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Absolute Preacher, Volume 1

Author: Garth Ennis  

Garth Ennis's groundbreaking Vertigo series PREACHER is given the Absolute Edition treatment.

Preacher Jesse Custer begins his dark journey to find God, accompanied by his gun-toting girlfriend and Irish vampire buddy in one of the greatest Vertigo series ever created.

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Garth Ennis's groundbreaking Vertigo series PREACHER is given the Absolute Edition treatment.

Preacher Jesse Custer begins his dark journey to find God, accompanied by his gun-toting girlfriend and Irish vampire buddy in one of the greatest Vertigo series ever created.

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Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's groundbreaking Vertigo series is finally given the Absolute Edition treatment with ABSOLUTE PREACHER VOL. 1! Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan Preacher Jesse Custer becomes completely disillusioned with the beliefs that he had dedicated his entire life to. Now possessing the power of "The Word," an ability to make people do whatever he utters, Custer begins a violent and riotous journey across the country. Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip and the hard drinking Irish vampire Cassidy, the Preacher loses faith in both man and God as he witnesses dark atrocities and improbable calamities during his exploration of America. Collects issues #1-26 of PREACHER in an oversized Absolute Edition format, complete with a new slipcase and bonus material!

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Critic Reviews

“"Just about the best thing to come along since comics started finding their way into books."--WASHINGTON POST "Features more blood and blasphemy than any mainstream comic in memory. Cool."--ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY "The most intense adult comic in ages."--SPIN”

"Just about the best thing to come along since comics started finding their way into books." -- The Washington Post "A thrilling cross between a black comedy and a violent road movie... Natural Born Killers with heart and a sense of humor." -- Details "Features more blood and blasphemy than any mainstream comic in memory." -- Entertainment Weekly "Far and away the best example of the genre I have ever seen." -- The Guardian

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About the Author

Garth Ennis, a Northern Irish comics writer now based in New York, is best known for the Vertigo series"Preacher" and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics' "Punisher" franchise. He has collaborated with artists such as Steve Dillon and Glenn Fabry on "Preacher", John McCrea on "Hitman", and Carlos Ezquerra on both those titles and Battlefields.

The artists in this astonishing collection are Steve Dillon, John Burns, Dermot Power, Cliff Robinson, Greg Staples, Colin McNeil.

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Product Details

Publisher
Vertigo | DC Comics
Published
12th July 2016
Pages
736
ISBN
9781401264413

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