The priests begin to doubt the real motivations behind the island’s existence as we learn some of the historic emotional damage they have suffered before their arrival.
Exorcism Island #3 by Jordan Thomas, with cover art by Chris Matthews
This series is getting insane—and in the best way. Each issue keeps widening the cracks in this island’s façade, and by the time you finish #3, you can feel the ground shifting under everyone’s feet. I’m fully strapped in for whatever chaos comes next.
Issue #3 digs deeper into the emotional and psychological toll that brought each priest to this remote outpost, and those revelations hit hard. Jordan Thomas uses these backstories not just as character color, but as fuel—every wound, every regret, every failure becomes another reason to question why the Vatican really built this place. The tension isn’t just supernatural anymore; it’s institutional, personal, and deeply unsettling.
As the priests begin to doubt the island’s true purpose, the story takes on a sharper edge. Paranoia creeps in. Loyalties wobble. You can feel the series pivoting toward something bigger, darker, and far more dangerous than simple possession cases.
Chris Matthews’ cover art continues to set the tone—moody, cinematic, and perfectly aligned with the unraveling dread inside.
A gripping midpoint issue that deepens the mystery and raises the stakes. This series is spiraling into something wild, and I’m absolutely here for it.
I am really enjoying this, although enjoying feels not quite right, as the characters develop and the small steps and large hints of things to come appear.
Exorcism Island Issue #1? 5 stars on 5. Issue #2? 5 stars on 5. But it seems creator Jordan Thomas couldn’t bowl over readers with a hat-trick, because the third chapter of this horror comic book series wasn’t as memorable or sinister as the others.
This is a review of the series rather than all the individual books. Amazon put them on my list like this and while my inner geek likes the number bump this was, in truth, one Graphic novel so expect to see this review repeated 4 more times.
A fine series. I read it through prime reads. The reader works really well on any fire for Comics. Better than reading actual comics in fact. I cannot explain it, but it makes them a pleasure to read. The story of this book was a proper horror story with interesting characters throughout. The horror was also very creepy, which I appreciated. Some of the images and the demons were out there enough to highlight the danger of them and their otherness.
The art was idiosyncratic throughout but suited the story and the setting. I grew to like it. It felt perfectly judged. The story concluded just as horror stories should. All in all an excellent story