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Exorsisters #1-5
Exorsisters, Vol. 1: Dammed If You Don't
Did you sign a deal with the devil? Has a loved one been dragged to Hell? Then Kate and Cate Harrow should be the first ones you call for timely soul removal at a reasonable rate. This collection is perfect for fans of case-solving procedurals like Veronica Mars, Netflix’s Jessica Jones, and the CW’s Supernatural, and introduces readers to the Harrows, who have to deal with the end of the world, fallen angels, demon worshipping ex-boyfriends, and their Mother. Collects EXORSISTERS #1-5
138 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 30, 2019
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About the author
Ian Boothby
256 books30 followersMultiple Shuster Award, Harvey Award and Eisner Award nominee and an Eisner Award–winning comic book creator best known for his work as the lead writer on Simpsons Comics and Futurama Comics for Matt Groening's Bongo Comics. Boothby has written more Simpsons Comics issues than any other writer. He is a regular writer for MAD Magazine. He has also worked on various Canadian television series and is a well known stand-up, sketch and improv comedian working in the Vancouver area. He co-created Free Willie Shakespeare for the Vancouver Theatresports League which won the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Excellence in Interactive Theatre.
A writer for multiple television series including CBC's Switchback, Street Cents, "Big Sound" and Popular Mechanics for Kids. He is the co-writer of the DVD film Casper's Haunted Christmas and screenwriter of the Cartoon Network special Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy.
The creator of the sketch comedy series The 11th Hour, called "The funniest sketch series since SCTV" by the National Post, as well as the creator of the TV pilots Space Arm, Vancouver PM and I Dig BC and the co-creator of Channel 92 along with Dean Haglund and Christine Lippa. Boothby founded the Canadian Comedy Award-winning sketch group Canadian Content. He currently performs with the sketch comedy group Titmouse! and "The Critical Hit Show: a Live Dungeons & Dragons Comedy Experience," writes for CBC Radio's The Irrelevant Show, and co-hosts the podcasts Sneaky Dragon, Compleatly Beatles, Totally Tintin, The Fansplainers and Full Marx - a Marx Brothers Podcast with David Dedrick. He has also written the ebook It's About Tolerance Stupid : essays on improv & how to make things better without making yourself crazy. He is the writer of Sparks! a graphic novel series for the Scholastic Corporation's Graphix line with art by Nina Matsumoto, and Exorsisters, an ongoing series from Image Comics with art by Gisele Lagace.
He also appeared in the Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore.
Ian Boothby is married to Y The Last Man co-creator and artist Pia Guerra and regularly contributes cartoons with her to MAD Magazine and The New Yorker.
A writer for multiple television series including CBC's Switchback, Street Cents, "Big Sound" and Popular Mechanics for Kids. He is the co-writer of the DVD film Casper's Haunted Christmas and screenwriter of the Cartoon Network special Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy.
The creator of the sketch comedy series The 11th Hour, called "The funniest sketch series since SCTV" by the National Post, as well as the creator of the TV pilots Space Arm, Vancouver PM and I Dig BC and the co-creator of Channel 92 along with Dean Haglund and Christine Lippa. Boothby founded the Canadian Comedy Award-winning sketch group Canadian Content. He currently performs with the sketch comedy group Titmouse! and "The Critical Hit Show: a Live Dungeons & Dragons Comedy Experience," writes for CBC Radio's The Irrelevant Show, and co-hosts the podcasts Sneaky Dragon, Compleatly Beatles, Totally Tintin, The Fansplainers and Full Marx - a Marx Brothers Podcast with David Dedrick. He has also written the ebook It's About Tolerance Stupid : essays on improv & how to make things better without making yourself crazy. He is the writer of Sparks! a graphic novel series for the Scholastic Corporation's Graphix line with art by Nina Matsumoto, and Exorsisters, an ongoing series from Image Comics with art by Gisele Lagace.
He also appeared in the Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore.
Ian Boothby is married to Y The Last Man co-creator and artist Pia Guerra and regularly contributes cartoons with her to MAD Magazine and The New Yorker.
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July 13, 2019
If this were just a gender-bending Supernatural? I would have loved it.
But wait there's more! <--and it's slightly spoilery, so buyer beware.
Turns out, Kate & Cate are a bit more than just 'sisters'. I mean, the fact that they're both named Kate/Cate should tell you something isn't exactly as it seems.
Ok, so I was expecting something a bit less cartoony and a bit more like Supernatural. It wasn't silly-silly, but it wasn't serious-serious, either. And I think I would have preferred a bit more of either one or the other.
Still, this had an interesting premise. I've not seen anything really play out this way as far as these sisters go, so in that way, it was a total winner for me. Definitely going to keep reading this title.
But wait there's more! <--and it's slightly spoilery, so buyer beware.
Turns out, Kate & Cate are a bit more than just 'sisters'. I mean, the fact that they're both named Kate/Cate should tell you something isn't exactly as it seems.
Ok, so I was expecting something a bit less cartoony and a bit more like Supernatural. It wasn't silly-silly, but it wasn't serious-serious, either. And I think I would have preferred a bit more of either one or the other.
Still, this had an interesting premise. I've not seen anything really play out this way as far as these sisters go, so in that way, it was a total winner for me. Definitely going to keep reading this title.
April 30, 2019
“You made out on a pile of demonic texts?”
“As I said, the pictures were... stimulating.”
Volume 1 of Exorsisters includes issues 1-5. We meet Cate and Kate. Sisters who exorcise demons and go back and forth between earth and hell to stop demonic happenings. So not only are these “sisters” fighting demons and stopping soul selling, but they have their own story going on with their past, a dark shadow demon, and their less than stellar mom. The end of this volume ends with a bit of a cliffhanger and I can’t wait to see what happens next. It kept me interested and entertained, and the banter made me laugh quite a bit.
The tone of this graphic novel is kind of Daria mixed with Supernatural. Dark sassiness while hunting demons.
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“As I said, the pictures were... stimulating.”
Volume 1 of Exorsisters includes issues 1-5. We meet Cate and Kate. Sisters who exorcise demons and go back and forth between earth and hell to stop demonic happenings. So not only are these “sisters” fighting demons and stopping soul selling, but they have their own story going on with their past, a dark shadow demon, and their less than stellar mom. The end of this volume ends with a bit of a cliffhanger and I can’t wait to see what happens next. It kept me interested and entertained, and the banter made me laugh quite a bit.
The tone of this graphic novel is kind of Daria mixed with Supernatural. Dark sassiness while hunting demons.
Available NOW!
*ARC - Edelweiss+*
February 26, 2019
Exorsisters came as a huge surprise for me last year. It tells the story of two sisters, Kate and Cate (I know, right?) who work as supernatural detectives/exorcists, helping people solve their demon-related problems and the like. And it's kind of a buddy cop comedy! The setup of the book feels a lot like a gender-reversed version of the TV show Supernatural with more comedy, and if that sounds like something you'd want in your life, I can't recommend this series enough. Ian Boothby's writing style is simple but very enjoyable, and Gisèle Lagacé's artwork is absolutely fantastic and so full of charm. It's been a long while since Image has been consistently putting out interesting new series, but lately with Exorsisters and a few other notable books it makes me hope that they're actually trying to do something interesting and original again, not just copying the success of Saga. Good times!
February 17, 2026
I enjoyed Gisèle Lagacé's artwork in some other books I read recently, so I checked this out from the library to see some more of her work. And it is good.
Unfortunately, while the story starts strong introducing a couple of young women who are demon fighters -- one is reserved and one is a loose cannon -- Ian Boothby's script is awkward, jumping around, using a lot of flashbacks, and not quite finding the right balance of drama and humor.
My library doesn't have the second volume yet, but if it turns up I'll check it out. If it doesn't, well, I won't feel like I'm missing out.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Exorsisters #1-5.
Contents: Chapters 1-5 / Ian Boothby, writer, Gisèle Lagacé, illustrator -- Cover Gallery / Pia Guerra, Kari, David Lafuente, Dan Parent, Fernando Ruiz and Anwar Hanano, Ty Templeton, Moritat, illustrators
Unfortunately, while the story starts strong introducing a couple of young women who are demon fighters -- one is reserved and one is a loose cannon -- Ian Boothby's script is awkward, jumping around, using a lot of flashbacks, and not quite finding the right balance of drama and humor.
My library doesn't have the second volume yet, but if it turns up I'll check it out. If it doesn't, well, I won't feel like I'm missing out.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Exorsisters #1-5.
Contents: Chapters 1-5 / Ian Boothby, writer, Gisèle Lagacé, illustrator -- Cover Gallery / Pia Guerra, Kari, David Lafuente, Dan Parent, Fernando Ruiz and Anwar Hanano, Ty Templeton, Moritat, illustrators
March 26, 2019
This was fun. Think of it as a sassier version of Supernatural as sisters Cate and Kate help people who've sold their souls to hell. There's a larger backstory involving their mother as they take on demons of the week. Gisele Lagace is simple and clean with some cartoon and anime influences. It works well with the irreverent infernal setting.
Received a review copy from Image and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned
Received a review copy from Image and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned
July 12, 2020
Really enjoyed it but no proper ending and no info on any other issues? EDIT: season 2 has started and I'm loving.
July 30, 2019
Okay so I ended up loving this one!
What’s it about?
Kate and Cate are 2 sisters! The kind of sisters that fight demons and help people with their supernatural troubles!
Why it gets 5 stars:
The story is fun! There is a bigger story than you’d expect and while not really deep or anything it is a lot of fun!
The art is so fucking wonderful and cartoony! Absolutely love this book’s art!
The characters are interesting! Not only that but I also like their personalities, they seem to have good taste in music (they have a Slipknot poster in their office after all) how bad-ass they are and they’re cute AF at the same time!
(If he doesn’t want to be kept and played with by 2 adorable, comparatively massive women I’ll gladly take that position... Look, we all have our things okay?)
There’s some good demon fighting action scenes. These 2 sisters can certainly kick some monster ass and the situations they end up in can get fairly intense.
This comic is pretty humorous! This probably has more laughs than most demon hunter kinda stories!
This comic is very unpredictable! Lots of batshit craziness and twists throughout!
The horror element while not particularly creepy, scary or gory is well done for the style of the book. A lot of the designs for things in the horror related element are pretty cool and well done.
(Okay maybe the idea that the food in Heaven is more like relish than hotdog, that’s a bit scary)
The emotional stuff actually works.
The ending is good. If this was a miniseries as this was originally marketed as it wouldn’t have been a good ending BUT everywhere I’ve seen this, it’s listed as volume one (including on the cover) so I’m guessing there’s a sequel coming at some point and I’m looking forward to it!
Overall:
I read this book expecting a fun, cartoony, occasionally sexy Supernatural-esque demon fighters story which I got from this book but I did NOT expect it to be one of my favorite reads of the year. Hell, I like this more than Supernatural quite a bit! With a fun story, fantastic characters, wonderful art, excitement, hilarious humor, unpredictability and more. I absolutely love this comic! This is one of the most fun comics a fan of monster related adventures could want, so fucking good!
Highly recommended!
5/5
What’s it about?
Kate and Cate are 2 sisters! The kind of sisters that fight demons and help people with their supernatural troubles!
Why it gets 5 stars:
The story is fun! There is a bigger story than you’d expect and while not really deep or anything it is a lot of fun!
The art is so fucking wonderful and cartoony! Absolutely love this book’s art!
The characters are interesting! Not only that but I also like their personalities, they seem to have good taste in music (they have a Slipknot poster in their office after all) how bad-ass they are and they’re cute AF at the same time!
(If he doesn’t want to be kept and played with by 2 adorable, comparatively massive women I’ll gladly take that position... Look, we all have our things okay?)
There’s some good demon fighting action scenes. These 2 sisters can certainly kick some monster ass and the situations they end up in can get fairly intense.
This comic is pretty humorous! This probably has more laughs than most demon hunter kinda stories!
This comic is very unpredictable! Lots of batshit craziness and twists throughout!
The horror element while not particularly creepy, scary or gory is well done for the style of the book. A lot of the designs for things in the horror related element are pretty cool and well done.
(Okay maybe the idea that the food in Heaven is more like relish than hotdog, that’s a bit scary)
The emotional stuff actually works.
The ending is good. If this was a miniseries as this was originally marketed as it wouldn’t have been a good ending BUT everywhere I’ve seen this, it’s listed as volume one (including on the cover) so I’m guessing there’s a sequel coming at some point and I’m looking forward to it!
Overall:
I read this book expecting a fun, cartoony, occasionally sexy Supernatural-esque demon fighters story which I got from this book but I did NOT expect it to be one of my favorite reads of the year. Hell, I like this more than Supernatural quite a bit! With a fun story, fantastic characters, wonderful art, excitement, hilarious humor, unpredictability and more. I absolutely love this comic! This is one of the most fun comics a fan of monster related adventures could want, so fucking good!
Highly recommended!
5/5
June 8, 2020
Exorsisters Vol. 1 is a really fun start to this graphic novel series. It was amusing and cute, and I liked the characters. I wish it would have been darker, but I enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to the next book!
March 7, 2020
I liked this, but I wanted more. Despite some clever ideas, the execution was not amazing. It read like it was written for children, which isn't a bad thing, but I wanted a bit more from it than I received.
March 14, 2019
I received an ARC copy of this book from Edelweiss
actual rating: 3.5
This was definitely a fun start to the series. We follow two sisters [although there's a twist there!] named Cate and Kate who work hunting / exorcising demons. Each issue kind of has it's own 'monster of the week' type villain although many of them seem to be feeding into a larger over-arching villain who will be the 'big bad' for however long the first ARC of this series turns out to be. The art style is really great and I think Kate and Cate are fun and play off each other well. I do wish their backstory was revealed in a more linear way because I felt like we were jumping around a LOT with the flashbacks, but overall it's an interesting concept and I can't wait to read more.
actual rating: 3.5
This was definitely a fun start to the series. We follow two sisters [although there's a twist there!] named Cate and Kate who work hunting / exorcising demons. Each issue kind of has it's own 'monster of the week' type villain although many of them seem to be feeding into a larger over-arching villain who will be the 'big bad' for however long the first ARC of this series turns out to be. The art style is really great and I think Kate and Cate are fun and play off each other well. I do wish their backstory was revealed in a more linear way because I felt like we were jumping around a LOT with the flashbacks, but overall it's an interesting concept and I can't wait to read more.
August 17, 2019
Stumbled over this on some newsletter somewhere on the internet ... Hoopla had it available, and 30 seconds later I was engrossed. I had a lot of fun with this one, defintiely adding Cate and Kate to my "geeky goth women with whom you wouldn't want to mess" list. Plus I want everything they wear. (Shallow, yes, but I still pass the Bechdel test.) I have since gone to the comic store and ordered a copy for myself.
June 22, 2019
Ahh, so there is room for the Hot Topic, goth-and-witch-loving crowd in 2019.
Seriously though, it's hard not to find 'Exorsisters, Vol. 1' so appealing and endearing.
It's basically about two sisters, Cate and Kate Harrow - well, they're not really sisters; Kate is Cate's soul, which makes them literal soul sisters - who are detectives of the occult. They hunt down demons, exorcise demons, help people to get out of contracts with demons, travel to Hell a lot, play lawyers in Hell, play executioners in Hell... in other words, they're badasses. The sisters are not pretentious goth teenagers starved of attention - they are women on a frightening and thrilling mission.
There is also their mother to deal with. As in, she made a deal with the devil a long time ago that involved her poor, only daughter's soul, during desperate acts. And there's a flying bug ex-boyfriend called Buzz (heh, karma, and sadly he's not Jeff Goldblum), literal fallen angels making dubious decisions, and the threat of an evil darkness - an anti-existence entity, an oblivion - worse than Satan...
'Exorsisters, Vol. 1' is campy and cool, reminiscent of 'Scooby-Doo' and shows like 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Wynonna Earp'. I haven't seen 'Supernatural', which this is constantly compared to, so I can make no comment there. 'Exorsisters' is hardly the first to make that pun in its title, either - it is the title to a classic 'Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors' comic issue. But with so many things in pop culture it can be measured against, it's able to stand on its own by its characters.
Cate and Kate (yeah, that will get confusing saying them out loud) are polar opposites: Cate is the strategist, the bibliophile, the tidy, smartly-dressed Wednesday Addams goth girl; while Kate, the soul, is the wild child, the punk rocker, the alcoholic, she of the snarky comebacks and one-liners. Their relationship is complex (understatement) and subtle, but they do care for each other and would do anything to keep together, through Hell and back.
For all I enjoyed the comic, altogether, surprisingly, it is a little underwhelming. The sisters don't get to accomplish much on their own. Any action they take at the end of the last issue doesn't work, and the cliffhanger makes them look like ineffectual dunces. There are overt Christian themes throughout, which is bizarre for a modern mainstream comic, and I'm not sure many readers will be comfortable with that. The clear good-and-evil, light-and-dark divide is pretty shallow storytelling. But at least there are characters, even an angel and a satanist, who show three-dimensional traits and a grey moral compass.
I still recommend 'Exorsisters, Volume 1: Damned If You Don't'. The colourful artwork is great, and the characters are memorable, charismatic and sharp. The horror is not too scary for younger readers (though it contains harrowing, mature themes), the violence is restrained and never too gory or gross, and it's snappy, clever and thoughtful enough that it doesn't talk down to its audience.
So it goes right up there with 'Spell on Wheels' and 'Misfit City' in contemporary comics about kickass women dealing in the supernatural and the mysterious.
Demon-hunting, occult-sating, finger-licking good.
Final Score: 3.5/5
Seriously though, it's hard not to find 'Exorsisters, Vol. 1' so appealing and endearing.
It's basically about two sisters, Cate and Kate Harrow - well, they're not really sisters; Kate is Cate's soul, which makes them literal soul sisters - who are detectives of the occult. They hunt down demons, exorcise demons, help people to get out of contracts with demons, travel to Hell a lot, play lawyers in Hell, play executioners in Hell... in other words, they're badasses. The sisters are not pretentious goth teenagers starved of attention - they are women on a frightening and thrilling mission.
There is also their mother to deal with. As in, she made a deal with the devil a long time ago that involved her poor, only daughter's soul, during desperate acts. And there's a flying bug ex-boyfriend called Buzz (heh, karma, and sadly he's not Jeff Goldblum), literal fallen angels making dubious decisions, and the threat of an evil darkness - an anti-existence entity, an oblivion - worse than Satan...
'Exorsisters, Vol. 1' is campy and cool, reminiscent of 'Scooby-Doo' and shows like 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Wynonna Earp'. I haven't seen 'Supernatural', which this is constantly compared to, so I can make no comment there. 'Exorsisters' is hardly the first to make that pun in its title, either - it is the title to a classic 'Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors' comic issue. But with so many things in pop culture it can be measured against, it's able to stand on its own by its characters.
Cate and Kate (yeah, that will get confusing saying them out loud) are polar opposites: Cate is the strategist, the bibliophile, the tidy, smartly-dressed Wednesday Addams goth girl; while Kate, the soul, is the wild child, the punk rocker, the alcoholic, she of the snarky comebacks and one-liners. Their relationship is complex (understatement) and subtle, but they do care for each other and would do anything to keep together, through Hell and back.
For all I enjoyed the comic, altogether, surprisingly, it is a little underwhelming. The sisters don't get to accomplish much on their own. Any action they take at the end of the last issue doesn't work, and the cliffhanger makes them look like ineffectual dunces. There are overt Christian themes throughout, which is bizarre for a modern mainstream comic, and I'm not sure many readers will be comfortable with that. The clear good-and-evil, light-and-dark divide is pretty shallow storytelling. But at least there are characters, even an angel and a satanist, who show three-dimensional traits and a grey moral compass.
I still recommend 'Exorsisters, Volume 1: Damned If You Don't'. The colourful artwork is great, and the characters are memorable, charismatic and sharp. The horror is not too scary for younger readers (though it contains harrowing, mature themes), the violence is restrained and never too gory or gross, and it's snappy, clever and thoughtful enough that it doesn't talk down to its audience.
So it goes right up there with 'Spell on Wheels' and 'Misfit City' in contemporary comics about kickass women dealing in the supernatural and the mysterious.
Demon-hunting, occult-sating, finger-licking good.
Final Score: 3.5/5
November 21, 2020
I picked this up on a whim on Free Comic Book Day, because I heard someone else in the store say she was thinking about getting it and I was on a mission to get something I had absolutely never heard of, because the point of free comic book day is to discover new comics. So I bought it, and I LOVE it.
And I finished the book, and got to the end, and I just had to know what happens next so I went to see if I could get my hands on the individual issues, which I never do. I am a fully committed wait-for-the-trade-paperback kind of person. But this one just came out last week, and I know the next trade won't be for months, so I prepared myself to make an exception. And... there are no more. What am I going to do?
I guess I'll just read this volume again soon, but still.
And I finished the book, and got to the end, and I just had to know what happens next so I went to see if I could get my hands on the individual issues, which I never do. I am a fully committed wait-for-the-trade-paperback kind of person. But this one just came out last week, and I know the next trade won't be for months, so I prepared myself to make an exception. And... there are no more. What am I going to do?
I guess I'll just read this volume again soon, but still.
April 27, 2019
Great start for a new series!
Two sisters with a supernatural detective agency take on a great evil after angels start to fall from the sky. The two girls have a great dynamic. One sister is a book worm while the other is wild and a bit of a drinker. The story is both funny and sassy. Seriously, there are some lines that had me burst out laughing. With that said, once it gets to the serious parts, it's get real serious. They talk about their relationship with their mom, the hardships you can encounter in the magic community, and what great darkness really is. Don't really have any complaints, excited for the next arch though!
Two sisters with a supernatural detective agency take on a great evil after angels start to fall from the sky. The two girls have a great dynamic. One sister is a book worm while the other is wild and a bit of a drinker. The story is both funny and sassy. Seriously, there are some lines that had me burst out laughing. With that said, once it gets to the serious parts, it's get real serious. They talk about their relationship with their mom, the hardships you can encounter in the magic community, and what great darkness really is. Don't really have any complaints, excited for the next arch though!
June 24, 2019
A silly, fun volume suggested for me by Hoopla that is worth a Vol 2 follow-up. Sort of Buffy-meets-Constantine where the 'sisters' retrieve people from hell (for a price) and ward off ectoplasmic goo on their clothes while quipping between them.
It's unlikely to hit the heights of the source material it's inspired by; decent side-kicks are missing, the clever repartee isn't as clever as it thinks it is, and there isn't really a delving into the 'conflicted heroine' as a literally split person-soul pair offers in opportunity.
But it'll fill in the gaps of my free monthly Hoopla offerings.
It's unlikely to hit the heights of the source material it's inspired by; decent side-kicks are missing, the clever repartee isn't as clever as it thinks it is, and there isn't really a delving into the 'conflicted heroine' as a literally split person-soul pair offers in opportunity.
But it'll fill in the gaps of my free monthly Hoopla offerings.
June 26, 2019
I do like Lagace’s art, which is probably why I keep reading Menage a 3, but where that series has sexy hijinks to keep things interesting, this book includes more than one scene where a character explains backstory to another character who already knows it in an awkward info-dump. The most interesting thing in this series is the revelation that the main character’s mother sold her daughter’s soul to save herself, but the story around it is limp and graceless.
June 10, 2019
Exorsisters Volume 1 is a hilarious and action packed graphic novel following the lives of two sisters, who deal with things that any normal sisters wouldn't even dream of. After her mother sold her soul, Kate was never the same, but she adds a silly and gory twist to the story that her sister just doesn't have. The art in this story is just so cute and colourful, yet crisp and gory at the same time. I couldn't ask for more from this book.
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October 13, 2020
Exorsisters introduces the Harrow sisters, Cate and Kate (I’m sure that doesn’t get confusing) who are more than a bit like a genderbent version of Dean and Sam from Supernatural. Although equally as much their own unique thing for spoilery reasons that you’ll see if you dive in. Cate and Kate have set themselves up as Harrow and Harrow, the premier detective agency to call if you find yourself in a bit of a supernatural bind. They’ll rescue fiancés trapped in Hell or rescue you from your own dumb decisions if you “accidentally” signed a contract with a devil. But when their own Mother comes calling, the two sisters will find themselves in a bigger tangle than usual with their own dark secrets being brought to light.
Compared to some of the other graphic novels that I tend to read some Halloween, Exorsisters is extremely light hearted. The art style is bright and cartoony which is actually a great fit for the banter between the Harrow sisters and the light-hearted take on the end times. There are some serious moments but they’re largely overshadowed by the jokes and wordplay. Overall, it’s a light, fun read and one to pick up at pretty much anytime. If you enjoy one-liners and don’t mind some silliness, Exorsisters is a fun, light supernatural comic.
Compared to some of the other graphic novels that I tend to read some Halloween, Exorsisters is extremely light hearted. The art style is bright and cartoony which is actually a great fit for the banter between the Harrow sisters and the light-hearted take on the end times. There are some serious moments but they’re largely overshadowed by the jokes and wordplay. Overall, it’s a light, fun read and one to pick up at pretty much anytime. If you enjoy one-liners and don’t mind some silliness, Exorsisters is a fun, light supernatural comic.
May 2, 2022
Sisters, but not REALLY sisters, type of thing. They can travel to Hell and back to retrieve souls and such along with some other nifty occult powers, they are also pretty funny. Mom is useless at every turn.
All in all it is an easy read, I enjoyed it, and the art pleases me. I will definitely be reading the second volume.
All in all it is an easy read, I enjoyed it, and the art pleases me. I will definitely be reading the second volume.
April 2, 2022
This was fun. I was annoyed at the mom, which I bet is the point, but other than that, I found everything to be enjoyable enough. May just be my mind being tired, but I honestly can't think of anything else to say about it.
July 26, 2024
DNF!
This was a no for me. The book couldn't figure out if it was going to be cute or scary and the mix didn't hit. The story flies by and it did nothing to hook me. The art was beyond basic. Overall, this wasn't for me.
This was a no for me. The book couldn't figure out if it was going to be cute or scary and the mix didn't hit. The story flies by and it did nothing to hook me. The art was beyond basic. Overall, this wasn't for me.
May 21, 2019
Cute, funny, and original. Really excited to see where this goes.
September 29, 2019
A fun fast read with an interesting premise and pretty, if a little generic art style.
January 3, 2020
This was such a fun read! I'm so excited to read the next volumes. This comic series reminds me so much of Supernatural with the sibling duo and supernatural/demon content however its about two "sisters", Cate and Kate, sending demons back to hell and helping people who have sold their souls get out of their debt. It's funny, edgy, and good looking (the Archie-esque art style is awesome thanks to Gisele Lagace, also an illustrator for Archie comics). I would highly recommend if you want a relaxed demonic read.
April 18, 2023
I feel like I’m on reading marathon tonight, sadness does that to you🤣. Anyways, I really enjoyed the story. ‘Twas new and fun.
June 30, 2019
***eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss+. All opinions are honest and uninfluenced***
Exorsisters is probably the first comic/graphic novel series that has really hooked me. We follow good girl Cate, who at a young age, lost her soul to the devil due to her mother making a bad deal. Later in life, she found her soul, now embodied as a wild child named Kate, again but they were two different to be rejoined. Now they live as sisters.
When the series starts, we find that Cate and Kate have started their own private investigation business to help people who have made bad deals with demons/devils. We then continue to follow them as their mother comes back into their lives and causes some more shit to hit the fan.
The whole concept of this graphic novel is great, and I love the relationship between Cate and Kate. It's such a weird situation but they really do care about each other and would do anything for each other. Watching them take on the craziness of their business together gives me hardcore early season Supernatural vibes.
The art is also very well done; I love the color palette and the style in general.
The only thing I can really say that I didn't like is that the second issue is pretty much one giant flashback explaining the backstory and it felt super out of place and slowed down the pace of the first issue immensely.
I very much enjoyed this volume and will definitely be purchasing my own copy at release and look forward to future issues/volumes.
October 13, 2019
Aggressively light, though only intermittently amusing, Exorsisters takes a moderately clever idea and brings it to life in mostly dull fashion. Cate and Kate are "sisters" in that Kate is Cate's soul. There's a detailed backstory about how this situation came to be - it's one of many examples in Exorsisters where plot is halted so a character can offer a lengthy flashback.
The sisters deal with demons on Earth, each issue including a standalone minor quandary for the sisters to solve. These quandaries are primarily played for laughs, though they mostly serve (again) to halt any forward momentum in the overarching story (something about the First Shadow returning). The whole volume just felt disjointed. The overly shiny artwork didn't help. It suited the humorous moments, but made any serious scenes seems silly (much like that alliteration).
The sisters deal with demons on Earth, each issue including a standalone minor quandary for the sisters to solve. These quandaries are primarily played for laughs, though they mostly serve (again) to halt any forward momentum in the overarching story (something about the First Shadow returning). The whole volume just felt disjointed. The overly shiny artwork didn't help. It suited the humorous moments, but made any serious scenes seems silly (much like that alliteration).
March 27, 2019
It's cute and sassy and a little bad-ass, but not enough to make me want to read the 2nd volume, if it would ever roll around.
Yes:
- The artwork by Lagace
- The characters don't take themselves too seriously
- The monster of the week format makes for easy reading
- LGBT+ themes in a subtle way that more artists should utilize
No:
- The character design truly is a bit too on the nose/cliche
- The story is really bare bones
- It lacks a sense or urgency that would make me want to root for one or more of the characters. I like to be a supporter rather than a observer during reading and observing wacky antics that don't really go anywhere gets old fast
Yes:
- The artwork by Lagace
- The characters don't take themselves too seriously
- The monster of the week format makes for easy reading
- LGBT+ themes in a subtle way that more artists should utilize
No:
- The character design truly is a bit too on the nose/cliche
- The story is really bare bones
- It lacks a sense or urgency that would make me want to root for one or more of the characters. I like to be a supporter rather than a observer during reading and observing wacky antics that don't really go anywhere gets old fast
May 5, 2019
A fun read with a really interesting concept, but I wish they would have spent more time developing the world before jumping into a villain arc. If you picked this up, you probably have read a lot of similar books and can fill in the details, but I'd rather the writer set up the rules of this world and how the demons are in this particular story than me having to guess at them. Looking forward to seeing what they do next and hope there's more world building.
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