Preacher: Proud Americans (Vol. 3)

Preacher: Proud Americans (Vol. 3) by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. The volume consists of issues 18 through 26. 232 pages.

The whole volume consists of one story, in fact it could be considered the same story arc going back to "Hunters" in the second volume. The Grail has kidnapped Cassidy thinking it was Jesse and they take him to a fortress in France called "Masada". In this volume we get to know more about "The Grail", we get to know more about the angel that fathered Genesis and we get to meet the latest heir of Jesus.

The volume is packed with great action, hilarious moments and even moments of happy love (Tulip and Jesse). We get a little worried about Cassidy and we get to see how powerful Jesse is.

One thing I liked a lot about this volume was the interaction between Tulip and Jesse. It is just really nice. It also brought to my mind the power of friendship, since Cassidy made a big sacrifice for Tulip and now they are doing a big sacrifice for Cassidy. It shows us how important friendship is to these characters.

Another thing I liked a lot in this volume was how ridiculous The Grail is. I was laughing a lot when the leader of The Grail, Allfather D'aronique, appeared for the first time. Being such a fat man that an airplane couldn't land correctly. It was very funny how Ennis was making fun of powerful men.

Besides the great story involving Masada and the rescue of Cassidy, we get a nice break from the action with the last 2 issues, where Cassidy narrates to Jesse how he became a vampire and how his life was when he got to America. It was a very nice break from the action we were getting in the other issues.

A great story continues.