Okay I'm feeling more awake and alive than I have in a week so as I promised
@ThatNickGuy I'll do my best to give my views on The Preacher comic series. This will be spoiler-heavy but the series is over 10 years old so I feel that I'm past the statute of limitations.
Okay, so the world inhibited by the Preacher has heaven and hell. God exists. I can deal with that, I guess.
This series was written by someone who hates the south, especially Texas. Everyone is a stereotype. All the Texans are evil rednecks who hate black people and screw their sisters. The only good characters are him, his mom & dad, the "retarded" girl with one eye that can't see things the way they are (and is a product of incest that was supposed to marry her one-eyed brother before he was killed), and the poor black sheriff lady that was shit on until Preacher came in and showed everyone the error of their ways. Oh, and don't forget (ugh) Arseface. The kid who tried to kill himself and failed. Whose father was a caricature of the intolerant redneck policeman. Who wanted to murder the Preacher because in his eyes the Preacher was responsible for his father's death. Which he kind of was since he made the guy cut off his own dick and shove it up his ass.
I wouldn't say I loved the series but I didn't hate it, either. The Preacher was a guy with uncanny powers that rivaled that of god, but he didn't know how to use it wisely. He stole cars and never had to pay for it. He would do terrible things and have no consequences for them. The things that he DID have trouble with usually weren't because of anything he did. Mostly because of who he was.
The Preacher wasn't a bad man, but he wasn't a good guy, either. But he thought he was. And I guess he really did try, but in the end his need for petty revenge killed god and left the universe bereft of leadership. Of course, that leadership had been petty and evil, but there you have it.
I think the comic had great moments, but it also had moments of stupidity and obviousness. Like when the radio show had the feminist speaking to the anti-feminist and he commanded them to say what they really wanted. Turns out they both just really wanted dick. Which was funny and all, but it's like adding slapstick to a serious movie.
So I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars. It's better than average, but it could have been so much better.
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but I'm loving it. If you remember from the DC Rebirth Special [strike]Ozymandias[/strike], err, Mr. Oz tells post-crisis Clark that "You and your family are not what you believe you are. And neither was the fallen Superman." (Why yes I did look that up for a precise quote)
