There is a Scar comic, the great animated villain of The Lion King. Publisher Dynamite Entertainment has brought to light the character’s origin story. Where does he come from? What is the real story of him? How did it get so bad? All this had never been told before the character.
Dynamite Entertainment, the publisher that publishes the Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck comics, has just announced that the creative duo formed by Chuck Brown and Trevor Fraley will be in charge of shaping a title called Disney Villains: Scar.
The first number of The Lion King villain comic It will go on sale next April 2023. It will intersperse the story of Scar’s origins with sequences from the classic Disney animated film, one of the most important in the studio’s history.
“With the iconic birth of Simba, it has been fully established that Scar has never been destined to be king as long as his brother and nephew live on Pride Rock,” they explain from the comic book publisher itself, selling us the spin-off story of The Lion King.
“Unable to accept this fate, the imposing and corrupt Scar begins to hatch twisted plans. This journey will bring him face to face with the mysterious shaman known as Rafiki, a fan favorite.” The story looks very good.
This is the comic of The Lion King starring Scar!
These are some of the covers of Disney Villains: Scar that have been presented and allow us to see exclusively the artistic ideas of the comic of The Lion King:
“I’ll never forget the first time I saw the original movie,” said Chuck Brown, the screenwriter. “I’ve watched ‘The Lion King’ over and over again to prepare the story. We wanted to find a way our storytelling would fit with the film. This story had to add something of value to the original.”
“I was born the same year that ‘The Lion King’ came out, so it’s literally always been a part of my life and it’s probably one of the first movies I ever saw,” added Trevor Fraley, drawing from the Scar spin-off comic. original.
“I wanted the characters we know to retain their iconic look, but also to be fresh and interesting at the same time. That way we could tell the story we wanted. In fact, I learned how to draw a lion at a very young age from the film. It seems like a little surreal to bring to life something that I’ve been so inspired by”.