Well now! It looks like Robert Langdon has nothing on Ennis! And Ennis beat him to the punch, no? Pretty delicious! I'm probably gonna gorge myself on these comics until I get as big as that fat man with the idiot. :)Seriously though, Cassidy makes for a wonderful damsel in distress and he sure can take a lot of punishment, too. Even better was the tiny guest appearances of god, this time moving on from Tulip and giving Cass a little ugly heart-to-heart. Beast! lolAll told, extremely entertainin...

Proud Americans is a pretty big deal. I mean, a lot happens here. Ennis only scratched the surface in the prior collection detailing the secret religious organization, The Grail. In Proud Americans, we're given a bit of a back story behind Starr's hatred for their groups leader as well as their ridiculous plans involving a direct decedent of Jesus Christ.Also, Cassidy is still being held captive and is hoping for the return of his good buddy Jesse, hoping he'll come to his rescue. Jesse however,...

I’m loving this series of books. Storyline is consistent and the artwork is gorgeous. I’m completely hooked.

I could talk about the delightfully dark and absurd The Grail organisation and its plans for the world; and how Jesse and co. get dragged into those plans; but what really happens, is that we get to heart of the matter of Preacher as Garth Ennis gets a lot more overt about the overriding theme of friendship, personal morality and the trials and tribulations of the modern man finding his place in the modern world, whilst respecting others! I kid you not. Most of the key moments in across these ni...

Three volumes in and it’s still unclear to me why Preacher is considered to be this “classic” of modern comics. Sure, it’s by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, both of whom are brilliant comics creators, but I feel Preacher is mostly an excuse for Ennis and Dillon to shout and swear and do all manner of silly gross things for the hell of it, rather than tell this amazing story.Proud Americans opens with a one-shot story of Jesse’s dad in Vietnam and is a fairly unremarkable piece. Ennis will return

Of COURSE Ennis would find an excuse to weave a Vietnam story into this book. I suppose it gives a *little* perspective on Jesse, showing us what his daddy was like, but boy does that thread feel weak. But I'll give Ennis one thing: he knows how to play out the terrible reveals for maximum suspense. Hearing about the Jesus descendant out-of-scene, then off-camera, for half the book - makes the ultimate entrance that much more savoury. The irreverence towards all the dogmatic, unbreakable Christi...

This volume was broken into three very separate parts -- the first was a flashback to Jesse's father's time in Vietnam, the second was a continuation of The Grail plot, and the third was a flashback to Cassidy's past. The two flashbacks were great, helping to give depth to the main characters and flesh out their motivations, but the real highlight was the middle part -- Jesse rescuing Cassidy from The Grail. Just when I thought this series couldn't get any more violent/absurd/awesome, it went an...

This arc reveals more about how Genesis came to be and its importance in the grand scheme of things. The Grail gets hit hard, but Jesse still has some serious enemies out there. Even so, his mission remains the same - to find God and hold him accountable for leaving His throne in heaven. Also we get Cassidy's backstory.Jesse and Tulip are heading toward Masada in France where Cassidy is kept. Unknown to them, Starr is keeping constant tabs on them while he gets a sicko named Frankie to torture C...

I was looking forward to read this third volume and see the fight between Jesse and the Grail.There is a lot of background stories in this book, starting with a chapter about Jesse’s father, in Vietnam, (view spoiler)[with John Wayne, in flesh and blood, like special guest start (hide spoiler)]. This helps to give a form to a man we only have imagined, a model for his son, the one who tried to make him a right man, because there are a lot of bad guys in this world.Besides, the rest of the first

I don't really feel like writing any big reviews these days when am not really reading as much as i used too so i will keep this shortamazing volume the next one is going to be tricky since it runs through a mini series and few one shots not sure if i will read it right away the whole volume was about the rescue of Cassidywe got to meet new characters which are all dead now but they were amazing none the lessAllfather D'Aronique and Baby Jesus (that's what i like to call him) and Frankie the eun...

Proud Americans is the third installment of the Preacher series and it’s just as ballsy as those that came before. I think this one might have the highest body count so far--for this series, that’s really saying something. There are a lot of running themes throughout Preacher, apart from religious hypocrisy. Coincidental meetings is a notable one, and Proud Americans begins with a doozie. While waiting for his flight, Jesse throws back a few at the airport bar only to find himself sitting next t...

4.0 stars. Volume three in the ground-breaking Preacher series by Garth Ennis. Ennis maintains the very high level of quality he set with the first two installments and I am looking forward to reading the next installment. Recommended!!

Back to being great. This was a lot of fun to read. A added complexity to the story a old as the hills, but potentially devastating to our band of three.I love the artwork in this series and the story of very strong.

Ok let's get the hilarious part of the review out of the way first, namely that we finally get a backstory for Cassidy and they apparently want us to believe that he died when he was SIXTEEN YEARS OLD. Like, yeah, okay. I don't know how I always forget that little detail but it just made me think of this and now I can't stop laughing:Then the rest of it: Overall a pretty solid volume but all the ...I don't know ...feminism 'buzzwords' set in a really rather sexist storyline are starting to wear

The Preacher saga continues as Cassidy, the Irish vampire, has been captured by the Grail, a vast secret society that has powerful influence over the world’s governments. Jesse and Tulip are off to France to mount a rescue. As Cassidy is being tortured in the Grail’s heavily secured complex by a castrated psychopath, we learn more about why Starr has been organizing a coup within the Grail’s ranks. When Jesse confronts Starr and the Grail’s leader, he learns a great deal about the Genesis entity...

Religion tends to be an easy touch point for satirists, so much so that it becomes dull rather quickly. We get it, religion has some rather silly concepts behind it, so much so that it almost makes fun of itself. With that in mind, I avoided Preacher for a while, fearing it would be another 'fuck religion' polemic disguised as a story (a la His Dark Materials), and while there are the 'fuck religion' moments layered in Preacher from time to time, Ennis never gets too lost in his message and allo...

Another awesome chapter in the Preacher series. This one’s overarching theme is Cassidy’s rescue. While looking for God, of course. I love the “R” ratedness (I might have made this word up) of it all. Garth Ennis holds no punches and nothing is too sacred. As usual. Cassidy’s backstory was fantastic to learn about. Kinda made me think about “Interview with a Vampire” but with an Irish flavor. Also Starr. I cannot decide if he’s a villain or not. Clearly the Allfather is The villain here but Star...

I continue to adore this series... but the books are offensive enough I'm not even going to attempt to figure out who to recommend them to. Perhaps it's safest to say if you like the television show give the books a try... but keep a finger on the button for the escape hatch until you find out if these are right for you or not because things the tv series can only hint at the books revel in.

Last summer, I read what I thought was the third volume in the Preacher series, but it felt like I'd missed out on some stuff. Turned out that the book I read was a hardcover edition (Preacher: Book Three) instead of the trade paperback, so there were actually some stories I missed. In actuality, it looks like I skipped right over this entire third volume, Proud Americans. And that's a damned shame because this was an absolute treat to read. I guess I gotta be more attentive when putting in requ...

Another good volume. I have to say though I was a bit bored by the Cassidy - centric stories.