Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta Book 1

LIBRARY JOURNAL -- Kyle Barnes is a pariah, living insqualor after becoming estranged from his wife and child following an act ofshocking violence years before. Convinced that madness and despair follow himwherever he goes, Kyle is given a chance at a new start-and possibly someanswers to his own past-when a small-town pastor convinces him that all histroubles are owing to the existence of demonic forces eager to possess andsubvert humanity and that Kyle just might have a larger destiny in a cosmicbattle between good and evil. Discovering the demons is only the beginning, asKyle soon finds out that some evil doesn't just resist exorcism, it goes on theoffensive. The work is cocreated by writer Kirkman (The Walking Dead) andillustrator Azaceta (B.P.R.D.), with colorist Breitweiser (Kill or BeKilled), whose skills at conveying small moments of human drama make thebloodier bits all the more astounding.VerdictThis initial volume is mostly concerned with setting the stage for the largertale, but horror fans aware of Kirkman's pedigree should eat it upnonetheless.-Tom Batten, Grafton, VA