You know that little voice inside of you? The one that nags you about not being more disturbed by things polite society considers disturbing?
Strangle it before you start reading Preacher.
Funny. Violent. Sexy. And mostly, all three at the same time. Good enough to re-read multiple times. Unfortunately I have a strong bias against cinematic adaptations of books I like, so it took me about 5 seconds of watching the newly minted AMC version, before shutting off the TV.