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Absolute Preacher Vol. 1
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's groundbreaking Vertigo series is finally given the Absolute Edition treatment with ABSOLUTE PREACHER VOL. 1!
Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan Preacher Jesse Custer becomes completely disillusioned with the beliefs that he had dedicated his entire life to. Now possessing the power of "The Word," an ability to make people do whatever he utters, Custer begins a violent and riotous journey across the country. Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip and the hard drinking Irish vampire Cassidy, the Preacher loses faith in both man and God as he witnesses dark atrocities and improbable calamities during his exploration of America.
Collects issues #1-26 of PREACHER in an oversized Absolute Edition format, complete with a new slipcase and bonus material!
Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan Preacher Jesse Custer becomes completely disillusioned with the beliefs that he had dedicated his entire life to. Now possessing the power of "The Word," an ability to make people do whatever he utters, Custer begins a violent and riotous journey across the country. Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip and the hard drinking Irish vampire Cassidy, the Preacher loses faith in both man and God as he witnesses dark atrocities and improbable calamities during his exploration of America.
Collects issues #1-26 of PREACHER in an oversized Absolute Edition format, complete with a new slipcase and bonus material!
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First published July 12, 2016
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About the author
Garth Ennis
2,624 books3,169 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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August 25, 2019
Absolute Preacher collects Preacher 1-26.
There was a point that I largely drifted away from comics but I was still clinging on by a couple fingers. I still read The Maxx, Poison Elves, and Preacher. Having spent 12 years going to Catholic school, Preacher always had such appeal to me. I thought the series fizzled at the end but it has always held a place in my heart.
I traded in the individual trades for store credit years ago, thinking I'd never want to read them again for some reason. When this popped up on Prime Day on the relative cheap, I had to have it.
For those of you in the back, Preacher is about Jesse Custer and his quest to find God. Only, in Jesse's case, God is on Earth and running scared and Jesse wants to call him to the carpet over it.
First, I'll address the elephant in the room. For me, this book did not age as well as the Sandman. Part of that is due to me being angry and in my 20s when I originally read it. The other factor is that it depends a little too much on shock value at times. Once you know the twists, it loses something.
Anyway, it's still a great fucking read. It's a modern day western with lots of biblical and supernatural overtones. There are vampires, an inbred Jesus descendant, a Preacher with the ability to use The Word on people, much like The Purple Man, and have them do whatever he says. There are also angels, lots of guns, The Saint of Killers, and the Good Fucking Lord. There's a lot of other cool shit as well.
The dark humor is the star attraction for me, although I enjoy the copious amounts of violence and blasphemy. Garth Ennis knows his way around a sentence. The relationship between Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy is just getting started to get complicated by book's end. Despite the outlandish premise, the characters all ring true to me. Even in their embryonic stages, Garth Ennis breaths life into the central characters of Jesse, Tulip, Cassidy, and even poor Starr. I know he's supposed to be the villain but damn the man has some horrible shit happen to him.
The late Steve Dillon handled the art chores and his art perfectly fits the tone. His style feels much more Western than super hero and I definitely detect a slight Moebius influence. I also cannot overlook the contributions of Glen Fabry as the cover artist. Unlike a lot of today's covers, Fabry's did a great job selling the book.
While I wouldn't consider it a masterpiece, Absolute Preacher Volume 1 is still very good. 4.5 out of 5 Arsefaces.
There was a point that I largely drifted away from comics but I was still clinging on by a couple fingers. I still read The Maxx, Poison Elves, and Preacher. Having spent 12 years going to Catholic school, Preacher always had such appeal to me. I thought the series fizzled at the end but it has always held a place in my heart.
I traded in the individual trades for store credit years ago, thinking I'd never want to read them again for some reason. When this popped up on Prime Day on the relative cheap, I had to have it.
For those of you in the back, Preacher is about Jesse Custer and his quest to find God. Only, in Jesse's case, God is on Earth and running scared and Jesse wants to call him to the carpet over it.
First, I'll address the elephant in the room. For me, this book did not age as well as the Sandman. Part of that is due to me being angry and in my 20s when I originally read it. The other factor is that it depends a little too much on shock value at times. Once you know the twists, it loses something.
Anyway, it's still a great fucking read. It's a modern day western with lots of biblical and supernatural overtones. There are vampires, an inbred Jesus descendant, a Preacher with the ability to use The Word on people, much like The Purple Man, and have them do whatever he says. There are also angels, lots of guns, The Saint of Killers, and the Good Fucking Lord. There's a lot of other cool shit as well.
The dark humor is the star attraction for me, although I enjoy the copious amounts of violence and blasphemy. Garth Ennis knows his way around a sentence. The relationship between Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy is just getting started to get complicated by book's end. Despite the outlandish premise, the characters all ring true to me. Even in their embryonic stages, Garth Ennis breaths life into the central characters of Jesse, Tulip, Cassidy, and even poor Starr. I know he's supposed to be the villain but damn the man has some horrible shit happen to him.
The late Steve Dillon handled the art chores and his art perfectly fits the tone. His style feels much more Western than super hero and I definitely detect a slight Moebius influence. I also cannot overlook the contributions of Glen Fabry as the cover artist. Unlike a lot of today's covers, Fabry's did a great job selling the book.
While I wouldn't consider it a masterpiece, Absolute Preacher Volume 1 is still very good. 4.5 out of 5 Arsefaces.
April 5, 2021
I sadly watched the TV show before getting this wonderful book, which somewhat lessened the excitement for its source material. Luckily reading this was a great deal better (seems to be a pattern) while being more brutal and shocking... and it doesn't care in the slightest about your feelings while insulting even the poorest and the weakest of characters.
Despite it being so old it's quite a change to nowadays, where most things get sugarcoated to avoid offending anyone. Really recommended, must read if you can deal with it! R.i.p. Vertigo.
5 out of 5 stars for me.
Despite it being so old it's quite a change to nowadays, where most things get sugarcoated to avoid offending anyone. Really recommended, must read if you can deal with it! R.i.p. Vertigo.
5 out of 5 stars for me.
April 20, 2019
Reverend Custer
Oh ma damn what a read!!!! I put off reading Preacher for quite a while now, and for one very specific reason which I’ll get to in a second. Garth Ennis’s and Steve Dillon’s acclaimed series is one of the most popular comics to ever be written and praised. For years now this story has been an option when I’m not sure what my next read is gonna be but ever since Garth Ennis’s run on Hellblazer, I always brushed this aside. I fucking LOVE that Hellblazer run. But when I found out that Ennis’s main inspiration for Preacher was that run, for so long now I been very skeptical about this series because I was afraid that Ennis might have just written a 90 cent version of John Constantine with some jacked ideas from that Hellblazer run. And in some ways, I was right. But I am mostly very wrong. So there’s that. After seeing the production value put to these Absolute editions, I said “screw it. Let’s read Preacher in the most over priced way I can”. I will definitely get into the production value more after.
So this series so far is goddamn amazing. I expected that. There are 6 story arcs in this massive book. I beyond enjoyed 4out of 6. Cuz this book ain’t perfect. Jesse Custer as a lead is not a 90 cent Constantine like I thought he would be. He has similarities but there is plenty to distinguish them. Of course I loved his character. He is a hard-ass reverend with a good set of morals. (Almost) Tulip was not a 90 cent Kit so thank god for that. She too was an amazing character who is also not a perfect person. She is deeply humanized to the bone and is one of the most compelling characters I’ve read about recently. And now for the least perfect character in the story. Mother fucking Cassidy. Man this is probably one of the best supporting characters....maybe ever. He stole a lot of scenes, because he’s kind of a piece of shit, crazy as hell, entertaining, and always full of hilarious references. But damn it if he ain’t a character you get attached to. Garth Ennis along with Alan Moore and Frank Miller is one of the ABSOLUTE BEST at writing humans. In just 26 issues I feel like I’ve been reading about these characters for years. The reason this is almost 99% gonna stay timeless is because the way the characters are written are in the most human, relatable, and compelling way possible. I can’t say enough about these characters. They are at heart good people with flaws and problems that we all have. Okay, well maybe we all haven’t gotten possessed by God like entities, but just for those of us who have. These characters have momentary lapses, dumb thoughts, stutters, relatable conversations, and many moments of emotion. They aren’t my favourite characters ever, but damn it if they aren’t up there. I just really quickly want to explain the differences between Constantine and Custer. So if you don’t wanna read that just go to the next paragraph. Jesse Custer is a hard ass, knows how to fight, can sometimes be a dick, had an astronomically terrible child-hood, believes in a religion, will use murder as a tactic more often than I thought he would being a man of god, has mostly functioned fine without his past haunting him, and is most definitely an American man in the way he talks and thinks. John Constantine on the other hand, is more of a mellow man, is always a dick, has no idea how to fight, had a more strange child hood than anything, believes in no religion, is ALMOST always repulsed by murder, is haunted by his past as a teenager/early adult, used magic for all his life, is a burnout, gets everyone around him killed, and is most definitely a British man in the way he talks and thinks. They have similarities like smoking, drinking, having relationships with very hot women, a thirst for adventure/craziness and good looks. Garth Ennis also took a few very noticeable story aspects from his run on Hellblazer. For an example, the Angel and Demon pregnancy from the Guys and Dolls Hellblazer arc. There are a few more but this review is already gonna be very frickin long soooooo I’ll move on.
I spent many nights staying up until 3:00pm binging the shit outta this book. It’s so goddamn addicting and easy to blitz through at times. And the story manage to also move the overall plot forward which is a feat in it self seeing as they are all about different things. The first one in particular #1-4 is pretty much perfect. It is a flawless set up in my opinion and the most consistently entertaining. This feels like one of those series I would read in the summer just binging the shite out of everyday. And then that entire summer would be remembered by the series.
The first arc is also super fast paced and seems to take place in a little over a week or maybe even a couple of days. The first arc was also probably the funniest. Speaking of which THE COMEDY. It’s frickin great throughout all of the book. I never straight up laughed till it hurt but I was chuckling pretty hard at a lot of the jokes. It’s all very offensive and adult which is of course the kind of comedy bound to make me crack me up the most. The second story arc, issues #5-7 Naked city takes place directly after the first one. It’s mostly meant as a developer for all of the characters and to provide with a very entertaining but dark ass plot about serial killing and a police department. It wasn’t as well written as issues #1-4 but damn it if it wasn’t a fast paced thrill ride. The next arc #8-12, explores Jesse’s childhood. And its ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. This is in the top 5 best backstories I’ve ever read. Not only is it unbelievably addicting, well balanced in writing, but is successfully spliced with the present. Jesse’s parents, Billy Bob, T.C., Jody, and Grandma are all great characters that provide a fantastic balance of good and just plain fucking evil. That is what made this arc so compelling. So much bad shit happened that when the arc ends one of the most satisfying moments in comics happen. The best use of the phrase “Well well well” for sure. I almost got up and danced like an idiot while reading this shit man. That’s how good it is. The emotion, violence, and character relationships are all on point. Jesse and Tulip’s relationship is also written masterfully. Many scenes are devoted to them and their past together and the emotional gut punches were just pages apart.
The next story arc Hunters #13-17 is probably my second to least favourite. It is the introduction of the Grail and more importantly Herr Starr. 2 issues of this story arc were pretty boring and confusing. Not gonna lie. I got a little discouraged reading them because I was really hoping the quality would be consistent. But after those 2 issues the next 3 were fun to read. There is a very infamous moment that everyone knows about in this issue. And JESUS its a dick move. It involves sand. I know everyone loves it, but goddamn I felt sorry for this guy. The arc has to do with the Grail, the 3 leads, Lord Jesus, and drug dealers converging. It was good but not great.
Issue #18 is a quick interlude before the giant 6 parter after Hunters. It explored someone who knew Jesse’s father and served with him in Vietnam. I really liked this issue a lot. It provided some very deep moments about the person who raised Jesse and the people that he knew.
Crusaders #19-24, I read in one sitting. Basically a medium sized trade and I knocked it out in like 2 hours. That’s how entertaining this shit is. The main focus here in this arc is the Grail. Herr Starr is a villain I will remember. Not just because he is the definition of a bad motherfucka but cause he was humanized. He’s a very shitty person but you know he is just trying to keep to a tight agenda. His motivations are very clear which makes his actions make perfect sense. Plus he has the best joke in the book and the best on going joke. I was laughing for quite a while. The other villain introduced in this arc is the Lord Almighty. My god what a grotesque creation. Just like in the first arc a large majority of the characters come together and clash. It ain’t perfect but I’ll get to those critiques shortly.
Issues #25-26 were definitely my least favourite. This is Cassidy’s back story. And the way Ennis wrote it was pretty disappointing. It has a lot of exposition and info dumping. Many times throughout the 2 issues Cassidy will just say what happened instead of the book actually us. Plus I just think it could have been infinitely more interesting than what we got. So ending this massive Absolute edition on a bit of a low note was a let down cuz the second volume still hadn’t arrived!
Alright my other issues with the book. Now it will seem like I have a lot of problems with it but trust me when I say the good FAAAAAAARRRR outweighs the not so great. Probably my biggest problem with the story is everyone’s ability to commit murder and everyone being relatively okay with it. Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy all kill at least 3 people in this book and not once were they shaken up about it. I’m not saying they’re sociopaths, I’m just saying Ennis could have handled it better. Taking lives has a big mental price. It’s addressed but never taken very seriously. *WARNING SLIGHT SPOILERS*: A character gets brought back to life in the 3rd arc and I still don’t buy the reason. The reason this person got brought back to life could be applied to so many other situations. There are quite a lot of people in the world who deserve to be brought back to life and this character is definitely not priority. I dunno it just seemed very flimsy. In the Backstory arc there is something that bugged me. Jesse basically tells his life story up until meeting Cassidy and Tulip. I feel like there wasn’t enough time in between his life before the book actually started. Cuz his lifestyle changed quite a bit before the book started and then just reverted back to normal in a flash. In the Crusaders arc there in lies 2 things I didn’t really care for narratively. The whole concept of the arc is a rescue mission. And man did the rescuers take their sweet ass time! Seriously. Candle light dinners in fancy restaurants, banging every night, relaxing by quiet lakes ect. I understand that getting from point A to B will take a long ass time, but it didn’t seem like their was much urgency. This is one of those problems that tarnish the story arc a bit cause its now the first thing I remember. In the same arc there is a very emotional phone call scene that couldn’t have been written or drawn better. It was amazing. BUT. It had way too many scenes leading up to it. Cause once that moment finally happens I felt like the subject had already gone a little stale. And the rest of my critiques I have already mentioned. 2 issues in the Hunters were very boring, and the last 2 issues were a disappointing ending to the book.
Steve Dillon’s art is some of my favourite. Ever. Every since his art in Hellblazer, his art is up there with the best in my humble opinion. To a lot of people, his art is mostly just serviceable. I disagree. I think it’s some of the most vivid, beautiful, and expressive art ever put to the pages. There are so many panels in this book that belong in an art gallery. And if there was ever anybody who is good at drawing the over the top shit in this story, I’d say it’s Mr. Steve Dillon. NOW I know his art does eventually get much less detailed near the end of the series which is very very disappointing for sure. So I made sure to definitely enjoyed the living shit outta the visuals in this volume.
Goddam this is a long review. If you read this whole thing, Jesus Christ you are a Saint. Thank you. I just had so much to say about this crazy ass story. I ain’t even done it yet! But I truly loved the reading experience of the first 26 issues of preacher. I ain’t gonna reiterate all my praises and cons but I will just say Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon are both at the top of their goddamn game here. And everyone knows this already! But Imma say it again. Preacher (so far) is amazing.
Letter Grade: (A)
Book Construction:
The actual construction of this Absolute Edition is an A+ however. The only Absolutes that rival these Preacher books are the Sandman Absolutes. The black leather texture with the gold inlay on the spine and the front is just frickin incredible. The binding is immaculate, no gutter loss, bear trap, or page issues. Seeing Dillon’s art blown up in such a big format really improved the reading experience.
Oh ma damn what a read!!!! I put off reading Preacher for quite a while now, and for one very specific reason which I’ll get to in a second. Garth Ennis’s and Steve Dillon’s acclaimed series is one of the most popular comics to ever be written and praised. For years now this story has been an option when I’m not sure what my next read is gonna be but ever since Garth Ennis’s run on Hellblazer, I always brushed this aside. I fucking LOVE that Hellblazer run. But when I found out that Ennis’s main inspiration for Preacher was that run, for so long now I been very skeptical about this series because I was afraid that Ennis might have just written a 90 cent version of John Constantine with some jacked ideas from that Hellblazer run. And in some ways, I was right. But I am mostly very wrong. So there’s that. After seeing the production value put to these Absolute editions, I said “screw it. Let’s read Preacher in the most over priced way I can”. I will definitely get into the production value more after.
So this series so far is goddamn amazing. I expected that. There are 6 story arcs in this massive book. I beyond enjoyed 4out of 6. Cuz this book ain’t perfect. Jesse Custer as a lead is not a 90 cent Constantine like I thought he would be. He has similarities but there is plenty to distinguish them. Of course I loved his character. He is a hard-ass reverend with a good set of morals. (Almost) Tulip was not a 90 cent Kit so thank god for that. She too was an amazing character who is also not a perfect person. She is deeply humanized to the bone and is one of the most compelling characters I’ve read about recently. And now for the least perfect character in the story. Mother fucking Cassidy. Man this is probably one of the best supporting characters....maybe ever. He stole a lot of scenes, because he’s kind of a piece of shit, crazy as hell, entertaining, and always full of hilarious references. But damn it if he ain’t a character you get attached to. Garth Ennis along with Alan Moore and Frank Miller is one of the ABSOLUTE BEST at writing humans. In just 26 issues I feel like I’ve been reading about these characters for years. The reason this is almost 99% gonna stay timeless is because the way the characters are written are in the most human, relatable, and compelling way possible. I can’t say enough about these characters. They are at heart good people with flaws and problems that we all have. Okay, well maybe we all haven’t gotten possessed by God like entities, but just for those of us who have. These characters have momentary lapses, dumb thoughts, stutters, relatable conversations, and many moments of emotion. They aren’t my favourite characters ever, but damn it if they aren’t up there. I just really quickly want to explain the differences between Constantine and Custer. So if you don’t wanna read that just go to the next paragraph. Jesse Custer is a hard ass, knows how to fight, can sometimes be a dick, had an astronomically terrible child-hood, believes in a religion, will use murder as a tactic more often than I thought he would being a man of god, has mostly functioned fine without his past haunting him, and is most definitely an American man in the way he talks and thinks. John Constantine on the other hand, is more of a mellow man, is always a dick, has no idea how to fight, had a more strange child hood than anything, believes in no religion, is ALMOST always repulsed by murder, is haunted by his past as a teenager/early adult, used magic for all his life, is a burnout, gets everyone around him killed, and is most definitely a British man in the way he talks and thinks. They have similarities like smoking, drinking, having relationships with very hot women, a thirst for adventure/craziness and good looks. Garth Ennis also took a few very noticeable story aspects from his run on Hellblazer. For an example, the Angel and Demon pregnancy from the Guys and Dolls Hellblazer arc. There are a few more but this review is already gonna be very frickin long soooooo I’ll move on.
I spent many nights staying up until 3:00pm binging the shit outta this book. It’s so goddamn addicting and easy to blitz through at times. And the story manage to also move the overall plot forward which is a feat in it self seeing as they are all about different things. The first one in particular #1-4 is pretty much perfect. It is a flawless set up in my opinion and the most consistently entertaining. This feels like one of those series I would read in the summer just binging the shite out of everyday. And then that entire summer would be remembered by the series.
The first arc is also super fast paced and seems to take place in a little over a week or maybe even a couple of days. The first arc was also probably the funniest. Speaking of which THE COMEDY. It’s frickin great throughout all of the book. I never straight up laughed till it hurt but I was chuckling pretty hard at a lot of the jokes. It’s all very offensive and adult which is of course the kind of comedy bound to make me crack me up the most. The second story arc, issues #5-7 Naked city takes place directly after the first one. It’s mostly meant as a developer for all of the characters and to provide with a very entertaining but dark ass plot about serial killing and a police department. It wasn’t as well written as issues #1-4 but damn it if it wasn’t a fast paced thrill ride. The next arc #8-12, explores Jesse’s childhood. And its ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. This is in the top 5 best backstories I’ve ever read. Not only is it unbelievably addicting, well balanced in writing, but is successfully spliced with the present. Jesse’s parents, Billy Bob, T.C., Jody, and Grandma are all great characters that provide a fantastic balance of good and just plain fucking evil. That is what made this arc so compelling. So much bad shit happened that when the arc ends one of the most satisfying moments in comics happen. The best use of the phrase “Well well well” for sure. I almost got up and danced like an idiot while reading this shit man. That’s how good it is. The emotion, violence, and character relationships are all on point. Jesse and Tulip’s relationship is also written masterfully. Many scenes are devoted to them and their past together and the emotional gut punches were just pages apart.
The next story arc Hunters #13-17 is probably my second to least favourite. It is the introduction of the Grail and more importantly Herr Starr. 2 issues of this story arc were pretty boring and confusing. Not gonna lie. I got a little discouraged reading them because I was really hoping the quality would be consistent. But after those 2 issues the next 3 were fun to read. There is a very infamous moment that everyone knows about in this issue. And JESUS its a dick move. It involves sand. I know everyone loves it, but goddamn I felt sorry for this guy. The arc has to do with the Grail, the 3 leads, Lord Jesus, and drug dealers converging. It was good but not great.
Issue #18 is a quick interlude before the giant 6 parter after Hunters. It explored someone who knew Jesse’s father and served with him in Vietnam. I really liked this issue a lot. It provided some very deep moments about the person who raised Jesse and the people that he knew.
Crusaders #19-24, I read in one sitting. Basically a medium sized trade and I knocked it out in like 2 hours. That’s how entertaining this shit is. The main focus here in this arc is the Grail. Herr Starr is a villain I will remember. Not just because he is the definition of a bad motherfucka but cause he was humanized. He’s a very shitty person but you know he is just trying to keep to a tight agenda. His motivations are very clear which makes his actions make perfect sense. Plus he has the best joke in the book and the best on going joke. I was laughing for quite a while. The other villain introduced in this arc is the Lord Almighty. My god what a grotesque creation. Just like in the first arc a large majority of the characters come together and clash. It ain’t perfect but I’ll get to those critiques shortly.
Issues #25-26 were definitely my least favourite. This is Cassidy’s back story. And the way Ennis wrote it was pretty disappointing. It has a lot of exposition and info dumping. Many times throughout the 2 issues Cassidy will just say what happened instead of the book actually us. Plus I just think it could have been infinitely more interesting than what we got. So ending this massive Absolute edition on a bit of a low note was a let down cuz the second volume still hadn’t arrived!
Alright my other issues with the book. Now it will seem like I have a lot of problems with it but trust me when I say the good FAAAAAAARRRR outweighs the not so great. Probably my biggest problem with the story is everyone’s ability to commit murder and everyone being relatively okay with it. Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy all kill at least 3 people in this book and not once were they shaken up about it. I’m not saying they’re sociopaths, I’m just saying Ennis could have handled it better. Taking lives has a big mental price. It’s addressed but never taken very seriously. *WARNING SLIGHT SPOILERS*: A character gets brought back to life in the 3rd arc and I still don’t buy the reason. The reason this person got brought back to life could be applied to so many other situations. There are quite a lot of people in the world who deserve to be brought back to life and this character is definitely not priority. I dunno it just seemed very flimsy. In the Backstory arc there is something that bugged me. Jesse basically tells his life story up until meeting Cassidy and Tulip. I feel like there wasn’t enough time in between his life before the book actually started. Cuz his lifestyle changed quite a bit before the book started and then just reverted back to normal in a flash. In the Crusaders arc there in lies 2 things I didn’t really care for narratively. The whole concept of the arc is a rescue mission. And man did the rescuers take their sweet ass time! Seriously. Candle light dinners in fancy restaurants, banging every night, relaxing by quiet lakes ect. I understand that getting from point A to B will take a long ass time, but it didn’t seem like their was much urgency. This is one of those problems that tarnish the story arc a bit cause its now the first thing I remember. In the same arc there is a very emotional phone call scene that couldn’t have been written or drawn better. It was amazing. BUT. It had way too many scenes leading up to it. Cause once that moment finally happens I felt like the subject had already gone a little stale. And the rest of my critiques I have already mentioned. 2 issues in the Hunters were very boring, and the last 2 issues were a disappointing ending to the book.
Steve Dillon’s art is some of my favourite. Ever. Every since his art in Hellblazer, his art is up there with the best in my humble opinion. To a lot of people, his art is mostly just serviceable. I disagree. I think it’s some of the most vivid, beautiful, and expressive art ever put to the pages. There are so many panels in this book that belong in an art gallery. And if there was ever anybody who is good at drawing the over the top shit in this story, I’d say it’s Mr. Steve Dillon. NOW I know his art does eventually get much less detailed near the end of the series which is very very disappointing for sure. So I made sure to definitely enjoyed the living shit outta the visuals in this volume.
Goddam this is a long review. If you read this whole thing, Jesus Christ you are a Saint. Thank you. I just had so much to say about this crazy ass story. I ain’t even done it yet! But I truly loved the reading experience of the first 26 issues of preacher. I ain’t gonna reiterate all my praises and cons but I will just say Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon are both at the top of their goddamn game here. And everyone knows this already! But Imma say it again. Preacher (so far) is amazing.
Letter Grade: (A)
Book Construction:
The actual construction of this Absolute Edition is an A+ however. The only Absolutes that rival these Preacher books are the Sandman Absolutes. The black leather texture with the gold inlay on the spine and the front is just frickin incredible. The binding is immaculate, no gutter loss, bear trap, or page issues. Seeing Dillon’s art blown up in such a big format really improved the reading experience.
February 28, 2020
“I caught a glimpse of heaven once. The Angels showed me. The idea was I'd kill for them. Clean up their mistakes on Earth. Eventually redeem myself. Tried it. Didn't like it. Told them where to stick it. So they brought me up to heaven, to see what I'd be missing. A wife. A son. A daughter. I hadn't seen them since they bled out in my arms. Then I was cast down. Back to a world of killers. Rapists. Psychos. Perverts. A brand new evil every minute, spewed out as fast as men can think them up. A world where pitching a criminal dwarf off a skyscraper to tell his fellow scum you're back is a sane and rational act. The angels thought it would be hell for me. But they were wrong. Welcome Back, Frank. Says New York City.”
May 31, 2019
Ω ΝΑ ΣΟΥ ΓΑ!
August 3, 2016
Totally awesome! Definitely not for kids. Cassidy had me LMAO during the whole reading. Interesting characters and story. Can't wait for Volume 2. Very highly recommended!
March 4, 2025
Religion tends to be an easy touch point for satirists, so much so that it becomes boring rather quickly. We get it, religion has some rather silly concepts behind it, so much so that it almost makes fun of itself. With that in mind, I avoided Preacher for a while, fearing it would be another 'fuck religion' polemic disguised as a story (a la His Dark Materials), and while there are the 'fuck religion' moments layered in Preacher from time to time, Ennis' storytelling chops makes Preacher an engaging read. It can be crude, mean, uproarious, strange, and sometimes touching, especially where you least expect it. Religious satire died with Preacher for me, as few others could ever get quite get as madcap, as strange, nor as deviously imaginative as Ennis' opus on religion was, and still very much is.
I should hate Ennis, on principle. He doesn’t like superheroes. His disdain for religion has the sophistication of a 15 year old on Reddit (at least sometimes). He often can be edgy for edgy’s sake. But damn it, the man is too compelling a storyteller to ignore. He’s basically if Mark Millar could actually write a story that’s worth a damn. His insights on human nature and the darkness that lies within the heart of man borders on the uncanny. I won’t pretend Preacher is the deepest when it comes to that subject, and many can argue that he’s written better. But what makes Preacher so unique and what keeps me coming back to it is that it’s a series that’s pure, unadulterated Ennis. Like with Transmetropolitan from his old friend Warren Ellis, Preacher is the purest examination of everything Ennis cares about as an artist and as a human being and I can’t casually dismiss something that comes this much from the heart as Preacher does.
Oh sure, it’s offensive. It’s even quite ridiculous at times. This is a comic about a preacher (our titular one) who was abused viciously as a child, to the point of absurdity. This includes him watching his father get shot to death by his insane cousins and being sunk to the bottom of a river as a form of punishment. Our titular main character also runs across a perverted lunatic who indulges in every depravity known to man, including pedophilia and zoophilia, two idiotic private eyes known as the ‘sexual investigators,’ a secret society of increasingly deranged religious zealots, and an extremely vain, narcissistic version of God…and that’s not even mentioning Arseface. I’ve never claimed Ennis was for everyone and it takes a particular kind of animal to appreciate the charm that Ennis brings to whatever he touches.
Preacher, despite its title, isn’t so much about religion. It takes its share of potshots at religion (particularly Christianity), but it quickly proves that it’s so much more than that. It’s at once a cynical, Biblical supernatural story akin to Hellblazer, a disturbingly straight tale of abuse and overcoming the past, a gritty crime western, a black comedy, Ennis and Dillon’s bipolar love letter to America, with a tinge of religious horror. But Ennis and Dillon take all these elements and create a deeply compelling yarn that never loses its step. From beginning to end, Preacher never lets its foot off the gas, creating one of the most memorable comics I’ve ever read. Once you read Preacher, it’ll be hard to not think about it afterwards.
Far as I can see it, Ennis has three major obsessions, ones that have haunted him throughout his career: friendships between men, soldiers, and vigilantes. Time and time again he comes back to these subjects when he sits down to write a book and he writes about said things with such depth, care, and nuance. If Punisher MAX is his treatise on vigilantes and The Boys is his treatise on superheroes, then Preacher is his treatise on male friendship. Ennis has a keen understanding of the psychology and politics that comes from friendship, particularly between men and we see that explored to its fullest potential here in Preacher. Men can fight, fuck with each other, can say the most horrific, meanest shit to each other, and then go back to laughing and joking like nothing’s wrong. It’s hard to explain in words, but Ennis’ particular gift is getting to the essence of things, showing things in their purest, ‘no-fucking-about’ form and here he shows us the essence of what it’s liking being a friend, being a male friend in particular.
But if I can go a step further, there is also Ennis’ gift with character. Once I got past the edgy humor and angsty ranting about religion, I discovered that Preacher is a character drama disguised as a black comedy. Few can do character voice like Ennis can and fewer can do it so well in comics. One of the greatest pleasures of Preacher was digging past the layers and finding the complexity and sensitivity that Ennis can be capable of in the right circumstances. Many of the characters here are iconic, but what is most surprising about them is their heart and their desire to do good, even in a world as strange and depraved as this one.
Steve Dillon's art is whole other thing entirely, and while I'm not always fond of his style (his characters often look similar for one thing), I find that the way that he and Ennis worked together was almost magical, something Ennis would lament. Ennis and Dillion's creative partnership is one of the great partnerships in comics, with few others being comparable: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Dillon perfectly captures the depravity, as well as the heart that lies within Preacher. As I've noted before, there are artists who compliment a writer's sensibility perfectly and Steve Dillon is that lucky man for Garth Ennis. Ennis can throw whatever wacky and bizarre idea he has and Steve can match him without peer. Sure, there are several other artists who have complimented Ennis' hard-edged style: Jacen Burrows, John McCrea, Goran Parlov, Darick Robertson. But I find Dillon is the best and their creative relationship was the purest. Their apotheosis as a creative team is with Preacher, with Dillon’s oddball art style perfectly complimenting Ennis’ strange, edgy vision.
People often mock Ennis for being immature and edgy. They especially mock Preacher for said immaturity. But I think the sometimes puerile humor adds to Preacher's odd charm and what it's exploring. Preacher is all about letting go. Jesse lets go of the trauma that's defined his life and his fear of his family and commitment. Cassidy lets go of the toxic habits that's held him back from his potential for so long. Tulip lets go of the unrealistic expectations of her romance with Jesse and her outlaw life. In the strangest way, Preacher is very much a coming of age story, where our main characters finally put away their childish things and learn what it means to be ‘grown up.’ As Cassidy says at the end of the series, it's time for him to be a man and ultimately, Preacher shows us how to do that.
So why is Preacher so high on my list of my favorite comics? Why so high on my list of Ennis’ work? He has done better and he has written better. For me, Preacher is Ennis’ heart laid out to bear for all to see. It shows that despite the edginess, all the anger, all the dark humor, that Ennis is a writer of profound insight and intensely deep feeling. Everything that Ennis is as a person is shown here and it’s a joy to witness. There’s some disgust, heartbreak, and even a little anger thrown in for good measure, but joy is never far behind. The Punisher might be Ennis’ best work, but Preacher is Ennis’ heart.
Preacher is one of those comics, among others, that shows me the magic of what comics can do. There was nowhere else where Preacher could have existed. It would have been too silly for film, too strange for TV. As it’s been noted (and should be repeated for all to hear), comics is a medium that can do anything and Preacher is the one of the top contenders of showing just what comics can do under the right circumstances. Is Preacher high art? No, I don't think so, yet I often look back to a particular satirical fantasist when I'm asked such inane questions:
"Susan hated literature, she'd much prefer to read a good book."
I should hate Ennis, on principle. He doesn’t like superheroes. His disdain for religion has the sophistication of a 15 year old on Reddit (at least sometimes). He often can be edgy for edgy’s sake. But damn it, the man is too compelling a storyteller to ignore. He’s basically if Mark Millar could actually write a story that’s worth a damn. His insights on human nature and the darkness that lies within the heart of man borders on the uncanny. I won’t pretend Preacher is the deepest when it comes to that subject, and many can argue that he’s written better. But what makes Preacher so unique and what keeps me coming back to it is that it’s a series that’s pure, unadulterated Ennis. Like with Transmetropolitan from his old friend Warren Ellis, Preacher is the purest examination of everything Ennis cares about as an artist and as a human being and I can’t casually dismiss something that comes this much from the heart as Preacher does.
Oh sure, it’s offensive. It’s even quite ridiculous at times. This is a comic about a preacher (our titular one) who was abused viciously as a child, to the point of absurdity. This includes him watching his father get shot to death by his insane cousins and being sunk to the bottom of a river as a form of punishment. Our titular main character also runs across a perverted lunatic who indulges in every depravity known to man, including pedophilia and zoophilia, two idiotic private eyes known as the ‘sexual investigators,’ a secret society of increasingly deranged religious zealots, and an extremely vain, narcissistic version of God…and that’s not even mentioning Arseface. I’ve never claimed Ennis was for everyone and it takes a particular kind of animal to appreciate the charm that Ennis brings to whatever he touches.
Preacher, despite its title, isn’t so much about religion. It takes its share of potshots at religion (particularly Christianity), but it quickly proves that it’s so much more than that. It’s at once a cynical, Biblical supernatural story akin to Hellblazer, a disturbingly straight tale of abuse and overcoming the past, a gritty crime western, a black comedy, Ennis and Dillon’s bipolar love letter to America, with a tinge of religious horror. But Ennis and Dillon take all these elements and create a deeply compelling yarn that never loses its step. From beginning to end, Preacher never lets its foot off the gas, creating one of the most memorable comics I’ve ever read. Once you read Preacher, it’ll be hard to not think about it afterwards.
Far as I can see it, Ennis has three major obsessions, ones that have haunted him throughout his career: friendships between men, soldiers, and vigilantes. Time and time again he comes back to these subjects when he sits down to write a book and he writes about said things with such depth, care, and nuance. If Punisher MAX is his treatise on vigilantes and The Boys is his treatise on superheroes, then Preacher is his treatise on male friendship. Ennis has a keen understanding of the psychology and politics that comes from friendship, particularly between men and we see that explored to its fullest potential here in Preacher. Men can fight, fuck with each other, can say the most horrific, meanest shit to each other, and then go back to laughing and joking like nothing’s wrong. It’s hard to explain in words, but Ennis’ particular gift is getting to the essence of things, showing things in their purest, ‘no-fucking-about’ form and here he shows us the essence of what it’s liking being a friend, being a male friend in particular.
But if I can go a step further, there is also Ennis’ gift with character. Once I got past the edgy humor and angsty ranting about religion, I discovered that Preacher is a character drama disguised as a black comedy. Few can do character voice like Ennis can and fewer can do it so well in comics. One of the greatest pleasures of Preacher was digging past the layers and finding the complexity and sensitivity that Ennis can be capable of in the right circumstances. Many of the characters here are iconic, but what is most surprising about them is their heart and their desire to do good, even in a world as strange and depraved as this one.
Steve Dillon's art is whole other thing entirely, and while I'm not always fond of his style (his characters often look similar for one thing), I find that the way that he and Ennis worked together was almost magical, something Ennis would lament. Ennis and Dillion's creative partnership is one of the great partnerships in comics, with few others being comparable: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Dillon perfectly captures the depravity, as well as the heart that lies within Preacher. As I've noted before, there are artists who compliment a writer's sensibility perfectly and Steve Dillon is that lucky man for Garth Ennis. Ennis can throw whatever wacky and bizarre idea he has and Steve can match him without peer. Sure, there are several other artists who have complimented Ennis' hard-edged style: Jacen Burrows, John McCrea, Goran Parlov, Darick Robertson. But I find Dillon is the best and their creative relationship was the purest. Their apotheosis as a creative team is with Preacher, with Dillon’s oddball art style perfectly complimenting Ennis’ strange, edgy vision.
People often mock Ennis for being immature and edgy. They especially mock Preacher for said immaturity. But I think the sometimes puerile humor adds to Preacher's odd charm and what it's exploring. Preacher is all about letting go. Jesse lets go of the trauma that's defined his life and his fear of his family and commitment. Cassidy lets go of the toxic habits that's held him back from his potential for so long. Tulip lets go of the unrealistic expectations of her romance with Jesse and her outlaw life. In the strangest way, Preacher is very much a coming of age story, where our main characters finally put away their childish things and learn what it means to be ‘grown up.’ As Cassidy says at the end of the series, it's time for him to be a man and ultimately, Preacher shows us how to do that.
So why is Preacher so high on my list of my favorite comics? Why so high on my list of Ennis’ work? He has done better and he has written better. For me, Preacher is Ennis’ heart laid out to bear for all to see. It shows that despite the edginess, all the anger, all the dark humor, that Ennis is a writer of profound insight and intensely deep feeling. Everything that Ennis is as a person is shown here and it’s a joy to witness. There’s some disgust, heartbreak, and even a little anger thrown in for good measure, but joy is never far behind. The Punisher might be Ennis’ best work, but Preacher is Ennis’ heart.
Preacher is one of those comics, among others, that shows me the magic of what comics can do. There was nowhere else where Preacher could have existed. It would have been too silly for film, too strange for TV. As it’s been noted (and should be repeated for all to hear), comics is a medium that can do anything and Preacher is the one of the top contenders of showing just what comics can do under the right circumstances. Is Preacher high art? No, I don't think so, yet I often look back to a particular satirical fantasist when I'm asked such inane questions:
"Susan hated literature, she'd much prefer to read a good book."
November 29, 2022
Iako je Garth Ennis etablirano ime u svetu stripa, sticajem okolnosti do sada nisam čitao ništa od njegovih dela. Onda sam naleteo na ovaj prvi broj Propov(j)ednika na nekom sniženju i odlučio da mu dam šansu.
Prvi broj Propovednika mi je bio neverovatno zabavan. Kad bih Garth Ennisa poredio sa filmadžijama to bi definitivno bio Robert Rodriguez jer mi je Propovednik bio zabavan na tom nivou kako su mi bili zabavni i Desperado ili Od sumraka do svitanja.
Gomila brutalne akcije, gde pod brutalne podrazumevam krvoproliće, koje mi nikad samo po sebi nije interesatno, ali u slučaju Propovednika (baš kao i u slučaju Desperadosa) ono je predstavljeno na neki zabavno, dovitljiv i pomalo komičan način koji obesmišljava samo krvoproliće po sebi i prelazi granicu realnog čime se pomalo i parodira akcioni žanr.
Gomila dobrog crnog humora. I u ovom segmentu Ennis ume da bude brutalan ali na zaista zabavan način uvodeći likove koji su češće karikature likova nego objektivni likovi i dijaloga koji su surovo iskreni i direktni bez okolišanja i stvaranja dijaloga zarad dramaturgije.
Sve to u kontekstu religijske priče gde Ennis takođe često banalizuje biblijske likove dajući im ljudske crte koji su, takođe, često na granici karikature. Da li Ennis preispituje religiju i bliblijske motive ili ih parodira - ostaljevno je čitaocu da zaključi, što smatram vrlo dovitljivim pristupom.
Sam tok priče osciluje i može se podeliti na delove koji obuhvataju određene celine. Ono na šta treba biti spreman prilikom čitanja (to mi je bio teži deo) je da što je nešto neverovatnije da se desi u realnosti - to će se uglavnom baš dogoditi. Treba imati na umu da ovo delo ima i elemenata amerikane i da ima taj "američki pristup" gde će se dvoje ljudi jednog dana razići u jednom delu Amerike a za par dana sasvim slučajno sresti u drugom delu Amerike. To naravno priču često čini potpuno neralnom ali je i veoma zabavno i to je kompromis na koji se mora biti spreman.
Poručio sam i ostatak serijala i nadam se da je ovakav do kraja.
Prvi broj Propovednika mi je bio neverovatno zabavan. Kad bih Garth Ennisa poredio sa filmadžijama to bi definitivno bio Robert Rodriguez jer mi je Propovednik bio zabavan na tom nivou kako su mi bili zabavni i Desperado ili Od sumraka do svitanja.
Gomila brutalne akcije, gde pod brutalne podrazumevam krvoproliće, koje mi nikad samo po sebi nije interesatno, ali u slučaju Propovednika (baš kao i u slučaju Desperadosa) ono je predstavljeno na neki zabavno, dovitljiv i pomalo komičan način koji obesmišljava samo krvoproliće po sebi i prelazi granicu realnog čime se pomalo i parodira akcioni žanr.
Gomila dobrog crnog humora. I u ovom segmentu Ennis ume da bude brutalan ali na zaista zabavan način uvodeći likove koji su češće karikature likova nego objektivni likovi i dijaloga koji su surovo iskreni i direktni bez okolišanja i stvaranja dijaloga zarad dramaturgije.
Sve to u kontekstu religijske priče gde Ennis takođe često banalizuje biblijske likove dajući im ljudske crte koji su, takođe, često na granici karikature. Da li Ennis preispituje religiju i bliblijske motive ili ih parodira - ostaljevno je čitaocu da zaključi, što smatram vrlo dovitljivim pristupom.
Sam tok priče osciluje i može se podeliti na delove koji obuhvataju određene celine. Ono na šta treba biti spreman prilikom čitanja (to mi je bio teži deo) je da što je nešto neverovatnije da se desi u realnosti - to će se uglavnom baš dogoditi. Treba imati na umu da ovo delo ima i elemenata amerikane i da ima taj "američki pristup" gde će se dvoje ljudi jednog dana razići u jednom delu Amerike a za par dana sasvim slučajno sresti u drugom delu Amerike. To naravno priču često čini potpuno neralnom ali je i veoma zabavno i to je kompromis na koji se mora biti spreman.
Poručio sam i ostatak serijala i nadam se da je ovakav do kraja.
October 28, 2023
(Zero spoiler review) 4.25/5
Hot fuggen damn this one came out the gates swinging. So much so that I messaged a friend a few issues in, proclaiming this one to be a potential 'all timer'. You could probably deduce from the score proffered above, that this book didn't maintain the relentless pace and uncompromising quality throughout the entirety of this book, and you would be right. Along with a number of less preferrable tropes in Ennis' locker (which we will get to) is his tendency to knock your socks off your feet and your dick in the dirt with his first few issues. If you've read the initial offering to The Boys, you may just know what I'm talking about. But just like The Boys, which went awol during the entire second omnibus, Ennis gives us every other bad habit of his during the disappointing and uninteresting middle arc of Preacher. Once that unfortunate diversion is taken care of, things pick back up... for the most part, but never come close to equaling the furious, frenetic and fun first ten or so issues.
Quite why Ennis feels the need to water down almost every character with absurdity is beyond me. Perhaps, this being his first big hit series, his cliches hadn't been done to death yet, and so it felt much more fresh at the time than it does to me now, but far too many characters and moments here are diluted, if not outright ruined because Ennis felt the need to be funny / edgy / whatever. A more thorough examination would require spoilers, which I don't do, and I went into this one knowing absolutely nothing of the overall plot, so again, I won't potentially deny that to someone in a similar situation, but if the man could just dial it back here and there, the story would be all the better for it. Not everything has to be Spinal Tapped up to eleven at every conceivable opportunity. Not only was Ennis off form here, but Dillon's artwork suffered a noticeable downgrade here, too. It started out absolutely mint, and fluctuated in quality from then on, right up until the end. Just like the rest of the book, really.
That said, despite Preacher looking to fall just short of GOAT status, this is still some bloody awesome comics that should be read by everyone at some point. Well, maybe not everybody. Hopefully volume two can keep it up and stick the landing. 4.25/5
OmniBen.
Hot fuggen damn this one came out the gates swinging. So much so that I messaged a friend a few issues in, proclaiming this one to be a potential 'all timer'. You could probably deduce from the score proffered above, that this book didn't maintain the relentless pace and uncompromising quality throughout the entirety of this book, and you would be right. Along with a number of less preferrable tropes in Ennis' locker (which we will get to) is his tendency to knock your socks off your feet and your dick in the dirt with his first few issues. If you've read the initial offering to The Boys, you may just know what I'm talking about. But just like The Boys, which went awol during the entire second omnibus, Ennis gives us every other bad habit of his during the disappointing and uninteresting middle arc of Preacher. Once that unfortunate diversion is taken care of, things pick back up... for the most part, but never come close to equaling the furious, frenetic and fun first ten or so issues.
Quite why Ennis feels the need to water down almost every character with absurdity is beyond me. Perhaps, this being his first big hit series, his cliches hadn't been done to death yet, and so it felt much more fresh at the time than it does to me now, but far too many characters and moments here are diluted, if not outright ruined because Ennis felt the need to be funny / edgy / whatever. A more thorough examination would require spoilers, which I don't do, and I went into this one knowing absolutely nothing of the overall plot, so again, I won't potentially deny that to someone in a similar situation, but if the man could just dial it back here and there, the story would be all the better for it. Not everything has to be Spinal Tapped up to eleven at every conceivable opportunity. Not only was Ennis off form here, but Dillon's artwork suffered a noticeable downgrade here, too. It started out absolutely mint, and fluctuated in quality from then on, right up until the end. Just like the rest of the book, really.
That said, despite Preacher looking to fall just short of GOAT status, this is still some bloody awesome comics that should be read by everyone at some point. Well, maybe not everybody. Hopefully volume two can keep it up and stick the landing. 4.25/5
OmniBen.
October 25, 2019
This massive leatherbound, slipcased edition looks lovely, but it weighs so much that it's rather unwieldy, but the story will make your suffering worthwhile.
Jesse, a preacher whose congregation is mysteriously incinerated fairly early on, sets out to find God. Not in the religious sense either, but actually tracking down the almighty on Earth since He has abandoned Heaven.
With the aid of his hit-man...um...hit-person girlfriend and an Irish vampire with a heart of gold, they set out on one of the most bizarre road trips of all time. From Texas to New York to France, our heroes encounter all manner of odd (and I do mean odd!) characters, all while being tracked by a grizzled gunslinger called "The Saint Of Killers".
Not recommended for those easily offended by language or sexual perversity.
Jesse, a preacher whose congregation is mysteriously incinerated fairly early on, sets out to find God. Not in the religious sense either, but actually tracking down the almighty on Earth since He has abandoned Heaven.
With the aid of his hit-man...um...hit-person girlfriend and an Irish vampire with a heart of gold, they set out on one of the most bizarre road trips of all time. From Texas to New York to France, our heroes encounter all manner of odd (and I do mean odd!) characters, all while being tracked by a grizzled gunslinger called "The Saint Of Killers".
Not recommended for those easily offended by language or sexual perversity.
January 9, 2022
Holy shit!
I’ve always heard that Preacher was a must read, but I’d never quite pulled the trigger on it. Idiot. This is brilliant and bloody and, well; bloody brilliant!
I’m very very keen to get my hands on Volumes 2 & 3 of the Absolutes and go through this epic journey of biblical proportions to pull God’s head out of his own arse.
Solid solid stuff. Definitely give it a read, without making the small dipshit mistake I did in putting it off for years. Read it. Read it now. Ready yourself for a ride the way only a wholly blasphemous modern western possibly can. (Can I call it modern when it’s nearly 30 years old?)
I’ve always heard that Preacher was a must read, but I’d never quite pulled the trigger on it. Idiot. This is brilliant and bloody and, well; bloody brilliant!
I’m very very keen to get my hands on Volumes 2 & 3 of the Absolutes and go through this epic journey of biblical proportions to pull God’s head out of his own arse.
Solid solid stuff. Definitely give it a read, without making the small dipshit mistake I did in putting it off for years. Read it. Read it now. Ready yourself for a ride the way only a wholly blasphemous modern western possibly can. (Can I call it modern when it’s nearly 30 years old?)
October 4, 2025
Il terzo ciclio di storie, quello su nonna Marie L’angelle e Angelville, ci permette di approfondire l’infanzia di Jesse.
Sono numeri crudeli, in cui ogni personaggio minimamente positivo o comunque caro a Jessw viene brutalmente ucciso (il suo cane, il suo migliore amico, addirittura Tulip, che però viene fatta risorgere da Dio nel numero dopo).
Scopriamo anche che e’ lei il motivo per cui Jesse ha abbandonato Tulip all’improvviso anni fa.
Il ciclio successivo invece ruota attorno alla setta del Santo Graal, un’organizzazione segreta il cui obiettivo e’ proteggere il discendente della stirpe di Gesù, che a furia di unioni tra consanguinei ha generato un mezzo ritardato. All’apice dell’organizzazione c’e’ l’Onnipadre D’aronique, che e’ una specie di Papa superobeso e di cui non capiamo l’interesse verso Jesse. Solo dopo scopriamo con un super twistone che lui e’ il nipote (di zia) della nonna di Jesse.
Cassidy e’ uno schizzato ma a molto a cuore l’amicizia con Tulip e Jesse, tanto che finge di essere quest’ultimo quando Starr (il tipo con l’occhio di vetro) fa la retata all’orgia.
Dopo essere stato sodomizzato Starr non riesce a togliersi dalla testa il sesso gay.
Torna il santo degli assassini e l’arcangelo, imprigionato da Starr, racconta a Jesse della nascita di Genesis.
Gli ultimi due numeri consistono in flashback su Cassidy: nel primo si racconta di quando Cassidy (di cui scopriamo il nome di battesimo, Proinsias, e che aveva anche un fratello, Billy) divenne vampiro, nell’irlanda del 1917, mentre nel secondo del suo arrivo negli Stati Uniti.
Parlando dei disegni, lo stile generale di Dillon non mi piace particolarmente, ma e’ grandioso nelle espressioni facciali e apprezzo molto i bordi irregolari delle vignette, come se fossero delle polaroid rovinate
Chiudono il volume l’angolo della posta di Preacher e la sceneggiatura del numero 11.
Sono numeri crudeli, in cui ogni personaggio minimamente positivo o comunque caro a Jessw viene brutalmente ucciso (il suo cane, il suo migliore amico, addirittura Tulip, che però viene fatta risorgere da Dio nel numero dopo).
Scopriamo anche che e’ lei il motivo per cui Jesse ha abbandonato Tulip all’improvviso anni fa.
Il ciclio successivo invece ruota attorno alla setta del Santo Graal, un’organizzazione segreta il cui obiettivo e’ proteggere il discendente della stirpe di Gesù, che a furia di unioni tra consanguinei ha generato un mezzo ritardato. All’apice dell’organizzazione c’e’ l’Onnipadre D’aronique, che e’ una specie di Papa superobeso e di cui non capiamo l’interesse verso Jesse. Solo dopo scopriamo con un super twistone che lui e’ il nipote (di zia) della nonna di Jesse.
Cassidy e’ uno schizzato ma a molto a cuore l’amicizia con Tulip e Jesse, tanto che finge di essere quest’ultimo quando Starr (il tipo con l’occhio di vetro) fa la retata all’orgia.
Dopo essere stato sodomizzato Starr non riesce a togliersi dalla testa il sesso gay.
Torna il santo degli assassini e l’arcangelo, imprigionato da Starr, racconta a Jesse della nascita di Genesis.
Gli ultimi due numeri consistono in flashback su Cassidy: nel primo si racconta di quando Cassidy (di cui scopriamo il nome di battesimo, Proinsias, e che aveva anche un fratello, Billy) divenne vampiro, nell’irlanda del 1917, mentre nel secondo del suo arrivo negli Stati Uniti.
Parlando dei disegni, lo stile generale di Dillon non mi piace particolarmente, ma e’ grandioso nelle espressioni facciali e apprezzo molto i bordi irregolari delle vignette, come se fossero delle polaroid rovinate
Chiudono il volume l’angolo della posta di Preacher e la sceneggiatura del numero 11.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 9, 2020
I was in high school when Preacher was first published, and was hooked relatively early in the run. It remained one of my favorite comics of all time, but I never returned to it until now. Rereading it in this gorgeous oversized edition is a real treat, and the three volumes look incredible on my shelves. The last 20+ years have both cemented the story as a classic and accentuated its flaws.
First, the art. The late Steve Dillon was a master at human expressions and shocking violence, and the entire run is better for it. But this time around, I really noticed how he only draws one face for almost everybody, with little variation. It was most apparent when Herr Starr is on the page with his minion and short of clothing and Starr's eye, they are identical.
Second, it is certainly a product of the 90's in many ways- most of which is completely understandable. I loved it for its Tarantino heavy influence but these days it is a bit too heavy. The anti-P.C. attitude was refreshing at the time, but some of that just comes off as "edgelord" in this day and age. Many things that are used as punchlines (sexuality, mental illness) could be far better incorporated in the story, like Ennis does in his later series The Boys.
None of this is detracting from reliving the fun and inventiveness of Preacher at all. It deserves this classic treatment and I'm looking forward to tackling the next volume.
Just gotta make sure it stays out of my kids' hands for another decade...
First, the art. The late Steve Dillon was a master at human expressions and shocking violence, and the entire run is better for it. But this time around, I really noticed how he only draws one face for almost everybody, with little variation. It was most apparent when Herr Starr is on the page with his minion and short of clothing and Starr's eye, they are identical.
Second, it is certainly a product of the 90's in many ways- most of which is completely understandable. I loved it for its Tarantino heavy influence but these days it is a bit too heavy. The anti-P.C. attitude was refreshing at the time, but some of that just comes off as "edgelord" in this day and age. Many things that are used as punchlines (sexuality, mental illness) could be far better incorporated in the story, like Ennis does in his later series The Boys.
None of this is detracting from reliving the fun and inventiveness of Preacher at all. It deserves this classic treatment and I'm looking forward to tackling the next volume.
Just gotta make sure it stays out of my kids' hands for another decade...
October 20, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Preacher follows a gang of three washed-up misfits that have all been dealt cruel hands by fate. First there’s Jesse Custer, a vulgar, foul-mouthed yet all-around upstanding and gentlemanly preacher living a dull life in a small Texas town called Annville. He wears the mantle of a preacher while exuding the aura of a gritty, spaghetti western antihero. He spends more time praying to John Wayne and channeling Clint Eastwood than he ever spends seeking guidance from God.
Things take a major turn for Jesse when he accidentally gets possessed by the spirit of a supernatural entity called Genesis, the cursed child born out of the forbidden fornication between an angel and a demon. The entity contains the essence of absolute goodness and absolute evil, fusing together with Jesse’s soul and granting him unimaginable power. Now a force to be reckoned with, Jesse makes himself quite a few dangerous enemies and he doesn’t plan to let his newfound powers go to waste. He has a bone to pick with the scum of the earth and plans to use his powers to make amends with his past trauma and regrets. Most of all, he has it out for God more than anyone else for allowing all the chaos and evil in the world to spiral out of control in the first place. He goes on a journey to find God and give him a piece of his mind.
Along his journey, Jesse reunites with his ex-girlfriend Tulip and befriends an Irish, vampire junky named Cassidy. Tulip is a hotheaded gunslinger that was raised by her tough-as-nails yet affectionate, sharpshooting father who taught her how to hunt, stand on her own two feet and take no nonsense from anybody. She’s a wild tomboy with a lot of heart and has quite a bit of catching up to do with Jesse after he abandoned her for unknown reasons at the peak of their relationship.
After hearing Jesse’s story about fusing with Genesis and going on a mission to find God with his newfound powers, Cassidy happily joins the preacher on his quest while Tulip works on patching things up with Jesse after learning of the dark secrets behind his sudden disappearance. Cassidy also has some demons of his own to work out as he battles with alcoholism, drug addiction and a wavering moral compass on top of never being able to walk around in broad daylight because of the curse of vampirism placed on him as a young boy. Despite their numerous imperfections, the three come together in hopes of finding God. Not in the metaphorical sense, but to kick his ass for abandoning his throne in heaven, neglecting his duties and letting humanity drown in the cesspool he created with his own hands. The three outlaws seek to set things right through very unsavory means.
Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy encounter some incredibly disturbed villains along the way, including Jesse’s own family of backwater devils that include a tyrannical religious grandmother obsessed with maintaining pure bloodlines, a violent psychopath that brutally murdered anything Jesse dared to love as a child, and a crazed hillbilly with a fetish for farm animals. Then there’s a secret religious order akin to the Illuminati called The Grail, which includes the outrageous Klaus Starr whose violent antics along with his obsession of trying to use Jesse’s powers to fulfill his own plans usually end up leaving him with a few missing limbs and making a mockery of himself. There’s even a KKK loonie that built himself a giant sex doll made out of the severed, bloody body parts of butchered livestock. The violence is so outrageously gruesome that it somehow manages to be equally horrendous and hilarious. A lot of the dark and shocking moments in this series are delivered with heavy undertones of black comedy, making you laugh, cringe and gag all at the same time. It’s a wild ride that pulls no punches, and the scares are absurdly creative if nothing else.
The three protagonists have a lot of depth to them, every villain is a wicked bastard and the side characters all have their own heartwarming struggles to overcome. The most notable minor character that I was rooting for from beginning to end was a mentally disabled boy nicknamed Assface. The boy idolized Kurt Cobain to an unhealthy degree and unfortunately, he thought that following in his idol’s footsteps by blowing his head off with a gun would earn himself the love and admiration he always wanted. After his failed suicide attempt, he’s left with a gaping hole that continuously oozes fluid from his now deformed face, which earned him the nickname Assface. Instead of letting his deformity bring him down, he goes on his own personal journey of self-discovery and finding comfort and acceptance through rock music. This is just one of many touching tales throughout the series.
Preacher is outrageous, shocking, and it isn’t afraid of offending anybody with its sharp-edged humor, but it also captures the personal flaws and imperfections that every single person carries. The action is spectacular, the characters are heroic and monstrous in equal measure, and you can never prepare yourself for whatever bizarre travesties it will throw at you next. Stephen King even cited Preacher as being a big inspiration behind his surreal fantasy masterpiece The Dark Tower, and it’s not hard to see how. It’s the perfect blend of gritty western, dark fantasy, shock humor and over the top horror-fueled action sequences. It’ll definitely send you through an unforgettable trip through the wild west.
***
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Preacher follows a gang of three washed-up misfits that have all been dealt cruel hands by fate. First there’s Jesse Custer, a vulgar, foul-mouthed yet all-around upstanding and gentlemanly preacher living a dull life in a small Texas town called Annville. He wears the mantle of a preacher while exuding the aura of a gritty, spaghetti western antihero. He spends more time praying to John Wayne and channeling Clint Eastwood than he ever spends seeking guidance from God.
Things take a major turn for Jesse when he accidentally gets possessed by the spirit of a supernatural entity called Genesis, the cursed child born out of the forbidden fornication between an angel and a demon. The entity contains the essence of absolute goodness and absolute evil, fusing together with Jesse’s soul and granting him unimaginable power. Now a force to be reckoned with, Jesse makes himself quite a few dangerous enemies and he doesn’t plan to let his newfound powers go to waste. He has a bone to pick with the scum of the earth and plans to use his powers to make amends with his past trauma and regrets. Most of all, he has it out for God more than anyone else for allowing all the chaos and evil in the world to spiral out of control in the first place. He goes on a journey to find God and give him a piece of his mind.
Along his journey, Jesse reunites with his ex-girlfriend Tulip and befriends an Irish, vampire junky named Cassidy. Tulip is a hotheaded gunslinger that was raised by her tough-as-nails yet affectionate, sharpshooting father who taught her how to hunt, stand on her own two feet and take no nonsense from anybody. She’s a wild tomboy with a lot of heart and has quite a bit of catching up to do with Jesse after he abandoned her for unknown reasons at the peak of their relationship.
After hearing Jesse’s story about fusing with Genesis and going on a mission to find God with his newfound powers, Cassidy happily joins the preacher on his quest while Tulip works on patching things up with Jesse after learning of the dark secrets behind his sudden disappearance. Cassidy also has some demons of his own to work out as he battles with alcoholism, drug addiction and a wavering moral compass on top of never being able to walk around in broad daylight because of the curse of vampirism placed on him as a young boy. Despite their numerous imperfections, the three come together in hopes of finding God. Not in the metaphorical sense, but to kick his ass for abandoning his throne in heaven, neglecting his duties and letting humanity drown in the cesspool he created with his own hands. The three outlaws seek to set things right through very unsavory means.
Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy encounter some incredibly disturbed villains along the way, including Jesse’s own family of backwater devils that include a tyrannical religious grandmother obsessed with maintaining pure bloodlines, a violent psychopath that brutally murdered anything Jesse dared to love as a child, and a crazed hillbilly with a fetish for farm animals. Then there’s a secret religious order akin to the Illuminati called The Grail, which includes the outrageous Klaus Starr whose violent antics along with his obsession of trying to use Jesse’s powers to fulfill his own plans usually end up leaving him with a few missing limbs and making a mockery of himself. There’s even a KKK loonie that built himself a giant sex doll made out of the severed, bloody body parts of butchered livestock. The violence is so outrageously gruesome that it somehow manages to be equally horrendous and hilarious. A lot of the dark and shocking moments in this series are delivered with heavy undertones of black comedy, making you laugh, cringe and gag all at the same time. It’s a wild ride that pulls no punches, and the scares are absurdly creative if nothing else.
The three protagonists have a lot of depth to them, every villain is a wicked bastard and the side characters all have their own heartwarming struggles to overcome. The most notable minor character that I was rooting for from beginning to end was a mentally disabled boy nicknamed Assface. The boy idolized Kurt Cobain to an unhealthy degree and unfortunately, he thought that following in his idol’s footsteps by blowing his head off with a gun would earn himself the love and admiration he always wanted. After his failed suicide attempt, he’s left with a gaping hole that continuously oozes fluid from his now deformed face, which earned him the nickname Assface. Instead of letting his deformity bring him down, he goes on his own personal journey of self-discovery and finding comfort and acceptance through rock music. This is just one of many touching tales throughout the series.
Preacher is outrageous, shocking, and it isn’t afraid of offending anybody with its sharp-edged humor, but it also captures the personal flaws and imperfections that every single person carries. The action is spectacular, the characters are heroic and monstrous in equal measure, and you can never prepare yourself for whatever bizarre travesties it will throw at you next. Stephen King even cited Preacher as being a big inspiration behind his surreal fantasy masterpiece The Dark Tower, and it’s not hard to see how. It’s the perfect blend of gritty western, dark fantasy, shock humor and over the top horror-fueled action sequences. It’ll definitely send you through an unforgettable trip through the wild west.
***
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March 1, 2018
This collection contains issues #1-26, introduction by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg + extra gallery. I believe that story is well-known so I won't go into details, there's also a (good) TV series with the same name and I can only say I'm sad I haven't discovered it earlier in life. One of the cult graphic novels of 90s, one that crushed some stereotypes and broaden limits of the format (especially in US).
Due to violence and other content maybe it's not recommendable for younger kids, but I'd wish I've read this when in first hit the shelves, back in 90s when I was a teen. Story is captivating, full-color drawings are great, especially covers done by Glenn Fabry in his well-known detailed and realistic style. No drawbacks, except that by the end of this book a story takes a bit slower pace and isn't as fresh, but that's something many other graphic novels experience at that phase so top rating from me.
Due to violence and other content maybe it's not recommendable for younger kids, but I'd wish I've read this when in first hit the shelves, back in 90s when I was a teen. Story is captivating, full-color drawings are great, especially covers done by Glenn Fabry in his well-known detailed and realistic style. No drawbacks, except that by the end of this book a story takes a bit slower pace and isn't as fresh, but that's something many other graphic novels experience at that phase so top rating from me.
April 7, 2021
Now that's a mean devil of a comic. In retrospect I'm not sure, if the events told in this first absolute volume couldn't have been told more straight forward. But then again, it's the detours which really let this shine. Brutal social satire, mocking intertextuality, blasphemy indeed, but not senseless. I am under the impression that the nineties birthed a host of unrepentant punks (Gaiman, Morrison, Ennis) which turned the genre on its head in the wake of Moore's work with the likes of the Swamp Ting, the Watchmen etc. "Preacher" is one of its offshoots. Along the same line of reasoning I wonder what the difference is between the "PC"-culture now and then. It clearly existed, more than I expected, as the letters in the back show. But would "Preacher" have been originally published today? Don't know the answer.
Art is a mixed bag. Interieurs and surroundings are, say, functional. Persons, faces, mimics are often done with great care and quite well drawn.
Art is a mixed bag. Interieurs and surroundings are, say, functional. Persons, faces, mimics are often done with great care and quite well drawn.
April 10, 2025
Grotesque, unholy, disgusting and bloody. I can see how this would upset some people. If my mother found me reading this growing up it would have been burned and quite honestly I don’t think I would blame her. I thought it was pretty great. There is some amazing art but 75+% is talking heads with sparse backgrounds. Despite that, it works and I still found the flow of the story to be very intriguing and it was a real page turner. The dialogue seems real and unforced. If I were reading these issues monthly when they came out I definitely wouldn’t have missed an issue. This often comes up on must read list in the graphic novel genre. While I agree with that point I would still place it below Sandman.
March 31, 2021
Telling on myself a bit here, but a man is who he ultimately is, and for all the stuff Ennis puts in that’s needlessly transgressive or macho bullshit I’d profess not to believe in, it’s a good old tale about friendship and family and maybe even what faith could mean in a century like this one. Plus I was Jesse for Halloween in 12th grade. A man is who he is.
February 27, 2025
Nije za svaciji zeludac. Iza sokantnosti, perverzije, brutalnosti bez suzdrzavanja, krije se poprilicno zanimljiva prica koja drzi paznju citaoca. Strip bez granica u govoru, idejama i prezentaciji i ako vam to ne smeta onda je pravi izbor za vas.
May 17, 2017
Preacher preacher best damn comic i ever read and will continue to read
December 20, 2017
5 Stars for the edition and 4 stars for the story.
I like Ennis work a lot and preacher is one of his best, if not the best.
I like Ennis work a lot and preacher is one of his best, if not the best.
April 7, 2018
Awesome series and a must read!
August 16, 2018
This is a must read! I read it in two days because I couldn't put it down.
January 5, 2020
Five of Five for quality and presence. As for the story itself, that's something else. I don't even want to rate it. I'm actually going to sell it after this review.
November 26, 2020
Absolutely amazing! Loved it beginning to end.
January 17, 2022
Provocative and incredibly entertaining, the marvelous art just really sets it apart!
May 11, 2023
Only four stars for the coloring errors in what could have been a five-star review. Buyer beware: first edition version is rife with coloring errors.
January 12, 2024
solidan strip
bolji nego ona smećarska serija
bolji nego ona smećarska serija
June 11, 2021
I’m so glad I picked up this Absolute Edition. The slipcase and binding are gorgeous!
I originally read Preacher in 2001 in trade paperbacks. Reading it at 40, I wasn’t quite as impressed with it as I was when I was 20. Some of the dialogue hasn’t aged well, and it’s more of a 4-star read for me now instead of a solid 5. I’m keeping my original rating because it was one of the series that got me into comics, and it’s still entertaining as hell.
I originally read Preacher in 2001 in trade paperbacks. Reading it at 40, I wasn’t quite as impressed with it as I was when I was 20. Some of the dialogue hasn’t aged well, and it’s more of a 4-star read for me now instead of a solid 5. I’m keeping my original rating because it was one of the series that got me into comics, and it’s still entertaining as hell.
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