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3.5 Stars
Day 6 of the 7 consecutive days of comic book reviews on the WondrousBooks blog.What has happened since last volume? NOTHING AT ALL, that is what.Entire one star goes to the beautiful art and coloring.The rest is still as bad and as boring as it was at the beginning, I'm afraid. Kyle still has serious mommy issues, we have again read "my mother hurt me", "like my mother hurt me", "because my mother hurt me" and the variations every couple of pages. Everybody's mom is hurting them, there has not
At last, things sped up a bit in this volume!It's all relative, mind you. Outcast is NOT James Bond or anything even remotely related to "action".Still, after the two first issues where some action actually happens, the last 4, even though going back in slow-mo, deepen the plots with new hints and clues leading to something. It even ends with a cliffhanger of a sort. The Outcast way, so don't fret too much.
I like how the story is moving quickly. Characters are developing and changing as the story progresses, and relationships are evolving in sensible ways in response to the change of events. When these things are are static, the story suffers. I also like how there's more hope in this story than in The Walking Dead. I don't need a ton of bleak in my life right now....
This volume was cool and focuses on Kyle tryna exorcise the demon out of his sister Megan and things happen with Mark and he is injured, and we learn more about the nature of his powers. Also when he does exorcise it there are police cases. They help another guy named Maurice and that was something, quite brutal but reveals so many things and then there is the thing with Allison, and Kyle understands whats it like to be an outcast and the nature of things happening and the stuff at the end was s...
This volume of Outcast picks up pretty much where the last one ended, as Kyle and Reverend Anderson try to deal with the demons' latest possession - Kyle's sister Megan. In the aftermath, they must also cope with new friends learning about Kyle's powers, as well as the amassing of a force that even Kyle can't hope to stop.Outcast is a slow burn of a book. Like the Walking Dead, I think reading it in single issues would annoy me no end. As it is, reading a six issue arc is just enough story to ke...
3.5, actuallyConsiderably better than the second one! Now I feel like this is going places...
I remember the first time I picked up Outcast, Volume 1. It was last summer and I was in HMV in Toronto and the cover caught my eye. Although I admittedly do love judging a book by its cover, a beautiful cover still isn’t enough for me to purchase a book, especially one I hadn’t heard of previously. I proceeded to read the description on the back and that’s when I knew I needed to give this series a read. I didn’t even realize it was written by Robert Kirkman, a.k.a. the creator of The Walking D...
Another solid volume. I'm a huge horror fan and this series just calls to me as much as Nailbiter, but for different reasons. This volume picks up where the last left off. Megan is possessed and Kyle and the Rev are trying to get that little pesky violent as fuck demon out. It was tense and sad results lead to a lot of well crafted character development. I also LOVED the one possession storyline with the big guy who nearly did some fucked up shit to Kyle. You learn more and more about these demo...
I'm still pretty interested in this one, but I'm starting to feel a little catfished when it comes to the storyline. Is anyone else out there thinking this feels less demon-y and a little more body snatcher-y? More sci-fi and less horror?(view spoiler)[These whatever they are who are possessing people seem to be alien life forms looking for hosts, not evil demonic forces from the pits of hell. Or it's starting to look that way to me, at any rate. (hide spoiler)]I can't really say that I would be...
Did I read this??? I can't remember now :PBullet Review:Oh yeah, I DID read this! This is the one where Kyle Barnes' sister, Maggie, goes bonkers and chucks her husband out of a window! And Kyle tells his ex about her antics as well as that his daughter inherited his ability.So quite a bit of info actually; don't know why I forgot to mark it read!
Good improvement from the second volume. Kyle is attemtping to exorcise his sister. The ramifications and end result seem to be larger than first thought.
This series is fucking awesome. Kirkman and Azaceta continue to "kill" it in Volume 3 as the mystery unravels. Kyle Barnes and Reverend Anderson find out more about themselves and continue to battle demons in their quiet little town. But something big is brewing among the demons and I can't wait to find out how! The writing, art and characterization take this beyond for me and therefore deserves 5 stars.
The best volume so far. I'm glad I stuck with this comic because it is really interesting. It's different to the tv series so I'm excited to see where it goes from here. Again, my only concern is whether or not this comic will be dragged out or not. Also, where can it go from The Merge? We'll see. The artwork is great as per usual.
Solid 4.5 starsNot enough to merit a 5 star, but so far this is the best one yet.
Ya know what? Outcast is probably the best comic book by Robert Kirkman, which, granted, is not saying much. Invincible? Garbage. The Walking Dead? Poop on a stick. But Outcast? This one I can give a read, no problem.(Update: since writing this review, my opinion about The Walking Dead has changed. I actually quite like it now! Who would’ve thought)So, volume 3. Kyle Barnes keeps exorcising the evil spirits while getting the shit beaten out of him. If this sounds familiar, that's because this is...
Kirkman's take on exorcism continues to scare the living shit out of me. Keep it coming. Azaceta's atmospheric art really sets the mood wrong and wrong is so right, if you know what I mean?
Another solid story from Robert Kirkman. Picks up right where volume 2 left off with Kyle trying to exorcise his sister. Kyle finally starts figuring out what is going on and how to battle these possessed people. The end of the book changes the direction of the series and the situation is more dire than it first seemed.
(originally reviewed at thelibraryladiescom )If Volume 1 was set up and Volume 2 was getting the wheels into motion, “Outcast: This Little Light” is the pay off, and boy does it pay off and then some. Kirkman has always done a good job of taking a well worn trope (be it zombies in “The Walking Dead” or superheroes in “Invincible”) and breathing new, unique life into it, and “Outcast” is doing the same for the demonic possession story. I’ve said it before, I’m not as scared or disconcerted by
Things are finally coming to a head. The exorcisms are hitting fast and furious, Kyle is starting to figure some things out, and his various family members are beginning to understand that he's not a monster. It's good to see the plot move forward.Something about the art really speaks to me. I like the colors and the shadows and the little inset panels that draw attention to certain things.Plot points:(view spoiler)[--Every exorcism is basically just an extended fistfight which lasts until Kyle'...