Preacher: Gone To Texas (Volume One)

Garth Ennis

I hesitated picking this one up because I didn’t like the art and I didn’t understand what the Hell was going on when I first started.  And when I finally got into the story and understood what was going on, I realized I didn’t very much like the main character and his girlfriend.  I found them both pretty annoying.  The vampire guy is really enjoyable though.  I imagine I’ll like the characters much more after I find out about their pasts and connections with one another.  Or maybe not.  Who knows.

The plot is pretty interesting.  It’s a tad complicated, so I won’t massacre the storyline with a summary.  A ton of new characters are thrown at the reader right off the bat, but if you can follow that, then you’re good to go.  You should probably read this series if you’re any kind of graphic novel nut.  I’ve seen it on all the top graphic novel lists (and it has an ending–a huge plus).  Check it out.  As for me, I’m on to volume two!