A mixed meddley of stories, it's okay but not too interesting. In the end it got really annoying that Jesse was forgotten completely and we got a huge dump of different characters' stories and backstories and and and. I've found I don't care much for other characters than Jesse. Cass was okay in the beginning but now that I've gotten this far with these he really seems like a side character and an asshole.

Well, now things have really gone off the rails.Jesse Custer has decided that he needs to talk to Genesis to hunt down the exact whereabouts of God, and to do it he's going to go to the Navajo Reservation by Monument Valley. Herr Starr isn't so keen on Jesse getting in touch with Genesis, that could mess up his plans, after all. The Saint of Killers? Well, he's hunting down the both of them - only this time Herr Starr is prepared. Or thinks he's prepared. What I mean to say is, there is a nuclea...

4.5 stars! Very solid story. This volume includes a surprisingly hilarious one-shot called “The Good Old Boys,” featuring Jesse’s rather erm eccentric family. This stole the fucking show, it was just too brilliant. For instance, while you might think that the weirdest thing T.C. would feel the urge to fuck is this fish:you’d be mistaken indeed. For he has previously succumbed to temptation in the form of a goddamn birthday cake! This is the dialogue concerning said cake: “At little Jesse’s tent...

I just don't know about this series, man. I forgot about the near hero-worship of Bill Hicks bit in Book 3 until Jesse (our hero) does an anti-pc rant in the middle of this one. I guess 20 years ago it read as "cool," but all of that is falling flat for me here in 2020.I guess I'm gonna finish out the series because it's free on Hoopla and I like reading comics on the iPad before I go to sleep. The light doesn't bother my wife (like a booklight does) and I don't need to worry about keeping my pl...

The story takes a turning point in this volume, and Herr Starr suffers further disfigurement.Sometimes the sense of doom I get from this series makes it hard reading. Oh Jesse... Oh Tulip… Oh Cassidy… Still, it's great to revisit it ten years after my first read-through. Dillon is absolutely on top of his game as an artist, and I found myself laughing out loud at some points, just reveling in the humor he imbeds in the work. Good stuff.I have to admit, on this read-through I'm finding some of Je...

In this most excellent volume of Preacher, we get the orgin stories of both Herr Starr and Arseface. (And Arseface's history is NOT the same as it is on the TV show.) We also get a bit of history about The Grail. Lastly, there are some crazy-ass cannibal rednecks. What's not to love?

5 starsThis continues to be one of the top series I've read.Three things I learned in this book:(view spoiler)[1) The Saint of Killers is practically indestructible.2) Jesse Custer can survive falling out of a plane at a thousand feet. Well, minus an eye.3) Arseface was a loner pothead before he tried to blow his brains out. (hide spoiler)]["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

Still a work of genius, but -1 star for the hillbilly backstory at the end. That was a bit below the standard I've come to expect from this series.

Though I mostly haven't been enjoying the background stories, I liked delving into Herr Starr's (although "liked" seems like the wrong word). I'm still not sure I can tell where this is going, but the end definitely feels in sight.

Fucked up shit in this volume/book. So it all comes to a big war. You think shit couldn't turn south anymore than what happened in the last few volumes? You're so fucking wrong. When shit goes even crazier, and a big war happens in the desert, tons of bodies left in the aftermath. Some of our heroes are in danger. The end result leaves us with a lot of "What now!?" and we get a backstory of arseface, which is stupid, but fun. Overall great volume, enjoyable throughout, and a nice update to the o...

3.5I didn't enjoy this volume, but that doesn't mean there weren't moments that didn't change my opinion. The Preacher series has been on my to-read list for quite sometime and as I move into the later half of the arc, Ennis decides to leap back into the past, I'm not a giant fan of flashbacks in general. The series takes a few misguided steps in this volume and I found myself slowly pacing over the final 90 pages or so. Ennis keeps the story moving and we learn some backstory and new story elem...

Tons of backstory in this book, although the one backstory that is really worth mentioning is areseface. Arseface's story feeds into the motivations for future books and fills in the brutal story in how he became disfigured. The volume moves from backstory to present effortlessly, with the main story moving along quickly and scoring high marks. Herr Star's disfigurement is at times comical and satisfying. One problem that I have is with Saint of Killers, there is a character that too overpowered...

HUGE, HUGE, HUGE things happen in this one!I know this is an old comic, but I don't want to ruin it for anyone. All I'll say is that I almost feel bad for Cassidy. It's like he wants to be worthy of Jessie's friendship, but he's so weak, and shit just keeps happening that opens the door to that weakness.Still! Jesus, man! What the hell?!I really enjoyed Herr Starr's backstory. That was maybe my favorite of all the non-Jessie stories. I hate to say it, but most of the other extra/flashback stuff

Jesse, Tulip and Cass take a little bit of a back seat in this edition. More insanity ensues in Volume 4 with the great Herr Starr getting his back story, the origin of Arseface and an up close and personal look of the Saint of All Killers. It's pretty safe to say, that Godzilla, King Kong and anyone else you want to throw up against him are going to come up well short. The dark humor in this series is great. I highly enjoy it.

This volume is made much more coherent and interesting by the strategic inclusion the three preacher specials which develop backstories for Herr Star and Arseface. The inclusion of Herr Star's backstory makes his arc tragic and thus makes him a fairly compelling villain for the reason of the interestingness of his motives. Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy's story hits a lull as the consequences of Cassidy's betrayal and his feelings for Tulip as well as Jesse's seeming death slows that development. The

Great volume once again. Some important stuff happens here, including backstory to Herr Starr and Arseface (man, that was an emotional one! Fuck it! Just fuck it!), the introduction of Jessie's iconic eyepatch, the continuing relationship troubles between Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy, some scary shit I won't talk about because spoilers, and the biggest written FUCK YOU in the world, literally. Preacher quickly became one of my favourite series, and, much like with Transmet, I am really glad I gave i...

Another great episode in the Preacher series! Seriously can't enough of these.This one includes Starr's rise to power in the grail, which I loved, Arseface's background before he shot himself, which was sad, but I also enjoyed reading about. Felt a lot of pity for the poor guy. And it also includes a story line with TC and Jody which I wasn't too crazy about - I read the book all in one go, except for the TC/Jody part at the end which took me like 3 stop and gos.But overall, the book was fantast...

This volume opens with the One Man's War special which gives us some much needed background on Herr Starr, and whilst it doesn't make him more sympathetic, it does show why he is the way he is, and the beginnings of his coup of the Grail, too.The main meat of the volume brings everyone into conflict once again as Jesse, Cass, and Tulip get stuck in the middle of a battle between the Grail and the Saint of Killers, and the aftermath of that storyline is included too. It's clear now that the searc...

This is by far the best book in the series!It should be called Preacher: Origins, since it is basically the origin stories of multiple main characters, including Starr & Arseface.What's even better is the Jesse Custer's part in this book is one of the most thrilling in his adventure.Another strong point is that each story in the book is illustrated by a different artist, so you get a different feeling to each story, & while this is harsh, but some of the art, especially Richard Case's, was much

It's probably a decade or longer since I last read Preacher and with it's television adaptation now in its second season, I had to revisit. If only to see how close and how far the series wanders from its source material and where it has remained most true. I gradually forgot my quest for comparison and became utterly absorbed in the world created by Garth Ennis and the late and much missed Steve Dillon. It is still a masterpiece of storytelling, the intervening years have not diminished its pow...