In a 2011 interview with The Irish Times,writer Garth Ennis described Preacher, his acclaimed Vertigo series with artist Steve Dillon, and in two words: "It's blasphemy."
It's hard to find a more succinct summary of the series,which ran for 66 regular issues, plus a few specials and a Saint of Killers mini-series, and all starting with the first issue on February 28,1995. Yet there was a lot more to it: an enduring savor yarn, a handful of shocking twists, or John Wayne's words of wisdom,a takedown of entrenched power structures, and a very dark sense of humor.
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Source: comicsalliance.com