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Summary: Great conclusion to fantastic series
Review: I won't mince words here - the level of talent involved with this book is just staggering. Ennis's prose improves with every issue - the prelude to the story in "Texas, by God" is an excellent example of the massive writing ability the man has been endowed with. It's easy to forget that you're reading intelligent material and just get caught up in the action, or the characters, or the bizarre plot structure. Ironically enough, this is probably the most impressive testament to the strenght of the writing. Minor quibbles: after reading the end of the book, how the bloody hell did Cassidy live after being shot by the Saint way back when? If God knew everything, didn't he know what was going to happen? And, most importantly to me, what happened to poor Amy? This is the largest travesty in in my book - when last we left her, the story felt like it would have to come back and reconcile her love life, but that never happened. C'mon, Garth, write an addendum. Whining aside, this is easily the best series to come out of a mainstream publisher in years, and the oppurtunity to watch the writer and artist grow steadily over the course of the book is a pleasure indeed. Watch Cassidy's facial structure, for example. The ending is heartbreaking in the best possible sense of the word, and I wanted to hang the two-page "cowboy" spreads on my wall. "Hell, girl..." "Can't you guess?"
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Summary: The End
Review: In a world where comic book titles either drag on forever (Batman's main book, Detective comics, has lasted over 700 issues) or end abruptly (Nova, a very good series from Marvel Comics, was cancelled after 7 issues,) Preacher comes to a complete, fufulling end with ALAMO. All of the subplots, including Jesse's war with God, his rocky friendship with Cassidy, and his off and on relationship with Tulip, come to a tidy closing. Actually tidy is probably the wrong adjective; Jesse's story concludes with quite a few bangs. It's another action-packed thrill ride that's guaranteed to excite some and outrage others.Again, I wouldn't suggest purchasing this unless you own all the other Preacher collections. If you're new to Preacher, start with the first collection, GONE TO TEXAS.
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Summary: Bringing it all back home
Review: It all ends here in book nine in the same place where it started: Texas. Jesse's epic struggle to bring God to justice finally comes to an end--well sort of. Ennis' resolution is not exactly what you might have been expecting, but it all gets tied up in the end. Everyone is happy who ought to be, and everyone who ought not to be is less than happy. The story ends with a bang of vengeance and a whimper of mercy. It's a fast-paced, engrossing book, and a worthy final chapter in the Preacher saga. So now that I've finished it all, what do I think of the Preacher series? For the most part, it's been entertaining and good fun to read. It's the first graphic novel I've read, and while I'm impressed with the scope and narrative quality that can be contained in a comic, I still think this one tends to be a little simple-minded. Ennis obviously has some father-issues he's working out in this story (both literal and metaphoric) and I think those are worthy, valid themes for a novel in any medium. But somewhere towards the middle of the dramatic arc, I found myself a little less than satisfied with the level of complexity in the characters. They begin to repeat themselves and end up feeling more like cartoons of people rather than real people. Given the context, I guess that's a silly complaint. Still, it did take away from my overall enjoyment of the story. Otherwise, I highly recommend this series to anyone who wants to investigate the world of comic story-telling.
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Summary: The gang's all here...
Review: 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 so far, it's even more pointless to review it. Chances are you're going to buy it no matter what I say. If you aren't going to buy it...What are you NUTS!!! Alamo ties up all the loose ends. The Arseface storyline comes to a fittingly bizarre end. Herr Starr becomes ten times more disturbing. Jesse and the Saint of Killers do the unthinkable. Cassidy does the unbelievable. Tulip is unleashed in full fury. And God...heh. There's a reason this is the finale. Remember anything can happen and does. Anyone can die. It all gets wrapped up here, not all together neatly, messily in some cases. Don't miss this one.
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Summary: A fitting finish to a glorious ride
Review: It seems only fitting that a work as wide in scope and broad in character as Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's epic 'Preacher' series should end up in a place so resonant with and characteristic of American ( especially the Southern United States) history as the Alamo. With the penultimate volume ( 'All Hell's a coming') re-revving the series into high gear and letting readers know that it was time to put all the cards on the table and bring it all to an explosive climax, this volume delivers on all counts- bringing what has been a refreshingly brilliant, funny, action-packed, thoughtful and adrenaline soaked series to it's deservedly satisfying finish. The way that issues are resolved with all characters is engrossing and the final 'money shot' that the entire run has been leading up to and hinting at is worth every penny. If you haven;t read Preacher yet, or haven't read the whole saga, now is the time; you won;t regret spending the money on something that you will re-read again and again. LIke Warren Ellis's 'Planetary' stories , this is modern comic story-telling in it's purest form. Thank you Garth and Steve for such a fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable comic-book series.
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Summary: A big explosive ending to a big explosive series
Review: It's been said before, but that won't stop me from saying it again: Preacher is the best.
And once again, Garth Ennis plays us for the fools we are, and we love every minute of it.
Preacher Jesse Custer's search for God -to make him pay, not to worship him- comes to an end and thus ends this saga.
No loose ends are left, everyone gets what they deserve, and you'll love the ending. This is what tey were thinking when they invented the word "closure." Sharp dialog, strong, believeable characters, solid artwork. These are the things that make this book great.
Buy it. Buy them all and learn what it is so great about Preacher.
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Summary: Closure
Review: It's hard to imagine I'm not still reading the Preacher series. The nine collections I made my way through over the months became such a constant source of entertainment and discussion material it became as much of a individual love to me as a great movies, or a CD that you never get sick of. When I picked up Alamo for the first time it really hit me. After this, it's done. After this, every single loose end will be closed, every ominous cliffhanger will be explained and every character will meet his or her final destination, in this plane of existence or the next. I had faith that the serie's creator\writer Garth Ennis would be able to bring it all to a tidy and satisfying conclusion, and not only was I not dissapointed, I was completley flabbergasted at the masterful storytelling that Ennis poured into this final chapter to his epic-religious-horror-western-saga. If you're going to read Alamo, I implore you to read every Preacher collection before it. That way you will know every characters story, and you can enjoy in blissful bewilderment where Ennis leaves them. Alamo is savagley witty, intensley thought provoking and astonishinhgly satisfying. Do yourself a favour, read the series, finish here. You won't thank me, you'll thank yourself.
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Summary: Glorious, Profane, Sacreligious, Thought-Provoking, and Fun
Review: Lordy! I just had time to read the entire collected "Preacher" series in one sitting, and what a great time I had doing it. This is one of the few "adult" comic series that actually gives you some real meat to chew on. It calls into question every dogma, motiviation, desire, and belief one drags along with oneself into adulthood, along with the very nature of the divine and ridiculous. Garth Ennis et al never miss a chance to poke fun at themselves, keeping the book from veering into that sort of moroseness and gloom that seems to pervade the comics industry lately, yet all the while manage to convey an air of deadly seriousness to the quest that Reverend Custer and Tulip find themselves thrust into: confronting a god who's quit heaven in fear of the powerful offspring of a demon and an angel who's escaped and taken root in Jesse Custer in order to gain a will to direct its terrible power. An absolute must for any and everyone who's ever wondered "Who's up there, and why has he made such a terrible mess?" Compelling, gritty, violent, profane, sacreligious, thought-provoking, and fun as hell. Ride on, Reverend!
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Summary: Glorious, Profane, Sacreligious, Thought-Provoking, and Fun
Review: Lordy! I just had time to read the entire collected "Preacher" series in one sitting, and what a great time I had doing it. This is one of the few "adult" comic series that actually gives you some real meat to chew on. It calls into question every dogma, motiviation, desire, and belief one drags along with oneself into adulthood, along with the very nature of the divine and ridiculous. Garth Ennis et al never miss a chance to poke fun at themselves, keeping the book from veering into that sort of moroseness and gloom that seems to pervade the comics industry lately, yet all the while manage to convey an air of deadly seriousness to the quest that Reverend Custer and Tulip find themselves thrust into: confronting a god who's quit heaven in fear of the powerful offspring of a demon and an angel who's escaped and taken root in Jesse Custer in order to gain a will to direct its terrible power. An absolute must for any and everyone who's ever wondered "Who's up there, and why has he made such a terrible mess?" Compelling, gritty, violent, profane, sacreligious, thought-provoking, and fun as hell. Ride on, Reverend!
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Summary: Glorious, Profane, Sacreligious, Thought-Provoking, and Fun
Review: Lordy! I just had time to read the entire collected "Preacher" series in one sitting, and what a great time I had doing it. This is one of the few "adult" comic series that actually gives you some real meat to chew on. It calls into question every dogma, motiviation, desire, and belief one drags along with oneself into adulthood, along with the very nature of the divine and ridiculous. Garth Ennis et al never miss a chance to poke fun at themselves, keeping the book from veering into that sort of moroseness and gloom that seems to pervade the comics industry lately, yet all the while manage to convey an air of deadly seriousness to the quest that Reverend Custer and Tulip find themselves thrust into: confronting a god who's quit heaven in fear of the powerful offspring of a demon and an angel who's escaped and taken root in Jesse Custer in order to gain a will to direct its terrible power. An absolute must for any and everyone who's ever wondered "Who's up there, and why has he made such a terrible mess?" Compelling, gritty, violent, profane, sacreligious, thought-provoking, and fun as hell. Ride on, Reverend!
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