Preacher Vol. 9: Alamo

What an ending this this fantastic series! We are given the finale of every major character to walk the pages of Preacher, and for the most part they all receive happy endings. Jesse is the one how most would be concerned about, since his quest for God is nothing if not dangerous, so I'm happy to report that it all ends up well for him. Maybe a little drama with Tulip, but such is life when you're a guy and your woman has a personality! With a little help from Cass (who made a deal with God to render Jesse unconscious long enough that God could deal with the Genesis creature) Jesse managed to trick God into returning to Heaven, where the Saint of Killers was waiting for him. The Saint might be the only one of the "good guys" who doesn't show more get quite what he wanted, because after he takes out God he winds up on the throne of Heaven himself. At least this way humanity has a fitting deity who won't abandon them, because he has a man's sense of responsibility and duty. show less

Damn near perfect.

All the threads come together, snarl, and then make something gloriously beautiful even though it looks the the end of a horrible, horrible mess. And you know what? I actually kinda expected the dog to actually be god. But No. Spoiler time: the dog is just a dog. :)

All through this comic, I knew it was always about these three, or five if you include the redoubtable Starr and the merciful Saint, but how it all came back to the first three, the story's core, is just so goddamned beautiful.

Cassidy, Jesse, and Tulip. So gorgeous. What a fucking awesome tale. :)

And I laughed my ass off when Tulip started making cracks about Jesse's initials. And somehow, I was also extremely satisfied by the Saint's little wrap-up, too. I show more think I'd want a little rest after all that hate, too.

This comic is going to go on my list as one of the greatest greats. :) Easy.


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I laughed and cried my way through this book's powerful ending. The only thing I didn't like is that the story had ended, and I had to say goodbye to Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy for good. I don't think I've ever become so emotionally gripped by what is essentially a comics series although I've read many graphic novels before.

What a great adventure this book was! I feel fortunate that this series fell into my hands so serendipitously and that I took the time to read through every book without casting judgement on those things I perceived as being "politically incorrect". Deep, deep down, this story had a heart of gold.

I cannot recommend this series highly enough!

Glouriously crude, violent, and blasphemous, Preacher remains one of the most moralistic and thought provoking series in comics. This concluding volume brings all the plotlines together for a fitting climax at The Alamo that serves as a perfect resolution to the series.

I started this journey just under 6 years ago, read all the extras, and watched the show (which I didn't like at first, but then grew to love). These last 2 graphic novels (which I read in the past month) were great, after it seemed to lag a bit before that. The whole idea of the preacher is just so unique and then add in the unique characters and complete over-the-top craziness of just about everything involved and it really couldn't help but be a classic. I expect it will be around for a long time, even if just as a "curiosity", for future ages to look at and wonder WTF was exactly going on in the 90's.

No hay nada que temer, Preacher acaba bastante bien. Ya no porque sea un final más o menos feliz, si no porque prácticamente todas las líneas argumentales tienen su cierre, o al menos todas las que recuerdo. Algunos más satisfactorios que otros (en particular la historia Cassidy-Jesse, que se resuelve un poco porque sí cuando Cassidy apela a... ¿algo?).

El capítulo final de desenlace tampoco aprovecha demasiado bien el cliffhanger que deja el final de Álamo (despejando toda tensión en la primera viñeta) aunque por lo demás es más que decente.

Ha sido un viaje violento y ridículo, pero siempre ameno con pocas faltas que se le puedan poner (más al formateado de la serie en libro gordo que otra cosa). Recomendable en general show more para todo fan de lo sacrílego. show less

This was excellent, dark, full of twists and unexpected surprises, with the reintroduction of some figures from the past. The denouement was a teensy bit lame and Hollywood but ultimately I guess this is a love story. Actually, I would've ended this story 15 pages from where it did end and it would've been nearly perfect.