I sat down and read the thing all the way through, stopping occasionally to show my friends the delightfully disgusting portraits of "Grandma", and to quote the evil hill-billies. After I was done, my friends insisted I leave the book there so that they might read it as well. Cheez, three fans created by one purchase, so far.

The comic is very well done. The amount of sheer, graphic violence and disturbing subject matter (especially the forced sodomy and beastiality) will make this story difficult for "sensitive" readers. Many parts of this book were hard for me to stomach, and I think they were meant to be funny. This is *not* a comic for anyone under the age of 18, I think - these scenes are enough for an adult to handle.

So, disturbing matter aside, this is a damn fine story. You will find yourself dreaming about the heroic Custer and his love, the very bad-@$$ Tulip, hoping that they make it. I understand that the storyline is currently winding to a close. This is almost a relief to me, as I know that I now have to start collecting the entire series - I won't be stuck in a never-ending cycle of collection! (Like it's not bad enough that I own a collection of bagged-n-boarded comics in the first place. A friend comes over and looks at them, and I wring my hands over the darn things like they are sickly children.)

This book *will* make you re-think your concept of God, Jesus, the Afterlife, and everything in-between. It slips into your psyche like a spirit, and you begin to truly *care* about the characters. It takes a rare kind of artists to create people so complete that they are seem obviously real anytime one opens up a book. From what I have experienced in the comic industry, it's even more difficult to *draw* them, continue an engaging storyline, and make the reader *think*, all at the same time. "Preacher" manages to do all three, and I commend its creators, who breathe life into an idea, and allow us to live it as well. A storyline like this could either flop or succeed . In this case - well, you already know what I think, doncha? : ) Enjoy.


Cooler than the First!!!   April 25, 2003
 5 out of 8 found this review helpful

The second istallment of the Preacher 9 part series collected by DC comics continues to be the most ambitious and most drastic version of all. Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, are just having so much fun with this that they decided not to heed with anything anyone is saying. If there is any rating fro these comics like there is for movies, then this one would definitely be an R rated book. The jokes are over the top, the nudity and sex is everywhere, and the theme of divinity is just thrown out the window.

The story is divided into two parts. The first delves with Rev. Jesse Custer's past. You get to meet one of his family members, though by the end of it, you may wish you haven't. The second part is just two screwy to try to describe. What's good about is that the vampire Cassidy is back after some disappearance. The story is wild. If I say more, I'll be ruining the story, though I doubt something so complex can be ruined with a couple of words.

The book is highly recommended for everyone who loves comics that are over the top with a mature content and makes you think about what if some of the things being said holds some truth in the real world. All in all, Ennis shines with his writing skills. Anything I read now is just not as good as Preacher. I think it has raised the bar on what I expect from my books now. Even his recent Punisher books, just fails to grasp the magic of the Custer, Tulip, and Cass.

Smart, sexy and in your face. That's what this installment of Preacher is all about.


Well, it was half good.....   January 4, 2000
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Let me start this by saying that the first half of this book absolutely rocks. If you already own the first book in the series, "Gone to Texas", go ahead and add this to your shopping cart right now. The first storyline is well worth the 11 bucks.

Unfortunently, the second story arc found in this book, "Hunters", is unbelievably dull. Don't get me wrong, it's good, but hardly anything happens. A load of new characters are introduced, and it takes FOREVER to learn who these characters are and what motivates them. Even by the end of the book, you STILL don't really know what Herr Starr is all about, and thus you gotta buy the next book.

This collection is great, and the first storyline is stupendous, but it just doesn't live up to the standard the original TPB laid out.


The best volume of the series!   June 23, 2000
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

With 8 volumes already out, and a 9th obviously on the way,"Until the End of The World" is my personal favorite. Welearn the horrible secrets of Jesse's past, why he left Tulip out of the blue five years ago, we meet Herr Starr and The Grail for the first time, "The Sexual Detectives", and of course Jesus De Sade and his...interesting party. I won't reveal anything else, because you'll be more shocked when you find out on your own!


Whoa, this one's a killer   April 14, 1999
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I first read Preacher while I was doing my military service and immediately got hooked. Although I read the books in a pretty out-of-order fashion, I still followed the plot and found it interesting. Happily in reserve now and money to buy the albums and read them with more thought. Until the end of the World is probably the biggest shocker in the series. First you see Custer's disgusting family and you can only guess how many times I went "Oww gross, what next!?". I also found it pretty interesting that IMO the story in Vol.2 seemed to get a bit lighter in mood as the story progressed. Cassidy and the cat, Starr getting more he bargained for and the strange orgy at the end. I was rolling on the floor laughing as I watched this bizarre story unfold. I'll get my head examined next... Anyway, the story is as solid you can expect from Ennis with plenty of story driven bloodshed and some nice 'slaps on the cheek' in the form of some unexpected headshots. Unfortunately, the Saint of Killers is seen only once in the this book, but expect to catch this menacing figure in the next book doing what he does best ;->