Undoubtedly my favorite Garth Ennis or Steve Dillon work.
Anyone else given it a read?
Preacher!
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#2
Yeah, I read it up to the second-to-last graphic novel.
My feeling was that it started off leaning too heavily on the 'crude to be crude' motif, hit its stride, then started tailing off a bit as it seemed like he was losing the thread of the story.
But I dearly loved the Saint of Killers.
My feeling was that it started off leaning too heavily on the 'crude to be crude' motif, hit its stride, then started tailing off a bit as it seemed like he was losing the thread of the story.
But I dearly loved the Saint of Killers.
When the Frog God smiles, arm yourself.
"'Flammable' and 'inflammable' have the same meaning! This language is insane!"
GIVE ME COFFEE AND I WILL ALLOW YOU TO LIVE!- Frigid
"Ork 'as no automatic code o' survival. 'is partic'lar distinction from all udda livin' gits is tha necessity ta act inna face o' alternatives by means o' dakka."
I created the sound of madness, wrote the book on pain
"'Flammable' and 'inflammable' have the same meaning! This language is insane!"
GIVE ME COFFEE AND I WILL ALLOW YOU TO LIVE!- Frigid
"Ork 'as no automatic code o' survival. 'is partic'lar distinction from all udda livin' gits is tha necessity ta act inna face o' alternatives by means o' dakka."
I created the sound of madness, wrote the book on pain
#3
See, I've only read the first three books. And being heavily into theology as I was for a number of years, I find the interaction between the heavenly side and the humans to be crazily inventive.
Should I not finish? :/
Should I not finish? :/
#4
I've read the whole series. Some of it is quite interesting and good. Then entire fourth volume, in my humble opinion is god-awful, as it doesn't contain to any of the 3 leads, and has far too much of the (as Petrosjko said) 'crude to be crude.' As I recall, those stories weren't written by Ennis, though, which may explain it: they didn't quite have a handle the material.
I also feel it declined as it progressed. The stuff involving Starr past the halfway point was fairly uninteresting and low-brow, to me.
Finish it, I suppose, for closure, if nothing else. Preacher is a comic book that I've seen carried by libraries, you may want to look in to that.
A really excellent series these days is Y: The Last Man. I would highly recommend it. Any who hasn't already heard of it or read it should do so...now.
I also feel it declined as it progressed. The stuff involving Starr past the halfway point was fairly uninteresting and low-brow, to me.
Finish it, I suppose, for closure, if nothing else. Preacher is a comic book that I've seen carried by libraries, you may want to look in to that.
A really excellent series these days is Y: The Last Man. I would highly recommend it. Any who hasn't already heard of it or read it should do so...now.
"Well, I wouldn't argue that is was a no holds-barred, adrenalin fuelled thrill ride, but there is no way you
can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork."
-Sgt Nicholas Angel, on Point Break
"You gotta look Death in the face and say, 'Whatever, man.'"
-Hurley
can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork."
-Sgt Nicholas Angel, on Point Break
"You gotta look Death in the face and say, 'Whatever, man.'"
-Hurley
#5
I've heard of it, but I've unfortunately been unable to get ahold of it. :/ Damn the Patriots! (Hence is my reasoning behind everything.)
I really liked Cassidy's backstory, regarding the Empire State Building and the like. And the build-up regarding the angels and whatnot to Jesse's actual merging with Genesis.
Too bad it started to suck, then. Meh.
I really liked Cassidy's backstory, regarding the Empire State Building and the like. And the build-up regarding the angels and whatnot to Jesse's actual merging with Genesis.
Too bad it started to suck, then. Meh.
#6
Can't get a hold of it? No comic shops in the area? If so, that is both a shame and a bummer. But because I am such a wonderful gent, here is a link to a pdf of the entire first issue, courtesy of Vertigo Comics.
"Well, I wouldn't argue that is was a no holds-barred, adrenalin fuelled thrill ride, but there is no way you
can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork."
-Sgt Nicholas Angel, on Point Break
"You gotta look Death in the face and say, 'Whatever, man.'"
-Hurley
can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork."
-Sgt Nicholas Angel, on Point Break
"You gotta look Death in the face and say, 'Whatever, man.'"
-Hurley