#the deviant

[cinemamind]

The Deviant #5 variant cover by David Romero

[ironiadevil]

ROCK !!!

You like Franco with a beard ? :3

Raa.. the Deviant... Xb

[absencesrepetees]

cover art by anand radhakrishnan for ram v, simon spurrier and james tynion’s books

[ufonaut]

You were a little queer boy and you liked to hug your friends a bit too much. You liked their touch. You liked the way they smelled. You liked when you could trick them into wrestling with you. Any little intimacy. Any chance to get close. And you start getting the sense that there's something wrong with you. That the little feelings you're feeling are one-way. And they're all looking in another direction. Then you find out there are other people in the world who are just as wrong as you are. And no matter what horrible thing they did, you know you aren't the only monster in the world.

The Deviant (2023) #1

(James Tynion IV, Joshua Hixson)

[kryptonbabe]

If you like Christmas, serial killers and homosexuality this one is for you... Great writing paired with a fitting, evocative art and some creepy lettering.

The story is a deep dive into the psyche of gay men, how society demonizes anyone who doesn't fit into heteronormativity and the emotional consequences of it. It is also a thriller, so for anyone who enjoys a suspenseful narrative. Old gays, cats drinking blood, dumbass homophobes getting axed in the face, subtle critique of true-crime culture, gay romance and much more!

The Deviant #9, the concluding issue, is dropping December 25th, right on time to read the previous issues and celebrate the holidays with family and friends!

From The Deviant #8 (2024) by James Tynion IV, Joshua Hixson & Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

[thefailurecult]

[coolcomicbookcovers]

[dispatchdcu]

The Deviant #2 Review

The Deviant #2 Review #thedeviant #deviant #comics #comicbooks #news #art #info #NCBD #comicbooknews #previews #reviews #Amazon #image #imagecomics

Writer: James Tynion IV Artist & Colorist: Joshua Hixson Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Cover Artist: Joshua Hixson; James Stokoe; Alex Eckman-Lawn; David Talaski; Publisher: Image Price: $3.99 Release Date: December 20, 2023 Michael interviewed Randall Olsen in prison. Yet he’s unsure why he wants to write about the convicted murderer. Many others have covered the horrific events that took…

[wickedjack81]

Detective was meh again, this Orgham story is dragging on and on… hope it is building to something. Deviant is a great read but pushing the overly woke side… really needed to include MAGA? Worldtree is just a great read maybe my new fav from 2023

[smashpages]

Horror for the holidays: James Tynion IV + Joshua Hixson bring ‘The Deviant’ to Image

The nine-issue miniseries begins in November.

[cinemamind]

Have you done any comic book covers lately? I love going to my local store and collecting them

The most recent variant cover I illustrated was for James Tynion IV's 'The Deviant.'

It's unavailable and unseen for now, but I hope it will be released around Jan-Feb.

[ironiadevil]

The Deviant/Fuckerman is here

My version of the Fuckerman without a mask ! :D

...This character is detestable... 🤢

Be careful, he is "almost" completely naked ! Poor Phyllis ! X'(

[comicsreading]

The Deviant 1-7.

[graphicpolicy]

The Deviant #7 Has Derek Shine a Light to Save Michael from the Darkness

The Deviant #7 Has Derek Shine a Light to Save Michael from the Darkness #comics #comicbooks

Locked behind bars and blamed for the recent killings, Michael waits in a jail cell as the public believes him to be the new Deviant Killer. His partner Derek takes it upon himself to solve this decades-long, horrific mystery to free his partner from prison. Derek realizes he can only save Michael and clears his name by meeting the original accused Deviant Killer, Randall Olsen. As Derek works on…

[kryptonbabe]

My uncomfortable queer experience, learning about others and a parallel with The Deviant comic book

As I was reading James Tynion IV's christmas / horror comic book The Deviant I found the very interesting (and terribly relatable) piece of dialogue between two gay men from different generations (excerpt above). The times change and the way we see our sexuality also changes, how we perceive our particularities, when we start to realize we don't fit in the molds of heteronormativity. That is to say I can't tell how it is to experience queerness as a kid today, but as the older guy says in the panels above, in my time figuring out my sexuality as a kid, 18 years ago, I also found out there were others like me from listening to condemning discourses against homosexuality, I was raised in the protestant church and that kind of thing was very common.

This first time I heard about gays and lesbians they were being demonized and associated with violent crimes, like their "corrupt love" could only ever result in pain and abandon. How many times I listen to stuff like that... I cannot possibly count, but they did hurt me. However, somewhere inside I felt this ashamed satisfaction... because if these "deviants" were being criticized that meant I was not alone... there were others. I remember this being the most bittersweet feeling ever, sad because I was for sure going to be unhappy for my sins, but happy because I was not the only one. Today I only hope our kids don't need to go through that and are able to learn about their sexualities in a more positive and safe environment, sadly I know it's not the case for everyone.

Talking about the queer experience across generations and cultures can be interesting, we can learn from each other and build a stronger community. Queer people today live in a different world, far from perfect, but better then the one we came from, to create bridges between our experiences can help us cope with the hardships of the past and present, it can be potentially healing, empowering.

I had never seen / read about this experience in such a blunt way anywhere else before, it might be ignorance of my part (maybe James Baldwin wrote something about this and I just don't know), but reading that complete dialogue in this comic book I felt validated. My experiences might be uncomfortable, but they exist and I'm not alone. It's interesting how the queer experience can be similar across generations and countries... Another example of how there can be comfort and acceptance in challenging art. I'm glad Tynion is writing this story, it's a violent and painful one, but very well done and carefully told too. Thanks for reading this!

From The Deviant #1 (2023) by James Tynion IV, Joshua Hixson & Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

[thefailurecult]