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| Jesse Custer | |
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| Preacher character | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
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| Created by | Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon (comic book series) Sam Catlin, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (television series) |
| Portrayed by | Dominic Cooper |
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| Full name | Jesse L'Angelle Custer |
| Alias | The Preacher The Reverend |
| Species | Human (magically mutated) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Preacher |
| Weapon | The Word of God (Genesis) |
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| Spouse | Tulip O'Hare (television series) |
| Significant others | Tulip O'Hare Lorie Bobbs Cindy |
| Children | Lucy O'Hare-Custer (daughter; television series) |
| Origin | Annville, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Partner | Tulip O'Hare Proinsias Cassidy |
| Abilities | Highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat |
The Reverend Jesse Custer is the fictional protagonist of the comic book series Preacher, created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon (with a large percentage of the original cover art painted by Glenn Fabry), and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics.[1]
He was ranked the 11th Greatest Comic Book Character by Empire.[2] In 2011, IGN ranked Jesse Custer 34th in the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.[citation needed]
Dominic Cooper portrayed the live action version of the character in the television series Preacher.
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
- ^ "The 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters". Empire. Retrieved 2015-12-03.