Kirkman (Walking Dead) and his Skybound imprint at Image debut a new supernatural thriller / horror book - another in a long line of what we can now consider his genre of choice. Outcast #1 written by Robert Kirkman art by Paul Azaceta Image: Skybound June 2014 Kyle, who we learn is demon afflicted in some way, is struggling to live ina world where he sees and hears and interacts with creatures that shouldn't exist. While we know little of what happened to him - and what little we know is presented in flashback - we do find that he has the ability to someone how absorb or dispell demons. The end lays out the gameplan for where the story may go and in my opinion does a really compelling job of it. The artwork by Azaceta is dark, brooding and heavy. Which is perfect. The story is tight and intriguing. A book that horror and suspsense fans will be thrilled to read. It is also a book that fans of the Walking Dead and Kirkman's other work (not counting his superhero stuff) will enjoy because of the complex character development. This is another story where the supernatural is merely the setting that our characters move through. Interestingly, Kirkman had previously declared himself athiest makes a strong case for belief in demons and posession in the end notes of the book. In a strongly worded letter he makes it clear that no matter what we may believe this topic is real and there is a proponderance of evidence for it. As a believer, this is good news to me. While I wouldn't suggest an unhealthy interest in the occult, the fact that some who aren't believers do believe in supernatural activities like demon posession and such is a good news story. The fact is Kirkman is correct: there is far too much evidence that supernatural doesn't mean impossible. That's a door I'm cool with him opening.