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Absolute Preacher Vol. 3
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's groundbreaking Vertigo series continues to receive the Absolute Edition treatment with ABSOLUTE PREACHER VOL. 3!
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 #41-66 of PREACHER in an oversize 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 #41-66 of PREACHER in an oversize Absolute Edition format, complete with a new slipcase and bonus material!
736 pages, Hardcover
Published April 25, 2018
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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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December 5, 2021
Absolute Preacher Volume 3 collects Preacher #41-66 plus the Tall in the Saddle special.
As I've said before, for a few years, Preacher was one of the only comics I read. Due to the Ferengi concept of the Great Material Continuum, some of the crap I cashed in at Half Price Books magically became this book.
Jesse Custer's quest to find the almighty comes to a conclusion in this volume, not without a lot of bumps along the way. After the events of the last volume, Jesse wanders out of the desert, minus an eye and has the rug pulled out from under him yet again. After an unexpected reunion and a stint as a small town sheriff, Jesse heads for New York to set things right and head for the finish line.
It's been at least fifteen years since I've read these stories and I forgot great whacks of them due to the magic of getting older. Some of the moments still pack quite a punch. I felt man tears threatening to burst forth when Jesse called Jodie 'Mom,' as well as during his reunions with Tulip. Cassidy is still an utter douche, the depths of his douchebaggery rediscovered like picking at an old scab. Once again, I felt a little sorry for Starr, losing a leg and his genitals in this volume, although I was satisfied when he was finally pushing up daisies.
The ending still disappoints me after twenty one years, though. A certain party got off light and the confrontation we'd been waiting for for 66 issues never actually happened. Still, it was still satisfying in its own way, particularly the ride on horseback off into the sunset.
Ennis and Dillon crafted an epic with Preacher, an ode to America that only two immigrants could have created. I'll gladly ride this trail again in a few years. Five out of five stars.
As I've said before, for a few years, Preacher was one of the only comics I read. Due to the Ferengi concept of the Great Material Continuum, some of the crap I cashed in at Half Price Books magically became this book.
Jesse Custer's quest to find the almighty comes to a conclusion in this volume, not without a lot of bumps along the way. After the events of the last volume, Jesse wanders out of the desert, minus an eye and has the rug pulled out from under him yet again. After an unexpected reunion and a stint as a small town sheriff, Jesse heads for New York to set things right and head for the finish line.
It's been at least fifteen years since I've read these stories and I forgot great whacks of them due to the magic of getting older. Some of the moments still pack quite a punch. I felt man tears threatening to burst forth when Jesse called Jodie 'Mom,' as well as during his reunions with Tulip. Cassidy is still an utter douche, the depths of his douchebaggery rediscovered like picking at an old scab. Once again, I felt a little sorry for Starr, losing a leg and his genitals in this volume, although I was satisfied when he was finally pushing up daisies.
The ending still disappoints me after twenty one years, though. A certain party got off light and the confrontation we'd been waiting for for 66 issues never actually happened. Still, it was still satisfying in its own way, particularly the ride on horseback off into the sunset.
Ennis and Dillon crafted an epic with Preacher, an ode to America that only two immigrants could have created. I'll gladly ride this trail again in a few years. Five out of five stars.
February 28, 2020
“Why is it the greatest champions of the white race always turn out to be the worst examples of it? You! Where the fuck is your chin?”
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."
July 18, 2022
I am really glad that the last book(s) ended true to form from what we were given in early issues of this series because that was what hooked me. I do have to say that there was way too much filler in the middle of this story arc with all the extensive back stories for me which does make me more reluctant to recommend the series as a whole. So many people scream about this comic series and there was a ton that I loved about it too I just wish that it could have either been shorter or all of it could have focused more on current times with our main trio. Regardless, I was very happy with how it ended. Though this is a VERY satirical series Ennis found a way to tug much harder than I expected in my heart strings and made all the crap in the middle worth it for that ending. I will forever hold Jesse, Tulip and that bastard Cassidy in my heart.
April 20, 2019
Hell of a Vision (Review+Story Arc Ranking+Special Ranking)
NOW. The phrase “Preacher is one of the best series ever made” has really lost all of its meaning. Cuz it’s said so frickin often. But damn man if it isn’t true. After reading all #66 issues and all 5 specials I can say this of course isn’t a perfect series, but the quality is on another level. I know this series isn’t for everyone, but for people who have a wide radar for comics and haven’t read Preacher and know the reputation, of the title probably can't comprehend just how attached and devoted you get to the story. By the end of the book I ALMOST teared up like 4 times. That never fucking happens to me except when I read Ennis’ Hellblazer and Watchmen. So I can safely say by the end of the series I guarantee you'll be emotional at some level, cuz I certainly was.
At the end of issue 40 in the last Absolute we were left on quite the cliff hanger. And from where I was standing Amazon Prime wasn’t as Prime as I wanted it to be with the delivery time, soooooooo I had to wait a while to read this book. But what I didn’t know and probably should’ve expected, was that I wasn’t gonna see a resolution to that cliffhanger for almost more than half the goddamn book, but I soon also realized and probably should’ve expected that Ennis crafted another frickin awesome plot that wasn’t what I wanted at first. The Salvation Arc was amazing. I of course didn’t love it at first but I settled in and enjoyed it thoroughly. You really get a feel for the little town and the aspect of the arc is that you almost become familiar with the location. Plus y’know some shit happens and JESUS CHROIST. Y’all know what I’m talking about. The huge reveal that takes place here in this arc I think absolutely makes sense because we haven’t heard that much about this character besides in flashbacks. The villain Mr. Quincannon was…….extremely fucked up. Part midget, psycho, kkk member, meat fucking, business man. Ya he was crazy man. Him and Herr Starr represent Garth Ennis’ on a crack binge. Especially one specific thing we see Quincannon is……..into. When I first saw the page I didn't have that much of a reaction, because this is Preacher. I know how insane it can get. But when I reflected on it and put myself into the mindset of a normal Marvel/DC reader I realized how genuinely batshit insane this series is. But at the same time I loved it a little bit more.
Mostly every big writing decision that was made I was cool with. And most of the time absolutely loved. I didn’t think I’d see so many amazing reveals and twists and in one series. The thing that pretty much confirmed how awesome this series is was when the book got me in the feels with Amy’s final scene. I love that moment so goddamn much cuz I understood her 100%. It’s amazing how much a Garth Ennis written character can get under your skin even with a short amount of time in the series. Tulip gets a backstory here and it's as expected pretty fucked up but very well done. We finally see why she is amazing with a gun and completely fine with slaughtering a hundred people each book. Even when the series is at its end Ennis still makes time to add deeper layers to our 3 characters. You’d think at this point its time to go all out insane and action x1000 but no man Ennis sticks to what is most important for this series. Character. Also the story is aware that our 3 main characters are not the greatest people. Sure you love them, but you know they have done some bad shit. Tying up every single loose end in a huge series like this is of course no easy feat. But my god Ennis fucking does it. I actually really don’t know what aspect of the series is left hanging. Even the ex astronaut gets his do. Not only does everything get tied up but tied together is also an applicable phrase for this book. Y’all ready know I went crazy about how there are so many characters, locations, and references that are all interwoven together so well that my mouth dropped a few times. “It’s a small world after all.” The ending fight was just incredible to say the least. The dialogue collides with you like a goddamn train because everything between the 2 characters was built up for this. And to see it all go to complete shit and then resolve in the emotional way it did??? I couldn’t have asked for better.
Glenn Fabry’s covers are probably my favourite of all time. From Hellblazer to this I JUST CAN’T believe how goooood these covers are. Just like Alex Ross, you know exactly when it’s Glen Farby. This is truly Phenomenal work and should get a hell of a lot more praise than it does.
Now of course in every story I read there will always be a few problems or nitpicks I have with the book. Just keep in mind that if it seems that I am harping on the book to much just remember that I almost cried 4 times while reading this sooooooo ya. Number 1 gripe is that the word of god is barely used at all in this book. Grant it, when it is used it’s for completely justified and bad-ass reasons, but I can think of about 5 times Jesse could’ve used it and it still would have had dramatic effect. But I kinda get it. It’s like when the Star Wars prequels whipped out lightsabers in every second scene, their appearance got a little stale and had less impact. So I can kinda see both ways. There is also the fact that Jesse will stick to his beliefs no matter what situation he is in. And getting information or winning fights without using the word could be his machoness getting in the way. Either way I sometimes forgot he had the power of Genesis. I think reminding us a little more would have benefited the book. Herr Starr was a great villain. He didn’t have an elaborate backstory or complex motivations but he played the part he needed to in the story perfectly. He got shit done. That’s what I can say about him. I mean he has blown up a temple, killed the most powerful man on earth, nuked a native village, and gassed his own group just to get Jesse Custer. Plus that cannibal section in book 2 was priceless. His non-stop banter with Featherstone and Hooter never ceased to entertain me either. BUT I feel like he became to much of a joke near the end of the story. I just couldn’t take him as seriously as I probably should of. And that’s due to Ennis turning him into a giant-ass human gag. This isn’t a big problem I have but it’s a problem nevertheless. Tall in The Saddle wasn’t a bad special but it wasn’t good either. If The Good Old Boys AKA: The cheesiest thing of all time was better than this special you know it had some problems. Now I know Jesse and Tulip were all crazy back in the day, but here they crossed a line into being just unlikable criminals. And Jesse can’t call himself a good person after hanging someone to a tree when you could have easily taken them in for trial. But nope that’s not redneck enough. Otherwise there was some light entertainment here. Arse-face is a fascinating character. He always has been, and after reading The Story of You-Know-Who I have an even better understanding of how he works. However most of his inclusion into the book was the least interesting sub-plot. And I get it you need to wrap up everyone’s character arc. I 100% agree with that. But I also think Ennis dragged his story on a bit too long. The way his story actually ends is frickin genius, but either way whenever the story would would him I of course just wanted to go back to the mains or Starr. There was one issue where Jesse is driving a truck and listening to the radio. And oh god. This is one of the only times I had to work to finish an issue. Walls and walls of text to do with Arse Face controversy or over the top dumbass politics that just never seem to end. Plus it does shit for the story. This is one of the very few times it felt like a chore to read. Steve Dillon has one of my favourite art styles of all time. RIP. But one of the things that most people know about this series is the gradual drop in quality from the beginning to the end of the series. This is partly due to the colourists but the amount of detail without doubt diminishes especially when you get to the end of the series. There isn’t as much depth to everything that Steve Dillon draws. Flatter and more 2d is what the art is by the end. I still like it of course, but it is very noticeable.
That’s pretty much the only problems I had with the story. Now there is one thing I cannot go without talking about. So skip this paragraph if you don’t want to hear me talk about my final comparisons between Ennis’s Hellblazer and Preacher. It’s just something I gotta do man. I love these two works equally. Now I know that Preacher is a better written and more polished series with less nitpicks. I know that. BUT my personal liking for the 2 works are equal. I also know that Hellblazer set a lot of the groundwork for Ennis and Dillon’s story line. It is true that Hellblazer was the thing that inspired the 2 creators for this series. If you want my comparisons between the characters like John and Jesse, Kit and Tulip, Chas and Cassidy ect. That’s all in my review for Absolute Preacher Vol 1. In that review I also go over a lot of Preacher’s story ideas and aspects and what Hellblazer aspects they were based on. If you have read Ennis’s Hellblazer, you cannot deny the similarities and how Hellblazer essentially started some of the tropes and familiar storytelling tactics used and presented here.
SO with all that said, there is one thing I can safety say. I think this is the best last page I have ever seen. Cuz JESUS CHRIST it hits you man. At least it did for me. Me saying that the last page is “soooo perfect” means nothing know. Even if you read it. But goddamn I’d like to another series present a better last page than zees. I don’t think I’m gonna find one guys. Either way when I finished reading that last page I felt the same way after finishing The Dark Knight Returns, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Hellblazer, Y the Last Man, and some of the other greats. I’m not gonna reiterate my points about why this series is so phenomenal. There is too many. This series just like every other one isn’t without it’s flaws but I don’t really give a shit enough to list those either. I put off reading Preacher for so long because of one specific reason. I can’t say I was completely wrong, but since you most likely will not care about that specific reason, FUCKING READ PREACHER.
Letter Grade: (A)
Preacher 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. And the slip case is reeeeeaaaall nice.
Preacher Story Arcs Ranked
1. Gone to Texas (#1-7)
2. Until the End of the World (#8-17)
3. Proud Americans (#18-26)
4. Alamo (#59-66)
5. Salvation (#41-50)
6. All Hell’s A Coming (#51-58)
7. War in The Sun (#34-40)
8. Dixie Fried (#27-33)
Preacher Specials Ranked
1. Cassidy Blood and Whiskey
2. The Story of You Know Who
3. The Good Old Boys
4. Tall in the Saddle
5. One Man’s War
6. Saint of Killers
Best Covers
Issue #1
Issue #3
Issue #12
Issue #17
Issue #19
Issue #26
Issue #32
Issue #37
Issue #40
Issue #44
Issue #45
Issue #48
Issue #51
Issue #52
Issue #57
Issue #59
Issue #61
Issue #66
NOW. The phrase “Preacher is one of the best series ever made” has really lost all of its meaning. Cuz it’s said so frickin often. But damn man if it isn’t true. After reading all #66 issues and all 5 specials I can say this of course isn’t a perfect series, but the quality is on another level. I know this series isn’t for everyone, but for people who have a wide radar for comics and haven’t read Preacher and know the reputation, of the title probably can't comprehend just how attached and devoted you get to the story. By the end of the book I ALMOST teared up like 4 times. That never fucking happens to me except when I read Ennis’ Hellblazer and Watchmen. So I can safely say by the end of the series I guarantee you'll be emotional at some level, cuz I certainly was.
At the end of issue 40 in the last Absolute we were left on quite the cliff hanger. And from where I was standing Amazon Prime wasn’t as Prime as I wanted it to be with the delivery time, soooooooo I had to wait a while to read this book. But what I didn’t know and probably should’ve expected, was that I wasn’t gonna see a resolution to that cliffhanger for almost more than half the goddamn book, but I soon also realized and probably should’ve expected that Ennis crafted another frickin awesome plot that wasn’t what I wanted at first. The Salvation Arc was amazing. I of course didn’t love it at first but I settled in and enjoyed it thoroughly. You really get a feel for the little town and the aspect of the arc is that you almost become familiar with the location. Plus y’know some shit happens and JESUS CHROIST. Y’all know what I’m talking about. The huge reveal that takes place here in this arc I think absolutely makes sense because we haven’t heard that much about this character besides in flashbacks. The villain Mr. Quincannon was…….extremely fucked up. Part midget, psycho, kkk member, meat fucking, business man. Ya he was crazy man. Him and Herr Starr represent Garth Ennis’ on a crack binge. Especially one specific thing we see Quincannon is……..into. When I first saw the page I didn't have that much of a reaction, because this is Preacher. I know how insane it can get. But when I reflected on it and put myself into the mindset of a normal Marvel/DC reader I realized how genuinely batshit insane this series is. But at the same time I loved it a little bit more.
Mostly every big writing decision that was made I was cool with. And most of the time absolutely loved. I didn’t think I’d see so many amazing reveals and twists and in one series. The thing that pretty much confirmed how awesome this series is was when the book got me in the feels with Amy’s final scene. I love that moment so goddamn much cuz I understood her 100%. It’s amazing how much a Garth Ennis written character can get under your skin even with a short amount of time in the series. Tulip gets a backstory here and it's as expected pretty fucked up but very well done. We finally see why she is amazing with a gun and completely fine with slaughtering a hundred people each book. Even when the series is at its end Ennis still makes time to add deeper layers to our 3 characters. You’d think at this point its time to go all out insane and action x1000 but no man Ennis sticks to what is most important for this series. Character. Also the story is aware that our 3 main characters are not the greatest people. Sure you love them, but you know they have done some bad shit. Tying up every single loose end in a huge series like this is of course no easy feat. But my god Ennis fucking does it. I actually really don’t know what aspect of the series is left hanging. Even the ex astronaut gets his do. Not only does everything get tied up but tied together is also an applicable phrase for this book. Y’all ready know I went crazy about how there are so many characters, locations, and references that are all interwoven together so well that my mouth dropped a few times. “It’s a small world after all.” The ending fight was just incredible to say the least. The dialogue collides with you like a goddamn train because everything between the 2 characters was built up for this. And to see it all go to complete shit and then resolve in the emotional way it did??? I couldn’t have asked for better.
Glenn Fabry’s covers are probably my favourite of all time. From Hellblazer to this I JUST CAN’T believe how goooood these covers are. Just like Alex Ross, you know exactly when it’s Glen Farby. This is truly Phenomenal work and should get a hell of a lot more praise than it does.
Now of course in every story I read there will always be a few problems or nitpicks I have with the book. Just keep in mind that if it seems that I am harping on the book to much just remember that I almost cried 4 times while reading this sooooooo ya. Number 1 gripe is that the word of god is barely used at all in this book. Grant it, when it is used it’s for completely justified and bad-ass reasons, but I can think of about 5 times Jesse could’ve used it and it still would have had dramatic effect. But I kinda get it. It’s like when the Star Wars prequels whipped out lightsabers in every second scene, their appearance got a little stale and had less impact. So I can kinda see both ways. There is also the fact that Jesse will stick to his beliefs no matter what situation he is in. And getting information or winning fights without using the word could be his machoness getting in the way. Either way I sometimes forgot he had the power of Genesis. I think reminding us a little more would have benefited the book. Herr Starr was a great villain. He didn’t have an elaborate backstory or complex motivations but he played the part he needed to in the story perfectly. He got shit done. That’s what I can say about him. I mean he has blown up a temple, killed the most powerful man on earth, nuked a native village, and gassed his own group just to get Jesse Custer. Plus that cannibal section in book 2 was priceless. His non-stop banter with Featherstone and Hooter never ceased to entertain me either. BUT I feel like he became to much of a joke near the end of the story. I just couldn’t take him as seriously as I probably should of. And that’s due to Ennis turning him into a giant-ass human gag. This isn’t a big problem I have but it’s a problem nevertheless. Tall in The Saddle wasn’t a bad special but it wasn’t good either. If The Good Old Boys AKA: The cheesiest thing of all time was better than this special you know it had some problems. Now I know Jesse and Tulip were all crazy back in the day, but here they crossed a line into being just unlikable criminals. And Jesse can’t call himself a good person after hanging someone to a tree when you could have easily taken them in for trial. But nope that’s not redneck enough. Otherwise there was some light entertainment here. Arse-face is a fascinating character. He always has been, and after reading The Story of You-Know-Who I have an even better understanding of how he works. However most of his inclusion into the book was the least interesting sub-plot. And I get it you need to wrap up everyone’s character arc. I 100% agree with that. But I also think Ennis dragged his story on a bit too long. The way his story actually ends is frickin genius, but either way whenever the story would would him I of course just wanted to go back to the mains or Starr. There was one issue where Jesse is driving a truck and listening to the radio. And oh god. This is one of the only times I had to work to finish an issue. Walls and walls of text to do with Arse Face controversy or over the top dumbass politics that just never seem to end. Plus it does shit for the story. This is one of the very few times it felt like a chore to read. Steve Dillon has one of my favourite art styles of all time. RIP. But one of the things that most people know about this series is the gradual drop in quality from the beginning to the end of the series. This is partly due to the colourists but the amount of detail without doubt diminishes especially when you get to the end of the series. There isn’t as much depth to everything that Steve Dillon draws. Flatter and more 2d is what the art is by the end. I still like it of course, but it is very noticeable.
That’s pretty much the only problems I had with the story. Now there is one thing I cannot go without talking about. So skip this paragraph if you don’t want to hear me talk about my final comparisons between Ennis’s Hellblazer and Preacher. It’s just something I gotta do man. I love these two works equally. Now I know that Preacher is a better written and more polished series with less nitpicks. I know that. BUT my personal liking for the 2 works are equal. I also know that Hellblazer set a lot of the groundwork for Ennis and Dillon’s story line. It is true that Hellblazer was the thing that inspired the 2 creators for this series. If you want my comparisons between the characters like John and Jesse, Kit and Tulip, Chas and Cassidy ect. That’s all in my review for Absolute Preacher Vol 1. In that review I also go over a lot of Preacher’s story ideas and aspects and what Hellblazer aspects they were based on. If you have read Ennis’s Hellblazer, you cannot deny the similarities and how Hellblazer essentially started some of the tropes and familiar storytelling tactics used and presented here.
SO with all that said, there is one thing I can safety say. I think this is the best last page I have ever seen. Cuz JESUS CHRIST it hits you man. At least it did for me. Me saying that the last page is “soooo perfect” means nothing know. Even if you read it. But goddamn I’d like to another series present a better last page than zees. I don’t think I’m gonna find one guys. Either way when I finished reading that last page I felt the same way after finishing The Dark Knight Returns, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Hellblazer, Y the Last Man, and some of the other greats. I’m not gonna reiterate my points about why this series is so phenomenal. There is too many. This series just like every other one isn’t without it’s flaws but I don’t really give a shit enough to list those either. I put off reading Preacher for so long because of one specific reason. I can’t say I was completely wrong, but since you most likely will not care about that specific reason, FUCKING READ PREACHER.
Letter Grade: (A)
Preacher 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. And the slip case is reeeeeaaaall nice.
Preacher Story Arcs Ranked
1. Gone to Texas (#1-7)
2. Until the End of the World (#8-17)
3. Proud Americans (#18-26)
4. Alamo (#59-66)
5. Salvation (#41-50)
6. All Hell’s A Coming (#51-58)
7. War in The Sun (#34-40)
8. Dixie Fried (#27-33)
Preacher Specials Ranked
1. Cassidy Blood and Whiskey
2. The Story of You Know Who
3. The Good Old Boys
4. Tall in the Saddle
5. One Man’s War
6. Saint of Killers
Best Covers
Issue #1
Issue #3
Issue #12
Issue #17
Issue #19
Issue #26
Issue #32
Issue #37
Issue #40
Issue #44
Issue #45
Issue #48
Issue #51
Issue #52
Issue #57
Issue #59
Issue #61
Issue #66
October 28, 2023
(Zero spoiler review) 4.5/5
I'm not all choked up, you are. Well, if that wasn't one of the great endings, period (not just for a comic), then I don't know what is. I certainly had my criticisms for the first omnibus, with Ennis' all too frequent habit of undercutting almost everything with something absurd or outright ridiculous being prime among them. Omnibus one had some stellar moments, but there was just a bit too much stupid weighing it down to be anything more than pretty dang good. Not that pretty dang good is anything to sniff at. It's just that I wanted this to be amazing. This was one of the first omnibus' I bought all those years ago when I first started collecting. I wanted it to be great. And now, thanks to omnibus volume two, and that wonderful finale, I can say that it was. It may just be the whimsy and the misty eyes, but hot damn if that didn't make up for so much of the silliness (that in fairness volume two suffered from occasionally as well), though certainly less than volume one. I was kind of fearing the ending, to be honest. It dipped a bit somewhere around the middle, with it feeling like Ennis had kind of lost the point of his story. Even if that aspect of the story was by far the least interesting. Like I said, I was worried for how Ennis was going to bring it all together in the end. I needn't have been. The man knew exactly how to do it and knocked it out of the park. Maybe I do need to buy the absolutes now, after all.
Steve Dillon's art continued to grow on me throughout. Whilst never being the most technical of artists, I was surprised at just how much I came to care for having his art line almost every page of this series. One or two more talented artists may have handled to spin offs, but it always was, and always was meant to be a Steve Dillon story, and I'm really glad it was. Hats off as well to the colourist, who did a bang-up job throughout, to boot.
So yeah, I didn't quite see myself enjoying this one quite so much, especially after the slightly underwhelming feeling having finished omnibus one. There will no doubt be a few issues here and there I'll skip on a re-read, but I'm glad and grateful to have read this one, and that it ended up living up to the hype. 4.5/5
OmniBen.
I'm not all choked up, you are. Well, if that wasn't one of the great endings, period (not just for a comic), then I don't know what is. I certainly had my criticisms for the first omnibus, with Ennis' all too frequent habit of undercutting almost everything with something absurd or outright ridiculous being prime among them. Omnibus one had some stellar moments, but there was just a bit too much stupid weighing it down to be anything more than pretty dang good. Not that pretty dang good is anything to sniff at. It's just that I wanted this to be amazing. This was one of the first omnibus' I bought all those years ago when I first started collecting. I wanted it to be great. And now, thanks to omnibus volume two, and that wonderful finale, I can say that it was. It may just be the whimsy and the misty eyes, but hot damn if that didn't make up for so much of the silliness (that in fairness volume two suffered from occasionally as well), though certainly less than volume one. I was kind of fearing the ending, to be honest. It dipped a bit somewhere around the middle, with it feeling like Ennis had kind of lost the point of his story. Even if that aspect of the story was by far the least interesting. Like I said, I was worried for how Ennis was going to bring it all together in the end. I needn't have been. The man knew exactly how to do it and knocked it out of the park. Maybe I do need to buy the absolutes now, after all.
Steve Dillon's art continued to grow on me throughout. Whilst never being the most technical of artists, I was surprised at just how much I came to care for having his art line almost every page of this series. One or two more talented artists may have handled to spin offs, but it always was, and always was meant to be a Steve Dillon story, and I'm really glad it was. Hats off as well to the colourist, who did a bang-up job throughout, to boot.
So yeah, I didn't quite see myself enjoying this one quite so much, especially after the slightly underwhelming feeling having finished omnibus one. There will no doubt be a few issues here and there I'll skip on a re-read, but I'm glad and grateful to have read this one, and that it ended up living up to the hype. 4.5/5
OmniBen.
November 29, 2022
Kraj Propovjednika!
Na kraju sam se namučio sa ovom trećom knjigom. Prve dve trećine su mi bile pomalo i dosadnjikave dok se u trećoj trećini vrati na kostur priče i ponovo bude zabavno.
Ako bih sumirao ceo serijal sad na kraju mislim da je pretenciozno i nepotrebno predugačak. Verujem da je razlog za to bila dobra prodaja serijala jer se stiče utisak da je napisana osnovna priča a da se onda u skladu sa potrebom dodavani elementi i vraćalo se stalno u prošlost sa nekim zasebnim pričama koje su manje ili više dobre, ali odvlače pažnju i u nekom trenutku ove knjige se i zapitate "a o čemu se u stvari radi ovde!?"
Da je ceo serijal smešten u dve knjige sa većim fokusom na glavnu priču mislim da bi bilo još bolje, ovako je meni u trećoj knjizi bilo već zamorno.
Iako je Propovednik teško žanrovski odrediti jer ima svega i svačega, mislim da je humor okosnica ovog romana, ali na ovu količinu brojeva i on kreće malo da se razvodnjava.
Čitao sam (gledao) razne reviewe i tumačenja ovog serijala, ali mislim da je dobar deo njih pogrešan jer pokušava da da ovom serijalu neku preveliku uzvišenost tražeći religijska tumačenja u njemu. Mislim da Garth Ennis dekomponuje bilbijske likove do tog nivoa da im daje ljudske osobine čime dovodi do zapleta i humora a ne da bi secirao i kritikovao ili tumačio Bibliju.
Kraj serijala je mogao biti bolji ili možda detaljnije razrađen. Mislim da je ovo klasičan problem američkih dela gde postoji konstantan naboj pre samog kraja i želja da se u jednom broju sve razreši, što na ovu količinu stranica biva malo apsurdno. Kraj kao ideja je dobar, ali fali mu više stranica da se razradi detaljno.
Sve u svemu, ceo serijal je dobar i vredan čitanja sa srednjom ocenom 4, ikako ja dajem 5, 4, 3 po knjigama samo iz razloga što je priča sve razvodnjenija kao i verovatno moja pažnja i lakoća čitanja ovog obimnog dela.
Na kraju sam se namučio sa ovom trećom knjigom. Prve dve trećine su mi bile pomalo i dosadnjikave dok se u trećoj trećini vrati na kostur priče i ponovo bude zabavno.
Ako bih sumirao ceo serijal sad na kraju mislim da je pretenciozno i nepotrebno predugačak. Verujem da je razlog za to bila dobra prodaja serijala jer se stiče utisak da je napisana osnovna priča a da se onda u skladu sa potrebom dodavani elementi i vraćalo se stalno u prošlost sa nekim zasebnim pričama koje su manje ili više dobre, ali odvlače pažnju i u nekom trenutku ove knjige se i zapitate "a o čemu se u stvari radi ovde!?"
Da je ceo serijal smešten u dve knjige sa većim fokusom na glavnu priču mislim da bi bilo još bolje, ovako je meni u trećoj knjizi bilo već zamorno.
Iako je Propovednik teško žanrovski odrediti jer ima svega i svačega, mislim da je humor okosnica ovog romana, ali na ovu količinu brojeva i on kreće malo da se razvodnjava.
Čitao sam (gledao) razne reviewe i tumačenja ovog serijala, ali mislim da je dobar deo njih pogrešan jer pokušava da da ovom serijalu neku preveliku uzvišenost tražeći religijska tumačenja u njemu. Mislim da Garth Ennis dekomponuje bilbijske likove do tog nivoa da im daje ljudske osobine čime dovodi do zapleta i humora a ne da bi secirao i kritikovao ili tumačio Bibliju.
Kraj serijala je mogao biti bolji ili možda detaljnije razrađen. Mislim da je ovo klasičan problem američkih dela gde postoji konstantan naboj pre samog kraja i želja da se u jednom broju sve razreši, što na ovu količinu stranica biva malo apsurdno. Kraj kao ideja je dobar, ali fali mu više stranica da se razradi detaljno.
Sve u svemu, ceo serijal je dobar i vredan čitanja sa srednjom ocenom 4, ikako ja dajem 5, 4, 3 po knjigama samo iz razloga što je priča sve razvodnjenija kao i verovatno moja pažnja i lakoća čitanja ovog obimnog dela.
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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May 6, 2018
Pamela Rambo, the colorist, sucks, but sucks like nobody else.
Aside that, the end of a fantastic journey.
Lost a little bit of steam, but, nonetheless, as a whole, Preacher is a masterpiece.
Aside that, the end of a fantastic journey.
Lost a little bit of steam, but, nonetheless, as a whole, Preacher is a masterpiece.
January 28, 2023
Plot : 4.5/5
Art : 4/5
Humour : 4.5/5
Characters : 4/5
Overall rating : 4.5/5
Good god this series was an absolute blast! It was crude, rude and utterly foul for the most part, but wholly entertaining to me as well.
“A little civility. A little kindness in a cold old world. It’s the most we can hope for. The best we can do.”
Preacher is a brilliant comic series, filled with morally ambiguous characters, horrifying subject matters, and gruesome art, all of which make this book a fantastic read. The characters are all fleshed out and interesting who never stick to the stereotypes the reader might associate with them; the storylines are always bold, interesting and never dull; I even didn't mind the art, despite normally holding uncanny distaste for 90's art.
My favourite part? The pretty strong undercurrent of subversive humour throughout, which I always appreciate (Some of the dark humour in here made me question my sanity and morality LOL) and of course the storyline was fresh and fascinating. I was constantly surprised, which is always a feat for authors to accomplish. So, yeah it's a fun profane ride through a violent grotesquerie, something you wouldn’t wanna miss out on.
While I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who's squeamish and has very strong religious views, or is under a certain level of maturity, everyone else should definitely give this a try.
Art : 4/5
Humour : 4.5/5
Characters : 4/5
Overall rating : 4.5/5
Good god this series was an absolute blast! It was crude, rude and utterly foul for the most part, but wholly entertaining to me as well.
“A little civility. A little kindness in a cold old world. It’s the most we can hope for. The best we can do.”
Preacher is a brilliant comic series, filled with morally ambiguous characters, horrifying subject matters, and gruesome art, all of which make this book a fantastic read. The characters are all fleshed out and interesting who never stick to the stereotypes the reader might associate with them; the storylines are always bold, interesting and never dull; I even didn't mind the art, despite normally holding uncanny distaste for 90's art.
My favourite part? The pretty strong undercurrent of subversive humour throughout, which I always appreciate (Some of the dark humour in here made me question my sanity and morality LOL) and of course the storyline was fresh and fascinating. I was constantly surprised, which is always a feat for authors to accomplish. So, yeah it's a fun profane ride through a violent grotesquerie, something you wouldn’t wanna miss out on.
While I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who's squeamish and has very strong religious views, or is under a certain level of maturity, everyone else should definitely give this a try.
December 5, 2019
This third and final volume of the massive "Preacher" series starts out as an almost separate story wherein Jesse hangs up his dog collar and takes on the role of Sheriff in the small town of Salvation, Texas. After cleaning up the town in true gunslinger fashion and wrapping up some old story elements, the main story resumes.
I won't give too much away, but I especially liked the metaphysical aspects and the twists and turns at the end. After such a manic ride at the beginning, Ennis and Dillon bring the saga to a thoughtful and satisfying conclusion.
On a side note, I didn't even realize that there was a television series being made of this until I started this volume, but upon getting the first season from the library on DVD, I was disappointed to find that it's a much different story than the graphic novels. The jumbling of characters and plotlines that worked so well in bringing "The Walking Dead" to the small screen doesn't work nearly so well for this story.
I won't give too much away, but I especially liked the metaphysical aspects and the twists and turns at the end. After such a manic ride at the beginning, Ennis and Dillon bring the saga to a thoughtful and satisfying conclusion.
On a side note, I didn't even realize that there was a television series being made of this until I started this volume, but upon getting the first season from the library on DVD, I was disappointed to find that it's a much different story than the graphic novels. The jumbling of characters and plotlines that worked so well in bringing "The Walking Dead" to the small screen doesn't work nearly so well for this story.
May 10, 2018
Excellent final volume of the Absolute Preacher. A bittersweet ending, but many laughs and plenty of action preceding it. Very highly recommended.
May 17, 2018
Awesome series. Highly recommend it.
June 20, 2019
Το τελείωσα με δάκρια στα μάτια.
Αναλυτικότερο review, σύντομα.
Αναλυτικότερο review, σύντομα.
April 3, 2021
The run from the Salvation arc through “I Built My Dreams Around You” and the last issue are among the best emotional work ever done by comics. I stand by this.
July 6, 2025
Sve sam vec rekao utiskom iz prve i druge knjige. Trecu, koja takodje ima nesto malo vise od 700 stranica sam procitao za tri dana. Svaki naredni komentar bi bio suvisan.
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