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{{Infobox comic book title|  <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| title          = Outcast
| image          = Outcast by Robert Kirkman.jpg
| caption        = Cover art for the first issue of ''Outcast'' (June [[2014 in comics|2014]]).
| schedule       = Monthly
| ongoing        = y
| publisher      = [[Image Comics]]
| Horror         = y
| startmo        = June
| startyr        = 2014
| endmo          = April
| endyr          = 2021
| issues         = 48
| main_char_team =
| writers        = [[Robert Kirkman]]
| artists        = [[Paul Azaceta]]
| pencillers     =
| inkers         =
| letterers      = [[Rus Wooton]]
| colorists      = [[Elizabeth Breitweiser]]
| editors        = [[Sean Mackiewicz]]
| creators       = [[Robert Kirkman]]
| TPB            = A Darkness Surrounds Him
| ISBN           = 1-63215-053-0
| TPB1           = A Vast and Unending Ruin
| ISBN1          = 1-63215-448-X
| TPB2           = This Little Light
| ISBN2          = 1-63215-693-8
| TPB3           = Under Devil's Wing
| ISBN3          = 1-5343-0050-3
| TPB4           = The New Path
| ISBN4          = 1-5343-0249-2
| TPB5           = Invasion
| ISBN5          = 1-5343-0751-6
| TPB6           = The Darkness Grows
| ISBN6          = 1-5343-1239-0
| TPB7           = The Merged
| ISBN7          = 1-5343-1604-3
| subcat         = Image Comics
| altcat         =
| sort           = Outcast
}}
'''''Outcast''''' (trademarked as '''''Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta''''')<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/29/outcast-by-kirkman-and-azaceta-hits-another-trademark-bump/|title=Outcast By Kirkman And Azaceta Hits Another Trademark Bump|author= Rich Johnston|publisher=Bleeding Cool|date=December 29, 2014|access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref>  is an [[American comic book]] series created by writer [[Robert Kirkman]] and artist [[Paul Azaceta]].

It is a [[supernatural]] [[horror fiction|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 in comics|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 [[Outcast (TV series)|television adaptation]] with [[Cinemax]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/robert-kirkmans-exorcism-drama-outcast-638909|title=Robert Kirkman's Exorcism Drama 'Outcast' Lands at Cinemax (Exclusive)|author= Lesley Goldberg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 11, 2013|access-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/robert-kirkman-talks-outcast-says-710974|title=Robert Kirkman Talks 'Outcast,' Says 'Walking Dead' Will Return With 'Intense' Season 5|author= Lesley Goldberg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=48340|title=Kirkman & Azaceta Bring Demonic Possession Comic "Outcast" To Image|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=October 8, 2013|access-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref> He described ''Outcast'' as an epic horror story, hoping to give real scares to readers, unlike ''[[The Walking Dead (comic book)|The Walking Dead]]'' style. Kirkman said that orders for the first issue were higher than for the most recent issue of ''The Walking Dead''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kirkman |first= Robert|date= June 2014|title=A Darkness Surrounds Him |work=Outcast #1 |page=46|issue=1|publisher=Image Comics }}</ref>

== 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/outcast-by-kirkman-azaceta-19|title=Outcast By Kirkman & Azaceta #19 – Releases – Image Comics}}</ref>
# ''A Power Exposed'', August 24, 2016
# ''Blood is Spilled'', September 28, 2016
# ''The Ticking Clock'', October 26, 2016
# ''The Darkest Before'', November 23, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/outcast-by-kirkman-azaceta-23|title=Outcast By Kirkman & Azaceta #23 – Releases – Image Comics}}</ref>
# ''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==
{| class="wikitable"
|+''Outcast'' trade paperbacks
|-
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Material collected
!scope="col"|  Publication date
!scope="col"|  ISBN
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Volume 1 – A Darkness Surrounds Him''
| ''Outcast'' #1–6 || January 28, 2015 || {{ISBNT|978-1-63215-053-0}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Volume 2 –  A Vast and Unending Ruin''
| ''Outcast'' #7–12 || October 7, 2015 || {{ISBNT|978-1-63215-448-4}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Volume 3 – This Little Light''
| ''Outcast'' #13–18 || June 21, 2016 || {{ISBNT|978-1-63215-693-8}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Volume 4 – Under Devil's Wing''
| ''Outcast'' #19–24 || February 21, 2017 || {{ISBNT|978-1-5343-0050-7}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Volume 5 – The New Path''
| ''Outcast'' #25–30 || October 24, 2017 || {{ISBNT|978-1-5343-0249-5}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Volume 6 – Invasion''
| ''Outcast'' #31–36 || July 31, 2018 || {{ISBNT|978-1-5343-0751-3}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Volume 7 – The Darkness Grows''
| ''Outcast'' #37–42 || July 30, 2019 || {{ISBNT|978-1-5343-1239-5}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Volume 8 - The Merged''
| ''Outcast'' #43–48 || June 1, 2021 || {{ISBNT|978-1-5343-1604-1}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+''Outcast'' deluxe hardcovers
|-
!scope="col"|  Title
!scope="col"|  Material collected
!scope="col"|  Publication date
!scope="col"|  ISBN
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Book One''
| ''Outcast'' #1–12 || November 8, 2016 || {{ISBNT|978-1-5343-0091-0}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Book Two''
| ''Outcast'' #13–24 || November 29, 2017 || {{ISBNT|978-1-5343-0439-0}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Book Three''
| ''Outcast'' #25–36 || July 2, 2019 || {{ISBNT|978-1-5343-1230-2}}
|-
!scope="row"|''Outcast: Book Four''
| ''Outcast'' #37–48 || June 30, 2021 || {{ISBNT|978-1-5343-1710-9}}
|}

== Television adaptation ==
{{main|Outcast (TV series)}}
[[Cinemax]] picked up the rights to produce a show based on the comic in 2013.<ref>Goldberg, Lesley (November 11, 2013). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/robert-kirkmans-exorcism-drama-outcast-638909 "Robert Kirkman's Exorcism Drama 'Outcast' Lands at Cinemax (Exclusive)"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> 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.<ref name="season 2 renewal">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/robert-kirkmans-cinemax-drama-outcast-875372|title=Robert Kirkman's Cinemax Drama 'Outcast' Renewed for Second Season|author= Lesley Goldberg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 14, 2016|access-date=March 14, 2016}}</ref>

==Reception==
The first issue of the comic was released in June 2014 to positive reviews.<ref>[http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/image-comics/outcast-by-kirkman--azaceta "Outcast By Kirkman & Azaceta"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220093014/http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/image-comics/outcast-by-kirkman--azaceta |date=2015-02-20 }}. Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved February 20, 2015.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website}}
* [https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/outcast-by-kirkman-azaceta Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta series page] from [[Image Comics]]
* {{comicbookdb|type=title|id=44329|title=''Outcast''}}

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