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Preacher, Book One by Garth Ennis

4 reviews

coatpocketcreature's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, and Child abuse

whatwentwrong1177's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Homophobia, Gun violence, Cursing, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Confinement, Ableism, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Child abuse, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Hate crime

Moderate: Excrement, Sexism, Body shaming, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Incest, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and War

jessieann's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Hate crime, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Murder

sheryl_reads's review

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a great start to a comic run! All the characters are fully fleshed out - you get a sense of a very real world, but with fantastical elements.  The storytelling is excellent, and the artwork is powerful. It really draws you in.  It’s exactly what you’d expect from Ennis and Dillon! 

The main character is Jesse Custer (the Preacher) who has a special power - the Word. We follow his journey as he tracks down God, who left Heaven when he finished Creation. He’s been AWOL for a while...

In this first book, we learn more about Jesse’s background (his family are scary!!!) as well as a host of supporting characters - my favourite is Cassidy, a Irish vampire whose heart is in the right place. 

Can’t wait to continue on with the story! 

I would say that this might not be for everyone - there’s a lot of violence, swearing and an... irreverent look at religion, specifically Christianity. So if that could offend you, I’d perhaps proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence