Outcast (trademarked as Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta) is an 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. The series ran for a total of 48 issues until its completion in April 2021.
Before the first release, Kirkman also began to develop a television adaptation with Cinemax which began airing in June 2016 and ended in 2018 after two seasons.
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Publication history
Outcast was officially announced in 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
A Darkness Surrounds Him, June 25, 2014
From The Shadows It Watches, July 30, 2014
I Remember When She Loved Me, August 27, 2014
To Light Our Way, September 24, 2014
A Wrath Unseen, November 12, 2014
Receive Your Mark, December 24, 2014
The Road Before Us, March 18, 2015
A Vast and Unending Ruin, April 29, 2015
What Lurks Within, May 27, 2015
A Weakness Exposed, July 1, 2015
A Line is Crossed, August 5, 2015
Close to Home, September 9, 2015
This Little Light, November 25, 2015
Get Behind Me Satan, December 16, 2015
All Alone Now, January 27, 2016
Overwhelmed, February 24, 2016
The Damage Done, March 23, 2016
There is No Escape, April 27, 2016
Under Devil's Wing, July 27, 2016
A Power Exposed, August 24, 2016
Blood is Spilled, September 28, 2016
Television adaptation
Cinemax picked up the rights to produce a show based on the comic in 2013. Ten episodes were announced to be produced with Patrick Fugit (Kyle Barnes) and Philip Glenister (Reverend Anderson) 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.