Following the events of the Preacher: Salvation collection, Jesse Custer wants to renew his quest to find God and hold him accountable for a...
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Nov 27, 2011
***Dave
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Things start to pay off, with Cassidy's true colors and story coming to light, Tulip and Jesse reuinted, the Grail falling apart at the hands of Starr's monomaniacal pursuit of revenge against Jesse, and everything else starting to set up for the final apocalyptic volume.
For all it sounds like, it's a very human volume, with minimal supernatural business. The side characters introduced (both Amy, nicely fleshed out, and her bartender friend) are done so gently. Even Tulip's backstory, More...
For all it sounds like, it's a very human volume, with minimal supernatural business. The side characters introduced (both Amy, nicely fleshed out, and her bartender friend) are done so gently. Even Tulip's backstory, More...
Mar 14, 2011
Tyler
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I know that one of Preacher's major appeals is its shock factor and gross-out humor. But, while I generally enjoy it for that reason too, I sometimes find myself wishing that Garth Ennis would give it a rest. I mean, we get your point already, Garth: America is filled with inbred, gun-toting racists. But, for page after page, he keeps ramming that point home. (I'm sure he'd love the usage of "ramming" in that last sentence.)
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Sep 13, 2009
Thomas
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So conflicted over this one. It's homophobic, anti-French, reactionary, ultra-conservative, sex-negative... gotta love all that Preacher right-wing weirdness, right? But then there's this whole backstory about Tulip that's kind of cheesy but I [heart:] Tulip so that's oh, just so MFing dandy.
Then there's a Very Special Episode of Preacher Starring Cassidy's Drug Problem And His Manipulation of Tulip, during which I realized that in creating Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and in p More...
Then there's a Very Special Episode of Preacher Starring Cassidy's Drug Problem And His Manipulation of Tulip, during which I realized that in creating Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and in p More...
Apr 07, 2011
Jess
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And finally, in Preacher: Volume 8, All Hell's A-Coming Tulip as we know and love her is back. She throws away the drugs and alcohol and tells Cassidy where to go. Jesse and Tulip reunite, and it's all kinds of beautiful and heart-warming, until Cassidy returns and Jesse, having learned more about Cassidy's past, refuses to forgive him.
I can't help but feel like the constant reliance on the character's back stories means that how they got to be who they are is more interesting that w More...
I can't help but feel like the constant reliance on the character's back stories means that how they got to be who they are is more interesting that w More...
Mar 10, 2009
Andrew
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As the title implies, this volume is more prelude than anything else, with Ennis and Dillon lining things up for the sure-to-be-epic Starr vs. Custer vs. Cassidy vs. O'Hare grudge match to the death. As such, not a whole lot happens, but it's all mostly entertaining. We get some nice character moments for Tulip's friend Amy, more funny/depressing backstory on Tulip, and an amusing Arseface subplot. As usual, the biggest laughs come from Starr's storyline. The constant string of humiliations th
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Apr 04, 2009
Erik
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All Hell’s A-Coming, the penultimate volume, is the call before the storm. While there is not one climactic confrontation that takes place – this will have to wait until the next and last volume, of course – this collection ties up loose plot threads (Cassidy’s past, Arseface’s fate, and some more back-story on Jesse and Tulip before the main events that began this series in issue one), and sets in motion the much-promised hell on earth that is forthcoming. Oh, and let’s not forget about the cas
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Apr 22, 2011
Meri
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Okay, we're almost to the ultimate battle between Jesse & God. He's finally reunited with Tulip, learned the truth about Cassidy (who I don't like anymore, no feeling sorry for him with me!), and also got some more time with Herr Starr and Arseface (who is kind of pointless, but whatever). Since this is the second to last volume, I'm sure hoping there's a whole lot of action. I expected more of the current storyline in this one, only to get a lot of backstory. Still, funny, gross, and heartw
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Jul 10, 2010
The Flooze (Michelle M.)
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This volume gives background on Tulip, delves into the darker side of Cassidy's history, and allows us to catch up with Arseface and Herr Starr. It also brings Jesse back on track for his quest to find God and give him a stern talking to. Although I enjoyed it, I'm ready for the big showdown! It's been an interesting trip and I'm anxious to see how everything gets resolved for the Preacher.
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Jun 26, 2010
Ross
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One Hell of a ride. Absolutely worth it. Angels, demons, heaven, hell, feminism, deformed-from-a-failed-suicide teenager, gunslingers, global conspiracies, cannibalism, vampires, drugs, sex, rock 'n' roll, all centered around a mission to bring God to account for his creation. And yes, I left a ton of stuff out.
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Jun 13, 2009
Mark
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Ha ha ha! I don't want to spoil anything, but one major character gets a "canine penectomy" here ... Also included are some interesting flashbacks (told be a bag lady) into Cassidy's past. And I LOVED the standalone horse-thief story at the end.
Normally I'd complain that Garth Ennis seems to be losing control of his central plot arc. You know, the one involving Genesis and Armageddon and the Messiah (and the search for a missing God). But these side trips are all pretty gro More...
Normally I'd complain that Garth Ennis seems to be losing control of his central plot arc. You know, the one involving Genesis and Armageddon and the Messiah (and the search for a missing God). But these side trips are all pretty gro More...
Feb 24, 2011
Hannah
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I wonder if Keith was talking about the horse part in this book or the meat lady part in book seven when he told Imogen there'd be a part that'd offend her as a vegetarian . . . shit man, just one left now. SWAMP THINGGGG-UHHHH!!! I'm'a comin' Swamp Thing baby don't you worry now.
Aug 17, 2011
This book surprisingly deals not at all with Jesse's quest to find God, which now has not been addressed for at least 17 issues, and supposedly is the driving narrative of the series. We get some background in Tulip and Jesse's relationship, which adds little, and quite a bit of background on Cass, which is relevant.
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Nov 18, 2009
AmirCat
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Oh man ... this is the book where you have to make a decision. Should I hate Cassidy or feel bad for him and give him a second shot. That's exactly what Jesse goes through. That's great writing.
What's that sound I hear? Oh yeah it's Hell A-coming.
What's that sound I hear? Oh yeah it's Hell A-coming.
Aug 08, 2011
Tyler
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Great installment. Could've done without the final chapter though. Terrible colors and a boring story that leads the character to wonder how in the fuck this dude even became part of the church at all given his record as a murderer and a car thief.
Jan 09, 2009
Imogen
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Cassidy's a jerk. How much of a jerk is he, Garth Ennis? He's such a jerk that- in a shocking full-page splash scene, it's implied that he gave a guy head one time.
Jan 07, 2011
Frank
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May be the best book yet. Or maybe my opinion is skewed by a well-played homage to "Fairytale of New York." Either way, we're all set up for the end game.
Aug 19, 2009
saint frances
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good backstory on Tulip, Starr continues to be hilarious, Cassidy is an asshole creeper, and it ends with a flashback from Tulip and Custer's good ole days.
Jun 01, 2009
Renee
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Better than the last few volumes, but losing some of the luster of the first two volumes. However, I am still interested to see how this all will end.
Aug 21, 2011
Timo
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Sort of breather before the last storm. Well... breather and breather. Plenthora of violence and action but also calmer bits where Garth Ennis proves he is one of the great story tellers in comicdom.
Sep 01, 2010
David
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The funniest Starr has been and (though never intentionally) and Jesse Custer is one of the greatest Americans of all time.
Aug 29, 2009
Caroline
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Parts of this are little slow and disconnected, but then it's probably good to take a breather before the big climax.
Jan 13, 2012
Lynda
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Tulips back and she's kicked Cassidy to the curb. This one was pretty extreme. Still I really liked it.
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Aug 25, 2009
Charlie
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Fairly weak Preacher. Lot of bumbling around with Arseface's non-story, Jesse picking up bizarre hitchhikers, and Cassidy being a right bastard at every turn, none of which was to my taste.
What I did enjoy about this issue was, in the order published: Tulip's back-story with her father (who expected a son); the bartender who was accidentally chemically castrated; the business with Starr, Eisenstein, and that spetsnaz commando; the aside/back-story with Captain Tom Pickett the Texas More...
What I did enjoy about this issue was, in the order published: Tulip's back-story with her father (who expected a son); the bartender who was accidentally chemically castrated; the business with Starr, Eisenstein, and that spetsnaz commando; the aside/back-story with Captain Tom Pickett the Texas More...
Jan 17, 2011
Matt
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Thanks Josh and Carol for the Christmas gift! This is the first Preacher trade in the series I've owned that is not used and from Modern Myths.
Huge McCarthy nods in this one. Jesse and that dude tied up to a singular pole in a pit? Tulip reading "Suttree"? Come on.
Huge McCarthy nods in this one. Jesse and that dude tied up to a singular pole in a pit? Tulip reading "Suttree"? Come on.
Feb 14, 2012
Kartik
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Come on Ennis! Another collection of side-arcs, with one story connected to the main plot line!
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In this one Ennis explores a bit of Tulip's childhood, which is nicely done.
Jesse's road trip was unnecessary. I skipped all pages of it after reading the first five.
The Starr-Eisenstein part was more like the Preacher I have come to like!
Does anyone really care if a GTA-style, horse-loving cowboy, Jesse wants a threesome or not!
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In this one Ennis explores a bit of Tulip's childhood, which is nicely done.
Jesse's road trip was unnecessary. I skipped all pages of it after reading the first five.
The Starr-Eisenstein part was more like the Preacher I have come to like!
Does anyone really care if a GTA-style, horse-loving cowboy, Jesse wants a threesome or not!
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Jul 13, 2008
Kikuko
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Jesse and Tulip reunite in this volume, continuing an endless, timeless romance between a western cowboy and his one true gal. Of course, they run into Cassidy all over again after finding out the truth about who he really is by someone who lived it, and take another trip to the past where Jesse, Tulip and Amy go on a classic adventure of the old west to rustle up some horse thieves. Reads wonderfully, and really hard to put down once you start.
