The Possessed

by Geoff Johns, Kris Grimminger

t's a world in which demons walk the Earth, and the Devil's Day is near.  Man's only hope lies in the hands of a small band of exorcists, trained in the art of combat and hardened by one common They were all possessed as children!  But what happens when they lose faith  

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.

His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.

Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.

Reviews

[Mark Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

Any enjoyable read with a super team fighting demons.

[Jordan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very fun concept, children who went through their own The Exorcist demon possession grow up to be a sort of Ghostbusters team against demons, saving other possessed people and killing demons. If executed well this could have been a smash hit. Unfortunately, the visual aesthetic is just...hideous. Like this may be one of the ugliest comic books I own and I have thousands of them.

The character designs are ridiculous, especially for the women. I'm not very uptight, I get that women in comic books tend to be drawn a certain way, but I was just laughing in disbelief as I turned the pages. They look like leathery insects with giant fake breasts with rock hard nipples trying to escape their bodies. I can't imagine what the intent was here.

The page layouts in general are chaotic and incoherent. I gave up trying to figure out where anyone was or what was going on about halfway through. The colors are ugly. Basically the entire visual aspect of this was revolting, from the cover (unbelievably ugly) to the end.

The story actually isn't bad, and the characters show potential. It feels like it's in a huge rush to get to action though, when it would be nice to spend time with the characters and learn more about them. I also think having them actually fighting big muscle-y demon monsters isn't the best approach. It's a bit boring, and it takes away from the spooky more unknown, unseen horror of The Exorcist and why it's so effective.

Again, the concept could have really worked...It's not the worst Halloween read, but could have been so much better.

[Brent · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ghostbusters crossed with The Excorcist. Not my bag, but the team is appealing, and the devils are awful. Reason to read this is the energetic drawing of Laim Sharpe, who goes on to more interesting work.
Mildly recommended for grown-up horror fans.

[Lord Battle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brooding hard body's struggle with personal faith whilst exorcizing children and blasting demons.

Although I didn't find The Possessed to be the most stimulating tome, I did have some nostalgic fueled fun. And some of the Demon designs were fantastic, while others we're unintentionally hilarious.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Necesitaría pegarle una ojeada a este comic porque no recuerdo absolutamente NADA, y la tapa no ayuda. Sí se ve que me pareció aceptablemente bueno.