Absolute Preacher Volume 1 2023 Edition Overview & Comparison | GARTH ENNIS

Here we goooo! The 2023 Printing of Absolute Preacher is here! So I talk about what makes this story stand out and why it's one of my favorites as well as compare it to the original printing.
Timestamps below:
00:00 - Start
06:24 - Minor Spoilers
19:29 - Extras, Comparison & Build
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[@devynrossi]

One of the best things about Preacher, to me, is the Fabry covers. His art work is SO good.

[@just23bulls]

I enjoy Preacher but $150 for a single absolute is insanity. Can’t afford this hobby anymore!

[@turtleanton6539]

Faxx😊

[@RattleSack]

My wallet is about to take an absolute beating. Thanks for reminding me of these beauties!

[@robertmarquez8883]

Best Video on NMC this Year. "I needed this."

[@Coreyw_art]

I love Steve Dillon’s hatching and crosshatching. He makes it look so clean and uniform. Always keen to hear a story from Omar’s 90’s life. Also, I like hearing Omar say Arseface. It makes me smile to hear an American pronounce it the proper way. 😂 👍

[@samjomian3127]

Im still missing the 3rd volume, but I want the Vertigo one now for consistency reasons haha

[@andrecrispim3209]

Can’t believe they did this 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mesasone2280]

@@andrecrispim3209 I picked up Vol 3 from IST for 60% a few months ago and it has the DC logo on it, so they already had changed the logo prior to this reprint/2023 edition.

[@leighbomaya]

Decided to finally get the Absolutes now they are getting reprints. Had the poor quality trades until now. Love that the letter columns are included as that was one thing I missed when I sold my floppies.

[@_OMAC_Ex_379]

I have the two omnibuses, but dang these look so beautiful I'm tempted!

[@nothingisitchingme5874]

I’m selling mine after they announced this

[@geminisundone]

Incredible series. I have this absolute and I'm looking forward to getting the other two. I love my trades, deluxes n omni's and I wasn't going to get dragged into the absolute buying but I couldn't not with this series , it's that good.

[@robbieduffy9998]

So glad I bought all 3 editions when they first came out..beautiful books Especially with the slip cases..and brilliant content..love it..!!

[@Rockies007]

I was just missing volume one in absolute format and I picked it up the day it dropped. Such a spectacular story, definitely makes my top 3. Great overview.

[@PUNchoFruits]

Out of curiosity, what else is in your top 3 in no particular order?

[@Kor33Com]

It's a beauty.👌 but i'm very happy with my 6 standard hardcovers. 😊

[@shengcer]

Been reading this book at the moment. I think Cassidy and Jessy resonates with those who like them because they felt incredibly _alive_. They fuck, they curse, they fight dirty, but they are also incredibly sincere and love living the heck of their lives. I don’t know if Garth Ennis ever read Nietzsche, but these characters kind of remind me the spirit of Dionysius that Nietzsche preaches.

[@user-dh9eg6gq3j]

Ready to buy it.

[@user-dh9eg6gq3j]

Ready to buy it

[@Krypton_Ken]

Tempted to get this. I already own the series in the standard size hardcovers but it's one of my top 5 favorite series ever and I feel like I should own it in the best format available. Same with Transmetropolitan, which I have in trades. Oh, the pocket book struggle! 😄 Great review as always, Omar!

[@nothingisitchingme5874]

I’d get on both rn since vol 1 and 2 of transmet are still available rn, with 3 probably coming next year aswell as preacher 3

[@Krypton_Ken]

@@nothingisitchingme5874 Agreed, I was kind of thinking the same thing. Might have to put off a few other things but it's probably a good idea to get the absolutes now while they're still in print.

[@vforwombat9915]

i don't wanna say i'm not a fan of Ennis. i was definitely a lot more of one when i read his Hellblazer run as it was coming out. but i always kinda thought of him as the cool kid/jock on the vertigo team, and i preferred the nerds like Gaiman or the art students like Milligan, and ofc the brainiac Moore sitting over there w his head in Neitzsche or whatever. ...i don't even wanna TRY to think if a high school analogy for Morrison. maybe the guy who huffs paint before coming to class. anyway, i've sought out lots of other works by the above folks, but never looked for Ennis works outside Vertigo. maybe that was a mistake, i did like the Boys TV series. so now i'm thinking of tracking down the comic. still, of all the Ennis I've read, Preacher is the best. you really have to go all in on the thing tho, it's openly and blatantly out to offend you. i'm pretty sure no matter what your beliefs, something inside that book will piss you off.

[@brunom2557]

Wow, I came up with pretty much the same analogy as you back in the day for Vertigo authors! But in my case, I always loved Ennis and Morrison for being just as you describe them (and Moore, of couse, the absolute GOAT). And though I recognize Gaiman's genius, I always felt a certain disconnection to him, maybe because I'm not from USA/UK, his constant dependence and homage to Shakespeare really puts me off. And then we have Ellis, the other one I love, the futurist sci-fi crazy techno teen.

[@nothingisitchingme5874]

Ennis is my favorite writer, definitely check out the boys. It’s gory, funny, raunchy and way out of pocket at times and that’s why I love it. Also I’ll mention it whenever I can, Darick Robertson is amazing, I only know his work on Transmetropolitan and the boys but I’d love to check out his other stuff like happy or spacebastards.

[@vforwombat9915]

@@brunom2557 "Gaiman's genius, I always felt a certain disconnection to him," Gaiman tends to write from his brain and sometimes emotional resonance is problematic for him, plus he has a certain style of narration that has the same feel to it. for example, see Mr Punch. which always seemed to me to be a bit detached from the actual emotional intention of the story. for ME his best work is later Sandman and a more obscure GN he did with McKean called Signal:Noise. they are a bit more emotionally grounded, you might connect with them a bit more.

[@vforwombat9915]

@@brunom2557 "Ellis, the other one I love,' god, how could i forget about Ellis. as much as i love Gaiman and Milligan and Moore, Ellis is responsible for what i feel is the singular best comic ever- Planetary- and the best science fiction comic- Transmet. ..yeah, i'd put Planetary right there with Watchmen. they both set out to deconstruct pop culture/comics, but Planetary is prettier and funnier. what would Ellis be? ..he's the guy who'd do drugs with Morrison, talk trash with Ennis, trade poetry books with Gaiman, all because he just wants to fit in.

[@brunom2557]

@@vforwombat9915 Absolutely, Planetary is comics epitome of the best genres of our culture! What Ellis and Cassaday achieved there nobody else got even near since.

[@jondoe4624]

I was unsure if I would upgrade my omnis, but I think I am. This size book is more enjoyable for me to read than too thick omnis

[@nothingisitchingme5874]

This is actually the first time you’ve showed this book outside of roomtours and top 10 lists on your channel I believe

[@NeyonStych]

I love this book. I bought the omnis. Started reading, saw the absolutes coming and sold the omnis. They gonna reprint volume 3 too right??

[@tonycrown5155]

One thing that too me is a big deal is that the mapping of the pages got rid of a lot of the surprises. Issue 7 is a perfect example

[@JackSann]

Are the 2018 editions of Nemesis and Kick Ass by Mark Millar censored ?

[@turtleanton6539]

Simply supreme 😊😊😊

[@user-lp8dg3vu2s]

We need a ORNR on Preacher!!!

[@qarsiq]

that's nice.

[@RedOutlaw1911]

How much does it retail??

[@ReaperXC]

"Baby's first edgelord."

[@mdb9920]

Did this book even go out of print?

[@fabio04081998]

I will buy it before the Lucca comics because Garth Ennis will be in Italy and Preacher is one of my favourite comics ever

[@josephpetersen1728]

I'm tripping out! I swear I was watching a new upcoming collected editions then I got back on my phone a few hours later and I can't find it anywhere. Did it get taken down?

[@NearMintCondition]

It’s due out at 6pm est. there was a mix up on KZbin’s end.

[@josephpetersen1728]

@@NearMintCondition thanks for letting me know. I'm looking forward to it!

[@erwingu]

I've only read the first 10 issues and already loved it. Hopefully I can have this in this absolute format cos it's really beautiful looking. Just don't let your mom think that it's a religious book or something haha

[@FearMonarch]

Haha that sounds so accurate. Ive hopped into _The Boys_ and im about halfway through, but its so blatant between Garth going on about how hes not a fan of superheroes and how much it goes into whats basically a romeo and julliet hidden relationship with smatters of sitcom "gulp!" *Seinfeld bass noises* goofy misunderstandings that its just a romance story with window dressing of political corruption and superheroes to help sell the story going on

[@RobbieRocketship]

You’re so respectful of grown adults’ ridiculous beliefs. 👹

[@deadmousyplutaprestige8771]

I doubt this is even relevant to the topic at hand, but the TV series is all the experience I have with this title and try as I might. I just couldn't get into it. Like the show the Expanse, everyone told me to watch that series, and to me, it royally sucked. I tried watching from the beginning, then the middle figuring it would get better, then from the last season. It never got better, ever just like preacher.

[@fishin4bass2002]

I read preacher once and that was enough for me. It was okay, just lots of violence, gore and sex. It just feels too ridiculous.

[@NearMintCondition]

Stay away from Crossed and The Boys. :)

[@fishin4bass2002]

@@NearMintCondition I read the boys already

[@vforwombat9915]

Ennis is over the top. it's his thing. what's nice is that he actually adds depth underneath the gratuitousness.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

I thought you were going to “unsub”?! 🙄

[@fishin4bass2002]

@@Carlos-xz3vi 😂

[@coyley72]

A classic. Much like The Lord of the Rings, Dune or Harry Potter are classics. I’ve got all the TPBs but sorely want the Absolute Editions