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Spawn #300 may have been the most-ordered comic of September, but how important is that metric? According to Terrific Production LLC, the new owners of Youngblood, not nearly as important as the number of Twitter accounts which have interacted with Terrific Terrific Production LLC's Twitter account has just 638 followers at the time of this[...]

Who bought off eBay a CBCS graded, slabbed, signed-and-certified copy of a special black-and-white art edition of Spawn, one copy published and sent to every comic book store in the direct market But, as he pointed out, Spawn creator and publisher Todd McFarlane had stated he wouldn't be signing any of these So to find[...]

Todd McFarlane is holding a party for the release of Spawn #301 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Chandler, Arizona, on Saturday October 26th from noon to 5pm and all Spawn fans are invited Those who can make it to Arizona, that is. The Spawn Historic 301 event is open to the public and admission is[...]

Spawn #302 was solicited as a $3.99 comic book The only remaining Image Comics title at that price point, and the only one amongst the main comic book publishers, aside from Looney Tunes and Scooby-Doo comic books over at DC Comics. SPAWN #302 WRITER: Todd McFarlane ARTIST: Jason Shawn Alexander COVER A / COVER B / COVER C: Todd McFarlane, Greg Capullo NOVEMBER 06[...]

We mentioned at the weekend that Todd McFarlane had got the bug for drawing his comic book stories again after Spawn #300 and #301 We don't know how long this will last, but he talked about eking his way back into drawing more and more Spawn himself Spawn #302 will now feature interior art by Todd[...]

Todd McFarlane issued a 500-limited gold foil edition of Spawn #300 for New York Comic Con, selling for $50 at the Image Comics booth, with a 1500-limited silver foil edition for $35. Well, that may have been underpriced It has hit eBay hard. Copies of the gold foil version have now sold for over $600 on eBay,[...]

Todd McFarlane has been talking at NYCC about creating a triple-sized Spawn #300 and a double-sized Spawn #301, pulling all-nighters and calling that a young man's game And talking about how to ink in a car… you draw the bushes and the explosions and people say how great they look, but he can point out[...]

We saw that Spawn #301 was printed last week And with that, Todd McFarlane has officially earned the Guinness World Records title for the longest-running creator-owned superhero comic book series for his creation of Spawn. "Any record that is based on longevity, is made on the backs of dozens of people As much as I am[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported the news that Spawn #300 by Todd McFarlane and friends was the most-ordered comic in September, and the second most-ordered of the year, beating out Absolute Carnage, HOXPOX, DCeased, Black Cat, War Of The Realms and everything else other than Detective Comics #1000. Absolute Carnage writer Donny Cates, and current Venom writer,[...]

I wonder if Todd McFarlane's people had a word? Because it seems that the planned Marvel Zombies revival, dubbed Marvel Zombies Respawn it to be renamed Marvel Zombies Resurrection. No more Spawn in its title. Here's your last look at the cover before they have to change the logo. MARVEL ZOMBIES RESURRECTION #1 (W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Leonard[...]

Following yesterday's reveal of a Spawn #301 variant by Clayton Crain, Image Comics has announced a change to a completely different cover, though they are using different terminology, calling the change a "surprise cover art update" in the press release: ON THE HEELS OF TODD MCFARLANE & GREG CAPULLO COVERS REVEAL— A SURPRISE CLAYTON CRAIN COVER ART[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported that Image Comics had extended the final order cutoff date for Spawn #301, the record-breaking issue which will make Spawn the longest-running creator-owned comic in the world The reason? Well, despite offering seventeen covers for the issue, Image hadn't yet revealed them all, so in an attempt to give retailers[...]

Spawn #301 hit final order cut-off date last week – but a number of covers by the likes of Bill Sienkiewicz, Daniel Opeña, and J Scott Campbell hadn't been revealed It was enough to hit the Advance Reorders – but could they have been higher for Image Comics? Now, in order to give retailers additional time[...]

Image Comics has announced that yesterday's Spawn #300 by Todd McFarlane and friends has sold out at the distributor level It is being fast-tracked for a second printing and will be available on Wednesday, October 2nd. He has also added Bill Sienkiewicz and J Scott Campbell to Spawn #301 covers, as well as previously announced Alex[...]

Today's Spawn begins with the power counter Set at 9.9.9.9 in the very first issue of Spawn, the conceit was that with each use of his power, the back-from-the-dead Al Simmons would get closer and closer to going back to hell In the twenty-seven years since, that has gone through a number of twists and[...]

Spawn #300 is out this Wednesday Here's all the artwork we've been able to scramble together ahead of the big day… J Scott Campbell pencils and Todd McFarlane inks… J Scott Campbell pencils…. And details from Todd McFarlane inking it. Greg Capullo with Todd McFarlane inks Page 1… Greg Capullo with Todd McFarlane inks[...]

So while a lot of people were disappointed we didn't get Arnold to play The Terminator in Mortal Kombat 11, we got someone better as Spawn Ever since the character was announced for the game, the speculation and fan dreaming has been off the charts to see who would voice him Now we know and[...]

They are Sindel, The Terminator, Spawn, and The Joker A couple of surprises did come out of this trailer, however First, all of the characters are being spread out across several months into March of 2020 Next, we're getting The Terminator before Sindel, and it's the version from the upcoming film Terminator: Dark Fate Arnold[...]

He specialises in detailed gothic recreation of other people's charactes, whether that be Rick & Morty, Mario Bros, or a current Dumbo/Joker mashup. But he got quite a lot of attention for a recent creation on Instagram, that of Doug TenNapel's Earthworm Jim as Todd McFarlane's Spawn With the legend 'for love he returned … By hate[...]

Anyway, talking of which, here's a look at seven pages from Spawn #300… We have three pages by Greg Capullo with inks by Todd McFarlane. One page with pencils by Jerome Opeña and inks by Todd McFarlane. Three pages with pencils and inks by Jason Alexander.   SPAWN #300 (W) Todd McFarlane, Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo, Jason Shawn Alexander, J[...]

A detailed look at the legal battles Todd McFarlane has been involved with over the years, just these evtracts add much to recent direct market comic book history. I'be just been reading up on some of the details I was previously unaware of regarding the battle between McFarlane and Neil Gaiman over a) the ownership of[...]

Todd McFarlane may not be revealing the standard cover to Spawn #300 until after FOC, but we hope to have put together as much artwork from the teams for this anniversary issue as we could… Spawn #300 Page 1, pencils by Greg Capullo, inks by Todd McFarlane. Page 2, pencils by Greg Capullo, inks by Todd McFarlane. And[...]

As Spawn gets ready for its milestone 300th issue, Image Comics has revealed Jason Shawn Alexander's cover for Spawn #300. This is the latest of several covers by superstar artists including Todd McFarlane, Greg Capullo, J Scott Campbell, and Jerome Opena for the issue which will also feature interior art by McFarlane and Capullo and writing[...]

While hanging out at San Diego Comic-Con, Todd McFarlane decided to share his thoughts on his character Spawn being in Mortal Kombat 11 The talk of the character comes from IGN, who got the scoop in a video, which we have for you below Basically, McFarlane explains how NetherRealm Studios approached him and pitched the[...]

Spawn #298 is going to a second printing from Image Comics for the issue out this past week. While Road Of Bones #2 from IDW is doing similar, getting a second print to come out on the same day as the first printing of the third issue… and the third printing of the first issue… No covers[...]

It's The Road to Spawn #300 – and #301 for that matter And Todd McFarlane, with the assistance of John Gott and Jason Shawn Alexander is taking advantage of the fact to do a little rewriting of the last twenty-six years with of Spawnness, with the second part of its History Of Spawn. Including a look[...]

So…last we heard, Blumhouse was moving right along with Todd McFarlane at the helm of a live-action reboot of Spawn, with Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx set to play the lead. Greg Nicotero had been brought in to oversee character design and makeup SFX, and Jason Blum was going to produce. McFarlane had been very vocal about the project, talking about how this[...]

Spawn isn't the only Todd McFarlane comic book with a 300th issue hitting stores in August Hell, it's not even the only one with that cover! Revealed in Marvel's August solicitations, the House of Ideas has unveiled the next comic book to get the 3D treatment: McFarlane and David Michelinie's Amazing Spider-Man #300, featuring the[...]

A few days ago, Bleeding Cool broke the news that Greg Capullo would be returning from DC's Batman to Todd McFarlane's Spawn and suggested that Spawn #300 might be his destination We didn't know the half of it At the Diamond Retailer Summit in Las Vegas,  Todd McFarlane just made his big pitch for Spawn[...]

Hence the Year of The Villain cardstock covers for a buck extra. And while I am not aware of any actual schedule changes for The Last Knight On Earth, I understand that DiDio… let us say, had a moment of disquiet when he learned that artist Greg Capullo was taking a break to work on a[...]