Preacher (1995)
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Preacher
Start year:
1995
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Creator-owned series from writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon (with all covers provided by Glenn Fabry).
The series, based off an idea Ennis had while working on Hellblazer, tells the story of Jesse Custer, a down and out cursed/blessed southern boy preacher, a hard livin' Irish vampire (Cassidy) and the preacher's gun slinging ex-girlfriend (Tulip O'Hare) travel and fight the world to question The All Mighty Himself, as to why he quit his sacred task of caring for the world?
Along the way a colorful cast of supporting characters walk into the story including a Cowboy who can kill anything (Saint of Killers), a once suicidal depressed teen who just happens to have a face like an arse (Arseface), and a zealot assassin by the name of Herr Starr.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest comics titles of all time.
Eisner Awards
The series' creators won a couple of Eisner Awards over the years for their works and comics including Preacher. The series itself won the Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series in 1999.
Preacher Specials
The series also featured spin-off specials related to the main series. These specials mostly tell some sort of origin stories of the main characters.
- Preacher Special: Saint of Killers (#1-4) - about the Saint of Killers.
- Preacher Special: Cassidy: Blood & Whiskey (#1) - about Cassidy.
- Preacher Special: The Story of You-Know-Who (#1) - about Arseface.
- Preacher Special: The Good Old Boys (#1) - about Jody & T.C.
- Preacher Special: One Man's War (#1) - about Herr Starr.
- Preacher Special: Tall in the Saddle (#1) - about Jesse & Tulip.
Collected Editions
Paperbacks
- Vol. 1: Gone to Texas (#1-7)
- Vol. 2: Until the End of the World (#08-17)
- Vol. 3: Proud Americans (#18-26)
- Vol. 4: Ancient History (Saint of Killers #1-4, The Story of You-Know-Who, & The Good Old Boys)
- Vol. 5: Dixie Fried (#27-33 & Cassidy: Blood and Whiskey)
- Vol. 6: War in the Sun (#34-40 & One Man's War)
- Vol. 7: Salvation (#41-50)
- Vol. 8: All Hell's A-Coming (#51-58 & Tall in the Saddle)
- Vol. 9: Alamo (#59-66)
- Dead or Alive (A collection of covers by Glenn Fabry)
Hardcovers
As of June 12, 2013 the hardcovers will be released as trade paperbacks.
- Book 1: #1-12
- Absolute Preacher Book One (#1-26)
- Preacher: The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Omnibus Volume One (#1-33)
- Book 2: #13-26
- Book 3: #27-33, Saint of Killers #1-4, & Cassidy: Blood and Whiskey
- Absolute Preacher Book Two (#27-40)
- Book 4: #34-40, The Story of You-Know-Who, The Good Old Boys, & One Man's War
- Preacher: The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Omnibus Volume Two (#34-66)
- Book 5: #41-54
- Absolute Preacher Book Three (#41-66)
- Book 6: #55-66 & Tall in the Saddle
