You'd think a storyline about holding God "accountable for his crimes" that has stretched out over five years would come to a slightly more epic conclusion. Yes, I understand that killing God could be considered a somewhat epic undertaking, but it was delivered with all the style and panache of a wet newspaper. Just a tad anticlimactic.

Unfortunately, the last book in this series turned out to be a major disappointment. This review will talk briefly about this last book, but also the series as a whole.Let's start with the main character, Jesse Custer. I loved that he stood for doing the right thing no matter what, that he wasn't afraid to call anyone (even God) out on their bullshit. However, for someone who is so bent on holding God accountable for bad things, for justice, and for doing right, he kills a lot of people. A lot o...

So, I've read the whole "Preacher" series over the last few months.The Pros:-Steve Dillon's artwork, especially the facial expressions he draws. He is able to convey far more emotion than virtually any superhero-style comic artist, and his character actually look like humans. He doesn't really do anything interesting with form--he's not an experimental comic artist--but he does what he does very well.-The relationships between the characters, and especially how they change over time.-The anti-re...

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 goddamne...

I absolutely hated to see this series end. And while I'm sure there would have been some money in bringing the series back, Garth Ennis has stuck to his guns and left things as they were meant to be.We get to see the final outcomes for all of the cast: Jesse, Tulip, Cassady, Arseface, Herr Starr, the Saint of Killers, even God. (view spoiler)[ That was the one part of the story I didn't agree with, the Saint of Killers killing God. Just didn't seem to make sense, but whatever, that's the story E...

That ending was just perfect. Honestly.

Until a few months ago, I had never heard of this series or its author (I know, is unforgivable). I read the first for curiosity and then, I am going forward, devouring one book after another, following the adventures of Tulip, Jesse, Cassidy and all other major and minor characters who appear in these books.Ennis is in no hurry to conclude, carries the various stories, unfolds them with precision and concludes some (such as Arseface and Lorie). The result is a stunning final, with a double conf...

First and foremost, Preacher did not end as I expected it to be. It has less violence and blood than the previous concluding arcs. The final setpiece is rather subdued and "quiet", save for a couple of explosions and gunshots. Though it is not the end I have expected, Garth Ennis has ended it in the best way Preacher could have possibly ended. And surprisingly, the ending has a heart and full of hope. Thus in a few words, I try to summarize what I felt about the ending, and please pardon my lang...

The question above the screen where you put in your review says: "What did you think?" Well, what can I say? It's the last volume in this great otherworldly, in every sense of the word, story.I have a couple of moments in this volume that stand out for me: Agent Hoover finally gets himself to curse, Jesse and Cassidy get into one last barfight, Jesse remembering his father's wise advice when he says goodbye to the Duke.The second half of the story is just... You know the story is coming to an en...

A disappointing ending to a good series.

This is a collection that collects the final issues of this comic run. Obviously this is not the place to start reading this comic. This one wraps up all the individual stories while Jesse and Cassidy have their final confrontation.I started reading this series because I saw that they were doing a television show from it. I watched the television show and thankfully the comics have been so much better. They have been crude on every level with gratuitous levels of violence while addressing issues...

God damn, for some reason I've been wanting to read this book for YEARS, but never got around to it until now. Preacher was one of the gateway comics - got me back into comics after 12 years away from that rather expensive and addicting habit. I couldn't believe after so long away, just how *adult* and hilariously vile and updated my love had become. And Mr. Ennis (and Ellis, in that most ridiculous and hilarious Transmetropolitan) were such masters of the profane, how could I possibly refuse th...

This is a review of the entire series.Preacher follows a gang of three washed-up misfits that have all been dealt cruel hands by fate. First there’s Jesse Custer, a vulgar, foul-mouthed yet all-around upstanding and gentlemanly preacher living a dull life in a small Texas town called Annville. He wears the mantle of a preacher while exuding the aura of a gritty, spaghetti western antihero. He spends more time praying to John Wayne and channeling Clint Eastwood than he ever spends seeking guidanc...

The final end of one the best adult graphic novels now TV series. I always thought that it would not be able to be done on TV its ok but the GN are best .You never get full depth of the art work in show .This 2nd read of this series never tier of re-reading book if it is good & been able to go from 1-9 in few weeks with odd other book in-between is much better too.

Where else would Jesse Custer’s quest end but at the Alamo?As for the how it happens, I think the book says it best:“Isn’t it funny when you think your story’s going one way, and it turns out it was going another way all along?”

Following Jesse Custer through nine volumes of Preacher has been an exercise in hilarity and despair. And a hell of a lotta gore. It had its ups and downs in terms of pacing, but I can forgive the lackluster moments when I consider how captivating Garth Ennis’ characters are. From the first volume, I was hooked. Jesse’s determination, Tulip’s loyalty, Cassidy’s devil-may-care attitude, Starr‘s fanaticism, the Saint‘s focused hatred--it’s the personalities involved that make Preacher the entertai...

The grand finale. Jesse and Cassidy face off in front of the Alamo while Starr runs his endgame.I still have a few complaints. The Grail just isn't the all-powerful organization it's supposed to be. Preacher continues to suffer from Cassidy's being rewritten as a useless backstabbing asshole. Tulip's interpretation of "I don't want you to fight the lethal shadow organization" as "you're a silly girl who can't take care of herself" is a blatant strawman and Jesse should be calling her on it. And

Garth Ennis. Thank you. Steve Dillon RIP... thank you for your legacy. A series about God, fundamentalist Christianity, conspiracies, toxic masculinity, Texas, the South, unrequited love, disability, love, betrayal, addiction... or simply a story about the weakness of men, and their fragile egos? A masterwork of multi faceted story telling mixed with a huge swab of dark humour. A Five Star series overall. This volume gets those stars for the record, despite a technical 9.5 out of 12.

After reading the previous eight volumes, I was committed to this series in a big way. So for Alamo to have an ending worthy of the series' overall quality was, in a word, a relief. There is little I can say without spoiling the ending, except that every major character has their moment in the sun, and a satisfying resolution to their story.

The Preacher series are the most brilliant comics ever written. If fact, it's some of the best fiction ever written, irrespective of the format. All nine books are masterpieces. It is a little hard to review this book for the common reader. All I can really say is if you haven't read the rest of this series than you should not be starting with this one. Go back and get Gone To Texas first. Then read through the rest of it and come back for Alamo. For those of you who have read the whole series s...