Preacher Book 3

Another great entry in the Preacher series. In Book Three, you get the amazing origin story about the Saint of Killers. That was without question, my favorite part of the book. Sprinkled in with the madness are Jesse, Tulip and Cass heading to New Orleans, Arseface making a triumphant return, and Herr Starr trying to come to grips with his new hilarious look.

I really wish this series would have been written just a few years ago. I mean, the stuff is so edgy that I can't help but wonder how the conservative morons of the world would be able to handle what Ennis lays down. If the world doesn't need Jesse Custer and company, I'm not ashamed to admit that I sure do. What a great escape from the daily grind.

This comic was so effed up, but in a good way!

In this volume, we get the origin story of the Saint of Killers.
He's so badass that he even kills a certain someone in hell. It doesn't really get more badass than that. I did end up feeling something like sympathy for him, which is pretty amazing for a guy that's killed hundreds of people. I felt no sympathy for the residents of Ratwater.

Cassidy meets another of his kind in New Orleans. These have to be some of the funniest moments in the Preacher series so far. I was laughing out loud, reading all by myself, and I just didn't care.

(And by the way, Eccarius IS a wanker. SUCH a big wanker!) As are his little group of sycophants, which you'll discover for yourself when you read this. show more

Aresface makes another appearance here and seems to be taking off on a whole new life. And Preacher and Tulip are still in pursuit of God. We won't even discuss how the scar on Herr Starr's bald head, caused by the Preacher, makes it look like a penis. I could NOT. Stop. Laughing.

The humor in this book is the blackest of the black and that happens to be my favorite kind. This series is dark, hilarious, irreverent and so much fun, I just want to read all the rest of this series right now!

My highest recommendation! Period. :) show less

This collection starts off with a couple of specials with the 4-part origin story of the Saint of Killers kicking things off and then a 1-shot of Cassidy called Blood and Whiskey in which the Irish vampire finally meets one of his own kind in New Orleans. Any huge [[Anne Rice]] fans might want to give this one a miss. And then it's back on the main story arc with the reunification of Jesse and Tulip and catching up with Herr Starr and Arseface before Jesse sets out to try and gain access to the information that Genesis has stored inside his head. Cassidy makes things tough in these episodes though, firstly telling Tulip that he loves her and then with his past catching up with him. Can the trio manage to survive each other let alone show more everything else that's arrayed against them?

Once again I'll state that this series is intended for an adult audience with copious amounts of violence (including torture), sex and foul and abusive language. It's a very dark story, especially the origin for the Saint of all killers, though there is also plenty of humour to be found here too. The artwork is great and the cover, titles and closing poster gallery are superb. I will say that if you already own this series in another format it will not be worth replacing them with these hard cover editions. In this issue there is a slight (but noticeable) dip in the quality of the paper used from previous books. No dip in the storytelling though and I'm continuing to look forward to carrying on in the not too distant future. show less

The only character I actually like in this story is Tulip (and maybe her friend- is it Amy?) but I enjoy reading about the rest of them too. Truthfully though, they're all just a bunch of assholes trying to out-asshole each other. The preacher, the vampire, the wannabees, the supernaturals, the actual big antagonists- they're all assholes. (And they're all kinda stuck in the '90s. I don't care when it was written- this story was sprung from that decade). But at this point I don't see how it can be any other way. I suppose it's a feature, as they say, not a bug.
I'm halfway through to the end (oh god I hope it doesn't just stop like Saga did) and it seems like it doesn't disappoint so I'm in it for the long haul.

Rating: 4.5 stars