By Glenn Fabry (Vertigo)
ISBN: 987-1-5638-9678-3
Comic books aren’t just stories. Often the cover is as important and thrilling as the contents –Â if not moreso. Let’s face it; we’ve all bought something for its appearance only to be disappointed by its interior. So it’s a relief and a delight to thoroughly recommend a comic-cover-art book where the visuals are as extraordinary as the material they were selling.
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon produced Preacher for five years; a wry, cynical, powerfully satirical, humanist condemnation of religion, politics, “Causes†and the Status Quo. It was also one of the best adult comics ever produced. On the front of each issue – as well as sundry spin-off specials and miniseries – was a cover by that master of human expression and deadpan under-playing: Glenn Fabry. This book collects 87 magnificently painted covers, with attendant commentary and working drawings and sketches for each of them.
This is a lovely thing to look at, a wonderful reminder of the series itself, and an absorbing insight into the work-process of one of our greatest illustrators.
© 1995-2000 Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. All Rights Reserved.