Reviews

Preacher, Book One by Garth Ennis

gingerliss's review against another edition

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

dark tense medium-paced

3.75

mvatza57's review against another edition

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

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

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

as_in_crazy's review against another edition

5.0

This was my choice for my graphic novel book club this month. Several of us were already fans of the series and with the TV show debuting I figured it was as good a time as any to revisit a past favorite and revel in the carnage of one man's quest to kick God's ass.

ragreynolds's review against another edition

4.5

As a fan of the show, I suspected I'd enjoy this, though I never imagined just how much I'd enjoy it. I was enthralled the whole way through. Gorgeous art, a whacky story, great characters, countless quotable lines. I can't wait to read the rest of these.

nathanaracena's review against another edition

5.0

Shear brilliance from start to finish. Great artwork and a dark, bloody, blasphemous storyline culminate for the best series I’ve read since Walking Dead.
Added from volume 1, completed the book, which does go rather astray but still enjoyable as hell.

orangechair's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

liketheday's review against another edition

3.0

I definitely won't be reading more of this. Not because it's not interesting, which it is, with its concepts of gods and religions and hate and fear-mongering and all sorts of other fun human stuff. And not because the art's not gorgeous, which it is, with incredibly detailed drawings and lovely colors. What it is is that the story and the art are both just too gruesome for me.
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