 1, 2025
Book 2 of this series collects issues 13-26 and covers the Grail arc of the story, but of course, these characters might appear here and there in the future, who knows. I already love the series so this is just a recap for me, but since it's more than 7 years later I have forgotten more things about the series than I remember so it's a good exercise, one that I am enjoying immensely so let's go on and let's go and Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I can and I have. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more. You should also read what you love, and I hope you will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I can and I have. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more. You should also read what you love, and I hope you will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.
October 18, 2020
Preacher "Book 2" dipped hard into the negatives for me before picking up. The whole Jesus de Sade party plotline was the type of shock humour that turned me off The Boys. It's not that I'm opposed to that type of story device. It's that I think the idea behind Preacher is good enough to stand on its own without it.
One that was through it felt like we were back on the main plotline and I was digging it again. Spoilers: I enjoyed .
I put Book 3 on my "someday" list. I won't rush to find a copy.
One that was through it felt like we were back on the main plotline and I was digging it again. Spoilers: I enjoyed .
I put Book 3 on my "someday" list. I won't rush to find a copy.
March 2, 2025
В другій книзі Проповідника розкриваються причини деякі головних та другорядних сюжетних ліній, що робить його історію більш багатшою та зрозумілішою. Так, ми дізнаємось:
• про причини появи Генезіса, який власне і складає надприродню сутність Проповідника
• про те, чому ірландський хлопець Кессі став вампіром, і як він далі жив до зустрічі із Кастером
• про таємничу організацію Грааль, яку мету вона переслідує, і до чого їй здався Проповідник.
• про кровну спорідненість Джессі Кастера із нащадком Бога
• про декілька другорядних історій, як-то зустріч Джессі із військовим побратимом свого батька, який багато розповів Кастеру про нього та деякі інші моменти.
Тут теж багато екшна, кровіщі та насилля, все те, що й було в першій книзі. Але Бога він так і не знайшов, хоча були близенько-близенько, лише розминулись десь на півгодинки.
Тим не менш, перша книга мені сподобалась більше, можливо через те, що тут були деякі зайві (на мій погляд) відхилення від основної сюжетної лінії, але то некритично.
• про причини появи Генезіса, який власне і складає надприродню сутність Проповідника
• про те, чому ірландський хлопець Кессі став вампіром, і як він далі жив до зустрічі із Кастером
• про таємничу організацію Грааль, яку мету вона переслідує, і до чого їй здався Проповідник.
• про кровну спорідненість Джессі Кастера із нащадком Бога
• про декілька другорядних історій, як-то зустріч Джессі із військовим побратимом свого батька, який багато розповів Кастеру про нього та деякі інші моменти.
Тут теж багато екшна, кровіщі та насилля, все те, що й було в першій книзі. Але Бога він так і не знайшов, хоча були близенько-близенько, лише розминулись десь на півгодинки.
Тим не менш, перша книга мені сподобалась більше, можливо через те, що тут були деякі зайві (на мій погляд) відхилення від основної сюжетної лінії, але то некритично.
February 19, 2020
Somehow beneath the various accounts of beastiality, incest, and rape, this book has continued to be incredibly engaging. This volume was less emotional overall but it made me love these characters more. It's a genuinely good and fun read.
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