Preacher Vol 02: Until the End of the World

by Garth Ennis

Book Overview

Written by Garth Ennis Art by Steve Dillon Cover by Glenn Fabry Continuing the new editions of the classic PREACHER trade paperbacks This volume contains PREACHER #8-17, in which Custer heads to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563893126
• ISBN13: 9781563893124
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Vertigo
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

One of the best adult comics ever!

The second installement of the 9 volume Preacher series, Garth Ennis (Hellblazer, Punisher) and Steve Dillon (Punisher, Supreme Power:Nighthawk) has out done themselves again in this book. It's even better than the first vol., Gone to Texas. This TPB is seperated into two story arcs, the first, "All in the Family" tells us of Jesse Custer's troubled past in Annville and why he left Tulip five years ago, and he also meets some familiar, but unwanted faces. This story arc introduces Jody and T.C., hitmen that work for Jesse Custer's dredded grandmother, who can be summarized as an evil, ugly, old hag. The second story arc is about Cassidy being taken by a powerful organization called Grail, and introduces Herr Starr, Hoover, and Featherspoon. Alot of sex and bizzare moments in this story arc. Anyways, the main plot of the whole series is about Jesse Custer looking for God, literally, that's because according to this book, God left his job and quits, and Jesse isn't just gonna just let God leave, he's gonna give him a peice of his mind. As if that's not enough, this book also say that maybe Jesus faked his death and ressurection, this book is bound to offend a lot of people, especially Catholics and Christians, but then again, I'm a Christian and I feel fine with it, but that's just me. Lots of violence as usual, the jokes are over the top, a lot of sex, and arguably the best adult comic out there today. Garth Ennis, basically an insane but genious Irish writer, is one of the best comic writers out there, and he continues to surprise his faithful readers with his trademark bizzareness and dark humor. He does some of the best work here in "Until the End of the World." Let's not forget the art by Steve Dillon, Ennis's partner in crime. His work in the tade paperback is superb. Great details, especially in depicting faces and expression, and insane art when drawing the trademark gruesome violence of Ennis and Dillon, he doesn't hold back. It's unbelievable how great these two gentlemen are, but they've definitely out done themselves this time. But if you can be offended by excessive violence, nudity and sexual themes, profanity, or just plain bizzareness, then don't even think about getting this book. But if you are not, my friends, then you better go get a copy now and be ready to be disturbed and entertained.

The best volume of the series!

With 8 volumes already out, and a 9th obviously on the way,"Until the End of The World" is my personal favorite. Welearn the horrible secrets of Jesse's past, why he left Tulip out of the blue five years ago, we meet Herr Starr and The Grail for the first time, "The Sexual Detectives", and of course Jesus De Sade and his...interesting party. I won't reveal anything else, because you'll be more shocked when you find out on your own!

Incredible!

Being relatively new to the sordid world of comics, I happened upon this trade PB at a local comic book shop while desperately trying to find a couple of back issues of Strangers in Paradise (which, incidentally, I now own almost every one of.) I picked it up and flipped through it. The artwork was pretty darn good, and I really liked the quality, realistic coloring. Ooh, sacreligious ex-preacher guy, cool chick character, and a vampire too? Seemed almost too good to be true.I sat down and read the thing all the way through, stopping occasionally to show my friends the delightfully disgusting portraits of "Grandma", and to quote the evil hill-billies. After I was done, my friends insisted I leave the book there so that they might read it as well. Cheez, three fans created by one purchase, so far.The comic is very well done. The amount of sheer, graphic violence and disturbing subject matter (especially the forced sodomy and beastiality) will make this story difficult for "sensitive" readers. Many parts of this book were hard for me to stomach, and I think they were meant to be funny. This is *not* a comic for anyone under the age of 18, I think - these scenes are enough for an adult to handle.So, disturbing matter aside, this is a damn fine story. You will find yourself dreaming about the heroic Custer and his love, the very bad-@$$ Tulip, hoping that they make it. I understand that the storyline is currently winding to a close. This is almost a relief to me, as I know that I now have to start collecting the entire series - I won't be stuck in a never-ending cycle of collection! (Like it's not bad enough that I own a collection of bagged-n-boarded comics in the first place. A friend comes over and looks at them, and I wring my hands over the darn things like they are sickly children.)This book *will* make you re-think your concept of God, Jesus, the Afterlife, and everything in-between. It slips into your psyche like a spirit, and you begin to truly *care* about the characters. It takes a rare kind of artists to create people so complete that they are seem obviously real anytime one opens up a book. From what I have experienced in the comic industry, it's even more difficult to *draw* them, continue an engaging storyline, and make the reader *think*, all at the same time. "Preacher" manages to do all three, and I commend its creators, who breathe life into an idea, and allow us to live it as well. A storyline like this could either flop or succeed . In this case - well, you already know what I think, doncha? : ) Enjoy.

Whoa, this one's a killer

I first read Preacher while I was doing my military service and immediately got hooked. Although I read the books in a pretty out-of-order fashion, I still followed the plot and found it interesting. Happily in reserve now and money to buy the albums and read them with more thought. Until the end of the World is probably the biggest shocker in the series. First you see Custer's disgusting family and you can only guess how many times I went "Oww gross, what next!?". I also found it pretty interesting that IMO the story in Vol.2 seemed to get a bit lighter in mood as the story progressed. Cassidy and the cat, Starr getting more he bargained for and the strange orgy at the end. I was rolling on the floor laughing as I watched this bizarre story unfold. I'll get my head examined next... Anyway, the story is as solid you can expect from Ennis with plenty of story driven bloodshed and some nice 'slaps on the cheek' in the form of some unexpected headshots. Unfortunately, the Saint of Killers is seen only once in the this book, but expect to catch this menacing figure in the next book doing what he does best ;->

Heavenly

This, the second Preacher collection is vile, depraved, revolting, disgusting and morally dubious. Up to the usual Ennis standards, then. The general plot, for those who don't know, is this: Jesse Custer, a small town Texas Preacher, has his soul bonded with Genesis, a creature born of a demon and an angel, giving him the power to command people to do his bidding. He meets up with his hit-woman ex-girlfriend, Tulip and an Irish (that's IRISH, not AUSTRALIAN) alcoholic vampire called Cassidy. Soon, this trio find themselves on the run from the FBI, the Texas state police, a super-secret conspiracy known as the Grail, an immortal cowboy and a hideously disfigured (yet strangely upbeat) teenager. If you thought that Reservoir Dogs needed a bit more blood and that Pulp Fiction was wholesome family entertainment, then you really need to buy this book, I can't reccommend it enough. Don't be fooled into thinking this is a brainless shoot-em-up suerhero comic,however, - it is a carefully characterised well written story which deserves to be read from start to finish and then over again. In it's time, Preacher has presented moral stories on alcoholism, drug-abuse, child-abuse, love, friendship and what to do when everything you belive in has fallen down around you. BE WARNED, though - this comic don't pull any punches.