Preacher is one of the great comic book stories of our time. If you haven't read it June 24th is a great time to start, as they will be releasing the first twelve issues collected for the first time in a hardcover format.
I'm sure these will look beautiful, but my bookshelf would look so much more badass if DC / Vertigo would release Absolute Editions. Maybe someday!
The deets:
PREACHER BOOK ONE HC Written by Garth Ennis Art by Steve Dillon Cover by Glenn Fabry
“Features more blood and blasphemy than any mainstream comic in memory. Cool.” — Entertainment Weekly
Available for the first time in hardcover, preacher Jesse Custer begins his dark journey to find God, in this volume collecting PREACHER #1-12, plus pinups from PREACHER #50 and #66. After merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan preacher Jesse Custer has become completely disillusioned with the beliefs to which he had dedicated his entire life. 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, Custer loses faith in both God and man as he witnesses dark atrocities and improbable calamities during his exploration of America. This new collected edition features an all-new introduction by series writer Garth Ennis.
Advance-solicited; on sale June 24 • FC, 352 pg, $34.99 US • Mature Readers
(This was originally pointed out to me by the fine people over at CBR)
I already have Amy Racecar on board (see below post), but I wanted to remind everyone that Greatest Hits #3 is set to release tomorrow. Definitely very near the top of my read pile right now (and trust me- it's a large stack), so do yourself a favor and pick up all three issues when you hit your shop and read them in one sitting. It's a six issue mini so you're not making a huge commitment. I'm all about getting everyone to read the best of what's out there and this one is a lot of fun.
While issue #1 was engaging it also seemed slightly overambitious about the story it was trying to tell in only a half dozen issues. #2 sees things starting to come together nicely and is shaping up to be a classic Vertigo mini.
Taking the larger than life status of British rock n roll bands in the 1960's and applying it to a superhero team, Greatest Hits centers around The Mates: four young lads fighting crime and becoming the world's biggest celebrities in the process. That means dealing with all the trappings that superstardom brings- the press, the parties, the groupies...the blumpkins!
The story is told with a split narrative. Nick Mansfield is a present day director and the son of Archie Sugg, one of The Mates. He's reluctantly making a documentary about his father's team, so one half of the story is the trials and tribulations involved with working in the midst of a large familial shadow. The second half of the story is flashbacks to the heyday of The Mates as we experience their growing pains as they happened- drugs, lineup changes and the death of a former member.
All in all when the last panel is done, it left this reader wanting more right away. You gotta respect when a comic that could have gone either way after the inital issue decides to take an emphatic turn down Awesome Street. Can't wait for the next four chapters!
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