T.C.

T.C. is a deeply disturbing enforcer from the Louisiana bayou in Garth Ennis's Preacher, serving the L'Angell family alongside the brutal Jody. Feral, unpredictable, and genuinely unnerving, he embodies the Southern Gothic menace surrounding Jesse Custer's nightmarish upbringing.

Crawling out of the darkest corners of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's landmark Preacher in 1995, T.C. is one of those memorably unsettling figures that makes DC's Vertigo imprint feel genuinely dangerous. Sharing the pages with Jesse Custer, Tulip O'Hare, and the formidable Jody and Marie L'Angell, T.C. inhabits a world of Southern Gothic menace that Ennis and Dillon built into one of the Modern Age's most celebrated runs. Though appearances in the catalog are select, they're concentrated in the essential editions — Preacher, the Absolute collection, and the anniversary omnibus — meaning every one counts. If you're diving into Preacher's unforgettable cast of characters, T.C. is exactly the kind of figure who reminds you why this series earned its legendary status.