For those who enjoyed Ennis's run on Punisher MAX, Preacher is another series for you. It spares not on the dark humor, the vast amounts of cursing, or the violence that is par for Ennis's adult titles (though perhaps that would be a warning for some, rather than a selling point).

In brief, the story concerns Jesse Custer, a Texas minister who, after losing his church and his flock in a pretty standard inferno, is possessed by the entity known only as Genesis who passes unto him the Word of God. As is standard, this is not just a single word; rather, this is the ability for Jesse to, at opportune moments, make people do whatever it is he commands.

Also in the cast of characters is Jesse's former lover Tulip, involved in a contract killing gone bad, a veritable asshole of an Irish vampire named Cassidy, and a mysterious man known only as the Saint of Killers who never misses a single shot.

With an engaging, often funny (if not outright cynical) cast of characters set against a backdrop of reality that only a fellow cynic can provide, Preacher sets itself up to be a very fun read in this volume.