Absolute Preacher Vol. 1 by Garth EnnisMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Absolute Preacher collects Preacher 1-26.
There was a point that I largely drifted away from comics but I was still clinging on by a couple fingers. I still read The Maxx, Poison Elves, and Preacher. Having spent 12 years going to Catholic school, Preacher always had such appeal to me. I thought the series fizzled at the end but it has always held a place in my heart.
I traded in the individual trades for store credit years ago, thinking I'd never want to read them again for some reason. When this popped up on Prime Day on the relative cheap, I had to have it.
For those of you in the back, Preacher is about Jesse Custer and his quest to find God. Only, in Jesse's case, God is on Earth and running scared and Jesse wants to call him to the carpet over it.
First, I'll address the elephant in the room. For me, this book did not age as well as the Sandman. Part of that is due to me being angry and in my 20s when I originally read it. The other factor is that it depends a little too much on shock value at times. Once you know the twists, it loses something.
Anyway, it's still a great fucking read. It's a modern day western with lots of biblical and supernatural overtones. There are vampires, an inbred Jesus descendant, a Preacher with the ability to use The Word on people, much like The Purple Man, and have them do whatever he says. There are also angels, lots of guns, The Saint of Killers, and the Good Fucking Lord. There's a lot of other cool shit as well.
The dark humor is the star attraction for me, although I enjoy the copious amounts of violence and blasphemy. Garth Ennis knows his way around a sentence. The relationship between Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy is just getting started to get complicated by book's end. Despite the outlandish premise, the characters all ring true to me. Even in their embryonic stages, Garth Ennis breaths life into the central characters of Jesse, Tulip, Cassidy, and even poor Starr. I know he's supposed to be the villain but damn the man has some horrible shit happen to him.
The late Steve Dillon handled the art chores and his art perfectly fits the tone. His style feels much more Western than super hero and I definitely detect a slight Moebius influence. I also cannot overlook the contributions of Glen Fabry as the cover artist. Unlike a lot of today's covers, Fabry's did a great job selling the book.
While I wouldn't consider it a masterpiece, Absolute Preacher Volume 1 is still very good. 4.5 out of 5 Arsefaces.
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