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Summary: PREACHER RULES!!!!
Review: What can you say about Preacher that hasn't already been said, this series has had more praise heaped on it than any other comic book that I have read. And deservedly so I say. Proud Americans, the third Graphic Novel in Garth Ennis' world conquering Preacher series, starts with the superb tale "Texas and the spaceman", a shockingly tue-to-life tale about Jesse's fathers days as a marine in Vietnam. As a majorly huge fan of Vietnam films like Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now and The Deerhunter, I have an exceptionally high standard when it comes to stories about vietnam. Knowing that this was Preacher and Garth Ennis was writing it I knew it would be brilliant, but would it be realistic?! Due to the fact that Ennis is Irish and would have been nowhere near Vietnam, I was apprehensive about how true to the tragic war it could be, I knew Dillons artwork would be top-notch so no worries their. I was AMAZED by what I saw, this was a unique moment in Preacher history, a story that could rely on characters we hardly knew and still make us emotionally involved with them. I almost felt sad when I read this tragic story, especially the gruesome scene where Gonny was splattered all over Tex and Space's faces. The other two tales concerned the Grail kidnapping Cass, The Saint of Killers kicking butt, and the tale of Cass' past. Both these stories were excellent, perversed and funny with stunning artwork by the great Steve Dillon. Both great tales but not quite as stunning, realistic or moving as Texas and the Spaceman. Well done Garth you've done it again!
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Summary: 'Dja like fries with that?
Review: You can think of "Proud Americans" as a tasty comic hamburger, where the main story involving Jesse, Tulip, Cassidy and the Grail is the extra thick patty, coated with plenty of bright-colored oozing special sauce, all sandwiched between two toasty back stories buns.This third helping of the Ennis and Dillon's "Preacher" begins with a flash-back to Vietnam where we learn more about Jesse's father and his influence on Jesse's current mission. Then we come back to the present and retrieve our good friend Cassidy from the clutches of the Grail (sort of like getting Solo back from Jabba in "Jedi"). In the third act of this graphic novel, we get a longish back story from Cassidy, about how he became a fanged-one, and how he made it to this side of the Atlantic. The main thrust of "Proud Americans" is that we are nothing if we don't stand up for our friends, and that we should never allow ourselves to be led blindly into doing "the right thing". This is a great series, and I highly recommend it. I gave this one only four stars because I felt some of the second and third sections moved a little too slowly. Still, this is great stuff, and I'm eagerly looking forward to getting book 4.
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