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Spawn Origins Collection #2
Spawn Origins Collection, Volume 2
Featuring the stories and artwork by Spawn creator, Todd McFarlane, that laid the groundwork for the most successful independent comic book ever published. Spawn Origins Volume 2 includes classic Spawn stories written by Alan Moore and Frank Miller, as well as the introduction of memorable characters into the Spawn universe. Collects Spawn #7, 8, 11-14.
190 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2009
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Todd McFarlane
1,806books434followersTodd McFarlane is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur who is best known as the creator of the epic occult fantasy series Spawn.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McFarlane became a comic book superstar due to his work on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man franchise. In 1992, he helped form Image Comics, pulling the occult anti-hero character Spawn from his high school portfolio and updating him for the 1990s. Spawn was one of America's most popular heroes in the 1990's and encouraged a trend in creator-owned comic book properties.
In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment, a film and animation studio.
In September, 2006, it was announced that McFarlane will be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, founded by Curt Schilling.
McFarlane used to be co-owner of National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers but sold his shares to Daryl Katz. He's also a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McFarlane became a comic book superstar due to his work on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man franchise. In 1992, he helped form Image Comics, pulling the occult anti-hero character Spawn from his high school portfolio and updating him for the 1990s. Spawn was one of America's most popular heroes in the 1990's and encouraged a trend in creator-owned comic book properties.
In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment, a film and animation studio.
In September, 2006, it was announced that McFarlane will be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, founded by Curt Schilling.
McFarlane used to be co-owner of National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers but sold his shares to Daryl Katz. He's also a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs.
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September 22, 2024
(B+) 77% | Good
Notes: Encounter-geared, two tale tiers, guest writers raise the bar, much hunter/prey, medieval days, and often just bizarre.
*Progress updates: Preamble � Issue #7 � Issues #8-9, 11 � Issues #12-14
Notes: Encounter-geared, two tale tiers, guest writers raise the bar, much hunter/prey, medieval days, and often just bizarre.
*Progress updates: Preamble � Issue #7 � Issues #8-9, 11 � Issues #12-14
November 4, 2023
Nope.
I'm done. This was my last volume of Spawn.
The plotting is scatty and there are walls of text all over the place. I can't do this. I thought I could but I can't see this going anywhere tolerable.
The condensed plot is that Spawn hangs out with the hobos, fights gangs of "nerds and creeps", finds the guy who whacked him & mutilates his face, Angela shows up, and Terry gets threatened.
If that sounds interesting, let me assure you it wasn't.
The art holds up. So, there's that.
But the writing just isn't good enough to merit going back and dipping my feet into this nonsense anymore. This is not to say that it's terrible and anyone who loves Spawn is crazy, it just isn't for me.
July 19, 2019
Vote: ☆☆�1/2/☆☆☆☆ if you are one of the lucky owners of issue #9 by Neil Gaiman (luckly I'm one of them because it was reprinted inside my 90s italian edition of this collection *evil grin*), sadly Dave Sim's issue #10 was never reprinted by author's will.
Lots of the episodes collected here are 100% 90s crap: cyborgs (a prototype of Overt-kill character was created by by Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane, under direction from Stan "The Man" Lee, you can watch the video here: ), big guns, ultra-violence, over-abused symbiotic suits and almost not existing storylines.
Frank Miller's story was just awful (and he's one of my most favourite authors ever), but McFarlane's artworks are real good ones, the two issues by Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman (with first appearances ever of Violator's brothers, Angela and Medieval Spawn) are two little world-building gems, and the final two parts tale about Violator battling the Dark Ages Spawn is a real black humour jewel.
September 2, 2018
Spawn'ın kimlik arayışına girdiği, karmakarışık maceralar...
Aslında bu ciltte üç büyük ustanın yazdığı senaryolar var: Frank Miller, Alan Moore ve Neil Gaiman. Bu yüzden insan başta şöyle bir heyecanlanmadan edemiyor.
Üstat Alan Moore cehennemi tasvir ettiği, etkileyici bir macera sunuyor bize. Belki de bu ciltteki en iyi macera bu. Neil Gaiman ise daha sonra McFarlane ile davalık olmasına sebep olan Angela karakterini ilk kez bu ciltte tanıştırıyor bizlerle. Konsept olarak çok iyi ama işleniş ve final sıkıntılı. Frank Miller'ın öyküsüyse çeteler arası, basit bir sokak savaşından öteye gidemiyor ne yazık ki.
Bunların yanı sıra McFarlane'ın uzun süre yayınlanmasını yasakladığı o ünlü macera da bu ciltte yer alıyor. Konuşan Karıncayiyen Cerebus'la tanıştığı ve diğer süper kahramanlarla karşılaştığı, mesaj içerikli, enteresan bir sayı.
Bununla birlikte cildi okumayı bitirdiğinizde karmakarışık bir dizi maceradan öteye gitmediğini ve Spawn'ın asıl öyküsüne hiçbir katkıları olmadıklarını fark ediyorsunuz.
Çevirisinden de pek memnun kalmadım açıkçası. Yanlış çevrildiği çok bariz olan bazı yerler vardı. Bazen de Türkçeleştirmede bazı aksaklıklara rastladım.
Yine de sırf Alan Moore ve Gaiman'ın senaryoları için bile okunur.
Aslında bu ciltte üç büyük ustanın yazdığı senaryolar var: Frank Miller, Alan Moore ve Neil Gaiman. Bu yüzden insan başta şöyle bir heyecanlanmadan edemiyor.
Üstat Alan Moore cehennemi tasvir ettiği, etkileyici bir macera sunuyor bize. Belki de bu ciltteki en iyi macera bu. Neil Gaiman ise daha sonra McFarlane ile davalık olmasına sebep olan Angela karakterini ilk kez bu ciltte tanıştırıyor bizlerle. Konsept olarak çok iyi ama işleniş ve final sıkıntılı. Frank Miller'ın öyküsüyse çeteler arası, basit bir sokak savaşından öteye gidemiyor ne yazık ki.
Bunların yanı sıra McFarlane'ın uzun süre yayınlanmasını yasakladığı o ünlü macera da bu ciltte yer alıyor. Konuşan Karıncayiyen Cerebus'la tanıştığı ve diğer süper kahramanlarla karşılaştığı, mesaj içerikli, enteresan bir sayı.
Bununla birlikte cildi okumayı bitirdiğinizde karmakarışık bir dizi maceradan öteye gitmediğini ve Spawn'ın asıl öyküsüne hiçbir katkıları olmadıklarını fark ediyorsunuz.
Çevirisinden de pek memnun kalmadım açıkçası. Yanlış çevrildiği çok bariz olan bazı yerler vardı. Bazen de Türkçeleştirmede bazı aksaklıklara rastladım.
Yine de sırf Alan Moore ve Gaiman'ın senaryoları için bile okunur.
October 8, 2017
I wasn't able to read this before volume 3 because for a long time this was out of stock. However, found a copy for 3 bucks. YAY!
So this one is a jumbled mess. I mean spawn has a hard time keeping a straight storyline to begin with but this one is ALL over the place. You have one pretty interesting story with Spawn dealing with his past and talking to his bum buddies. However the rest are just typical 90's, over the top action, blood, and gore. This is the weakest of the series so far and I'ma have to land it at a 2/5.
So this one is a jumbled mess. I mean spawn has a hard time keeping a straight storyline to begin with but this one is ALL over the place. You have one pretty interesting story with Spawn dealing with his past and talking to his bum buddies. However the rest are just typical 90's, over the top action, blood, and gore. This is the weakest of the series so far and I'ma have to land it at a 2/5.
January 29, 2018
So now we get some actual, bonafide writers thrown into the mix and as soon as they show up, you can really see a jump in quality. It's still an interesting premise, and this volume shows that under the right direction it had the potential to go places. Alan Moore's issue is superb. Neil Gaiman's issue is a little abrupt, but off course introduces Angela. Frank Miller's issue is...well about what you'd expect from Frank Miller. No big revelations, no big forward momentum in the overall story, just some self-standing tales that when combined into a collection make for a better read than the first volume.
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November 21, 2018İkinci cilt, ilkinin sonunda yarım kalan hikâyenin ikinci ve son bölümüyle başlıyor. Katliam (gerçi bu sefer ismi “Toplu Katliam� olarak çevrilmiş) adlı kiralık cyborg katilin elinden kıl payıyla kurtulan Spawn, güçlerini harcamak istemediği için (çünkü güçlerini her kullanışında ikinci kez ölmeye ve Cehennem’e dönmeye mahkûm) en iyi bildiği şeyi yapmaya karar verir. Silahlanmaya� Ne de olsa o eski bir asker ve top tüfek kullanmakta üstüne yok. Her ne kadar kendi içinde mantıklı olsa da bunca gücü olan bir anti-kahramanın sıradan bir asker gibi tüfekle tabancayla savaştığını okumak hâlâ sıkıcı. Geçen sefer de dediğim gibi, Spawn’ın en sıkıcı maceralarından biridir Toplu Katliam karşılaşması.
Neyse ki ikinci macerayla işler iyice şenlikli bir hâl alıyor çünkü sahneye büyük usta Alan Moore çıkıyor! Watchmen, Öldüren Şaka ve V for Vendetta gibi başyapıtlarıyla yakından tanıdığımız üstat, yazdığı Spawn hikâyesiyle seriye âdeta yeni bir soluk üflüyor desek abartmış olmayız. “Cennette� adlı bu macerada bir kez daha seri çocuk katili Kincaid’le beraberiz. Tabii kendisi azıcık (!) öldüğünden o artık cehennemde. Ve biz de bundan istifade Spawn evrenindeki cehennemin dokuz katını tek tek dolaşıyoruz. Gerçekten de leziz bir sayı.
- M. İhsan Tatari
İncelemenin tamamı için:
Neyse ki ikinci macerayla işler iyice şenlikli bir hâl alıyor çünkü sahneye büyük usta Alan Moore çıkıyor! Watchmen, Öldüren Şaka ve V for Vendetta gibi başyapıtlarıyla yakından tanıdığımız üstat, yazdığı Spawn hikâyesiyle seriye âdeta yeni bir soluk üflüyor desek abartmış olmayız. “Cennette� adlı bu macerada bir kez daha seri çocuk katili Kincaid’le beraberiz. Tabii kendisi azıcık (!) öldüğünden o artık cehennemde. Ve biz de bundan istifade Spawn evrenindeki cehennemin dokuz katını tek tek dolaşıyoruz. Gerçekten de leziz bir sayı.
- M. İhsan Tatari
İncelemenin tamamı için:
February 5, 2013
04 February 2013
Ahh... now, this is the Spawn I remember falling in love with. Spawn: Origins Collection, Volume 2 brings more action and an awesomely pissed off Spawn, making this volume a gazillion times more kick-ass than the first volume. The addition of stories written by comic gods Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, and Frank Miller certainly upped the ante as well.
This volume was thrilling, contained lots of interesting backstories, and made me wish I, too, had some loyal hobo friends. Most importantly, the person who killed Spawn is revealed and a fun battle ensues. You just know a future payback will be in order, so we no doubt have an awesome fight to look forward to.
I love the artwork. I think Spawn has one of the coolest costumes. I just can't get enough of his cape. This was a fun re-read and I'm very much looking forward to the next volume.
On a side note, this volume contains issues 7-9, and 11-14. Issue 10 is missing, but surprisingly doesn't detract from the flow of the story.
Ahh... now, this is the Spawn I remember falling in love with. Spawn: Origins Collection, Volume 2 brings more action and an awesomely pissed off Spawn, making this volume a gazillion times more kick-ass than the first volume. The addition of stories written by comic gods Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, and Frank Miller certainly upped the ante as well.
This volume was thrilling, contained lots of interesting backstories, and made me wish I, too, had some loyal hobo friends. Most importantly, the person who killed Spawn is revealed and a fun battle ensues. You just know a future payback will be in order, so we no doubt have an awesome fight to look forward to.
I love the artwork. I think Spawn has one of the coolest costumes. I just can't get enough of his cape. This was a fun re-read and I'm very much looking forward to the next volume.
On a side note, this volume contains issues 7-9, and 11-14. Issue 10 is missing, but surprisingly doesn't detract from the flow of the story.
June 12, 2021
V2 is when McFarlane reached out to actual writers, and at least the first two of them did a great job of giving the Spawn mythos some depth.
Alan Moore wrote a great issue on Hell and revealed Spawn as a would-be leader in Hell's army.
Neil Gaiman delved into the past and introduced Angela and Medieval Spawn (soon to be the source of a lawsuit that McFarlane would for all purposes lose).
Dave Sim wrote a diatribe on creators' rights that's no longer here, I assume because Sim didn't give permissions for a reprint, but I lost all interest in Sim when he turned into a delusional misogynist near the end of the original run of Cerebus, so no great loss.
Frank Miller wrote an entirely forgettable gang fight issue.
Then McFarlane returned and most notably wrote a two-issue "Flashback", revealing the author of Al's death and handing down some nasty repercussions that were a notable crossover in the early Image universe.
Though a bit scattered, this volume definitely has some highlights (by Moore, Gaiman, and even McFarlane) and thus is a strong continuation of the interesting first volume.
Alan Moore wrote a great issue on Hell and revealed Spawn as a would-be leader in Hell's army.
Neil Gaiman delved into the past and introduced Angela and Medieval Spawn (soon to be the source of a lawsuit that McFarlane would for all purposes lose).
Dave Sim wrote a diatribe on creators' rights that's no longer here, I assume because Sim didn't give permissions for a reprint, but I lost all interest in Sim when he turned into a delusional misogynist near the end of the original run of Cerebus, so no great loss.
Frank Miller wrote an entirely forgettable gang fight issue.
Then McFarlane returned and most notably wrote a two-issue "Flashback", revealing the author of Al's death and handing down some nasty repercussions that were a notable crossover in the early Image universe.
Though a bit scattered, this volume definitely has some highlights (by Moore, Gaiman, and even McFarlane) and thus is a strong continuation of the interesting first volume.
January 25, 2013
I LOVE the several of these issues were written by Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore and Frank Miller- makes it all the more kick ass! Volume 2 of Spawn includes issues 7-9 and 11-14. Issue 10 is not included so just make a note because there will be a small gap in the story. I cannot fathom why issue 10 isn't included, but it's ok.
We meet Billy Kincaid again, which is so disturbing. I never wanted to see so much of this guys nakedness- bluh! However, we did get some history of Spawn's human death, and the betrayal with it. I can feel a awesome battle brewing with this one!
I still love this series- I think it has some good depth and the images are stunning. I look forward to what is coming next and can't wait to read the series over again!
We meet Billy Kincaid again, which is so disturbing. I never wanted to see so much of this guys nakedness- bluh! However, we did get some history of Spawn's human death, and the betrayal with it. I can feel a awesome battle brewing with this one!
I still love this series- I think it has some good depth and the images are stunning. I look forward to what is coming next and can't wait to read the series over again!
March 25, 2018
This one is a bit of a mixed bag� the Frank Miller issue was just stupid. Angela issue was cool, as was the return of the Violator. The Issue by Alan Moore was okay, I liked the peek into hell. McFarlane’s art is incredible for Spawn and all the other fantasy horror stuff, but everyday people are a little silly looking at times, especially the women with huge in-your-face boobs and perky nipples.
April 26, 2022
Klasik Spawn serisinin ikinci cildi. 7'den 13. sayıya kadar olan 6 sayıyı içeriyor. Todd Mcfarlane elbette yine yazamıyor ama ilk ciltten farklı olarak bazı sayılar hikaye anlatabilen yazarlar tarafından yazıldığı için ortalama kalite, Todd Mcfarlane'e rağmen ciddi biçimde yükselmiş.
yedinci sayı, ilk 6 sayının yavanlığıyla benzer biçimde devam ediyor. Spawn, ordunun normalden dört kat büyük imal ettirdiği için kullanamadığı, asla kullanamayacağı ve bu yüzden depolara kaldırdığı silahları çalmaya karar veriyor. Hiç fizik bilmeyen biri tarafından tasarlandığı/çizildiği için, herhangi bir mühimmatı, kısıtlı bir alanda yaratılan yanma/patlama tepkimesiyle oluşturulan kinetik enerji yardımıyla bir namludan fırlatması mümkün olmayan silahlarla çeşitli maceralara çıkıyor bolca sızlanıyor.
Sekizinci sayı ile Alan Moore tarafından yazılmış. Alan Moore daha önce Todd Mcfarlane'in yazdığı, dandik Billy Kincaid hikayesini alıyor ve yavanlıktan uzak bir öte dünya versiyonuyla devam ettiriyor. Ardından dokuzuncu sayı ile Kalemi Neil Gaiman alıyor ve hellspawn işini derinleştiriyor, av ve avcı rolleriyle de oynayarak hikayeyi büyütüp, evreni genişletiyor.
Sıra, Cerebus'dan tanıdığımız Dave Sim'e geldiğindeyse hikaye beklenmedik bir mola veriyor ve kahramanlık temaları, Cerebus'un konuları boy gösteriyor. Arada aman telif çıkmasın şimdi cinlikleriyle de ekstra eğlendiğimi belitmem gerekiyor tam bu noktada.
Sonraki sayı Frank Miller'dan ve usta yazar, Spawn'dan beklenmeyecek ölcüde akıllıca yazılmış küçük bir macera ile Todd Mcfarlane'e sonradan üzerinde çalışabileceği bolca kanca bırakıyor.
12 ve 13. sayılarda ise ne yazık ki Tod Mcfarlane'in kendi elinden çıkma. Kitabın bundan sonrasında, bırakılmış olan güzel fikirlerin de genişletilmesiyle, Mcfarlane'in daha önceki bok festivalinden gözle görülür şekilde daha başarılı. Ancak kötü yazarlık sayfalar arasından er geç burnunu uzatıyor, yazar yine ahmakça diyaloglar yazmaktan geri durmuyor, yine karakterler belki sadece düşünmeleri gereken şeyleri diyalog içinde sarf ediyorlar, olayları açıklamak adına yazar adına utandığımız saçmalıklar ortaya çıkıyor.
ikinci cilt, sonuç itibariyle, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Dave Sim ve Frank Miller'ın ortak çabasıyla, rezalet olmaktan kurtuluyor ve ortalamayı tutturmayı başarıyor. Ancak Özellikle usta yazarlarla yan yana durduğunda Mcfarlane'in dandikliği iyice gözümüze batar oluyor. Açıkçası emin değilim bu serinin tamamının yapılması esnasında "nasılsa bunu sadece çocuklar ve geri zekalılar okuyacak, onlar da bir bok anlamaz nasıl olsa." mı dedi yoksa gerçekten kapasitesi bu kadardı da ben şu an zaten ölmüş bir eşeği mi dövüyorum ama ilk sayıdan güzel de olsa ortaya konan iş, sonrasında çok da matah bir yere gidecek bir potansiyel görünmüyor. Sırf kitapları satın almış bulunduğum için, sinirim geçtikten sonra üçüncü cilt ile devam edeceğim.
ilk cilt için: /review/show...
yedinci sayı, ilk 6 sayının yavanlığıyla benzer biçimde devam ediyor. Spawn, ordunun normalden dört kat büyük imal ettirdiği için kullanamadığı, asla kullanamayacağı ve bu yüzden depolara kaldırdığı silahları çalmaya karar veriyor. Hiç fizik bilmeyen biri tarafından tasarlandığı/çizildiği için, herhangi bir mühimmatı, kısıtlı bir alanda yaratılan yanma/patlama tepkimesiyle oluşturulan kinetik enerji yardımıyla bir namludan fırlatması mümkün olmayan silahlarla çeşitli maceralara çıkıyor bolca sızlanıyor.
Sekizinci sayı ile Alan Moore tarafından yazılmış. Alan Moore daha önce Todd Mcfarlane'in yazdığı, dandik Billy Kincaid hikayesini alıyor ve yavanlıktan uzak bir öte dünya versiyonuyla devam ettiriyor. Ardından dokuzuncu sayı ile Kalemi Neil Gaiman alıyor ve hellspawn işini derinleştiriyor, av ve avcı rolleriyle de oynayarak hikayeyi büyütüp, evreni genişletiyor.
Sıra, Cerebus'dan tanıdığımız Dave Sim'e geldiğindeyse hikaye beklenmedik bir mola veriyor ve kahramanlık temaları, Cerebus'un konuları boy gösteriyor. Arada aman telif çıkmasın şimdi cinlikleriyle de ekstra eğlendiğimi belitmem gerekiyor tam bu noktada.
Sonraki sayı Frank Miller'dan ve usta yazar, Spawn'dan beklenmeyecek ölcüde akıllıca yazılmış küçük bir macera ile Todd Mcfarlane'e sonradan üzerinde çalışabileceği bolca kanca bırakıyor.
12 ve 13. sayılarda ise ne yazık ki Tod Mcfarlane'in kendi elinden çıkma. Kitabın bundan sonrasında, bırakılmış olan güzel fikirlerin de genişletilmesiyle, Mcfarlane'in daha önceki bok festivalinden gözle görülür şekilde daha başarılı. Ancak kötü yazarlık sayfalar arasından er geç burnunu uzatıyor, yazar yine ahmakça diyaloglar yazmaktan geri durmuyor, yine karakterler belki sadece düşünmeleri gereken şeyleri diyalog içinde sarf ediyorlar, olayları açıklamak adına yazar adına utandığımız saçmalıklar ortaya çıkıyor.
ikinci cilt, sonuç itibariyle, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Dave Sim ve Frank Miller'ın ortak çabasıyla, rezalet olmaktan kurtuluyor ve ortalamayı tutturmayı başarıyor. Ancak Özellikle usta yazarlarla yan yana durduğunda Mcfarlane'in dandikliği iyice gözümüze batar oluyor. Açıkçası emin değilim bu serinin tamamının yapılması esnasında "nasılsa bunu sadece çocuklar ve geri zekalılar okuyacak, onlar da bir bok anlamaz nasıl olsa." mı dedi yoksa gerçekten kapasitesi bu kadardı da ben şu an zaten ölmüş bir eşeği mi dövüyorum ama ilk sayıdan güzel de olsa ortaya konan iş, sonrasında çok da matah bir yere gidecek bir potansiyel görünmüyor. Sırf kitapları satın almış bulunduğum için, sinirim geçtikten sonra üçüncü cilt ile devam edeceğim.
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August 5, 2020
This volume had stuff I liked more than the last one but only a little bit. Overall this series feels like it has such a disjointed plot development and it's so awkward that guest writers did more for the lore than the creator. The Alan Moore issue made it clear how hell works in this universe and how hellspawns come to be. And the Neil Gaiman issue developed that spawns have been around for a while and that heaven has angels that fight them. But then it just kinda ends with Spawn dying or something and their has to be awkward dialogue in a later issue explaining what happened to him. Frank Miller's issue was about Spawn protecting bums which is a nice idea but it felt very weird and random. Then nothing happens for a couple issues, we learn who killed Spawn to begin with, which honestly I didn't care about at all. This wasn't something that needed two issues to explain it wasn't some crazy big reveal, we already knew most of the information given to us. I feel like there's been virtually no development with his exwife or how to control his powers or what he plans to do at all and that's all more interesting to me than some random assassin guy. There's also a lot of pages that just repeat stuff we already know because I guess he wanted to make it accessible to new readers. But it just takes me out of it and makes me more tired than I already am. There's some pretty epic, hardcore, kick ass artwork though.
September 18, 2022
A big step down from volume 1 for me. I'm here for Spawn annihilating bad guys and getting vengeance. This backstory and moral chin-scratching is total wasted time for me. Although I noticed Alan Moore wrote on this so I can see where some of the "head up your ass metaphysical slop" came from (can't believe I've turned on him so hard).
Nonetheless, I like when Spawn is shooting bad guys and saving hobos. Violator is becoming a bit too jokey for me now, as well. I'll see where this goes but not a good turn.
Nonetheless, I like when Spawn is shooting bad guys and saving hobos. Violator is becoming a bit too jokey for me now, as well. I'll see where this goes but not a good turn.
October 19, 2019
Another great collection.
This one is stacked. In addition to the amazing Todd McFarlane, we also have issues written by Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Frank Miller. What?! This is like a supergroup featuring the best and most celebrated writers of the 90s.
The results are as expected. Angela’s superawesome Image debut, Overt-Kill, Chapel, Vindicator and more Violator action. We also get to see Medieval Spawn. The whole thing rules.
Art? Still stellar. I love Todd’s work. So many great splash poses of Spawn with his cape flowing, often armed to the teeth. The gore rules. The action is epic.
This is even better than the first trade volume.
***Oddly, Spawn #10 was skipped when compiling these issues. I ended up reading it on the Image app (just to maintain continuity.) It ended up being a fascinating meta issue where Todd McFarlane sends Spawn to this level of hell where all the DC and Marvel heroes are in prison because their “creators sold them.� It’s basically him talking shit to the big two.
This one is stacked. In addition to the amazing Todd McFarlane, we also have issues written by Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Frank Miller. What?! This is like a supergroup featuring the best and most celebrated writers of the 90s.
The results are as expected. Angela’s superawesome Image debut, Overt-Kill, Chapel, Vindicator and more Violator action. We also get to see Medieval Spawn. The whole thing rules.
Art? Still stellar. I love Todd’s work. So many great splash poses of Spawn with his cape flowing, often armed to the teeth. The gore rules. The action is epic.
This is even better than the first trade volume.
***Oddly, Spawn #10 was skipped when compiling these issues. I ended up reading it on the Image app (just to maintain continuity.) It ended up being a fascinating meta issue where Todd McFarlane sends Spawn to this level of hell where all the DC and Marvel heroes are in prison because their “creators sold them.� It’s basically him talking shit to the big two.
February 26, 2019
I’m loving this series! It’s my first read-through, and I’ve really liked the illustrations and the storyline. Sometimes there’s a bit that I don’t understand, and that’s why I’ve given it 4 stars instead of 5.
December 19, 2015
Definitely more scattered than the first few issues, introducing characters with mixed significance, but still has really awesome moments and Spawn always looks amazing
April 24, 2020
I was in the process of putting together a podcast about people reading through Spawn. What they enjoyed. What didn't work for them. Ultimately, I was trying to find some sort of positive about this comic that I pre-emptively disliked based on conversations with people who enjoyed it, and the type of customer it has attracted to comics.
I wanted to be wrong.
This volume has issues written by , , , and , in addition to continuing McFarlane's own work. That's a Who's Who of 1990s writers. Sure, I wouldn't go anywhere near any of their work now, except for Gaiman's, but most of them were still close to their peak when they worked on Spawn. And yet, apart from Sim's work, there isn't a good issue in the bunch. Gaiman's is comparatively good, but it doesn't stack up well against his own output. Miller puts out a bottom of the barrel Streets Of Gotham-style story that fits with McFarlane's mystique and storyline, but it's not Good. And Moore's story is dull even by the standards of recent Moore comics.
I'm annoyed that Sim's is the only good one. While Moore and Miller have been problematic in the past, each has also addressed it, and Miller has even apologized, and agrees how hateful his 2000s/2010s output was. Sim has embraced his role as homophobic mysoginist shitbag who can no longer write nor draw (the fact that he's injured and can't draw is a crime, he was always a top notch penciler, even if he is a low bar human, and an excruciatingly arrogant and shitty writer). But his Spawn story wasn't just Potentially Interesting as Gaiman and Miller's were, it's a Good Issue. The best Spawn issue I've read. Which is, admittedly, a low bar.
When McFarlane took over he basically threw out all the ideas better writers germinated for him, except for Miller's. And since he'd already been stealing from Miller in his first few issues, it read as the same old crap that he was already writing.
Like volume one, there are some good ideas in this book, but none of them are ever expounded on in interesting ways. McFarlane just isn't a good writer. If you like his work, great. I also like a few terrible writers. McFarlane has NO idea what's happening in this series, and if you're two years into your run on a superhero you created and you don't know what his powers are, what his backstory is, what the supporting casts' motivation is, what the villain's endgame is, or what statement you're trying to make, maybe it's time to make Hockey Figures full-time.
I skipped way ahead after reading this to see if there was an improvement in the storytelling, and there just isn't. Spawn is awful. Not because it's poorly written (though it is) or poorly drawn (which it is not) but because pretty much every story element is thrown at a wall, constantly rearranged, but never allowed to lead the reader to a satisfying point. Being a fan of Spawn takes patience, a love of McFarlane's art (which is very pretty for 90s superhero art), and a willingness to invest yourself in a story that the storyteller doesn't seem to know anything about. And yet, boy oh boy are there walls of text explaining every thought in every character's head that McFarlane can conjure up.
I don't recommend this. I know some people love this. Right now, the store that I work at is selling more Spawn titles than virtually anything else. So if you want to invest your time checking this series out, and you end up liking it. Congratulations. But I can not think of a Type Of Person who would willingly read this. I lost three potential podcast cohosts who just couldn't stand the writing, and eventually, I bowed out, too. It is fascinating to me that there are over three hundred issues of this, and yet, no real story, aside from the spin-offs. () is leagues above any other Spawn issue I've ever read.
I wanted to be wrong.
This volume has issues written by , , , and , in addition to continuing McFarlane's own work. That's a Who's Who of 1990s writers. Sure, I wouldn't go anywhere near any of their work now, except for Gaiman's, but most of them were still close to their peak when they worked on Spawn. And yet, apart from Sim's work, there isn't a good issue in the bunch. Gaiman's is comparatively good, but it doesn't stack up well against his own output. Miller puts out a bottom of the barrel Streets Of Gotham-style story that fits with McFarlane's mystique and storyline, but it's not Good. And Moore's story is dull even by the standards of recent Moore comics.
I'm annoyed that Sim's is the only good one. While Moore and Miller have been problematic in the past, each has also addressed it, and Miller has even apologized, and agrees how hateful his 2000s/2010s output was. Sim has embraced his role as homophobic mysoginist shitbag who can no longer write nor draw (the fact that he's injured and can't draw is a crime, he was always a top notch penciler, even if he is a low bar human, and an excruciatingly arrogant and shitty writer). But his Spawn story wasn't just Potentially Interesting as Gaiman and Miller's were, it's a Good Issue. The best Spawn issue I've read. Which is, admittedly, a low bar.
When McFarlane took over he basically threw out all the ideas better writers germinated for him, except for Miller's. And since he'd already been stealing from Miller in his first few issues, it read as the same old crap that he was already writing.
Like volume one, there are some good ideas in this book, but none of them are ever expounded on in interesting ways. McFarlane just isn't a good writer. If you like his work, great. I also like a few terrible writers. McFarlane has NO idea what's happening in this series, and if you're two years into your run on a superhero you created and you don't know what his powers are, what his backstory is, what the supporting casts' motivation is, what the villain's endgame is, or what statement you're trying to make, maybe it's time to make Hockey Figures full-time.
I skipped way ahead after reading this to see if there was an improvement in the storytelling, and there just isn't. Spawn is awful. Not because it's poorly written (though it is) or poorly drawn (which it is not) but because pretty much every story element is thrown at a wall, constantly rearranged, but never allowed to lead the reader to a satisfying point. Being a fan of Spawn takes patience, a love of McFarlane's art (which is very pretty for 90s superhero art), and a willingness to invest yourself in a story that the storyteller doesn't seem to know anything about. And yet, boy oh boy are there walls of text explaining every thought in every character's head that McFarlane can conjure up.
I don't recommend this. I know some people love this. Right now, the store that I work at is selling more Spawn titles than virtually anything else. So if you want to invest your time checking this series out, and you end up liking it. Congratulations. But I can not think of a Type Of Person who would willingly read this. I lost three potential podcast cohosts who just couldn't stand the writing, and eventually, I bowed out, too. It is fascinating to me that there are over three hundred issues of this, and yet, no real story, aside from the spin-offs. () is leagues above any other Spawn issue I've ever read.
July 2, 2024
I read this and Vol. 2 back to back so the reviews are combined.
Spawn was extremely popular when I was young. What I remember most of it was the kids who fancied themselves as artists poorly replicating panels when they should have been paying attention in math class and the borderline incoherent movie with amazing makeup in John Leguizamo and hilariously bad 90s CGI. My family did not have HBO so I missed the animated series. And worst of all, I could never get my hands on the comics. The shop nearest my house never had them in stock—either because they had sold out or the older guys who ran it were more interested in the collectible and rare coins side of the business. So, for a long time my only glimpses were pieces written about it in Wizard Magazine or issues I borrowed or stole from other people. The story was never complete for me. I just knew the art was dynamic and cool and the mythology seemed so bold and confusing.
Reading it now I order for the first time I am a bit disappointed to say that the story across the first fourteen issues is simplistic and one-note but the art totally kicks ass. Even the guest writers, some of whom are masters (Moore, Gaiman, Miller) and others who are odd/questionable (Sims) don’t do much to improve the quality of the writing. Spawn/Simmons never really seems to learn anything and his powers are so inconsistent that it makes for a story often with little
to no stakes. Despite this, I continued reading happily, probably because the art was so gripping.
I have the first 50 issues bound, so I may finish that. But sadly I don’t think I am a Spawn completist and this property probably will not crack into my all time favs. Very 90s, some cool ideas and great images. But ultimately style over substance.
Spawn was extremely popular when I was young. What I remember most of it was the kids who fancied themselves as artists poorly replicating panels when they should have been paying attention in math class and the borderline incoherent movie with amazing makeup in John Leguizamo and hilariously bad 90s CGI. My family did not have HBO so I missed the animated series. And worst of all, I could never get my hands on the comics. The shop nearest my house never had them in stock—either because they had sold out or the older guys who ran it were more interested in the collectible and rare coins side of the business. So, for a long time my only glimpses were pieces written about it in Wizard Magazine or issues I borrowed or stole from other people. The story was never complete for me. I just knew the art was dynamic and cool and the mythology seemed so bold and confusing.
Reading it now I order for the first time I am a bit disappointed to say that the story across the first fourteen issues is simplistic and one-note but the art totally kicks ass. Even the guest writers, some of whom are masters (Moore, Gaiman, Miller) and others who are odd/questionable (Sims) don’t do much to improve the quality of the writing. Spawn/Simmons never really seems to learn anything and his powers are so inconsistent that it makes for a story often with little
to no stakes. Despite this, I continued reading happily, probably because the art was so gripping.
I have the first 50 issues bound, so I may finish that. But sadly I don’t think I am a Spawn completist and this property probably will not crack into my all time favs. Very 90s, some cool ideas and great images. But ultimately style over substance.
January 11, 2022
The second trade of Spawn and its awesome
This is probably the collection of the best Spawn Comics that i got to know this fantastic character. You have Spawn #8 written by Alan Moore with the best villain on Spawn Universe, Billy Kincaid traveling trough Hell after being stabbed with ice cream and you get to know the levels of Hell and the future of this villain. You have Spawn #9 the debut of Angela(witch is not in the Spawn universe due to copyright and now is on the Marvel Universe and she's the sister of Thor, comics are weird) and Medieval Spawn, perfect for the all Speed Metal covers, but unfortunately the copy i have does not have the issue #10, with the dialogue between spawn and a "shadowy" superman, so i hado to go to the "net" to read that issue, it's a shame, i know that the compendium(collection from issue #1 to #50) have that issue, but nevertheless there is a lot of the epic metal and chains drama to enjoy on this second collection.
This is probably the collection of the best Spawn Comics that i got to know this fantastic character. You have Spawn #8 written by Alan Moore with the best villain on Spawn Universe, Billy Kincaid traveling trough Hell after being stabbed with ice cream and you get to know the levels of Hell and the future of this villain. You have Spawn #9 the debut of Angela(witch is not in the Spawn universe due to copyright and now is on the Marvel Universe and she's the sister of Thor, comics are weird) and Medieval Spawn, perfect for the all Speed Metal covers, but unfortunately the copy i have does not have the issue #10, with the dialogue between spawn and a "shadowy" superman, so i hado to go to the "net" to read that issue, it's a shame, i know that the compendium(collection from issue #1 to #50) have that issue, but nevertheless there is a lot of the epic metal and chains drama to enjoy on this second collection.
October 13, 2021
Примерно здесь не самый стабильный поезд снесёт с рельс и историю Спауна понесёт в пучины безумия во всех смыслах. Это всё ещё красиво, это всё еще интересно, но чем дальше чем страннее, и это не всегда означает "хорошо".
February 20, 2019
Pořád zábavný ale ještě ukecanější než první volume a chvílema je to dost otravný.
May 5, 2020
Well for the most part it answered my complaints about the end of the last TPB.
The story cohesion is still kinda a mess but the art is great
The story cohesion is still kinda a mess but the art is great
January 17, 2025
Muito bom na real grandes escritores entrarem para escrever capítulos mas querendo ou não deu uma quebra na narrativa achei que iria gostar maiss, mas ainda sim está bomm veremos as próximas
July 26, 2014
Two very good issues, one from Alan Moore, where we track a character named Billy Kincade (who I remembered as the child killer from the first season of the HBO show), and another from Frank Miller, which is just a balls-out action set-piece as one issue. Actually, the Moore one I think is probably better just because of its placement in this volume. Taken aside from it, it's just alright, at least compared to similar work from the Swamp Thing series, where characters also get put into nightmarish underworld scenarios. And Miller's issue... that's just fun. McFarlane as an artist is just all over the place - some of it is cool to look at, and other times I just feel like the art bleeds over into other shit too much. I almost wonder if I went back to the HBO series, which I LOVED as a youth, I would look at it differently. I mention Moore and Miller specifically since, well, McFarlane has an eye for drawing and detail, though far from anywhere near my favorites... but as a writer, he's abyssmal. I couldn't finish the rest of the book, and honestly you'd just be better off picking up Moore and Miller's issues separately. It was a nice experiment for me to read this, and now... I can go on with the rest of my life.
April 8, 2017
While the first volume had little going on, with McFarlane's wordy dialogue yet little movement on plot. This volume contains issue #7 a fight with Overt-Kill. #8 a story by Alan Moore. #9 is not included but should be sought after, it's a story of Angela by Neil Gaiman. #10 is also not included but its a story by Dave Sim with his Cerebus character plus tiny bonus of Marvel and DC characters's .. Arms sticking out of prison bars. Not a big deal but I remember when I was little someone pointing it out to me and how cool it was .. At the time. The story was a commentary on creators characters copyrights.
#11 is by Frank Miller with craziness.
#12-13 we have McFarlane again with Youngblood's Chapel playing a key role in Spawns origin.
#14 is a story of And by Violator of his fight with Medieval Spawn, only part 1 of 2 is included.
Overall I recommend it.
#11 is by Frank Miller with craziness.
#12-13 we have McFarlane again with Youngblood's Chapel playing a key role in Spawns origin.
#14 is a story of And by Violator of his fight with Medieval Spawn, only part 1 of 2 is included.
Overall I recommend it.
August 4, 2013
The best story here is the one by Alan Moore, which follows a child killer and his journey into hell and all it's nightmarish scenarios.
There's another by Frank Miller, which is pure unadulterated violence, but rather yawn boring other than one or 2 cool scenes.
On the whole this was disappointing, McFarlane's art is superb one minute and just not at all captivating the next. His writing leaves a lot to be desired too. How this was the most successful independent comic ever makes me wonder...
Though I did also enjoy the final story which pitted a Medieval Hellspawn against Violator, told from Violator's twisted POV.
There's another by Frank Miller, which is pure unadulterated violence, but rather yawn boring other than one or 2 cool scenes.
On the whole this was disappointing, McFarlane's art is superb one minute and just not at all captivating the next. His writing leaves a lot to be desired too. How this was the most successful independent comic ever makes me wonder...
Though I did also enjoy the final story which pitted a Medieval Hellspawn against Violator, told from Violator's twisted POV.
August 7, 2017
Despite being familiar with the broad strokes of what happens in this series (through a combination of seeeing the underrated animated series & the deservedly derided live action film) this story (well at his separate stories) was quite entertaining to delve into. Still amazes me how similar the original Spawn comic book universe is to Marvel/DC etc. The art style can be a little hectic at times making things difficult to follow but it's good looking material nonetheless. I'm not the biggest reader of comics but I definitely think I'll continue my exploration of this series in the future.
December 7, 2016
this volume really sets up space for spawn through the ages and dimensions which really allows flexibility in the spawn universe. the last issue in this volume is one I read as a child. I am relieved to find this long lost memory from grade school, when I read it I devoured the images, choking down rhetoric beyond my youths comprehension. I totally "get" it now and can easily piece it into MacFarlanes collection.
March 24, 2024
Very disappointed with Vol 2 after how outstanding Vol 1 was. I'll definitely push through and could see myself reading all 350 issues of Spawn because he is just a tuff ass character, but Vol 2 went off the deep end. Way too random and complex - too much backstory that doesn't affect the current plot at all.
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