Product Description

Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan Preacher Jesse Custer becomes completely disillusioned with the beliefs that he had dedicated his entire life to. Now possessing the power of "the word," an ability to make people do whatever he utters, Custer begins a violent and riotous journey across the country. Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip and the hard drinking Irish vampire Cassidy, the Preacher loses faith in both man and God as he witnesses dark atrocities and improbable calamities during his exploration of America.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #191948 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-21
• Released on: 2009-07-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781401222796
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

5 stars for Preacher, but 2 for this edition!
Sigh. I sold off all my Preacher TPBs in anticipation of this hardcover edition. Vertigo has been doing a great job with hardcovers of Y: The Last Man, and Ex Machina, so I was assuming this would be the same format.

Wrong! Instead of being slightly oversized, as those two books I just mentioned are, this is exactly the same size as a standard comic book. Instead of being printed on beautiful, heavy, matte stock like Y: TLM, or on beautiful, glossy stock like Ex Mach, it is on the same standard stock as the more recent editions of the TPBs...maybe even a little inferior to those editions-- a little thinner, if I'm not mistaken.

At $39.99, it is also terribly overpriced, for what you get. For example, compare this lackluster presentation with Dark Horse Comics' hardcover collections of Hellboy ($50), or Icon's Powers ($30). Those books are absolutely gorgeous, oversize, true collector's editions that are worth trading up for. I easily would have shelled out more for Absolute editions of Preacher, if they put 20-24 issues together like they did with Sandman.

If I had to do this over again, I would have kept my TPBs, because this new edition really isn't anything to get excited about. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing actually objectionable about the book, it looks good... except when you consider the price and compare other products and realize that there's just no reason to invest in this new collection.

Combustible Mix of Violence, Blasphemy, and Profanity - Wow!
Wow - a combustible mix of hard-core violence, over-the-top profane dialogue and interesting characters! "Preacher" is what you get if you create a comic book version of version of a Pulp-fiction inspired, Desperado with more violence. Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon take us to Texas, New York City, and the backwoods of Louisiana, with a unique pair of characters. The Preacher, his in-aptly named tough girlfriend Tulip and a vampire sidekick (!) blaze a trail across a twisted milieu of hardcore racist Texas lawmen in the first story arc. Next Ennis pummels us with a tale deep in the seedy underbelly of New York City, complete with homophobic, gay bashing (yet secretly homosexual) tough detectives, serial killers and a vampire.

If the first two story arcs, chock full of blasphemy, do not disgust and amuse you enough, the creators follow the jab and straight right with a left hook to your jaw. He introduces us to the twisted backwoods god-fearing hick "Grandma" with brutal force. This is a character you will not soon forget! More over-the-top violence and twisted torture for your reading pleasure!

The artwork by Steve Dillon in this volume perfectly fleshes out the sickly creative ideas of Garth Ennis. This book is the kind of book that I'm embarrassed to admit I really enjoyed! (As you can tell, this is only recommended for adults, and I mean adults with a high tolerance for ridiculous violence, religious blasphemy and slags of profanity. Caveat Emptor!)