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Summary: "HUMPERDUMPERDOO!!!"
Review: Proud Americans is the third volume in the collected Preacher series, and continues the excellent storytelling and characterizations found in Gone to Texas and Until the End of the World. This volume contains three storylines, the first of which a story of Jesse's father in Vietnam which reveals how he got his cherished Zippo lighter and his encounter with his hero John Wayne. This story is a nice little extra side story to the Preacher saga as we see how honorable of a man Jesse's father was. The second story continues where Until the End of the World left off, with the group known as the Grail torturing the captured hard drinking Irish vampire Cassidy and Jesse's attempt to rescue him. This story keeps you on the edge of your seat thanks to Ennis' excellent (as usual) storytelling and insanely dark humor. The third story is Cassidy telling Jesse about how he became a vampire and his coming to America. This is a great side story as well and we get to see how Cassidy's character developed from naive Irish freedom fighter to the blood sucking immortal we all know and love. All in all, Proud Americans is an excellent addition to the Preacher saga, but before you pick this up check out Gone to Texas and Until the End of the World.
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Summary: "HUMPERDUMPERDOO!!!"
Review: Proud Americans is the third volume in the collected Preacher series, and continues the excellent storytelling and characterizations found in Gone to Texas and Until the End of the World. This volume contains three storylines, the first of which a story of Jesse's father in Vietnam which reveals how he got his cherished Zippo lighter and his encounter with his hero John Wayne. This story is a nice little extra side story to the Preacher saga as we see how honorable of a man Jesse's father was. The second story continues where Until the End of the World left off, with the group known as the Grail torturing the captured hard drinking Irish vampire Cassidy and Jesse's attempt to rescue him. This story keeps you on the edge of your seat thanks to Ennis' excellent (as usual) storytelling and insanely dark humor. The third story is Cassidy telling Jesse about how he became a vampire and his coming to America. This is a great side story as well and we get to see how Cassidy's character developed from naive Irish freedom fighter to the blood sucking immortal we all know and love. All in all, Proud Americans is an excellent addition to the Preacher saga, but before you pick this up check out Gone to Texas and Until the End of the World.
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Summary: Scary, exciitng, and wet-your-pants funny...
Review: Since this story arc ended, PREACHER hasn't been, well, as good. It still eclipses most other comics today, but it's hard to imagine anything topping the first 24 issues. Most of the book is excellent, with funny moments like the story of Frankie the Eunuch and the "messiah", and scary scenes like the Angel in the basement (you'll have to read for a better explanation). The opening and closing chapters pale in comparison to the larger narrative, but serve to tell stories of "proud americans" just the same.
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Summary: PREACHER is a godsend
Review: The PREACHER series has been the best comic I have ever read in my entire lifetime! This book is better than the best special effects movie you've seen. The art is overwhelmingly talented and superbly realistic. The vivid storyline is so shocking and suspenseful, it will make you sweat. Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon have created a masterpiece which will go down in comic book history as one of the greatest series of all time.
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Summary: The ultimate showdown (until book 4).
Review: The third installment in the series, this issue surpasses "Until the end of The World" as that did for "Gone to Texas".
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Summary: Different from the Previous Work
Review: The third installment of this collected series about a Preacher mixed up with the divine, his hit(wo)man girlfriend, Tulip and their vampire friend, Cassidy is not as good as the previous two chapters.The story divided into three parts. The first part is a flashback story about Custer's dad. A well told poignant story that finally speaks out wha the heck of a relationship it was with John Wayne. The second has Custer following the path of his kidnapped friend Cassidy who was taken hostage in the last book. From all the stories, this one is the best told, though not as strong as the previous chapters in the previous books. Some light is shed on what is the being that is sharing Custer's body and why the beings in Heaven and Hell are just scared to confront him. The last story is an origin retelling of the vampire, Cassidy. More questions stem out of this story than those attempted to be answered. I have to admit the books was not as good as the previous installments. Ennis has toned down the content and the humor of the storyline. Dillon, however, just seems to move on like a locomotive, complteley and utterly unstoppable. The work here is comparable to the work Ennis has worked on the Punisher. The problem with this book is that you can't not read it. Some important aspects of the characters are showcased. A wonderful read, just don't expect to much. The guys were taking a break and so should you.
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Summary: Grail time !
Review: This book (volume 3, which collects #18-26) picks up the tale right where the last issue in "Untill the end of the World" left us, with Jesse going on his way to rescue Cassidy from the Grail. Before the actual rescue operation begins we first get a little intermission-window-tale (#18) where Jesse meets a man at the airport who tells him a story about the time when he used to know Jesse's father in Vietnam. Not really an important factor for the rest of the story, but plenty entertaining. After that (#19-24) the search for Cassidy is on and you get to read a tale that makes the intentions of both the Grail as Starr a lot clearer (which was indeed a little neccesary). Starr however is expecting Jesse and waiting to ambush him, and the Saint of Killers is also on his trail again. Starr himself isn't having an easy time either since the allfather of the Grail comes checking up on him, a sign he thinks that they suspect something about his little scheme. With that we get to meet "the greatest treasure of the Grail" (who isn't exactly how you expect him to, to say the least) and Jesse meets a creature who learns him more about the Genesis entity. This is really a very good part of the story and, I dare say, the most important part of the TPB for those who are following the main story. Off course it's also filled with humorous little sub-plots you would never have thought of yourself in a million years, like we're growing used to from Ennis it seems. Finally the last part of the book (#25,26) handles the origin of Cassidy. It shows how and when exactly Cassidy became what he is now, how he learned to live with it, and how come he's in America now (being an Irish bloke). This little part falls a bit out of line in the Preacher saga sometimes (makes you think of Heartland, for those who've read it) when Garth makes clear how he feels about Ireland. Like I said, a lot more about the Grail and their goals becomes clear now which really comes to the good of the series. It gets really clear what each player is in it for and what they hope to achieve. The bizar humor stays at the good level it's been for a while now, keeping the series a laugh-riot along the way of the great story. Dillons art is as good as before, clear and expressive without taking the attention of the story too much. A worthy successor after "Gone to Texas" and "Untill the end of the World"
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Summary: Preacher:Until The End of the World is incredible!
Review: This is one of the most incredible treasures you can find out there in the comic market today. Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon have acheived nothing short of a...miracle with Preacher. This compilation of ten Preacher comics following the "All in the Family" and "Hunters" story lines gives an in depth look into the relationships reverend Jesse Custer keeps with his (twisted) family, his blood sucking friend, and his one true love Tulip O'Hare. There's also a great forward by Chasing Amy/Clerks/Mallrats/Dogma writer and director Kevin Smith, who is an admitted obsessed fan of Preacher. In the All in the Family storyline, we learn why Jesse had to break away from Tulip so many years ago, and also what happened to his mother and father way back when. We learn of the perversions of farm-hand T.C., the killing sprees of family help Jody, the sick and twisted plots of Gran'ma, and the sad fate of boy hood friend Billy Bob and dog Duke. We see Jesse Custer get put through the grinder in a series of sinister and traumatizing events that would make the worlds biggest hero snap his own neck. Then we see Jesse get tough. In the Hunters story line, we witness the bonds of strength and friendship between a preacher from Texas with a angelic/demonic power trapped within him and an Irish vampire who's as old as the century. This is great stuff, anyone with any interest what so ever in the direction comics are headed in the future, or those who just want to check out something that'll really make yout think twice about what you've been told, should check it out. Do yourself a favor. Order it now. You won't regret it. Kelii from Oahu
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Summary: As Good as Volume #2 and in some cases BETTER!
Review: This volume has the biggest body count I've ever seen one man amass. The Saint of Killers gives a whole new meaning to "high body count." But beyond the incredible amount of blood in the main story, there's also the origin of how Cassidy became a vampire and how he came to be in America. (Not to mention we find out his hilarious first name!) And we finally learn the whole story behind "Genesis" So if all of this isn't a reason to buy this volume, I truly don't know what is!
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Summary: Great scene-setter for what is yet to come.
Review: This was a long awaited book for me and it did not disappoint! It provides key background information on Jesse's father and Cassidy's early days. Although, being Irish, I found the references to the Easter Rising a little simple, the origins of Cassidy really provided an excellent setting for him. A topnotch novel, well worth the money (especially if you get it from amazon. Simply the best character to hit the shelves since Gaiman's Sandman series.
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