HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2003 I remember it first coming out, and me never getting it, I decided to start reading it now. So far, I'm 3 issues in where The Saint of Killers shoots Cassidy, and Arseface is in the backseat of Root's car. Oh, and don't spoil anything! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2003 I've read the first 5 trade paperbacks, awsome story. I plan on getting all the TPBs one day and finish the story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2003 I saw a guy in a black robe with the hood up and corpsepaint in the comic shop asking for it, and I thought "If that freak's reading it, it must be good." And it is. I have all the tpbs. One thing I don't get though, is various people in the comic will say "Point." as in "You have a point.", but I've never heard anybody just say "Point." in my life. Maybe it's a... European thing. They said it in the Punisher tpb those guys did as well. That was called "Welcome Back Frank", by the way, and you oughta read it if you like Preacher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2003 I saw a guy in a black robe with the hood up and corpsepaint in the comic shop asking for it, and I thought "If that freak's reading it, it must be good." And it is. I have all the tpbs. One thing I don't get though, is various people in the comic will say "Point." as in "You have a point.", but I've never heard anybody just say "Point." in my life. Maybe it's a... European thing. They said it in the Punisher tpb those guys did as well. That was called "Welcome Back Frank", by the way, and you oughta read it if you like Preacher. Preacher/current Punisher writer is Garth Ennis, and I'm pretty sure he's from Ireland. That would explain the 'point' thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2003 Oh, and don't spoil anything! You'll love the end where it's all revealed that the entire series has just been the delusional fantasy of Jesse Custer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2003 Oh, and don't spoil anything! You'll love the end where it's all revealed that the entire series has just been the delusional fantasy of Jesse Custer. Really? I've only read random issues. So that was how it ended? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2003 No, it wasn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crimson Platypus 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Hands down one of the best comics I have ever read. I own the first three TPBs and plan on getting the rest by the end of '04. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Notorious CRD Report post Posted January 4, 2004 Preacher is an excellent comic with a great story. I'd love to see it adapted for the silver screen, as has been rumored. Only if done correctly though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cynicalprofit 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2004 The book is so great they printed MY letter in it before they stopped running them, which was truly a shame, cause Im sure they just got more fucked up as time went along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2004 The guy who plays Cyclops in X-Men is slated to play Jesse in the movie...if it ever gets made. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2004 Hands down one of the best comics I have ever read. I own the first three TPBs and plan on getting the rest by the end of '04. Better than Gaiman's Sandman ? I don't know about that. Great series, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2004 I could never get into Sandman. I've been told it's a great story, but I can't get past the artwork. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crimson Platypus 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2004 Hands down one of the best comics I have ever read. I own the first three TPBs and plan on getting the rest by the end of '04. Better than Gaiman's Sandman ? I don't know about that. Great series, though. Never got into Sandman, but for no real reason. Maybe you could suggest a good starting point (a TPB perhaps) for someone who knows nothing about the story? I too have heard many good things about it, but never picked it up for whatever the case was at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2004 If you want to try Sandman, you got to start at the beginning - pick the "Preludes & Nocturnes" TPB. If you try and jump in at any point after that, you'll likely just wind up getting confused as to who some of the characters are and their motivations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kardo 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2004 I just got the last trade (Number 9) and read them all back to back. Great story a couple of the one shots are pretty poor though (Tall In The Saddle Especially, the art is just awful). But the main story is very good, with the Salvation story being my favourite part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thuganomics 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2004 Preacher is an amazing piece of comics work. Probably, the second best extended series behind Sandman. As to starting with Sandman, I think TPB 2 (the title escapes me at the moment) is actually easier to start off for new fans. Preludes and Nocturnes is a little rough around the edges, and the small plot points it introduces aren't really important to a new reader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2004 I really liked The Saint of Killer's mimi series also. Enis is an amazing writer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sass 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2004 The book was one of the best things to come from comics during post-1996. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thuganomics 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2004 Saint of Killers was one of the few special series from Preacher that didn't seem pointless to me. Really damn good, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zorin Industries 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2004 This man is the daddy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2004 Preacher is a weird, weird little comic. It was my introduction to the fucked-up mind of Garth Ennis, which isn't good, as Preacher is probably the heaviest and most brutal book he's written. (Yes, it IS more violent than Punisher.) The series has a problem with pacing at times, there'll just be four or five pages of random boring existential dialogue with NO plot movement whatsoever, but the characters are very well done, and the ending RULES. Period. Ballsiest thing EVER WRITTEN in comic book form, and I'm amazed that Ennis hasn't had entire legions of religious fanatics trying to murder him for it. But no, I wouldn't say it's the Best Series Ever or anything. Sandman's better, as is several of Alan Moore's projects (Watchmen, From Hell, Miracle Man, etc), in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thuganomics 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2004 You forgot Alan Moore's Swamp Thing as well, which I consider the original ideal that both Sandman and Preacher draw from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cynicalprofit 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2004 Personally I felt the ending was lacking. Cassidy came off better then he should have and it leaves with a really big, now what factor since, the god is now dead and the saint is in his place, what will it lead too since most, if not all, of the angels are dead. What will the devil do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2004 Spoiler tags, my man. Spoiler tags! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
