Outcast #5

Writer – Robert Kirkman
Artist – Paul Azaceta
Colours – Elizabeth Breitweiser

Reverend Anderson and Kyle are at the prison to help out Detective Masters as he believes that his friend must be possessed.  Even though Masters does not believe, it has to be the only explanation and if he has to put his trust in Kyle of all people, he is willing to do it.  Outcast continues to be a very atmospheric and moody piece of work by Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta.  It is not that scary or frightening right off the hop, instead it slowly builds its horror through every issue, with every event and instance creating a slow type of dread.  Sometimes that can work against a movie or a book, but here it works quite well as we follow Kyle on his journey of self-discovery.  It is a wonderful little book that features all the best things about the genre and as a horror fan, you cannot help but like it and want to see where it goes.  This issue might only focus upon a single thing, namely the exorcism taking place in prison, but it does advance the story by showing that there is a demon possibly more powerful than Kyle or the Reverend have ever encountered, thus setting the story up for the following issue and the ramifications that might come of it.  With some fairly interesting characters and even more intriguing situations, the book is turning out to be a pretty good read and proves that Kirkman can do more than just zombies.

4 out of 5

Earth 2 World’s End #6

Writer – Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson
Artist – Jorge Jiminez, Tyler Kirkham, Joe Weems, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferriera, Jan Duursema, DrewGeraci, Eduardo Pansica, Walden Wong, Jaime Mendoza
Colors – Allen Passalaqua

As of this issue, World’s End continues to be a good book.  Not as good as Batman Eternal but definitely better than Futures End which at this moment is not hard to do.  The book more than likely works a lot better as it is essentially focusing upon one single event, that of Apokolips invading our galaxy to destroy the planet Earth.  There are multiple points of view and many little stories going on, but they all deal with that one thing and it ties them all together into a more cohesive story, much like Batman Eternal is doing at the moment.  This issue sees Doctor Fate in action, Green Lantern and Grundy teaming up to save the Earth, Batman and company having a disagreement and even sees an appearance by Wildcat.  Wilson, Bennett and Johnson craft a fun book, balancing each of the plotlines so that they do not over or underwhelm the reader and the story they are trying to tell.  There are a lot of heroes in the book, almost too many and if a new reader were to pick this book up they would most likely be completely lost, but such as it is, World’s End is quite entertaining.

4 out of 5