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by **GHERU** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:58 am

see
I was gonna play obvlion all day, now I feel the need to re-read preacher

ugh, choices

by **AaronW** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:04 pm

barrylincoln wrote:Fucking poser IMO

Chris is quite the poser. He poses as someone with good taste.

by **Allen** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:05 pm

Chris wrote:You hate good things, we get it.

You like crappy things, we get it.

;-)

by **Chris** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:08 pm

Allen wrote:You like crappy things, we get it.

You know who else hates Preacher? The terrorists.

So, we should all love Preacher so the terrorists don't win.

by **b.lumpkin** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:09 pm

Chris wrote:You know who else hates Preacher? The terrorists.

So, we should all love Preacher so the terrorists don't win.

Herr Starr sympathizers, the whole lot of em

by **AaronW** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:16 pm

The whole part with Starr getting ass raped was so damn stupid.

"We're hard men!" :roll:

Yeah have another drink Ennis.

by **Bunny in Glasses** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:25 pm

I don't know what it is, but I could never get into Preacher, it just seemed like sensationalism for the sake of it. I just couldn't get interested in the characters or their situations. I usually like Ennis too, his runs on Hellblazer, Punisher, Hitman, Dredd and his Ghost Rider mini were all excellent in my opinion, but I just didn't care for Preacher.

by **Allen** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:42 pm

Chris wrote:You know who else hates Preacher? The terrorists.

So, we should all love Preacher so the terrorists don't win.

Going by what's on television sometimes, maybe the terrorists have a point.

by **chap22** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:01 pm

i've never even been able to make it through the first trade. i just don't get the love.

by **Punchy** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:02 pm

chap22 wrote:i've never even been able to make it through the first trade. i just don't get the love.

You just dislike it because there's no superheroes!

by **outsider** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:04 pm

Punchy wrote:I disagree, there is a lot more behind Preacher than just gross-out gags and cursing.

It's a series with something to say about the nature of religion, about what America means, about the nature of heroism, and just real people.

It's got a lot of heart behind it, take Arseface, on the surface a one-note joke character used for toilet humour, but the character is given real depth (his origin one-shot is fantastic), and is used to comment on the nature of fame.

Yes, there are OTT moments, but that only makes it more fun.

The way you describe it makes me wonder if down deep, the series takes itself too seriously. I don't mind serious storytelling, but self-important serious storytelling? Blah.

by **Punchy** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:08 pm

cncoyle wrote:The way you describe it makes me wonder if down deep, the series takes itself too seriously. I don't mind serious storytelling, but self-important serious storytelling? Blah.

Completely not the point I was making, it's the combination of the deeper stuff and the silly stuff which makes the series work.

I couldn't handle Preacher's messages if they were presented straight, but Ennis' use of humour and the ridiculous makes it much more palatable. The same way that something like Team America has messages underneath the stupidness.

It's mainly a fun ride, but there is more too it than Ennis making poo jokes and saying Fuck, which is what the OP was suggesting

by **chap22** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:08 pm

Punchy wrote:You just dislike it because there's no superheroes!

that's not true. i like some non-super stuff. at least 2 or 3 titles. ;-)

by **Punchy** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:09 pm

chap22 wrote:that's not true. i like some non-super stuff. at least 2 or 3 titles.

Yeah, Fables, which is the non-super title for people who only read capes.

by **AaronW** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:10 pm

Punchy wrote:Completely not the point I was making, it's the combination of the deeper stuff and the silly stuff which makes the series work.

I couldn't handle Preacher's messages if they were presented straight, but Ennis' use of humour and the ridiculous makes it much more palatable. The same way that something like Team America has messages underneath the stupidness.

It's mainly a fun ride, but there is more too it than Ennis making poo jokes and saying Fuck, which is what the OP was suggesting

You think there is more there but sadly its an illusion.