It was here that Ennis first met comics writer Alan Moore, who advised him to focus on creator-owned work rather than letting comic companies take ownership of his intellectual property. Ennis would later ask McCrea to illustrate his first professional comics project. In 1987, Ennis befriended artist John McCrea while shopping at the first comic book specialty shop in Belfast, which had been opened by McCrea and another friend. His mother's response was, 'Well, there you are, then.' He later used this experience in his comic book series, Preacher, whose protagonist is slapped after telling his grandmother that he finds the concept of God 'scary.' Although the fictional violence in that story was not reflected in Ennis's real-life upbringing, his classmates later reassured each other that they all loved God, though Ennis said, 'I think I hate him.' Ennis later asked his mother about God, and when she asked him what he thought about the idea, Ennis responded, 'It sounds kind of stupid,' a statement the adult Ennis clarified was meant to mask his fear. Ennis described the idea as bewildering, strange and terrifying. Ennis's teacher told the class that God was a being who could see inside their hearts, was always around them, and would ultimately reward or punish them.

Raised with no religion, Ennis's first exposure to the idea of God was as a six-year-old in primary school.

His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including nominations for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.Įnnis is originally from Northern Ireland. He has collaborated with artists such as Dillon and Glenn Fabry on Preacher, John McCrea on Hitman, Marc Silvestri on The Darkness, and Carlos Ezquerra on both Preacher and Hitman. Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970) is a Northern Irish–American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise, and The Boys with artist Darick Robertson. National Comics Award for Best Writer, 1997

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