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Title: Preacher Alamo by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Glenn Fabry ISBN: 1563897156 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55
Rating: 4
Summary: Bringing it all back home
Comment: It all ends here in book nine in the same place where it started: Texas. Jesse's epic struggle to bring God to justice finally comes to an end--well sort of. Ennis' resolution is not exactly what you might have been expecting, but it all gets tied up in the end.
Everyone is happy who ought to be, and everyone who ought not to be is less than happy. The story ends with a bang of vengeance and a whimper of mercy.
It's a fast-paced, engrossing book, and a worthy final chapter in the Preacher saga.
So now that I've finished it all, what do I think of the Preacher series? For the most part, it's been entertaining and good fun to read. It's the first graphic novel I've read, and while I'm impressed with the scope and narrative quality that can be contained in a comic, I still think this one tends to be a little simple-minded. Ennis obviously has some father-issues he's working out in this story (both literal and metaphoric) and I think those are worthy, valid themes for a novel in any medium.
But somewhere towards the middle of the dramatic arc, I found myself a little less than satisfied with the level of complexity in the characters. They begin to repeat themselves and end up feeling more like cartoons of people rather than real people. Given the context, I guess that's a silly complaint. Still, it did take away from my overall enjoyment of the story. Otherwise, I highly recommend this series to anyone who wants to investigate the world of comic story-telling.
Rating: 5
Summary: Glorious, Profane, Sacreligious, Thought-Provoking, and Fun
Comment: Lordy! I just had time to read the entire collected "Preacher" series in one sitting, and what a great time I had doing it. This is one of the few "adult" comic series that actually gives you some real meat to chew on. It calls into question every dogma, motiviation, desire, and belief one drags along with oneself into adulthood, along with the very nature of the divine and ridiculous. Garth Ennis et al never miss a chance to poke fun at themselves, keeping the book from veering into that sort of moroseness and gloom that seems to pervade the comics industry lately, yet all the while manage to convey an air of deadly seriousness to the quest that Reverend Custer and Tulip find themselves thrust into: confronting a god who's quit heaven in fear of the powerful offspring of a demon and an angel who's escaped and taken root in Jesse Custer in order to gain a will to direct its terrible power. An absolute must for any and everyone who's ever wondered "Who's up there, and why has he made such a terrible mess?" Compelling, gritty, violent, profane, sacreligious, thought-provoking, and fun as hell. Ride on, Reverend!
Rating: 5
Summary: A big explosive ending to a big explosive series
Comment: It's been said before, but that won't stop me from saying it again: Preacher is the best.
And once again, Garth Ennis plays us for the fools we are, and we love every minute of it.
Preacher Jesse Custer's search for God -to make him pay, not to worship him- comes to an end and thus ends this saga.
No loose ends are left, everyone gets what they deserve, and you'll love the ending. This is what tey were thinking when they invented the word "closure."
Sharp dialog, strong, believeable characters, solid artwork. These are the things that make this book great.
Buy it. Buy them all and learn what it is so great about Preacher.
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Title: Preacher: All Hell's A-Coming (Dc Comics Vertigo, Book 8) by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, John McCrea ISBN: 1563896176 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.98 |
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Title: Preacher: Salvation by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Glenn Fabry ISBN: 1563895196 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Preacher : War in the Sun (Preacher Series, Vol 6) by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon ISBN: 1563894904 Publisher: Diamond Comic Dist. Star Sys. Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Preacher: Dixie Fried ( Preacher Library, Vol. 5) by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Glenn Fabry ISBN: 1563894289 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Preacher: Ancient History (Preacher Series, Vol 4) by Garth Ennis, Ennis Garth, Carlos Ezquerra, Richard Case, Matt Hollingsworth, Bob Kahan, Glenn Fabry ISBN: 156389405X Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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