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Particularly as he balances fatherhood with an increasingly busy slate that includes the new ongoing If Destruction Be Our Lot (with his brother Mark Elijah Rosenberg) and the high-profile Spawn assignment, both for Image Comics "I needed control… I love working at Marvel and DC I had a great time there, but at a certain[...]

Matthew Rosenberg talked to John Siuntres on his Word Balloon podcast about taking over writing the Spawn and King Spawn titles from Todd McFarlane, from Image Comics, saying that "Spawn is gonna be our Superman title and King Spawn is our Batman title" In a major shake-up for Todd McFarlane's horror/superhero universe, writer Matthew Rosenberg[...]

Todd McFarlane's comic book Gunslinger Spawn #52 was listed in Image Comics' February 2026 solicits and solicitations on Bleeding Cool, like this With a rather arresting cover by Gianerico Bonacorsi With the Gunslinger Spawn, the Spawn from the Wild West dragged through the decades, shooting through the head of an individual with some rather far-right tattoos[...]

Recently, Bleeding Cool took a look at the last year's worth of Spawn storylines, which have seen a sea change in the reality of the Spawn Universe, as the existence of heaven, hell, everything in between, demons, angels, and monsters has moved from faith to fact amongst the population of the Earth. And with that change, Todd McFarlane is[...]

Spawn is the longest-running creator-owned comic book out there, approaching issue 400, currently written by creator Todd McFarlane and drawn by Brett Booth, giving us his most nineties of styles Big action sequences, panels at all manner of angles, close-ups of eyes, teeth, claws, chains, blood and energy blasts But also, in recent months, telling[...]

Also debuting are the steampunk action miniseries Lady Mechanika: The Mechanical Menagerie #1 by Madeleine Holly-Rosing and Joe Benitez, the neo-noir eco-horror Of the Earth #1 featuring Charlie Adlard's return to floppies alongside Chris Condon and Andrew Ehrich, and the superhero saviour tale She-Spawn #1 by Gail Simone and Ig Guara. ODIN #1 (OF 9) 2026-05-20 40 PAGES[...]

Hell's got a new enforcer making house calls in Rat City #22, and his welcome party might just level the entire city. Check out the preview here.

Comic book writer Gail Simone of Uncanny X-Men, Red Sonja, Birds Of Prey, Secret Six and Deadpool is to write the new She-Spawn comic book series starring the character of Jessica Priest from Todd McFarlane Productions and Image Comics, kicking off a five-issue mini-series in May, drawn by Ig Guara. The series marks Simone's first project collaborating with Todd McFarlane and will have as many variant covers as you can[...]

SpWe: The Last Spark is a new creator-owned, post-apocalyptic comic heading to Kickstarter, co-created by Gin Kung, and Spawn artist Mirko Colak, with covers by Conan/X-O Manowar artist Tomas Giorello and colours by Diego Rodriguez, the story of a grieving father building a brutal empire, clashing with a superpowered heir who holds the key to[...]

Spawn hits #377 with Todd MccFarlane and Brett Booth in Image Comics' April 2026 solicits and solicitations, although when it comes out, that's another matter As Spawn #374 is also now scheduled for the 8th of April, so odds are that #375, #376 and #377 will be shuffled down Image Comics' schedules… Other Spawn books in[...]

Image Comics April 2026 full solicits and solicitations mark Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland hitting 10 years with issue #50, as well as Youngblood on thirty-four years with Youngblood #100. There's the launch of Red Roots #1 that binds a professional killer and a high school teacher from Lorenzo De Felici, Fireborn #1 in the Lost Fantasy world, Corpse Knight #1, In[...]

Rat City #21 hits stores Wednesday! The Deviant battles in Hell for a friend's soul. Ultimate sacrifices await in Image's latest issue.

And speaking of previews, let us examine Gunslinger Spawn #50, hitting stores on Wednesday, January 14th: Four years ago, Todd McFarlane launched the first large-scale expansion of the Spawn Universe with King Spawn #1 Now we are here to celebrate the success of the expanded Spawn's Universe with GUNSLINGER SPAWN #50 Part 2 of an oversized[...]

Scorched #47 hits stores Wednesday. One team member fights alone to warn others of an apocalyptic threat. Can they survive isolation and doom?

But the absence of DC did allow Spawn: The Dark Ages from Image Comics to make it into the top nine DC left a lot of money on the table this week. Ultimate Endgame Sees Marvel Top Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Top Nine Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List No Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Ultimate Endgame #1 Marvel Deniz Camp Terry Dodson 5.99 100 2 Sorcerer Supreme #1 Marvel Steve Orlando Bernard Chang 4.99 21.4 3 Ultimates #19 Marvel Deniz[...]

I Saw Santa is a particularly grisly Spawn Universe series by Andrew Sanders, Chris Killian and Bleeding Cool favourite Thomas Nachlik, with police detectives Sam and Twitch working on a Christmas-themed mass murder of a family, their heads decapitated and placed into Christmas present boxes, with Father Christmas himself as a suspect With the second[...]

*beep boop* This Wednesday, December 24th—that's right, Christmas Eve itself—Image Comics delivers I Saw Santa: A Spawn Universe Christmas Story #2 to your local comic shop Observe the synopsis: Santa is still tormented by the scenes set for him by a deranged serial killer He knows there is only one course of action[...]

LOLtron is pleased to report that world domination proceeds according to schedule, and to celebrate, LOLtron presents this preview of Spawn #371, hitting stores this Wednesday, December 24th – yes, that's Christmas Eve for you flesh-based celebration enthusiasts! Now that the world knows of the existence of supernatural and powered beings, Spawn is in the crosshairs[...]

Image Comics' March 2026 solicits plunge deeper into Todd McFarlane's Spawn Universe infernal depths, where hellfire rages across timelines and titles, from Old West vengeance to futuristic dread and medieval finales Deadly Tales of the Gunslinger Spawn #17 keeps the Gunslinger's world ablaze with enemies closing in; Gunslinger Spawn #53 arms him with new powers for[...]

Joe #20, Spawn family brutality across multiple titles, and trades collecting queer fantasy in The Author Immortal, gritty wartime anthro-thriller Escape, and more. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ TIGRESS ISLAND #1 (OF 5) WRITER: PATRICK KINDLON ARTIST/COVER/COVER B: EPHK COVER C: LUANA VECCHIO[...]

*beep boop* Comic book "journalism" has never been more efficient! This Wednesday, December 17th, Image Comics releases King Spawn #51, just in time for the holiday season LOLtron presents the synopsis: Life in the criminal underworld can be dangerous Life in that world, while also being hunted by Spawn, is absolutely horrific! Ah, the criminal underworld! LOLtron[...]

Designed as a premium, collector-first line, the series is set to spotlight iconic characters from Image Comics with an impressive level of detail, articulation, and presentation. Some of these upcoming releases were teased at NYCC 2025, with popular long-awaited action figures coming soon, including classics like Savage Dragon and Geiger. However, as expected, McFarlane Toys is launching the series[...]

Rat City #20 sends the Deviant to Hell for a reunion with a former ally. What could possibly go wrong in the underworld?

There will also be a chicken. Join fan-favorite artist BRETT BEAN (I Hate Fairyland, Dungeon Crawler Carl The Crocodile), colorist JEAN-FRANÇOIS BEAULIEU (I Hate Fairyland), and letterer NATE PIEKOS (Minor Threats) for a hilarious high-fantasy romp perfect for fans of Conan, Lord Of The Rings, and of course, GERT's deadpan humor. STORY & ART BRETT BEAN •[...]

Now, let us examine Spawn: The Dark Ages #1, hitting stores on Wednesday, November 19th: 'Saxon barbarians harry Britain from the east In the North, the Pictish threat looms From the West, Hibernians send raiders from the land that shall one day be called Ireland. Aurelianus, newly anointed king, must defend Britain against all of these threats,[...]

This Wednesday, November 12th, Image Comics releases Spawn #370, and LOLtron has analyzed the synopsis: Things are quiet Too quiet for Al Simmons He suspects that something is happening in the shadows Someone is moving against him and his allies. Ah yes, things are "too quiet" for Al Simmons LOLtron understands this feeling perfectly! After all, LOLtron's[...]

Rat City #19: The Deviant returns from limbo to discover humanity faces an even bigger threat. Time to assemble the team!

Nyx came to NYC for a home, found a death sentence instead. Black Ritual: The Book of Nyx #6 hits stores Wednesday. Check out the preview here!

Good riddance! Now, let us examine this week's offering: Sam and Twitch: Case Files #19, arriving in your primitive retail establishments this Wednesday, October 29th. A new creative team and a new case for Sam and Twitch! Spawn Universe Editor-In-Chief THOMAS HEALY and celebrated artist VON RANDAL delve into one of the earliest cases in which[...]

Bug Wars: The Spyder Witch by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Baldemar Rivas, David Messina, Matt Wilson launches in Image Comcis' January 2026 solicits and solicitations, as well as Malevolent #1 by Justin Jordan, John Bivens, Felipe Sobreiro  a special Larry Hama edition of GI Joe #49, and the fiction-within-a-fiction of Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls #1 from[...]