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Preacher, Book 3
Preacher Jesse Custer continues his dark journey to find God, accompanied by his gun-toting girlfriend and Irish vampire buddy.In the continuing saga of the bizarre adventures of faithless Texas preacher Jesse Custer, Jesse, along with his girlfriend Tulip and their friend Cassidy, the Irish vampire, head down South in hopes of recovering from their encounter with the forces of the Grail. But during their planned down time Jesse must face off against an enraged Arseface, who seeks to avenge his father’s death, while Tulip deals with Cassidy’s startling declaration of love for her. Also includes a special story spotlighting the Saint of Killers and the story of Cassidy’s first and only encounter with his fellow vampires.
Collects PREACHER #27-33, PREACHER SPECIAL: SAINT OF KILLERS #1-4, and PREACHER SPECIAL: CASSIDY: BLOOD & WHISKEY
Collects PREACHER #27-33, PREACHER SPECIAL: SAINT OF KILLERS #1-4, and PREACHER SPECIAL: CASSIDY: BLOOD & WHISKEY
349 pages, Hardcover
First published January 28, 2014
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About the author
Garth Ennis
2,432 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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January 13, 2018
Oh my god, Cassidy! Why you gotta be such a dick?!
So, a lot happens in this one, but the main thing I took away from it was that America's favorite vampire wasn't as perfect a friend as I once thought he was. He's not an awful friend, either, which is what makes this comic so amazing, and gives it the sort of layered feelings that you get in real life.
Sadly, I cannot go into details because spoilers.
But before you get to Cassidy and all of his shenanigans, you get to find out the Killer of Saints' much anticipated origin story! And it is, eh...pretty good.
I was thinking he might be a nice guy trapped in some sort of demonic curse, but that's not so much what happened. He's, uh, kind of fucking scary and for the most part evil.
So yeah. Sometimes the outside does match the inside.
I have to admit that I was somewhat bored with his Wild West backstory, and even though I was glad to know how he got his start, I don't want to read anymore side-stories about him, either.
Sorry, Killer.
The absolute best stuff was the flashback to Cassidy finally finding another vampire, and then his disappointment when the guy turns out to be some sort of Lestat wannabe. The cluster of goth-emos who are hanging on to his newfound friend plays beautifully into the present story with Jessie and Tulip, but the good stuff (funny stuff) happens in the past.
Arseface makes an appearance, and instead of taking his revenge on Team Jessie for the death of his father, he {insert spoilery career move here}!
Wow, Ennis. I did not see that coming! Brilliant!
Hmm. Ok, the rest of the book is mostly a combo of voodoo, tragedy, cigarettes, booze, and belly laughs.
Ennis, you've won my heart with this unpredictable little gem. Thank you, sir!
So, a lot happens in this one, but the main thing I took away from it was that America's favorite vampire wasn't as perfect a friend as I once thought he was. He's not an awful friend, either, which is what makes this comic so amazing, and gives it the sort of layered feelings that you get in real life.
Sadly, I cannot go into details because spoilers.
But before you get to Cassidy and all of his shenanigans, you get to find out the Killer of Saints' much anticipated origin story! And it is, eh...pretty good.
I was thinking he might be a nice guy trapped in some sort of demonic curse, but that's not so much what happened. He's, uh, kind of fucking scary and for the most part evil.
So yeah. Sometimes the outside does match the inside.
I have to admit that I was somewhat bored with his Wild West backstory, and even though I was glad to know how he got his start, I don't want to read anymore side-stories about him, either.
Sorry, Killer.
The absolute best stuff was the flashback to Cassidy finally finding another vampire, and then his disappointment when the guy turns out to be some sort of Lestat wannabe. The cluster of goth-emos who are hanging on to his newfound friend plays beautifully into the present story with Jessie and Tulip, but the good stuff (funny stuff) happens in the past.
Arseface makes an appearance, and instead of taking his revenge on Team Jessie for the death of his father, he {insert spoilery career move here}!
Wow, Ennis. I did not see that coming! Brilliant!
Hmm. Ok, the rest of the book is mostly a combo of voodoo, tragedy, cigarettes, booze, and belly laughs.
Ennis, you've won my heart with this unpredictable little gem. Thank you, sir!
April 23, 2017
Book 3 in the Preacher story is really pretty great, as Preacher Jesse Custer continues his quest to find God (who apparently has deserted the world). Jesse’s relationship to Tulip is great, and his friendship with Irish vamp Cassidy is great, though there might just be complications on the way since Cass also declares his love for Tulip. So that happens. But the best story in this volume is the back story of The Saint of All Killers, where we understand his motivation is revenge rage. In the process he even kills a Major Player in Hell. A secondary story about Cassidy’s first encounter with another vampire, Eccarius, and his little group of fellow wankers, isn’t quite as interesting. But there’s great dialogue throughout and just enough outrage to make sure almost everyone is (humorously, and sometimes hilariously) offended in some way.
So this is a friends-on-the-road quest story where the recurring place in this volume is Ennis’s favorite bar of all time, The Blarney Stone, in Manhattan, which shows up in a lot of Ennis stories. It kinda makes me want to go there, and now, but darn it, it no longer exists, RIP.
Preacher has kind of epic aspirations like The Sandman or Swamp Thing, with more crazy humor and less philosophical or political intentions. It has outrage and intimacy and does both equally well.
So this is a friends-on-the-road quest story where the recurring place in this volume is Ennis’s favorite bar of all time, The Blarney Stone, in Manhattan, which shows up in a lot of Ennis stories. It kinda makes me want to go there, and now, but darn it, it no longer exists, RIP.
Preacher has kind of epic aspirations like The Sandman or Swamp Thing, with more crazy humor and less philosophical or political intentions. It has outrage and intimacy and does both equally well.
July 26, 2016
This comic was so effed up, but in a good way!
In this volume, we get the origin story of the Saint of Killers.
He's so badass that he even kills a certain someone in hell. It doesn't really get more badass than that. I did end up feeling something like sympathy for him, which is pretty amazing for a guy that's killed hundreds of people. I felt no sympathy for the residents of Ratwater.
Cassidy meets another of his kind in New Orleans. These have to be some of the funniest moments in the Preacher series so far. I was laughing out loud, reading all by myself, and I just didn't care.
(And by the way, Eccarius IS a wanker. SUCH a big wanker!) As are his little group of sycophants, which you'll discover for yourself when you read this.
Aresface makes another appearance here and seems to be taking off on a whole new life. And Preacher and Tulip are still in pursuit of God. We won't even discuss how the scar on Herr Starr's bald head, caused by the Preacher, makes it look like a penis. I could NOT. Stop. Laughing.
The humor in this book is the blackest of the black and that happens to be my favorite kind. This series is dark, hilarious, irreverent and so much fun, I just want to read all the rest of this series right now!
My highest recommendation! Period. :)
In this volume, we get the origin story of the Saint of Killers.
He's so badass that he even kills a certain someone in hell. It doesn't really get more badass than that. I did end up feeling something like sympathy for him, which is pretty amazing for a guy that's killed hundreds of people. I felt no sympathy for the residents of Ratwater.
Cassidy meets another of his kind in New Orleans. These have to be some of the funniest moments in the Preacher series so far. I was laughing out loud, reading all by myself, and I just didn't care.
(And by the way, Eccarius IS a wanker. SUCH a big wanker!) As are his little group of sycophants, which you'll discover for yourself when you read this.
Aresface makes another appearance here and seems to be taking off on a whole new life. And Preacher and Tulip are still in pursuit of God. We won't even discuss how the scar on Herr Starr's bald head, caused by the Preacher, makes it look like a penis. I could NOT. Stop. Laughing.
The humor in this book is the blackest of the black and that happens to be my favorite kind. This series is dark, hilarious, irreverent and so much fun, I just want to read all the rest of this series right now!
My highest recommendation! Period. :)
May 19, 2015
At this point, I feel like it's pretty safe to assume that if
Garth Ennis
was involved in the writing, production, or even coffee-fetching for something, then it's probably not well-suited for children. Actually, if you can be offended by almost anything, then you should probably cease and desist with reading this review right now.
Ok, now that I've whittled my audience down to only the truly depraved, I can freely admit that this third volume of Preacher was awesome!!* Sick and twisted? Yes. Fun to read and chock full of badass artwork? Also yes.
As one might have guessed based on the cover, we start off this episode alongside The Saint of Killers (if you need to brush up on this character, his biosketch is in my book 1 review). And we all know that dude's one terrifying mofo!
What we don't know, however, is how he got that way— everyone loves a good origin story. And Ennis creates one ugly picture (both figuratively and literally) when it comes to Gumbo McCready.
Of course, the Devil is also involved (whose banter with the Angel of Death, and general malaise reminded me of Satan and Saddam in South Park).
Flash over to where we were at the end of Preacher Book 2 , and you might recall that the trio of Preacher Jesse Custer , Tulip and Cassidy (aka Cass) were involved in a whole other scene of trouble.
I suppose the summary of said events depends on who you ask. Herr Starr, for one, can always be counted on to put things delicately.
For a different perspective on what our favorite trio's been up to, we could also ask Arseface.
But, as for the twists and turns this time around, I'll leave you to discover those debauched delights for yourselves. However, there is at least one player who's still on the lam…
____________________________________________
* There's been some confusion in the past about which Preacher book contains which volumes etc., so I apologize if I'm a bit out of whack with your third Preacher, but, you'll just have to deal with it.
Ok, now that I've whittled my audience down to only the truly depraved, I can freely admit that this third volume of Preacher was awesome!!* Sick and twisted? Yes. Fun to read and chock full of badass artwork? Also yes.
As one might have guessed based on the cover, we start off this episode alongside The Saint of Killers (if you need to brush up on this character, his biosketch is in my book 1 review). And we all know that dude's one terrifying mofo!
What we don't know, however, is how he got that way— everyone loves a good origin story. And Ennis creates one ugly picture (both figuratively and literally) when it comes to Gumbo McCready.
Of course, the Devil is also involved (whose banter with the Angel of Death, and general malaise reminded me of Satan and Saddam in South Park).
Flash over to where we were at the end of Preacher Book 2 , and you might recall that the trio of Preacher Jesse Custer , Tulip and Cassidy (aka Cass) were involved in a whole other scene of trouble.
I suppose the summary of said events depends on who you ask. Herr Starr, for one, can always be counted on to put things delicately.
For a different perspective on what our favorite trio's been up to, we could also ask Arseface.
But, as for the twists and turns this time around, I'll leave you to discover those debauched delights for yourselves. However, there is at least one player who's still on the lam…
____________________________________________
* There's been some confusion in the past about which Preacher book contains which volumes etc., so I apologize if I'm a bit out of whack with your third Preacher, but, you'll just have to deal with it.
February 11, 2016
It justs gets better and better.
December 29, 2022
So this volume starts off with the story, Saint of Killers. This tells the story of how the two Colt totin’ westerner got his name sake. Pretty damn tragic and interesting at the same damn time. Then we get the one shot, Cassidy: Blood and Whiskey. This is about that time Cassidy ran into another Vampire. That didn’t work out well as Cassidy didn’t like what the other vamp was doing. The people he was doing it with do however come back later to stir up some trouble. Then it’s back the the adventures of Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy. Arse Face shows back up and who would have thought that it would be in the capacity that he did. Later, a voodoo practitioner enters the scene as Jesse hears that he may be able to look into his mind so he can learn what the entity, Genesis that bonded with him, knows. That sequence got a little crazy. Oh and Cassidy pulls some ill F’d up BS that made me like him a lot less. Should be interesting how that all plays out.
May 7, 2016
These just keep getting better!
August 18, 2016
Jaysis, this is greatness. A Saint of Killers origin story that shows just how badass he really is, more backstory on Cassidy and a tale of further discovery for Mr. Jesse Custer, all rolled up into one book. The absolutely perfect dialogue alone makes this one of the best comics I've ever read.
August 6, 2011
Preacher is shaping up to be my favorite comic book series, over Gaiman's Sandman series. It's been that damn good so far.
It's been quite a few months since I read the second volume, so I'm not sure if I missed something, but it felt like I had missed an issue or two by the way this hardcover started out with its main story arc. Still, I was able to dive right back into this universe and fell in love with its characters all over again.
The book started off with an origin tale for the Saint of Killers, the hard-hearted gunslinger who is hunting down Custer and his friends, apparently under the orders of God himself. It was even more brutal and tragic than I expected, and in a sense I came away rooting for the guy. I mean, he had his life and family torn apart--and blew the Devil's brains out. Not too shabby.
From there, Cassidy the Irish Vampire took center stage with a romp through New Orleans that had him meeting up with a poncy bloodsucker and his band of groupies. This was a fun one, with plenty of humor directed at the gothic vampire crowd. I can only imagine how Cassidy would react to the Twi-hards these days.
Once those two stories got out of the way, it was back to the main story with Reverend Jessie Custer, with his girlfriend Tulip and Cassidy, hot on the trail of the Almighty God who has gone into hiding. The story got a bit winding and still with a fair bit of contemplation, rumination, and even a soap opera style fiasco for good measure, as opposed to the previous two books and their breakneck action and suspense. Still, the characters were spot on, and I was unable to put the book down come the end of the night. The nature of this little trinity changes over the course of this book and really has me eager to see what happens in the next volume.
I can't say a bad thing about this book. It was damn near perfect. I think the only thing that would have made it better is if the bald-headed bastard, Herr Starr, who is trying to hunt Custer down and make him a martyr had a larger role in the book. As it was, his pent-up rage over the new scar on his head courtesy of Custer, which gives his cranium the odd resemblance to a penis, was hilarious.
|Even if you don't read graphic novels or comic books, I think you'd be doing yourself a favor by tracking down this series through a shop or library, because it's been a treat so far, in my humble opinion.
It's been quite a few months since I read the second volume, so I'm not sure if I missed something, but it felt like I had missed an issue or two by the way this hardcover started out with its main story arc. Still, I was able to dive right back into this universe and fell in love with its characters all over again.
The book started off with an origin tale for the Saint of Killers, the hard-hearted gunslinger who is hunting down Custer and his friends, apparently under the orders of God himself. It was even more brutal and tragic than I expected, and in a sense I came away rooting for the guy. I mean, he had his life and family torn apart--and blew the Devil's brains out. Not too shabby.
From there, Cassidy the Irish Vampire took center stage with a romp through New Orleans that had him meeting up with a poncy bloodsucker and his band of groupies. This was a fun one, with plenty of humor directed at the gothic vampire crowd. I can only imagine how Cassidy would react to the Twi-hards these days.
Once those two stories got out of the way, it was back to the main story with Reverend Jessie Custer, with his girlfriend Tulip and Cassidy, hot on the trail of the Almighty God who has gone into hiding. The story got a bit winding and still with a fair bit of contemplation, rumination, and even a soap opera style fiasco for good measure, as opposed to the previous two books and their breakneck action and suspense. Still, the characters were spot on, and I was unable to put the book down come the end of the night. The nature of this little trinity changes over the course of this book and really has me eager to see what happens in the next volume.
I can't say a bad thing about this book. It was damn near perfect. I think the only thing that would have made it better is if the bald-headed bastard, Herr Starr, who is trying to hunt Custer down and make him a martyr had a larger role in the book. As it was, his pent-up rage over the new scar on his head courtesy of Custer, which gives his cranium the odd resemblance to a penis, was hilarious.
|Even if you don't read graphic novels or comic books, I think you'd be doing yourself a favor by tracking down this series through a shop or library, because it's been a treat so far, in my humble opinion.
April 29, 2018
Well, this series just keeps getting crazier!
What’s it about?
The Preacher series continues as Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy are still literally trying to find God. Also, there’s a Saint of Killers origin story and a one shot where Cassidy meets another vampire.
Pros:
The Saint of Killers miniseries is now one of my favorite miniseries ever! As a fan of horror and westerns this is fantastic and never boring. Great story of action, anger and the twisted origin of who is possibly the best character in this series. What’s not to love? I would give this miniseries a 5 star rating!
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The one shot where Cassidy meets another vampire is a good story that is freaking hilarious! I could not stop laughing! I don’t want to give too much away but seriously, it’s awesome!
The story is still interesting and insane. It’s very weird and unique, I like that.
The art is still really good and it fits the book.
The characters are still great. Jesse’s interesting. Tulip’s pretty bad-a**. Cassidy is still bloody (pun 100% intended) entertaining.
Lots of intense, exciting, bats*** crazy and bloody action! If you like Ennis’ action scenes this book will not disappoint you there, this book may be the most action packed one in the series so far and considering how action packed the previous 2 volumes are, that’s saying something!
This book is full of dark humor which is great. Preacher might be the most twisted comedy I’ve ever read so there’s another reason for fans of dark comedy, such as myself, to like this series.
This book is never predictable. You can never tell what crazy s*** will happen next in this series.
There’s some good horror in this volume.
The ending is hilarious and a fantastic way to end a volume.
Cons:
So in this volume we catch up with Arseface. He’s a fun and interesting character but eventually, like, during an issue they stop having a translation box for what he’s saying so I couldn’t understand what this great character was even trying to say a lot of the time.
There’s some flaws in the commentary. This book, being Preacher, tries to do commentary on religion and even the whole idea of God. Now, I believe in and love God, but try to keep an open mind (the Bible even says you should) and I know several atheists who are awesome people that I pray for but one reason I, at this point, couldn’t see myself ever being an atheist is the attempts at atheist commentary I see in entertainment including books like this. If they made good points I would probably be talking about how good the commentary is, even if I don’t agree with it but no, it’s a mix of blaming God for s***ty things that people do and the typical ‘Religion is stupid (insert edgy joke about Jesus here)’ which I would even dare say comes across as a bit immature IMO (if a fan of Archer and Deadpool is complaining that something’s immature, there might be a slight problem).
The other thing this book has commentary on is sexism which normally, Ennis’ commentary on this subject is good but since there’s been commentary about this since book 1 and it still hasn’t stopped it’s beginning to feel preachy and a tad forced.
Overall:
This is a real good series that I would definitely recommend but it seems to be going a bit downhill.
Book 1- Gave it 5 stars, absolutely fantastic! Masterpiece in comics!
Book 2- 4 stars, fantastic book that I just had one problem with.
Book 3- 4 stars, still really good but yeah, I’m beginning to have multiple problems.
This comic series is recommended but I really hope I doesn’t keep going the way it is.
4/5
What’s it about?
The Preacher series continues as Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy are still literally trying to find God. Also, there’s a Saint of Killers origin story and a one shot where Cassidy meets another vampire.
Pros:
The Saint of Killers miniseries is now one of my favorite miniseries ever! As a fan of horror and westerns this is fantastic and never boring. Great story of action, anger and the twisted origin of who is possibly the best character in this series. What’s not to love? I would give this miniseries a 5 star rating!
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The one shot where Cassidy meets another vampire is a good story that is freaking hilarious! I could not stop laughing! I don’t want to give too much away but seriously, it’s awesome!
The story is still interesting and insane. It’s very weird and unique, I like that.
The art is still really good and it fits the book.
The characters are still great. Jesse’s interesting. Tulip’s pretty bad-a**. Cassidy is still bloody (pun 100% intended) entertaining.
Lots of intense, exciting, bats*** crazy and bloody action! If you like Ennis’ action scenes this book will not disappoint you there, this book may be the most action packed one in the series so far and considering how action packed the previous 2 volumes are, that’s saying something!
This book is full of dark humor which is great. Preacher might be the most twisted comedy I’ve ever read so there’s another reason for fans of dark comedy, such as myself, to like this series.
This book is never predictable. You can never tell what crazy s*** will happen next in this series.
There’s some good horror in this volume.
The ending is hilarious and a fantastic way to end a volume.
Cons:
So in this volume we catch up with Arseface. He’s a fun and interesting character but eventually, like, during an issue they stop having a translation box for what he’s saying so I couldn’t understand what this great character was even trying to say a lot of the time.
There’s some flaws in the commentary. This book, being Preacher, tries to do commentary on religion and even the whole idea of God. Now, I believe in and love God, but try to keep an open mind (the Bible even says you should) and I know several atheists who are awesome people that I pray for but one reason I, at this point, couldn’t see myself ever being an atheist is the attempts at atheist commentary I see in entertainment including books like this. If they made good points I would probably be talking about how good the commentary is, even if I don’t agree with it but no, it’s a mix of blaming God for s***ty things that people do and the typical ‘Religion is stupid (insert edgy joke about Jesus here)’ which I would even dare say comes across as a bit immature IMO (if a fan of Archer and Deadpool is complaining that something’s immature, there might be a slight problem).
The other thing this book has commentary on is sexism which normally, Ennis’ commentary on this subject is good but since there’s been commentary about this since book 1 and it still hasn’t stopped it’s beginning to feel preachy and a tad forced.
Overall:
This is a real good series that I would definitely recommend but it seems to be going a bit downhill.
Book 1- Gave it 5 stars, absolutely fantastic! Masterpiece in comics!
Book 2- 4 stars, fantastic book that I just had one problem with.
Book 3- 4 stars, still really good but yeah, I’m beginning to have multiple problems.
This comic series is recommended but I really hope I doesn’t keep going the way it is.
4/5
August 16, 2021
4.5 Stars!
"I sometimes wonder about Cassidy..."
The Angel of Death, the Devil, Bill Hicks, bounty hunters, a python, voodoo, vampires, and a man who calls himself Arseface are just some of the colourful characters populating this epic third instalment. I have to say there is a notable drop in the quality of the drawing in the editions without Dillon's art work, but thankfully that is remedied.
Again the high standard has been maintained throughout as we get deeper and further into the minds and backstories. Pure quality with an er kicking Q! Either way the take home message this time round seems to be, never trust an Irish vampire, as they will try and take more than just your blood.
May 24, 2016
At first it was a 2-3 because I didn't really dig the past so much. Saints of Killers left unknown was more interesting. But it hit all the cliches and got boring...till he went to hell and killed a certain someone. That's when it picked up again.
The second half really juggles the triangle of friends well. Who's good, who's bad, the background of all the characters, and who can you trust? It makes for a entertaining read and I read the last 100+ pages in a sitting so that says something. The second half is one of my fave portion of the comics so far.
Hoping volume 4 is just as good.
The second half really juggles the triangle of friends well. Who's good, who's bad, the background of all the characters, and who can you trust? It makes for a entertaining read and I read the last 100+ pages in a sitting so that says something. The second half is one of my fave portion of the comics so far.
Hoping volume 4 is just as good.
March 25, 2016
It has the best jokes, it has the smartest dialogs, it has the craziest storyline, it has superbe art.
It is the time of the preacher!
It is the time of the preacher!
October 28, 2018
Amazing! Up there with best stories. Reccomended to anyone who hasnt read it or anyone wanting to start graphic novels.
August 12, 2016
Preacher is super-good.
In this volume I really enjoyed the mini-series about The Saint of Killers, an awesome and horrifying character with an awesome and horrifying origin story. This mini gave a lot of background about who he is.
Also included is a special about Cassidy, a silly and light-hearted story (as light-hearted as a Preacher story can be, mind you) about the first time Cass met another vampire like him.
Surprisingly, this storyline from special comes back in an unexpected way later, closer to the end of the book.
Artwork is still great, pacing is a bit slow in this volume, but it's fine, honestly. Considering how crazy the first two books were, it is fitting to have a volume to cool down a bit.
So, halfway through with the series, and I have two opposite reflexes by that point: I want to read it all as fast as possible because I am invested in the story and want to know how it all ends, and yet at the same time, I really want to savour the rest of the books and not rush the read-through. Let's see if I am able to control myself enough, haha.
In this volume I really enjoyed the mini-series about The Saint of Killers, an awesome and horrifying character with an awesome and horrifying origin story. This mini gave a lot of background about who he is.
Also included is a special about Cassidy, a silly and light-hearted story (as light-hearted as a Preacher story can be, mind you) about the first time Cass met another vampire like him.
Surprisingly, this storyline from special comes back in an unexpected way later, closer to the end of the book.
Artwork is still great, pacing is a bit slow in this volume, but it's fine, honestly. Considering how crazy the first two books were, it is fitting to have a volume to cool down a bit.
So, halfway through with the series, and I have two opposite reflexes by that point: I want to read it all as fast as possible because I am invested in the story and want to know how it all ends, and yet at the same time, I really want to savour the rest of the books and not rush the read-through. Let's see if I am able to control myself enough, haha.
November 12, 2016
Another great entry in the Preacher series. In Book Three, you get the amazing origin story about the Saint of Killers. That was without question, my favorite part of the book. Sprinkled in with the madness are Jesse, Tulip and Cass heading to New Orleans, Arseface making a triumphant return, and Herr Starr trying to come to grips with his new hilarious look.
I really wish this series would have been written just a few years ago. I mean, the stuff is so edgy that I can't help but wonder how the conservative morons of the world would be able to handle what Ennis lays down. If the world doesn't need Jesse Custer and company, I'm not ashamed to admit that I sure do. What a great escape from the daily grind.
I really wish this series would have been written just a few years ago. I mean, the stuff is so edgy that I can't help but wonder how the conservative morons of the world would be able to handle what Ennis lays down. If the world doesn't need Jesse Custer and company, I'm not ashamed to admit that I sure do. What a great escape from the daily grind.
October 26, 2015
Side stories on the Saint of Killers and Cassidy's experience with another vampire. Main story moves forward on the search for God, with an interlude in New Orleans facing the results of prior choices.
March 5, 2025
This volume covered 4 issues of Saints of Killers detailing his story and then 1 single story about Cassidy's adventures. Then we get back to the regular programming, and Starr is still in the picture. We go on some little adventures where we meet some old characters and some new ones, and Jesse tries to find some answers. Okay, then like I say, always this is one of my favourite series so it was nice reading this once more. So let's go on and then keep on Reading.
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I have always loved comics, and I can and I have. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more. You should also read what you love, and I hope you will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.
May 14, 2022
I may end up bumping my rating up to 4 stars. Immediately upon finishing I feel that not enough happened to justify the page count but there was a lot of build up in these volumes that I think will lead to a great pay off as the story progresses from here.
I’m not mad that we got another huge long back story piece once again but I don’t want any more in the future. If we have to read another it’ll be entirely too redundant.
Of course I continue to love the characters and their interpersonal dynamics are just ramping up more and more and getting rather messy.
On a side note, I’m seeing now as more and more character are introduced, Steve Dillon can only draw, like, one face. If a new character had a similar hair style to a character we already knew I really had to pay attention or else I’d start mixing up who is who because the face is always the same and it’s just hair and clothes that are different. I don’t love that but it’s not a deal breaker so far.
I’m not mad that we got another huge long back story piece once again but I don’t want any more in the future. If we have to read another it’ll be entirely too redundant.
Of course I continue to love the characters and their interpersonal dynamics are just ramping up more and more and getting rather messy.
On a side note, I’m seeing now as more and more character are introduced, Steve Dillon can only draw, like, one face. If a new character had a similar hair style to a character we already knew I really had to pay attention or else I’d start mixing up who is who because the face is always the same and it’s just hair and clothes that are different. I don’t love that but it’s not a deal breaker so far.
May 4, 2024
Preacher continues to be awesome!
This time we get quite a large back story for the Saint of Killers which was great but did take up a significant portion of this book and left a slightly weaker storyline for our main characters compared to the previous two issues. Nevertheless, Ennis once again provides non stop unfiltered action and drama with killer dialogue. The character development for Cassidy in particular took an interesting turn and will be interesting to see how things play out going forwards...
This time we get quite a large back story for the Saint of Killers which was great but did take up a significant portion of this book and left a slightly weaker storyline for our main characters compared to the previous two issues. Nevertheless, Ennis once again provides non stop unfiltered action and drama with killer dialogue. The character development for Cassidy in particular took an interesting turn and will be interesting to see how things play out going forwards...
January 22, 2018
3.5 stars. This entry fell a little flat. I loved the first 100 pages or so, which dealt with , but most of the rest of the story was kind of predictable. Still, it’s a super fun series thus far! Very much looking forward to the next installment.
August 29, 2021
Yep, I’m still enjoying this series a lot!
This book was more about developing characters than the main plot but that’s not a bad thing. Loved the backstory to the saint of killers I feel like it makes you sympathise with who is more and it was good to see arseface make a comeback. Onto the next one…
This book was more about developing characters than the main plot but that’s not a bad thing. Loved the backstory to the saint of killers I feel like it makes you sympathise with who is more and it was good to see arseface make a comeback. Onto the next one…
September 1, 2023
(Zero spoiler review for the omnibus collecting this volume, with the score for this collection)
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. 4/5
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. 4/5
OmniBen.
March 15, 2020
Отже, повернувся до однієї з найбільш блюзнірських серій, яку мені довелося читати - “Проповідник. Книга третя”. І я не буду оригінальним, якщо напишу, що родзинкою третьої збірки є спецвипуски про Святителя та Кессіді. З них і почнемо.
“Святитель убивць” — це, по суті, оріджин однойменного персонажа, що знайомить читача з його мотивами та історією появи. На початку розповіді очікуєш, що ось зараз автор усе пояснить і якось виправдає їбанутого покруча, який гасить людей пачками. Та хрін там, душа цього хлопа настільки просякнута ненавистю та чорнотою, що він лише однією своєю появою в Пеклі перетворює грішників на заморожені крабові палички і, щоб двічі не повертатися, заразом виносить мізки господарю. Мене історія затягнула й загіпнотизувала своєю ідеальною чорнотою та порочною брутальністю.
“Кессіді – Кров і Віскі” — історія з життя відбитого засранця-кровопивці, що у своїх мандрах здибує подібну собі істоту. Автор відпускає гальма і безсоромно та в особливо цинічній формі стібе образ “класичних” вампірів, розриваючи шаблони та сраки всім, хто хоча б насмілюється говорити про бремстокерівську канонічність. Історія чудово характеризує Кессіді, його стиль життя та життєві принципи. Ґарт Енніс віртуозно розпочинає оповідку, змушуючи читача гикати від сміху, і, коли сльози сміху просихають, з розмаху втелющує у пику пудинг із людського лайна та невігластва. Вчергове демонструючи порочність людства, яку неможливо виправдати навіть з точки зору найїбанутішого кровопивці.
Третя книга— це все той же безсоромний, саркастичний та іронічний Проповідник, для авторів якого не існує слів “табу” чи “гріх”. Можливо, тут менше брутальщини і блюзнірства, ніж у попередніх збірках, але цінність цієї частини в іншому. Енніс майстерно, через характери та “хімію” між головними героями, змушує вірити, хвилюватися та сподіватися, що цього разу лихо їх омине. Хоча подих бурі, вже відчувається в повітрі.
“Святитель убивць” — це, по суті, оріджин однойменного персонажа, що знайомить читача з його мотивами та історією появи. На початку розповіді очікуєш, що ось зараз автор усе пояснить і якось виправдає їбанутого покруча, який гасить людей пачками. Та хрін там, душа цього хлопа настільки просякнута ненавистю та чорнотою, що він лише однією своєю появою в Пеклі перетворює грішників на заморожені крабові палички і, щоб двічі не повертатися, заразом виносить мізки господарю. Мене історія затягнула й загіпнотизувала своєю ідеальною чорнотою та порочною брутальністю.
“Кессіді – Кров і Віскі” — історія з життя відбитого засранця-кровопивці, що у своїх мандрах здибує подібну собі істоту. Автор відпускає гальма і безсоромно та в особливо цинічній формі стібе образ “класичних” вампірів, розриваючи шаблони та сраки всім, хто хоча б насмілюється говорити про бремстокерівську канонічність. Історія чудово характеризує Кессіді, його стиль життя та життєві принципи. Ґарт Енніс віртуозно розпочинає оповідку, змушуючи читача гикати від сміху, і, коли сльози сміху просихають, з розмаху втелющує у пику пудинг із людського лайна та невігластва. Вчергове демонструючи порочність людства, яку неможливо виправдати навіть з точки зору найїбанутішого кровопивці.
Третя книга— це все той же безсоромний, саркастичний та іронічний Проповідник, для авторів якого не існує слів “табу” чи “гріх”. Можливо, тут менше брутальщини і блюзнірства, ніж у попередніх збірках, але цінність цієї частини в іншому. Енніс майстерно, через характери та “хімію” між головними героями, змушує вірити, хвилюватися та сподіватися, що цього разу лихо їх омине. Хоча подих бурі, вже відчувається в повітрі.
December 30, 2020
Welcome back to my Preacher reread.
This volume of the Deluxe edition contains two miniseries in their proper places within the reading order. So, we get the Saint of Killer's backstory right where we need it. This backstory was actually adapted pretty well in the television show, but as tends to be the case, the comics still blow it all out of the water. The miniseries is told with the slow brutal beats of a Cormac McCarthy story as everything draws nearer and nearer to the inevitable conclusion. Oh, but it's good.
The second miniseries contained in here is the much lauded "Blood and Whiskey", the Cassidy meets Anne Rice style vampires that was wet your pants level funny back when it first came out. Does it hold up well nowadays? Well, to me it still does. While Lestat isn't everywhere you turn any longer, the shadow that Twilight cast still looms large and it hits the right notes for me. I still found it hilarious. I'm curious how newcomers might feel if they didn't grow up during that whole craze, though...
This volume focuses primarily upon Cassidy once you get out of the miniseries. Why did Cassidy join up with our dear Preacher and Tulip? What does he want with this? What does he get out of it? We meet an old friend with a hideous face. We peek in at Featherstone and Starr and see that they're continuing to plot and plan, even if Starr is looking rather worse for wear. We see our old friend begin his transformation into what he always wanted to be.
Things are looking... slightly up for everyone but Cassidy. Then again, Cassidy always does get himself into the worst messes, doesn't he? Then again... Cassidy deserves so much of what he gets even if we do love him.
This volume of the Deluxe edition contains two miniseries in their proper places within the reading order. So, we get the Saint of Killer's backstory right where we need it. This backstory was actually adapted pretty well in the television show, but as tends to be the case, the comics still blow it all out of the water. The miniseries is told with the slow brutal beats of a Cormac McCarthy story as everything draws nearer and nearer to the inevitable conclusion. Oh, but it's good.
The second miniseries contained in here is the much lauded "Blood and Whiskey", the Cassidy meets Anne Rice style vampires that was wet your pants level funny back when it first came out. Does it hold up well nowadays? Well, to me it still does. While Lestat isn't everywhere you turn any longer, the shadow that Twilight cast still looms large and it hits the right notes for me. I still found it hilarious. I'm curious how newcomers might feel if they didn't grow up during that whole craze, though...
This volume focuses primarily upon Cassidy once you get out of the miniseries. Why did Cassidy join up with our dear Preacher and Tulip? What does he want with this? What does he get out of it? We meet an old friend with a hideous face. We peek in at Featherstone and Starr and see that they're continuing to plot and plan, even if Starr is looking rather worse for wear. We see our old friend begin his transformation into what he always wanted to be.
Things are looking... slightly up for everyone but Cassidy. Then again, Cassidy always does get himself into the worst messes, doesn't he? Then again... Cassidy deserves so much of what he gets even if we do love him.
March 25, 2017
This volume opens with a multi-part origin for the Saint of Killers which was as tragic and "biblically" epic as you might expect. Following this is a flashback for Cassidy where Ennis makes fun of the ridiculous obsession with vampires that America was going through those many years ago (mirroring my feelings about the whole thing). During this time I really liked Cassidy, who "told it like it is" and just tried to live his life but be a relatively stand-up guy.
The rest of the volume almost felt like a "breather" from the main story. While there is a small amount of movement with Jesse trying to uncover some of the memories in his head, the second half of the volume was more about strengthening the relationship between Tulip and Jesse. The tryst between them and how they discussed it and worked it out felt real to me and that's one of the things I like about this series that is so lacking from modern stories: there's actual characterization. You can either read what they are saying or see what they are thinking to get a better idea of who they are and what drives them. That's how you bond with the character which only enriches the story for the reader, creating your own commitment to the series.
While Jesse and Tulip get closer other secrets are revealed which strains the rest of the relationships between the main characters. We also catch up with Starr, recovering from his previous meeting with Jesse and also ArseFace who has a tremendous change in fortune which I didn't see coming.
This series is still going strong...
The rest of the volume almost felt like a "breather" from the main story. While there is a small amount of movement with Jesse trying to uncover some of the memories in his head, the second half of the volume was more about strengthening the relationship between Tulip and Jesse. The tryst between them and how they discussed it and worked it out felt real to me and that's one of the things I like about this series that is so lacking from modern stories: there's actual characterization. You can either read what they are saying or see what they are thinking to get a better idea of who they are and what drives them. That's how you bond with the character which only enriches the story for the reader, creating your own commitment to the series.
While Jesse and Tulip get closer other secrets are revealed which strains the rest of the relationships between the main characters. We also catch up with Starr, recovering from his previous meeting with Jesse and also ArseFace who has a tremendous change in fortune which I didn't see coming.
This series is still going strong...
June 25, 2019
7/10
When I first hit Preacher volume three I was a bit skeptical about it. Reason being is the first half is taken up by two side stories--a lengthy origin story for the Saint of Killers, and a character study of sorts on Cassidy. Both diverted from the intense ongoing story, and were both assembled by a hodgepodge of artists, instead of main book artist Matt Dillon. And both seemed unnecessary. Fortunately this is (mostly) not the case. The Saint of Killers story could've benefited by having just one illustrator, but the story is pretty good and puts everything in context--later, his origin story is learned by Jesse Custer and there's no way that scene would've had the same emotional impact if they had to start the whole thing over from the beginning. The Cassidy story is entertaining but mostly unnecessary, though it does help us understand and still be empathetic to his character throughout the arcs that follow.
The main story, meanwhile is excellent like always. This volume sees a more gothic feeling coming on as Jesse must use voodoo to help start to suss out God's motivation for leaving his creation. It also creates a compelling side story between Tulip and Cassidy, and shows Tulip proving herself as a hero in her own right. Three volumes down, three to go!
When I first hit Preacher volume three I was a bit skeptical about it. Reason being is the first half is taken up by two side stories--a lengthy origin story for the Saint of Killers, and a character study of sorts on Cassidy. Both diverted from the intense ongoing story, and were both assembled by a hodgepodge of artists, instead of main book artist Matt Dillon. And both seemed unnecessary. Fortunately this is (mostly) not the case. The Saint of Killers story could've benefited by having just one illustrator, but the story is pretty good and puts everything in context--later, his origin story is learned by Jesse Custer and there's no way that scene would've had the same emotional impact if they had to start the whole thing over from the beginning. The Cassidy story is entertaining but mostly unnecessary, though it does help us understand and still be empathetic to his character throughout the arcs that follow.
The main story, meanwhile is excellent like always. This volume sees a more gothic feeling coming on as Jesse must use voodoo to help start to suss out God's motivation for leaving his creation. It also creates a compelling side story between Tulip and Cassidy, and shows Tulip proving herself as a hero in her own right. Three volumes down, three to go!
October 7, 2020
Preacherin kolmas niputus alkaa tappajien pyhimyksen taustoittamisella. Steve Dillonin sijaan piirrosjäljestä vastaa joku muu ja jälki ei ole minuun silmiin yhtä hyvää.
Tässä osassa nousee päähenkilöiden välille kolmiodraaman tynkää. Persnaama tekee myös paluun ja onkin tämän kokoelman raikkainta(?!?) antia. Lisäksi keskiössä on pariisilainen goottipoppoo, joka luonnollisesti hurahtaa Cassidyyn. Cassidy ei ole kovinkaan otettu ja pian on täysi sota päällä.
Sarjan varsin mielenkiintoisesta alkuasetelmasta (Jumala ottaa loparit ja Jessellä olisi kana kynittävä hänen kanssaan, joten kaveri pitäisi löytää) on tultu aika kauas. Kuvataiteellinen anti ei ole mielestäni edellisten osien veroinen. Ryhmädynamiikan rakoileminen antaa juoneen potkua, joskaan sitä ei tässä teoksessa vielä juuri hyödynnetä. Toivottavasti tulevissa osissa sitten sitäkin enemmän.
Tämä osa sarjaa tuntuu pitkältä sivuaskeleelta varsinaisesta pääjuonesta. Toivottavasti pääteemaan palataan pian tulevissa osissa.
Tässä osassa nousee päähenkilöiden välille kolmiodraaman tynkää. Persnaama tekee myös paluun ja onkin tämän kokoelman raikkainta(?!?) antia. Lisäksi keskiössä on pariisilainen goottipoppoo, joka luonnollisesti hurahtaa Cassidyyn. Cassidy ei ole kovinkaan otettu ja pian on täysi sota päällä.
Sarjan varsin mielenkiintoisesta alkuasetelmasta (Jumala ottaa loparit ja Jessellä olisi kana kynittävä hänen kanssaan, joten kaveri pitäisi löytää) on tultu aika kauas. Kuvataiteellinen anti ei ole mielestäni edellisten osien veroinen. Ryhmädynamiikan rakoileminen antaa juoneen potkua, joskaan sitä ei tässä teoksessa vielä juuri hyödynnetä. Toivottavasti tulevissa osissa sitten sitäkin enemmän.
Tämä osa sarjaa tuntuu pitkältä sivuaskeleelta varsinaisesta pääjuonesta. Toivottavasti pääteemaan palataan pian tulevissa osissa.
July 28, 2018
Ennis really found his purpose in this comic in ways he never seemed to capture again, while this book is not perfect, the relationships driving the narrative are better explored here. The background to the Saint of Killers is explored convincingly and Cassidy's betrayal sets a real narrative shift here. Furthermore, glimpses into Cassidy's backstory and his relationship to another vampire is a high point. Steve Dillion's artwork really compliments Ennis's grit and grime. While its not perfect, and definitely feels of its time period, this is solidly moves the character development forward as well as the plot.
February 10, 2019
The Saint of Killer's backstory and Jesse and company get involved with Children of the Blood.
The first three volume's of the Saint of Killer's backstory weren't what I really wanted (I wanted to catch up with Jesse), but I fully admit they were excellent. They succeed in showing how someone could become worse than anyone else in Hell. But then we get an issue of Cassidy's past. And I worried that nothing was really going to happen in this volume. No need! The vampire and wanna-be vampires in Cassidy's story return to cause problems for Preacher. Still an excellent series!
The first three volume's of the Saint of Killer's backstory weren't what I really wanted (I wanted to catch up with Jesse), but I fully admit they were excellent. They succeed in showing how someone could become worse than anyone else in Hell. But then we get an issue of Cassidy's past. And I worried that nothing was really going to happen in this volume. No need! The vampire and wanna-be vampires in Cassidy's story return to cause problems for Preacher. Still an excellent series!
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