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ponch22's review against another edition
3.0
I think I found the part where I had to stop reading back in ol' 1999... First half (or so) of Vol. 3 felt familiar like I had read it before heading off to college, but I think I had to give it back to my friend before getting to the Cassidy stories.
The volume starts with a one-off story of Custer's dad, told through flashback with the help of an old war buddy in the airport while our hero is waiting for a flight... Messed up things happen, but that's normal for Ennis & Dillon, right?
Last we saw Cassidy, he was being held by Herr Starr in France and Tulip & Custer are on a mission to rescue him. We find more out about All Father and the Grail, but what really bugged me was the layout of the panels... I felt the story was really divided into a lot of different sections and the story kept cutting back and forth between them.
It's not that I don't like this kind of storytelling (Quentin Tarantino damn near perfected it), but I had a hard time remembering key parts from just a few issues (or maybe one volume) ago... I actually googled what happened to Starr's left ear because I didn't remember, and I read that story not that long ago!
Maybe my memory was failing, but it usually felt like dialogue picked up mid-scene at the start of a page, and I often checked to make sure I didn't somehow flip two pages at once...
That is another weird thing about this volume... The pages are paper, almost like newsprint. Every other volume I looked at is made of glossy paper, like photographs. It didn't ruin my reading experience but it definitely was a change I wasn't expecting...
I almost forgot the last few issues center around Cassidy and his backstory--we meet two brothers during the Easter Rebellion in 1916 Ireland and I was fooled (I think in purpose) about which brother was our beloved Cassidy. His story was cute, but long and drawn out and not connected to the main story and I fear when I get into volume 4 I'll again have to google the plot to see what's happening... Really looking forward to finishing this just to say I completed it... My actual interest in the writing & story is waning...
The volume starts with a one-off story of Custer's dad, told through flashback with the help of an old war buddy in the airport while our hero is waiting for a flight... Messed up things happen, but that's normal for Ennis & Dillon, right?
Last we saw Cassidy, he was being held by Herr Starr in France and Tulip & Custer are on a mission to rescue him. We find more out about All Father and the Grail, but what really bugged me was the layout of the panels... I felt the story was really divided into a lot of different sections and the story kept cutting back and forth between them.
It's not that I don't like this kind of storytelling (Quentin Tarantino damn near perfected it), but I had a hard time remembering key parts from just a few issues (or maybe one volume) ago... I actually googled what happened to Starr's left ear because I didn't remember, and I read that story not that long ago!
Maybe my memory was failing, but it usually felt like dialogue picked up mid-scene at the start of a page, and I often checked to make sure I didn't somehow flip two pages at once...
That is another weird thing about this volume... The pages are paper, almost like newsprint. Every other volume I looked at is made of glossy paper, like photographs. It didn't ruin my reading experience but it definitely was a change I wasn't expecting...
I almost forgot the last few issues center around Cassidy and his backstory--we meet two brothers during the Easter Rebellion in 1916 Ireland and I was fooled (I think in purpose) about which brother was our beloved Cassidy. His story was cute, but long and drawn out and not connected to the main story and I fear when I get into volume 4 I'll again have to google the plot to see what's happening... Really looking forward to finishing this just to say I completed it... My actual interest in the writing & story is waning...
coleycole's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the first one so much that I skipped ahead to the third, rather than wait for the 2nd!
chachized's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
tawfek's review against another edition
5.0
I don't really feel like writing any big reviews these days when am not really reading as much as i used to.
so i will keep this short
amazing volume the next one is going to be tricky since it runs through a mini series and few one shots not sure if i will read it right away
the whole volume was about the rescue of Cassidy.
we got to meet new characters which are all dead now but they were amazing none the less
Allfather D'Aronique and Baby Jesus (that's what i like to call him)
and Frankie the eunuch as well.
we also get to dive into the origins of Cassidy learning in the process that so far he hasn't really met any other vampire then the hag who turned him in the first place.
Starr might have just gained more power by the murdering of D'Aronique
i think we will wait a while before we see the reunion of Jesse and Tulip again
We also learn that John Wayne is actually Genesis talking with Jesse and telling him things he only knows.
so i will keep this short
amazing volume the next one is going to be tricky since it runs through a mini series and few one shots not sure if i will read it right away
the whole volume was about the rescue of Cassidy.
we got to meet new characters which are all dead now but they were amazing none the less
Allfather D'Aronique and Baby Jesus (that's what i like to call him)
and Frankie the eunuch as well.
we also get to dive into the origins of Cassidy learning in the process that so far he hasn't really met any other vampire then the hag who turned him in the first place.
Starr might have just gained more power by the murdering of D'Aronique
i think we will wait a while before we see the reunion of Jesse and Tulip again
We also learn that John Wayne is actually Genesis talking with Jesse and telling him things he only knows.
baasanka's review against another edition
5.0
These series are really growing on me. The previous 2 volumes I would still rate a pretty solid 4, but there were minor plot developments I disliked, certain behaviours I thought to be unfitting to the characters or unrealistic. And, more importantly, I wanted more blood and I wanted more magic. After all, heaving read the synopsis, I didn't exactly picture most of the brutality in the story coming from guns and bar fights (I'm not the biggest fan of westerns, sorry to say).
The third volume was much more up my alley - the change of scenery was nice, new characters were introduced and previous mysteries were cleared, which the storyline greatly benefitted from.
There was more violence and blood, the main character was cockier, the little plot twists at the end didn't give me much time to get bored. Instead of an unnecessary cliffhanger there was a quick and brutal resolution, and even the absence of magic (well, at least the kind I prefer) was made up by the abundant presence of 'magical'/mystical figures.
Was that enough to make the series one of my favourites? Probably not. Did I absolutely love it? You betcha. Hell, the ending made me wish I were back in New York, and that's not an easy thing to do, believe me.
The third volume was much more up my alley - the change of scenery was nice, new characters were introduced and previous mysteries were cleared, which the storyline greatly benefitted from.
There was more violence and blood, the main character was cockier, the little plot twists at the end didn't give me much time to get bored. Instead of an unnecessary cliffhanger there was a quick and brutal resolution, and even the absence of magic (well, at least the kind I prefer) was made up by the abundant presence of 'magical'/mystical figures.
Was that enough to make the series one of my favourites? Probably not. Did I absolutely love it? You betcha. Hell, the ending made me wish I were back in New York, and that's not an easy thing to do, believe me.
kennisn's review against another edition
4.0
This is one fucked up series.
I mean that in the best way possible.
I mean that in the best way possible.
foofers1622's review against another edition
4.0
We learn more of what is wanted with Custer and get Cass's backstory.
ppetropoulakis's review against another edition
4.0
In the third volume, the Preacher mythos somehow progresses slower than the previous entries. The most interesting part of the story is the backstory of Cassidy closely followed by the confrontation of the Allfather. Great story and good buildup for the next volume.
ericbuscemi's review against another edition
5.0
This volume was broken into three very separate parts -- the first was a flashback to Jesse's father's time in Vietnam, the second was a continuation of The Grail plot, and the third was a flashback to Cassidy's past.
The two flashbacks were great, helping to give depth to the main characters and flesh out their motivations, but the real highlight was the middle part -- Jesse rescuing Cassidy from The Grail. Just when I thought this series couldn't get any more violent/absurd/awesome, it went and topped itself.
My only complaint about this volume was that the paper it was printed on wasn't glossy, unlike the first two volumes. It was pulpy, and didn't give the art the same pop the earlier volumes had.
The two flashbacks were great, helping to give depth to the main characters and flesh out their motivations, but the real highlight was the middle part -- Jesse rescuing Cassidy from The Grail. Just when I thought this series couldn't get any more violent/absurd/awesome, it went and topped itself.
My only complaint about this volume was that the paper it was printed on wasn't glossy, unlike the first two volumes. It was pulpy, and didn't give the art the same pop the earlier volumes had.