# Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta

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.

## 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
* The Ticking Clock, October 26, 2016
* The Darkest Before, November 23, 2016
* No Turning Back, January 11, 2017
* Light of Day, February 22, 2017
* The Sharpened Edge, March 29, 2017
* A New Way, May 3, 2017
* His Growing Flock, June 7, 2017
* Unwelcomed, July 26, 2017
* A Coming Storm, September 6, 2017
* Homelife, October 25, 2017
* Invasion (Part 1 of 5), December 27, 2017
* Invasion (Part 2 of 5), January 31, 2018
* Invasion (Part 3 of 5), March 21, 2018
* Invasion (Part 4 of 5), May 9, 2018
* Invasion (Part 5 of 5), June 27, 2018
* A Father's Love, December 19, 2018
* Surrounded, January 23, 2019
* Infiltration, February 27, 2019
* The Darkness Grows, March 27, 2019
* Betrayed, May 1, 2019
* Shining Too Brightly, August 7, 2019
* The Merged, December 25, 2019
* The Merged Part 2, January 29, 2020
* The Merged Part 3, May 20, 2020
* The Merged Part 4, September 16, 2020
* The Merged Part 5, December 23, 2020
* The Merged Part 6, April 28, 2021

## Collected editions

Outcast trade paperbacks :
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
| Outcast: Volume 1 – A Darkness Surrounds Him | Outcast #1–6 | January 28, 2015 | 978-1632150530 |
| Outcast: Volume 2 – A Vast and Unending Ruin | Outcast #7–12 | October 7, 2015 | 978-1632154484 |
| Outcast: Volume 3 – This Little Light | Outcast #13–18 | June 21, 2016 | 978-1632156938 |
| Outcast: Volume 4 – Under Devil's Wing | Outcast #19–24 | February 21, 2017 | 978-1534300507 |
| Outcast: Volume 5 – The New Path | Outcast #25–30 | October 24, 2017 | 978-1534302495 |
| Outcast: Volume 6 – Invasion | Outcast #31–36 | July 31, 2018 | 978-1534307513 |
| Outcast: Volume 7 – The Darkness Grows | Outcast #37–42 | July 30, 2019 | 978-1534312395 |
| Outcast: Volume 8 - The Merged | Outcast #43–48 | June 1, 2021 | 978-1534316041 |
Outcast deluxe hardcovers :
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
| Outcast: Book One | Outcast #1–12 | November 8, 2016 | 978-1534300910 |
| Outcast: Book Two | Outcast #13–24 | November 29, 2017 | 978-1534304390 |
| Outcast: Book Three | Outcast #25–36 | July 2, 2019 | 978-1534312302 |
| Outcast: Book Four | Outcast #37–48 | June 30, 2021 | 978-1534317109 |

## 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.