Clive Barker -- the playwright and novelist whose work inspired such iconic horror films as Candyman and Hellraiser -- has revealed that his 1990s Marvel Comics series Ectokid is headed for a television adaptation.
During an AMA on the r/horror subreddit, Barker was asked if he had any projects that never got to see the light of day, or if he was interested in revisiting any of his older projects -- at which point he explained that Ectokid is currently being developed for television (alongside a slew of other adaptations).
"In the last month or so, several projects that I've always wanted to see as films or television series have been pursued by producers and will be turned into events for television or cinema in the next few years," Barker wrote. "They include: Imajica, Weaveworld, Nightbreed, more tales from the Books of Blood and also a television series based upon the comic called Ectokid. There are others in the works, but all of those are moving along nicely."
For the uninitiated, Ectokid was comic book series published by Marvel Comics under Barker's Razorline imprint. Created by Barker, Ectokid was written by James Robinson alongside none other than Lana and Lilly Wachowski (of The Matrix fame), and illustrated by Steve Skroce with inker Bob Dvorak and colorist John Kalisz.
Ectokid revolved around Dexter Mungo, a teenager who is able to interact with a dangerous alternate dimension known as the Ectosphere due to the fact that his father is a ghost, while his mother is a mortal. It was one of four interconnected series published under the Razorline imprint, the other three being Hokum & Hex, Hyperkind and Saint Sinner. Ectokid ran for a total of nine issues from September of 1993 to May of 1994. Razorline as a whole lasted from 1993 to 1995.
All that being said, not much is known about the Ectokid television series past it being in the works. It is unclear when the show will actually arrive, where it will air/stream, who will star in it or if it will even carry the Marvel branding. Nevertheless, based on Barker's comments, it seems as though Razorline fans can expect to see Dexter Mungo make is way to the small screen at some point in the not-too-distant future.
Source: Reddit, via Bloody Disgusting