If Robert Kirkman's zombies haven't given people enough nightmares, his demons sure will.The writer and creator of The Walking Dead comic book — and executive producer of the hit AMC TV show — switches horror tropes in his new Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment series Outcast, with a first issue out Wednesday. The comic, illustrated by Paul Azaceta, is the story of Kyle Barnes, a guy who's been plagued with demonic possession his entire life and is finally ready to do something about it.
And like Kirkman's zombie epic, Outcast is coming to the small screen, too — it's currently being developed as a series by Showtime, with news forthcoming on whether a pilot is being greenlit.
For Kirkman, The Walking Dead has always been more of a survival drama, with zombies as a backdrop. Exploring exorcism, though, has a lot more potential for true horror, and he's even scaring himself a little bit.
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