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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best volume of the series, 8 Jul 2001
By A Customer
"Untill the end of the World" (which collects #8-17) is in my personal opinion the best volume of the Preacher-series. It is well written, everything that happens does happen for a cause reveiled later (really good to see things fall into place and finding yourself go "Oh, that's right indeed !"), a little more light-hearted than the previous volume (which comes to the good of the story) and filled with bizar humor which makes it easy to keep in touch with everything that happens without getting the feeling you're reading something information-packed (because you do get a lot to process all at once). Steve Dillons art is also elevated to a higher level and works great for the story (not saying that it didn't before, but now even more so). The action and gore are well illustrated without it taking the attention of the actual story too much. It never gets the upper hand.The storyline is basically divided in four parts: In the first part (#8-10), that continues from the final issue of the previous volume, we see Jesse and Tulip trying to figure out what to do next when people from Jesse's past suddenly catch up with them. Seeing how their future-perspectives have suddenly changed 180 degrees Jesse decides it's time to tell Tulip about his youth, growing up at Angelville, and about how and why he disappeared all of a sudden out of her life 5 years ago. This is really the best part of the book (if not the best part of the whole series). It's really good to read about the sick and disturbed people Jesse had to grow up with (both for humurous means as for cruelty. You get to see ways of 'raising' a kid you seriously never thought of before), and it's good to know how this tough man wound up being a preacher (the 5 year gap between now and his disappereance is cleared up here). The second part (#11,12) is about Jesse and Tulips thoughts returning to the here and now. Jesse gets a preach by a rather uncommon person which tells him to deal with it all, and so he does. Then (#13-16) follows the "Hunters" story-arc. Jesse and Tulip meet back up with Cassidy who's is currently living in the apartment of his deceased girlfriend. When Cassidy gets a hint of which people are to be held responsible for the girls death he, Jesse and Tulip go on their way to avenge her. A story that leads us to the house of Jesus the Sade, a decadent freak, who's good for a nice, humorfilled, but not very important storyline (what bugs me a little though is the sudden display of morals in this storyline while preacher is nothing like that for the rest. Falls a little out of place). What IS important in this storyline is that we first get to meet the underground-group "The Grail" and learn about their quest (which is really big in later volumes). It takes some attention to realize who is who and who is doing what and what for, but in the end it's worth it (AND neccesary to understand to get what's going on later). The book ends (#17) with an issue that is really an intro to the next book. It further explains what the Grail hopes to achieve over time and what Herr Star REALLY wants with it. Cassidy turns out to be a man of more honor than Tulip gave him credit for up till now. The biggest plus of the book is Ennis' further display of his typical humor which is far more present here than in the previous volume. This makes the book a contant laugh and easy to follow (seeing how A LOT that is of importance later gets laid out here). People who liked "Gone to Texas" will love this book because it's even better
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not for the faint hearted., 10 Mar 2001
By A Customer
Having introduced us to the world of the Preacher, this second book fleshes out the main protagonist, Jesse Custer, by telling us his life story to date. This is one of the most moving stories of child abuse ever written, I will never forget buying these issues and having to wait a whole month for the next one. The introduction of Billy-Bob is genuinely shocking, and Grandma, TC and Jody are some of the scariest villans in comic books ever. Not because they are superhuman monsters fighting superheroes, but because they are human monsters victimising a small child. Without spoiling too much of the plot, both the scene in the cornfield, and the scene in the coffin shocked me like nothing else I had ever read or seen. This book will change the way you view life - it changed the way I view mine. No child should ever have to go through the torture and abuse that Jesse does during the course of this book - it resonates throughout the rest of the series - after surviving Angellville, Jesse is scared of nothing. Not Starr, not the Saint of Killers and not even God himself. Protect our children - they are our future. Contribute something to your local Children's charity now. Then buy this book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy it. Just buy it., 1 Feb 2000
By A Customer
Not only is it brilliant, not only does it answer loads of questions that you must be asking after "Gone to Texas", but it is actually better than the first book. I would say more... but if you got this far, just do not bother thinking about it... buy it.
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