Source: screener.com
1. Preacher
(Vertigo)
Preacher is always going to be listed as one of the best comics of all time, and putting anything else in the Number One slot would be a crime.
Ennis’ writing and Steve Dillon – who’s sadly no longer with us – on art constitute the perfect matchup. Jesse Custer is a preacher. Genesis is the child of an angel and a demon. When they bond, and Jesse learns God’s greatest secret, he decides to find the old man and hold him accountable. Alongside his badass girlfriend Tulip and his snarky vampire friend Cassidy, Jesse travels through the South, looking for God. This is a filthy comic book. It’s gross and crude and venomous, and I couldn’t love it any more. But under all that is a real story of friendship unlike any other.
Most of Ennis’ comics have one central tenet: When everything goes to hell, just stick by your friends and ride it out. And there’s no better example of this than Preacher. It’s sacrilegious and heartrending in equal measure. And it’s a near-perfect comic book.
And there you have it, ten wonderful and enjoyable Garth Ennis comics. Parental Advisory warnings abound, and you probably shouldn’t read, uh, ANY of these unless you’re at least 15. But hey, they’re good, and you’ll love ‘em.
