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I'm not sure exactly what I expected, but angels, vampires, a serial killer, and voice powers a la Dune's Bene Gesserit were not on the list. This is a wild first volume and I immediately ordered the next book in the series. The Sandman influence is palpable, but this story stands firmly on its own two feet. If it were a movie, it would be a screenplay written by Neil Gaiman based on a story by Stephen King, directed by Quentin Tarantino.

This is the first time I've wished for a half-star system, because 4.5 stars sounds a lot more correct than 4 flat.

snowhite197's review

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Characters not interesting to me, too grimdark, art not appealing.

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gingerliss's review against another edition

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5.0

I would definitely place Preacher at number one in my top graphic novels list. It's not for you if you can't stand any gore or much violence, as there's much of both included. It's full of action, but the action doesn't overweigh on the story line. The story and it's characters, and their backstories are all built up extremely well. It's difficult to take a break as you're pushed to read on. It's only that I don't yet have book 2 in my possession that I have managed to stop and write this review. As well as all that there's room for Ennis's great humour which is at times laugh out loud. Reading it now, as I read the first 6 issues a long time ago, it reminds me of several other pieces of literature and pop culture, while at the same time being very original. Preacher is yet to become a cult legend methinks. I look forward to carrying on, and am very interested to see the tv series it has become.

sheena_sherburn's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

3.75

mvatza57's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

theduchess93's review against another edition

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5.0

A lot of graphic novel series don't develop the characters enough for me to care and stick with it. Well, I read the first two books of this in two days, so I'd say this one is different.

rycar's review

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dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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