I am on a Kirkman reading spree. Next up, Outcast!

I actually reviewed Outcast volume 1-4 on here. But it has been YEARS since I've read them. I decided to pick up these wonderful "deluxe" editions, hardcover, so pretty. Fit in nicely with my Walking Dead Hardcover collection. BUT anyway, let us get on to the series.

This is basically taking conjuring and exorcist and adding a little small hometown feel to it and you got Outcast. Kyle Barnes has had a rough life. His mother when he was a kid beat and abused him and when he fought back it basically put her into a coma. But the fact is, she was possessed by a demon. Kyle might not believe it but Reverend Anderson does and he ask Kyle to help him exorcise demons out of people he knows.

The meat of this story is Kyle trying to get answers for what these demons are and what the fuck they want. This works so much better as a complete read because it is a slowburn but doesn't feel very slow reading it all together. Kyle is losing his mind, the devil is in town, and Reverend Anderson is wondering what he can do.

Outcast works on a lot of levels. The dialogue is sharp and realistic, the art is moody and disturbing, the slowburn pacing helps create the atmosphere, and the ending is "holy shit" That for me pushes outcast into the "Fantastic" area.

The first collection is a easy 4.5 out of 5.