The animated adaptation of Scott Snyder and Jock, Wytches Comic, promises extreme terror and a unique visual style

The animated project of Desires TO First videos continues to take shape and Scott SnyderCo-co-founder with the artist JockHe recently shared an update that will make the fans rub. From the adaptation of this Comic dark and disturbing comicsThe expectation was high, especially after confirming it The series would keep an extreme terrorist tone which characterizes the original work.

Snyder, who has been in recent months more involved in the production than in writinghe assured him All March on wheels. In your bulletin Our best jacket (Newsletter #202: absolutely sick), the screenwriter clarified that The series advances at a good pace:

“We are in full production right now. We are about to record some items. So we are already implementing the real episodes. I can’t wait to tell you more when I can.

With this update, it is clear that the project not only Continue to stand upBut he is already entering one of the most crucial phases: The recording of the itemsindicating that the development of animation is quite advanced to start Synchronize the sound with the images.

A horror never seen before on television

One of the most intrigued aspects by fans is Visual tone and identity From DesiresAnd Snyder gave some quite juicy clues about what we can expect. In a front bulletin (Our best jacket, Newsletter #167: greetings of the season!), the writer compared the series with some iconic contacts of the genre:

“It’s something we’ve never seen on television before. It is an extreme horror, a mixture of Clive Barker, John Carpenter and Paul Verhoeven. There is a lot of horror body combined with intense emotions. It will be something truly shocking and I hope that with a great emotional weight in the characters.

With this description, we can have an idea Desires It won’t be a simple animated horror showBut a proposal that will bet it visceral without giving up a deep fiction and characters to connect with.

Snyder also underlined it The series will follow the aesthetic of the Jock comic As faithfully possible, something that will excite the readers of the original work. As for the tone, he compared it with InvincibleThe success series of First videos Based on the comic of Robert Kirkmanin the sense that It will not be cut with graphic violence or intense emotions:

“You will have those extremes like InvincibleWhere it is hyper-violent and hyper-atheat because it is pure terror, but also hyper-emotional, with things that really count for us.

A challenge for animation

The showrunner clarified that Desires Will be An excellent bet inside the animation for adultsA land where more and more productions explore new paths. However, Snyder believes his series Will differ of other animated horror adaptationsAs Castlevania or Castlevania: Nocturne:

“It is less sex than other animated horrors that I love, like Castlevania y Castlevania: Nocturne. Today it is a terror, it is something that we have not seen on television and visually it will be a very faithful representation of Jock’s art.

With these words, it clarifies that the series It will not be a simple exercise of Gothic terror or dark imaginationup to A history of contemporary horror which will benefit from Animación To explore new narrative and visual possibilities.

What we know so far

The adaptation of Desires Was announced some time ago as part of the catalog of First videosBut so far the details have been scarce. With the latest statements of Cheatit seems that the project Progress with a good pace And that we could soon More information about his premiere.

In the meantime, comics fans can be calm: The series is not only under development, but aims to be something special in animated terror. If everything follows as expected, Desires It could become One of the most disturbing and ambitious proposals of the genre on the Amazon platform.

You will be able to capture the Horror level of the original work? With Cheat y jock So involved, it seems that we will have Something truly frightening on our screens.