Preacher, Vol. 7: Salvation Author: Visit Amazon's Garth Ennis Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1563895196 | Format: PDF
Preacher, Vol. 7: Salvation Description
- Series: Preacher (Book 7)
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Vertigo (September 1, 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1563895196
- ISBN-13: 978-1563895197
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I think this volume is exactly what the series needed. A nice diversion of the things that were going on so far. A little break from the bombastic story it was turning into. But most of all, back to the typical bizarre-humor-action Ennis writing that hasn't been this good since volume 2 (the collection about Jesse's childhood in Angelville).
A little about the story:
After witnessing 'that nasty event' with Cassidy and Tulip (see previous volume "War in the Sun") Jesse turned around and split. He drove into this little in-the-middle-of-nowehere town called "Salvation" and became sherif of it.
There he went to live with Lorie, the sister of his childhood friend Billy-Bob (see volume 2 "Untill the end of the World"), and another woman called Jodie. A woman who will later on in the book turn out to be a lot more than 'just a woman'. Especially for Jesse. The red line in the story is Jesse having his own private war with the local redneck, bigmouthed meatcompany owner. His quest to find God is off for now.
Next to the mentioned things, the gap between 'now' and the moment he fell from the plane gets filled in as well.
There's also another meet-up between Jesse and 'Spaceman', the man who went to Vietnam with Jesse's father. This also makes for another great warstory, Garth Ennis' guilty pleasure.
Next to "Untill the end of the World" this is probably the best collection of the series. It's a little less forced than several of the trades that have gone (shortly) before and Ennis lets himself go to just tell an entertaining story. Some things are uncovered, but never forced. Ennis goes all out putting humor in the clash between Jesse and 'The Meatman'. If you haven't read a Preacher collection yet don't get this though !
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