This is, in my opinion, a really creative spin on witches (or “wytches” as they are called in the story) and witch hunting.

It made the characters and the world they live in feel more genuine, despite the supernatural hellish nightmare going on all around them. They definitely have their ups and downs. It’s great because it doesn’t try to present a “perfect family”, but rather one with flaws but where there is genuine love. Although this is definitely a gritty horror story, the heart of it revolves around family, specifically the bond between a father and his daughter. The way this story beautifully unfolds the further you get into it kind of makes it hard to gush about without spoiling anything, but I’ll do my best. In fact, it wound up being even cooler than I expected, with some really interesting twists on the conventional “witches” of some of our darker fairy tales of old. I’d heard some really good things about this comic and it did not let me down. To kick things off, I figured we’d start with a review of the first volume of Wytches. The full collection of Wytches is currently available for purchase for those interested in getting a sneak peek before the series debuts.Īre you a big fan of Amazon Studios animation? Watch the new Invincible season 2 teaser trailer here.Happy October, everybody!! ❤ This is my favorite time of the year, so expect plenty of horror and Halloween related posts this month. The animation brings the incredible art by Jock to life, and the episodic format expands the world of ‘Wytches,’ taking the characters and mythology to terrifying new places.' I’ve been intimately involved with this animated series from the start, and I can honestly say that I love this show as much as the book, if not more.

Speaking to Variety about the project, Scott Snyder said, 'It’s all about the monsters that dwell beneath the surface of things, both literally and figuratively. In their new home, the Rook family learns that the townspeople have their own troubling behaviors, including a strange relationship with the supernatural beings that live in the forest.Ĭomic series writer Scott Snyder and artist Jock are both attached to excecutive produce the animated series alongside Plan B Entertainment (which originally had plans to adapt Wytches as a film), Kevin Kolde from Project 51 Productions, and Amazon Studios. The six-issue comic series, written by Scott Snyder with art from Jock and colors from Matt Hollingsworth, follows the story of the Rook family, who flee to a neighboring town to escape a troubling past. This time, Amazon will adapt Scott Snyder and Jock's 2014 supernatural miniseries Wytches, reports Variety in an exclusive.

Following the success of their adaptation of Robert Kirkman's Invincible, Amazon Studios has ordered another adult-oriented animated adaptation of a creator-owned comic book from Image Comics.

Wytches, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder