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The Tale of the Outcasts #4
The Tale of the Outcasts, Vol. 4
When Light and Darkness Clash
After so long on the run, Marbus and his allies finally face the Sword Cross Knights, and the power of the Thirteen Calamities of the Wasteland is revealed. As Marbus and his friends struggle to defend themselves, more miracles emerge from the conflict.
After so long on the run, Marbus and his allies finally face the Sword Cross Knights, and the power of the Thirteen Calamities of the Wasteland is revealed. As Marbus and his friends struggle to defend themselves, more miracles emerge from the conflict.
192 pages, Paperback
First published June 18, 2020
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January 4, 2022
The Sword Cross knights have come calling at Diana’s estate, this time with their mysterious leader and a demon of their own in tow. A vicious battle leaves nobody unscathed, but hell hath no fury like a woman’s dog scorned…
The reason this series continues to work so well is that it smartly took its time establishing its characters before it exploded into a conglomerate of showy action scenes and ‘ah, but I have another secret power I failed to mention’ tropes (although they also tweak this in a clever way with a bluff one character pulls off).
With our ridiculously-garbed evil leader standing revealed, we get some solid action beats and some twisty revelations, including the threat of somebody else behind the scenes pulling everybody’s strings.
Between mortal peril, literally, Snow’s cover being blown, and some serious demonic glow-ups, there’s a lot of smartly delivered action that actually has a brain in its head and delivers meaningful consequences for the narrative moving forward (to say nothing of finally establishing a core cast, more or less).
It especially treats Marbas well, who comes away from the reveal of the man behind the mask (and bless them for not wasting too much time getting to this reveal, since it doesn’t amount to much) with a clue about ways to fight him that he files away for later, showing that he’s not just cultured muscle.
Once super demon form gets invoked and Naberius goes to crazy town, things are in full-on shonen battle mode, but with the twist that it actually gives Wisteria a lot more prominence in the story as something other than defenceless blind girl who functions as a conscience.
Seeing her and Marbas working together and her stepping up (to say nothing of her joy at being able to do so) as their bond deepens even further is a great touch. There’s the nice acknowledgment from Marbas that spending this much time with a human is definitely changing him, but a further recognition (finally) that maybe that’s not a bad thing.
Diana also gets a lot of closure from this section, even as so very much is being taken from her, and we get some well realized flashbacks to not only her history with Naberius, but Marbas’ history with him as well. The ongoing bromance between them is such a treat.
The back section of this volume concerns Snow and some of his colleagues from the British-Afghan War, which adds some nice fleshing out of Snow, while not shying away from PTSD and the horrors of combat.
Of course, it also has ties to the main storyline, in a rather silly bit where Snow recognizes some people as demons while nobody else does, even though their designs mean they might as well have just written it across their foreheads. Still, the lesser bits are really kept to a minimum this volume.
4 stars - the action was good and despite my misgivings about the wholesale turn to shonen last time, this volume balances those over-the-top fights with some really good character work that makes the action not as completely pointless as it might seem otherwise and it feels like things are in a good place moving forward.
The reason this series continues to work so well is that it smartly took its time establishing its characters before it exploded into a conglomerate of showy action scenes and ‘ah, but I have another secret power I failed to mention’ tropes (although they also tweak this in a clever way with a bluff one character pulls off).
With our ridiculously-garbed evil leader standing revealed, we get some solid action beats and some twisty revelations, including the threat of somebody else behind the scenes pulling everybody’s strings.
Between mortal peril, literally, Snow’s cover being blown, and some serious demonic glow-ups, there’s a lot of smartly delivered action that actually has a brain in its head and delivers meaningful consequences for the narrative moving forward (to say nothing of finally establishing a core cast, more or less).
It especially treats Marbas well, who comes away from the reveal of the man behind the mask (and bless them for not wasting too much time getting to this reveal, since it doesn’t amount to much) with a clue about ways to fight him that he files away for later, showing that he’s not just cultured muscle.
Once super demon form gets invoked and Naberius goes to crazy town, things are in full-on shonen battle mode, but with the twist that it actually gives Wisteria a lot more prominence in the story as something other than defenceless blind girl who functions as a conscience.
Seeing her and Marbas working together and her stepping up (to say nothing of her joy at being able to do so) as their bond deepens even further is a great touch. There’s the nice acknowledgment from Marbas that spending this much time with a human is definitely changing him, but a further recognition (finally) that maybe that’s not a bad thing.
Diana also gets a lot of closure from this section, even as so very much is being taken from her, and we get some well realized flashbacks to not only her history with Naberius, but Marbas’ history with him as well. The ongoing bromance between them is such a treat.
The back section of this volume concerns Snow and some of his colleagues from the British-Afghan War, which adds some nice fleshing out of Snow, while not shying away from PTSD and the horrors of combat.
Of course, it also has ties to the main storyline, in a rather silly bit where Snow recognizes some people as demons while nobody else does, even though their designs mean they might as well have just written it across their foreheads. Still, the lesser bits are really kept to a minimum this volume.
4 stars - the action was good and despite my misgivings about the wholesale turn to shonen last time, this volume balances those over-the-top fights with some really good character work that makes the action not as completely pointless as it might seem otherwise and it feels like things are in a good place moving forward.
October 14, 2021
Nous en sommes déjà à la moitié de cette série. Comme je suis triste qu’elle ne soit que seulement en 8 tomes. Chaque tome est un vrai régal. Je suis complètement fan de cet univers et surtout des personnages. L’histoire est vraiment palpitante et il me tarde malgré tout de découvrir la finalité de cette série. Je ne pensais pas du tout que j’aurais autant apprécié cette histoire. Et finalement dès les premières pages du premier tome, je suis tombée littéralement sous le charme. J’attends chaque sortie avec tellement d’impatience. Retrouver Wisteria et Marbas quel bonheur.
Dans ce quatrième tome, on retrouve nos personnages en bien mauvaise posture. En effet, l’inquiétant homme en armure et de retour dans le manoir des Black Bell. Mais il n’est pas venu tout seul, il est accompagné de Astaroth, membre des Treize fléaux de la désolation. Marbas et Naberius vont devoir unir leurs forces pour réussir à se sortir de cette mauvaise passe tout en protégeant Diana et Wisteria. Mais arriveront-ils a s’entendre?
L’action est tellement présente dans ce quatrième tome! Il se passe vraiment énormément de choses. On passe par toutes les émotions notamment en ce qui concerne Diana. Je n’en dirais pas plus pour ne pas spoiler mais ohlala! Je n’ai rien vu venir et je ne m’y attendais pas du tout. J’ai bien cru que je n’allais pas réussir à suivre avec cet enchaînement d’émotions. On découvre bien plus le personnage de l’homme en armure et le moins que l’on puisse dire c’est que c’est surprenant tout ça! Snow, le frère de Wisteria s’est mis dans de beaux draps et je me demande ce qu’il va se passer pour lui par la suite.
J’ai vraiment hâte de découvrir le cinquième tome même si on se rapproche bien trop vite de la fin de ce manga. L’histoire monte tout de même en puissance, on sent que quelque chose de terrible se prépare et ça nous promet une suite juste incroyable. Ce manga est un véritable coup de coeur énorme. Chaque tome apporte son lot de surprises et chaque tome est aussi bon que le précédent. Les personnages sont hyper attachants, gros coup de coeur pour Wisteria. Elle est vraiment hyper touchante et adorable à suivre. Vivement la suite!
Dans ce quatrième tome, on retrouve nos personnages en bien mauvaise posture. En effet, l’inquiétant homme en armure et de retour dans le manoir des Black Bell. Mais il n’est pas venu tout seul, il est accompagné de Astaroth, membre des Treize fléaux de la désolation. Marbas et Naberius vont devoir unir leurs forces pour réussir à se sortir de cette mauvaise passe tout en protégeant Diana et Wisteria. Mais arriveront-ils a s’entendre?
L’action est tellement présente dans ce quatrième tome! Il se passe vraiment énormément de choses. On passe par toutes les émotions notamment en ce qui concerne Diana. Je n’en dirais pas plus pour ne pas spoiler mais ohlala! Je n’ai rien vu venir et je ne m’y attendais pas du tout. J’ai bien cru que je n’allais pas réussir à suivre avec cet enchaînement d’émotions. On découvre bien plus le personnage de l’homme en armure et le moins que l’on puisse dire c’est que c’est surprenant tout ça! Snow, le frère de Wisteria s’est mis dans de beaux draps et je me demande ce qu’il va se passer pour lui par la suite.
J’ai vraiment hâte de découvrir le cinquième tome même si on se rapproche bien trop vite de la fin de ce manga. L’histoire monte tout de même en puissance, on sent que quelque chose de terrible se prépare et ça nous promet une suite juste incroyable. Ce manga est un véritable coup de coeur énorme. Chaque tome apporte son lot de surprises et chaque tome est aussi bon que le précédent. Les personnages sont hyper attachants, gros coup de coeur pour Wisteria. Elle est vraiment hyper touchante et adorable à suivre. Vivement la suite!
May 17, 2022
I really like we got to see a chaotic yet lovely closer to the Blackbell arc, as well as learn more about Commander of the Knights of the Sword Cross. However, he is still a bit of a mystery.
It was also really cute seeing Marbas starting to realize how much his connection with Wisteria is changing him, and I love seeing the more unexpected ways that he shows his emotions. The cliffhanger ending involving Wisteria’s brother: Snow, has me very curious (and a bit worried) to see how things go in the next volume.
It was also really cute seeing Marbas starting to realize how much his connection with Wisteria is changing him, and I love seeing the more unexpected ways that he shows his emotions. The cliffhanger ending involving Wisteria’s brother: Snow, has me very curious (and a bit worried) to see how things go in the next volume.
March 3, 2022
This volume begins with thr middle of a battle. Marbas does a limited release of his powers to help fight Naberius. The plot thickens at the end, of course, and I'm curious to see where Snow's subplot goes.
February 8, 2022
1.5 stars.
March 14, 2022
I need answers not sleep…
June 2, 2022
Still is so super good can not wait for the 5th one
August 8, 2022
Well well we are seeing more and more demons.
February 25, 2023
Continues to be aggressively average. Also can’t believe I forgot this had Sherlock Holmes.
September 19, 2023
Marbas, you softie ♡
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August 9, 2021Les dessins sont super beaux. Le character design des diables changent et je trouve celui de Naberius magnifique et impressionnant, par contre, l’apparence de Marbas est décevante : il conserve son joli et doux visage de félin et ça le rend moins terrifiant que son pote, limite ridicule de par sa mignonitude.
J’ai bien aimé cette lecture et maintenant que nos héros ont un but, j’ai hâte de découvrir ce qui les attend.
https://psylook.kimengumi.fr/2021/08/...
J’ai bien aimé cette lecture et maintenant que nos héros ont un but, j’ai hâte de découvrir ce qui les attend.
https://psylook.kimengumi.fr/2021/08/...
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