Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta


Outcast is an ongoing American comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta.
It is a supernatural horror story that chronicles Kyle Barnes, a man whose loved ones have been involved in demonic possession since his childhood. With the help of a clergyman, he tries as an adult to unveil what lies behind the supernatural manifestations and why he seems to carry special peculiarities.
The first issue of the monthly comic was published in 2014 by Image Comics. Before the first release, Kirkman also began to develop a television adaptation with Cinemax which began airing in June 2016 and ended in 2018.

Publication history

Outcast was officially announced on October 2013 at New York Comic Con, after two years of development. Kirkman said it was the first time that he already had a clear ending in mind when he began to write the comic book. He described Outcast as an epic horror story, hoping to give real scares to readers, unlike The Walking Dead style. Kirkman said that orders for the first issue were higher than for the most recent issue of The Walking Dead.

Issues

  1. A Darkness Surrounds Him, June 25, 2014
  2. From The Shadows It Watches, July 30, 2014
  3. I Remember When She Loved Me, August 27, 2014
  4. To Light Our Way, September 24, 2014
  5. A Wrath Unseen, November 12, 2014
  6. Receive Your Mark, December 24, 2014
  7. The Road Before Us, March 18, 2015
  8. A Vast and Unending Ruin, April 29, 2015
  9. What Lurks Within, May 27, 2015
  10. A Weakness Exposed, July 1, 2015
  11. A Line is Crossed, August 5, 2015
  12. Close to Home, September 9, 2015
  13. This Little Light, November 25, 2015
  14. Get Behind Me Satan, December 16, 2015
  15. All Alone Now, January 27, 2016
  16. Overwhelmed, February 24, 2016
  17. The Damage Done, March 23, 2016
  18. There is No Escape, April 27, 2016
  19. Under Devil's Wing, July 27, 2016
  20. A Power Exposed, August 24, 2016
  21. Blood is Spilled, September 28, 2016
  22. The Ticking Clock, October 26, 2016
  23. The Darkest Before, November 23, 2016
  24. No Turning Back, January 11, 2017
  25. Light of Day, February 22, 2017
  26. The Sharpened Edge, March 29, 2017
  27. A New Way, May 3, 2017
  28. His Growing Flock, June 7, 2017
  29. Unwelcomed, July 26, 2017
  30. A Coming Storm, September 6, 2017
  31. Homelife, October 25, 2017
  32. Invasion , December 27, 2017
  33. Invasion , January 31, 2018
  34. Invasion , March 21, 2018
  35. Invasion , May 9, 2018
  36. Invasion , June 27, 2018
  37. A Father's Love, December 19, 2018
  38. Surrounded, January 23, 2019
  39. Infiltration, February 27, 2019
  40. The Darkness Grows, March 27, 2019
  41. Betrayed, May 1, 2019
  42. Shining Too Brightly, August 7, 2019
  43. The Merged, December 25, 2019
  44. The Merged Part 2, January 29, 2020
  45. The Merged Part 3, April 1, 2020
  46. The Merged Part 4, April 29, 2020
  47. The Merged Part 5, May 27, 2020
  48. The Merged Part 6, June 24, 2020

    Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Outcast: Book OneOutcast #1–12November 8, 2016
Outcast: Book TwoOutcast #12–24November 29, 2017
Outcast: Book ThreeOutcast #25–36July 2, 2019

Television adaptation

picked up the rights to produce a show based on the comic in 2013. Ten episodes were announced to be produced with Patrick Fugit and Philip Glenister as the leading roles for the television series, which premiered in June 2016.

Reception

The first issue of the comic was released in June 2014 to positive reviews.