Re-released trade paperbacks and hardcovers Preacher #59–66, 2-page character introductions, 2-page recap Preacher #51–58 and Preacher Special: Tall in the Saddle, 2-page character introductions, 2-page recap Preacher #34–40 and Preacher Special: One Man's War, 1-page recap, 2-page character introductions Preacher #27–33 and Preacher Special: Cassidy – Blood and Whiskey, no extras Preacher Special: Saint of Killers #1–4, Preacher Special: The Story of You-Know-Who, and Preacher Special: The Good Old Boys, 2-page introduction by Garth Ennis Preacher #18–26, 4-page introduction by Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller) Preacher #8–17, 3-page introduction by Kevin Smith Main article: List of Preacher characters Collected editions Preacher trade paperbacks He is joined by his old girlfriend Tulip O'Hare, as well as a hard-drinking Irish vampire named Cassidy.ĭuring the course of their journeys, the three encounter enemies and obstacles both sacred and profane, including The Saint of Killers, an invincible, quick-drawing, perfect-aiming, come-lately Angel of Death answering only to 'He who sits on the throne' a disfigured suicide attempt survivor turned rock-star named Arseface a serial-killer called the 'Reaver-Cleaver' The Grail, a secret organization controlling the governments of the world and protecting the bloodline of Jesus Herr Starr, primary enforcer for The Grail, a megalomaniac with a penchant for prostitutes, who wishes to use Custer for his own ends several fallen angels and Jesse's own redneck family - particularly his nasty Cajun grandmother, her mighty bodyguard Jody, and the Zoophilic T.C. They allow him, when he wills it, to command the obedience of those who hear and comprehend his words. He also begins to discover the truth about his new powers. Genesis has no sense of individual will, but since it is composed of both pure goodness and pure evil, its power might rival that of God Himself, making Jesse Custer, bonded to Genesis, potentially the most powerful being in the universe.ĭriven by a strong sense of right and wrong, Custer journeys across the United States attempting to literally find God, who abandoned Heaven the moment Genesis was born. The incident flattens Custer's church and kills his entire congregation.

Custer is accidentally possessed by the supernatural creature named Genesis, the infant of the unauthorized, unnatural coupling of an angel and a demon. Preacher tells the story of Jesse Custer, a preacher in the small Texas town of Annville.

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