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Renegade - Graphic Novel
Billos enters a forbidden book and discovers a foreign a place called Paradise, Colorado, where he's approached by the sinister Marsuvees Black. Billos is the renegade, and everyone knows that renegades must die.
141 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2009
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Ted Dekker
194 books10.2k followersTed Dekker is known for novels that combine adrenaline-laced stories with unexpected plot twists, unforgettable characters, and incredible confrontations between good and evil. Ted lives in Austin with his wife LeeAnn and their four children.
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August 6, 2011
In full-color, "Renegade" shows a condensed version of the YA novel (best read/viewed after reading the novel) to help readers better understand Dekker's world.
It really helps you understand and picture the events of the novel. I had a hard time picturing the computer scene--I assumed they were like regular desktops, not like the virtual reality contraption shown in the graphic novel and featured in "Skin".
A great companion to the "Lost Books" series.
It really helps you understand and picture the events of the novel. I had a hard time picturing the computer scene--I assumed they were like regular desktops, not like the virtual reality contraption shown in the graphic novel and featured in "Skin".
A great companion to the "Lost Books" series.
August 29, 2009
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Review coming soon!
Review coming soon!
September 7, 2025
I am enjoying this read.
Behaviors we may display through our actions or thoughts: deception, mischief, misunderstanding, chaos, traitor (character), and lose sight of purpose.
This Mr. Black behind the black outfit and black hat, looks like the same imposter in their real world, demon bat, Tellah. What voice are we listening to? Savior. Satan?
I like how Karas is portrayed in this GN (graphic novel), and Darsal is stepping up to save the man who saved her, Billos, but is he worth the save?
Cameos: Thomas Hunter, Hunter (white bat), Silve and Johnis are not getting much coverage in this #3 in the Lost Book Series as the previous ones.
Alucard name spells "Dracula" backwards. darkness, evil. Drain the lifeforce-blood. Now will read the YA novel version after the graphic novel. no audio book available at Sac public library, and doesn't return until book #5 Lunatic. So I will have to get the complete series at work library to finish. I also got Black novel to start that one soon. I did listen to Green but that is book #4 in the circle series.
Behaviors we may display through our actions or thoughts: deception, mischief, misunderstanding, chaos, traitor (character), and lose sight of purpose.
This Mr. Black behind the black outfit and black hat, looks like the same imposter in their real world, demon bat, Tellah. What voice are we listening to? Savior. Satan?
I like how Karas is portrayed in this GN (graphic novel), and Darsal is stepping up to save the man who saved her, Billos, but is he worth the save?
Cameos: Thomas Hunter, Hunter (white bat), Silve and Johnis are not getting much coverage in this #3 in the Lost Book Series as the previous ones.
Alucard name spells "Dracula" backwards. darkness, evil. Drain the lifeforce-blood. Now will read the YA novel version after the graphic novel. no audio book available at Sac public library, and doesn't return until book #5 Lunatic. So I will have to get the complete series at work library to finish. I also got Black novel to start that one soon. I did listen to Green but that is book #4 in the circle series.
September 12, 2025
Although I will always prefer the novels over the graphic novels, this plot point was driven strongly. There were some scenes that were left out though or were abridged through the imagery that didn’t quite explain the impactful ending. It was nice to see the illustrations give hints of what other books i should read in the series as spin offs.
January 29, 2022
Following the release of the Circle Trilogy Visual Edition, Ted Dekker and Thomas Nelson continued the graphic novel trend by releasing a graphic novel version of the first four books in the six-book Lost Books series—Chosen, Infidel, Renegade, and Chaos. Lunatic and Elyon did not get the visual grow-up treatment, which is a disappointment if only for the fact that seeing Shaeda in living color would have been amazing. The decision to stop at four books, however, does make sense. First, the four books are their own self-contained storyline, with Lunatic and Elyon being a separate two-book duology cowritten with Kaci Hill. Second, the graphic novels were published about six months before the publication of last two Lost Books. There was some debate at the time about whether this would be a four or six book series. The novel versions got two extra books. The graphic novels ended with four.
Also like the previous visual editions, they were originally published in larger-sized individual books, then repackaged into a smaller omnibus volume. Get the originals if you can, although they’re out of print and difficult to find. I’m not going to talk much about the story. If you want that, read my review of the books here: Chosen, Infidel, Renegade, Chaos. Here are the major players who worked on the books:
• Chosen. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Jocelyn Bailey; illustrations by Caio Reis.
• Infidel. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Jocelyn Bailey; illustrations by Cezar Razek.
• Renegade. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Jocelyn Bailey; illustrations by Eduardo Pansica.
• Chaos. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Jocelyn Bailey; illustrations by Ricardo Ratton.
I sort of get the impression that all four books were a simultaneous effort, with one artist taking the lead on each book. Ratton and Pansica were both part of the Big Jack Studios team that worked on Black and Red, but aren’t affiliated with Big Jack this time around. While there are stylistic changes that each artist brings to the table, they all come across as compatible and make sense for each novel’s tone and background. Caio Reis doesn’t have much of a CV beyond this one title. Cezar Razek has worked on a number of Battle Galactica comics. Eduardo Pansica is currently a penciller at DC. And Ricardo Ratton is another relative unknown. The Lost Books offer the opportunity for the artists to dive into Other Earth in depth that we don’t see in the Circle trilogy and the artists do a great job of making OE come to life. I would like to point out that the teenage girls (Silvie, Darsal) do not exactly look like they are 16, but…that’s comics, I guess.
J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser adapt. Earls serves as the experienced editor/adapter, while Kaiser serves as the lore-keeper for the Dekker mythos. Like always, things have to be cut, but the two show a deep knowledge of the series and trim away the fluff while retaining the story’s core—the extraneous and unnecessary reference to Dekker’s novel Skin notwithstanding. Adapting this series couldn’t have been easy. It’s a YA series that Dekker uses as a vehicle to tie together two other series, has Easter eggs for other Dekker books, and offers the deepest look into Other Earth we’ve seen to date. Not to mention that the story kinda goes off the rails a bit in Renegade.
Coming to the graphic novels with a good knowledge of the books, I found it easy to follow. I don’t think that someone starting with the graphic novels would be able to follow. Perhaps that’s why this series terms itself The Lost Books Visual Edition. It’s not a self-contained story, but a visual layer that goes over the top of the story you already know. It’s not a good standalone product. Altogether, though, they’re a fun series that pairs nicely with the books. I read these alongside reading the novels and found it to be a delight.
Also like the previous visual editions, they were originally published in larger-sized individual books, then repackaged into a smaller omnibus volume. Get the originals if you can, although they’re out of print and difficult to find. I’m not going to talk much about the story. If you want that, read my review of the books here: Chosen, Infidel, Renegade, Chaos. Here are the major players who worked on the books:
• Chosen. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Jocelyn Bailey; illustrations by Caio Reis.
• Infidel. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Jocelyn Bailey; illustrations by Cezar Razek.
• Renegade. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Jocelyn Bailey; illustrations by Eduardo Pansica.
• Chaos. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Jocelyn Bailey; illustrations by Ricardo Ratton.
I sort of get the impression that all four books were a simultaneous effort, with one artist taking the lead on each book. Ratton and Pansica were both part of the Big Jack Studios team that worked on Black and Red, but aren’t affiliated with Big Jack this time around. While there are stylistic changes that each artist brings to the table, they all come across as compatible and make sense for each novel’s tone and background. Caio Reis doesn’t have much of a CV beyond this one title. Cezar Razek has worked on a number of Battle Galactica comics. Eduardo Pansica is currently a penciller at DC. And Ricardo Ratton is another relative unknown. The Lost Books offer the opportunity for the artists to dive into Other Earth in depth that we don’t see in the Circle trilogy and the artists do a great job of making OE come to life. I would like to point out that the teenage girls (Silvie, Darsal) do not exactly look like they are 16, but…that’s comics, I guess.
J.S. Earls and Kevin Kaiser adapt. Earls serves as the experienced editor/adapter, while Kaiser serves as the lore-keeper for the Dekker mythos. Like always, things have to be cut, but the two show a deep knowledge of the series and trim away the fluff while retaining the story’s core—the extraneous and unnecessary reference to Dekker’s novel Skin notwithstanding. Adapting this series couldn’t have been easy. It’s a YA series that Dekker uses as a vehicle to tie together two other series, has Easter eggs for other Dekker books, and offers the deepest look into Other Earth we’ve seen to date. Not to mention that the story kinda goes off the rails a bit in Renegade.
Coming to the graphic novels with a good knowledge of the books, I found it easy to follow. I don’t think that someone starting with the graphic novels would be able to follow. Perhaps that’s why this series terms itself The Lost Books Visual Edition. It’s not a self-contained story, but a visual layer that goes over the top of the story you already know. It’s not a good standalone product. Altogether, though, they’re a fun series that pairs nicely with the books. I read these alongside reading the novels and found it to be a delight.
January 30, 2012
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