10 Comics That Broke All The Rules

You may have recently caught the television adaptation of Preacher on AMC, and while that show was controversial in a lot of ways, the source material was so much more. Garth Ennis' work on religion and the nature of God in comics broke a ton of societal no-no's with Preacher, and the proof is in the pages.

The story revolves around a former con-man and current Preacher named Jesse Custer, who is possessed by Genesis, which is the immortal offspring of an angel and a demon. With Genesis inside him, Jesse possesses the power of the Word of God, so anything he tells someone to do is done — no questions asked.

This includes sending a character affectionately named "Arseface" to Hell, telling a Sheriff to go f*** himself, and more that's just too distasteful to describe. That being said, Preacher is one of the best series Ennis ever wrote, but that doesn't mean it isn't super critical of organized religion.

Portrayals of God in the comic are incredibly controversial, as are the angels, demons, and the Saint of Killers, who is tasked to take down Jesse. In the end, Jesse manages to convince the Saint to kill God, and when said deity returns to Heaven to find all of his angels dead, the Saint of Killers does exactly that.