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BC FCBD Roundup: Spawn #1 Comes Around Again
Comics fans from around the world are settling in to absorb all of the great titles they were able to pick up during Free Comic Book Day, with offerings from just about every comics publisher out there. //Credit: Image Comics Spawn #1 made the rounds again, with a splashy new cover from Francesco Mattina It's kind of[...]
Image Continues to Defy Reboot Wisdom With Second Printing for Spawn #296
First, we learned earlier today that The Walking Dead #191 would get a second printing after the game-changing events that occurred in that comic. And now, Image has announced a second printing for Spawn #296 Yes, a regular old issue of Spawn Not Spawn #300 Not a new Spawn #1 for $7.99 It's another triple-digit issue,[...]
Spawn Gets Crucified for Spawn #295
Just when you thought your outrage was over, pearl-clutching bible-thumpers, Todd McFarlane and Image Comics are ramping up the blasphemy! As Spawn heads toward its 300th issue, creator McFarlane revealed a page of interior art from Spawn #295 by artist and man with three first names, Jason Shawn Alexander, showing the titular character being crucified on[...]
Todd McFarlane Says Spawn Will Be "Dark, Ugly," with "No Joy"
It seems that we can expect the world of superhero movies to once again change when the new Spawn movie eventually makes it to screen We just aren't sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing The Spawn reboot is a project that Todd McFarlane has almost total creative control over since he[...]
Todd McFarlane Says Spawn Could be Coming to Mortal Kombat 11
In a recent AMA on Reddit, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane was asked whether or not his most famous character might find their way to MK11 McFarlane's short response: "I believe he's on the way…"  Nothing else was really revealed about the character or the game during the rest of the AMA. Just to be clear, we're[...]
Todd McFarlane Says Warner Bros. Won't Make a "Scary Joker Movie"
McFarlane is currently in pre-production for his long-promised Spawn movie, which he is producing, directing, and writing McFarlane hosted a panel at New York Comic Con called "Todd McFarlane Talks Movies, Comics, and Toys" and the topic of modern day superhero movies came up, and McFarlane had something to say about Warner Bros Joker movies. "I[...]
Greg Nicotero
Spawn has added Walking Dead's Greg Nicotero on to the production to handle design work for the new film His special effects company KNB EFX will help design the new look for Al Simmons in the film, after helping do the same honors for the original 1997 film as well The film will see the[...]
Jamie Foxx
Turns out that Oscar winning actor Jamie Foxx knew everything about the character Spawn before he got the part in the upcoming Blumhouse reboot film He, in his own words, even went so far as to 'find' character creator Todd McFarlane 6 years ago. Photo by Gage Skidmore In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Foxx elaborated on doing his[...]
Todd Mcfarlane Says the Production for Spawn Will Be Very Low Key
Todd Mcfarlane has been saying for years that he's going to make a Spawn movie and do it right this time It wasn't until movies like Deadpool and Logan that proved there is an audience for R-rated comic book movies if they are well done Now that Jamie Foxx has been cast as Spawn in[...]
Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #2 cover by Brian Haberlin
The Dark Queen wants the Witchblade and sends a demon to kill Starling and Sea Hawk. Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #2 cover by Brian Haberlin Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #2 is, thankfully, a far more engaging read than the initial installment The plot moves far more quickly, and the characters on display are more entertaining. Sea Hawk is[...]
Spawn
Late last month we got word that Jamie Foxx will be played Spawn in the in the upcoming R-rated reboot Aside from that we don't have a lot of details about the movie, but writer, producer, director, and creator of Spawn Todd McFarlane sat down with ComicBook.com and reassured fans that this isn't going to[...]
Jamie Foxx Will Play Spawn in Todd McFarlane's R-Rated Reboot
The upcoming movie reboot of Todd McFarlane's Spawn has found its titular antihero Superstar actor Jamie Foxx will play Al Simmons in the upcoming film, which will be directed by McFarlane, according to a report form punctuality-obsessed Hollywood gossip site Deadline Spawn was created by McFarlane in 1992 as one of the founding books of[...]
Comic Book Wins and Losses, Week of May 9th, 2018: No Justice for Deadpool
It is wall-to-wall piss and vinegar, and I loved it. Losses Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #1 cover by Brian Haberlin 5. Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #1 Already stretching my definition of a "loss," Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #1 earns a spot on this list for how dull this opening issue is There are few characters that even near interest, and the plot is[...]
Spawn #285 cover by Francesco Mattina
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Spawn is captured by the United States government He's not speaking to them, and his status as an unidentifiable individual sparks a media and federal firestorm as the U.S scrambles to find out what to do with Al Simmons. Spawn #285 cover by Francesco Mattina Disclaimer time: I'm not especially familiar with Spawn[...]
avengers cover
And Spawn gets a virgin cover bump as well. Deathstroke's Batman miniseries-within-a-series is also doing the business. TOP 25 ADVANCE REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPS (RETAIL) DESCRIPTION SRP VENDOR AVENGERS #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800 LEG $9.99 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #798 2ND PTG IMMONEN VAR LEG $3.99 MARVEL COMICS SPAWN #285 CVR D VIRGIN CVR $2.99 IMAGE COMICS THANOS #13 4TH PTG SHAW VAR LEG $3.99 MARVEL COMICS THANOS #18 2ND PTG SHAW VAR LEG $3.99 MARVEL[...]
Image Supports Colorist Appreciation By Appreciating 8 Variants for Spawn #286
At least, Image Comics certainly thinks so, and as a press release reveals, they aim to prove it by releasing 8 different covers for Spawn #286, the first a black and white cover by Todd McFarlane, and the other seven that same drawing colored by different colorists This "#WeBelieve in Colorists" campaign is aimed, according[...]
Image Reveals Francesco Mattina Covers for Spawn #284
Image Comics sent out a press release today unveiling three "jaw-dropping" covers for Todd McFarlane's Spawn #284 by artist Francesco Mattina And by three "jaw-dropping" covers, we mean one cover, plus a black and white version of that same cover, plus another version of the same cover without the trade dress, known as a "virgin"[...]
Todd McFarlane Confirms a Start Date for the Spawn Movie
Todd McFarlane has been keeping fans of Spawn updated on the process of the movie for a while now After Deadpool proved that there was a market for R-rated superhero movies, McFarlane has been pushing for a Spawn reboot harder than ever He's also doing something totally different from other superhero creator in that he[...]
Misery
The teenage character comes from the Spawn comics, and McFarlane says that now is the perfect time for the character because of the #MeToo movement calling out sexual harassment Her powers give her the ability to weaponize emotional pain. "I think it's a good time to come up with something with the #MeToo happening," McFarlane said while[...]
McFarlane's Spawn And 30 More Walking Dead Themed Variants For Image Comics In October
Today, Image released six new covers, for Copperhead, Crosswind, Hack/Slash Resurrection, Spawn, The Hard Place, and Wayward That leaves Manifest Destiny, Rockstars, and a bunch of the black & white versions as the holdouts. If we play our cards right, that's three additional clickbait articles Check out all of the variant's we've seen so far below: Available[...]
krampus
Celebrate the holidays with the Spawn Holiday Krampus Tale from Todd McFarlane, Jordan Butler, and Ben Timmreck. Spawn Holiday Krampus Tale #1 takes invites readers to "visit the old world and witness the entanglements of Spawn and holiday demon Krampus." The features a cover by Butler and McFarlane, as well as a black and white version[...]
Spawn
We're getting a Spawn reboot film sometime next year, and we have a few new pieces of information about it Right now we know that it is over at Blumhouse, and that Todd McFarlane wants almost total creative control over the movie Jason Blum recently did an interview with Collider where he gave us a few[...]
Funko Hellboy Pop
I would guess that means we could see properties like Saga, Spawn, that kind of thing How many Lying Cat Pops do you think they could sell? Man, that seems like an excuse to print money. These cannot come out soon enough, all we know is that they will be released this fall My guess? October,[...]
spawn
Fans excited for the upcoming Spawn movie by creator Todd McFarlane and Blumhouse productions may be disappointed to learn that Spawn won't be the lead character in his own film. In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, McFarlane revealed that Twitch, not Spawn, will be the star of the film: "There's two big roles in the script[...]
Todd McFarlane And 'Get Out' Producers To Make Spawn Film
Todd McFarlane and his entertainment division (McFarlane Films) is partnering with Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions, the producing force behind recent hits Get Out, Split, and The Purge franchise, to develop a feature film around the Spawn comic character created by McFarlane and published by Image Comics. McFarlane has written the first draft of the screenplay and is set to make his[...]
Joe Quesada Tells Todd McFarlane – You Swiped The Wrong Person!
This is the cover to the Spawn #1 Directors Cut, out next Wednesday. A homage by Todd McFarlane to the cover of Ultimate Spider-Man #1. Todd includes the homage notation. Except… while Mark Bagley drew the issue, he didn't do the cover That was from Chief Creative Officer, then Editor-In-Chief, Joe Quesada Who just noticed… Cool and flattering[...]