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This is the story of just another event in the odd rather inbred lives of those 'Good Old Boys' Jody and TC. The thing about Preacher is that although you don't exactly relax into it, it becomes a bit like an old friend - you think you know what is likely to happen, and there's no way its gonna shock you, and I have a horrible suspicion that Ennis just wanted to put in whatever he knew would shock, scare or make you cringe. This comic goes for extremes, you have TC getting ready to screw a fish, and a reference that he did the same to Jesse's birthday cake - God did that make me squirm! You get the compulsory blood and guts as Jody beats a gorilla to death with a baseball bat then sticks the bat up someone's arse. Then you start to wonder if they've reformed when they save a woman and a macho guy from a group of international terrorists, but no, its just because Jody likes the look of the woman. There follows a rather odd night as Jody and the woman screw their time away, as does TC and the guy's dog. Ho hum. The terrorists appear, still trying to get the two and while they are captured and the guy tortured by the terrorist leader (who I think is supposed to be Saddam), but are neatly disposed of by them good ole boys. There follows a happy ending as Jody and the woman (and TC and the guys dog) go off happily into the swamp, leaving the guy to be eaten by Waylon the gator. Odd one this, having no real reason to exist other than to shock anyone reading, which considering the readers of this comic is no mean feat. Possibly the most noticeable feature of this comic is that Steve Dillon didn't do the artwork. You can really see this difference. The very nature of comics means that there has to be decent artwork, and Carlos Ezquerra just didn't live up to Dillon's standards. Dillon draws very simply, and uses a lot of colour but Ezquerra tries to go in for too much detail and shading, and it just doesn't work.

Comments by Cassandra Courtney