Spawn/Batman

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Todd, you worked on the very first Batman/Spawn crossover book with Frank Miller writing. The next one was done by a different creative team. For this new one, what did you want to do to set apart your story from what has come before and establish your own take on the Batman and Spawn dynamic? The version of Joker we see in Batman Spawn is how he appears in Greg and Scott Snyder's "Death of the Family" Batman arc. Why did you decide to include this version of the villain over others? If you asked me to lay out my perfect scenario for this, that's it. My list [for this] is Greg and then nobody. There are plenty of great artists, that's not a slight on anybody, but it wouldn't have had the impact that I think it'll have. It's why this book will matter because [of] Greg's mark on two characters drawn together, and he made his mark on one of those characters with me, and I'm involved with this, and I've done some stuff with Batman. It keeps going into this infinity loop of us doing it. Couch, Aaron (2022-10-05). " 'Spawn' Movie Finds New Writers with 'Joker,' 'Captain America 4' Scribes (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2022-10-05. Todd McFarlane here....Unedited and Uncensored! AMA!: IAmA". Reddit.com. 2015-02-11 . Retrieved 2016-04-28.

a b c "[EXCLUSIVE!] McFARLANE REUNITES WITH 'SPAWN' ". Archived from the original on 2008-06-07 . Retrieved 2017-01-12. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Spawn: New Flesh Collection (December 2007)– contains issues 166–169, plus a short story from Image Holiday Special 2005

Todd McFarlane – Complete Biography". Spawn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21 . Retrieved 2008-03-07. As Once-Dead Heroes Go, He's Tough to Beat – latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 2012-02-11 . Retrieved 2016-04-28. CBC Arts (2004-12-20). "Todd McFarlane Productions files for bankruptcy". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 2007-07-13. Last question, what else would you like to see come out of this? Can we expect some Greg Capullo-designed Spawn and Batman action figures? In his early battles, Spawn faces street thugs and gangs, becoming a dark, sadistic antihero, and brutally murders the pedophile and child murderer Billy Kincaid. Spawn gains the attention of police detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams, and becomes "King of Rat City", a gathering of alleys populated by the city's homeless. There he meets Cogliostro, who knows much about Spawn and becomes his mentor.

The chance to work on a surefire hit featuring the two defining characters of his career was appealing for sure, but Capullo says working with his old pal McFarlane was the real draw for him. And if this weren’t enough the pictures often don’t match what is stated. Like: We are told that Batman is bleeding at the shoulder, but it looks at most bruised, not bleeding. Immortality (to an extent, powers drain when used and full drainage of powers results in a second death) Zera reappears as a head in a jar. Spawn is summoned by a voodoo priestess named Mambo Suzanne. Zera attempts to take over Nyx's body and fights Spawn. However, she is killed when Suzanne throws Zera's head into the street. Nyx is freed and she and Spawn become friends again. Básicamente, se resume a una sucesión de puñetazos, patadas y violencia gratuita con un argumento muy básico, una villana sin aspiraciones ni desarrollado más allá de ser muy mala y ver a nuestros protagonistas crujiendo los dientes y diciendo frases de malotes. ¿Pero es que acaso no era eso de lo que trataban la gran mayoría de cómics de los superhéroes en pleno noventerismo? Es cierto que hay grandes obras maestras que iban más allá de eso, y por ese motivo las recordamos. Pero hubo muchísima morralla que era prácticamente esto. Solo se buscaba el impacto, el molonismo y parecer duro. Como curiosidad, al final del tebeo y a modo de despedida, Batman le clava un batarang en el rostro a Spawn. Esa herida la llevó durante decenas de números y en la serie regular nunca se explicó de donde surgió, solo se vio cómo el antihéroe se la cose.Batman/Spawn: The Classic Collection – collects Batman-Spawn: War Devil and Spawn/Batman ISBN 1779521502 Any opportunity to work with Todd is always a pleasure,” he says. “I say it every time, to the point where the audiences must have it memorized. My best time working in comics has always been with Todd.” I was fortunate enough to be able to draw both Spawn and Batman each for over a decade,” said Artist Greg Capullo. “Now I get to use those decades of experience to bring fans the event they’ve waited nearly 20 years to see happen. Spawn and Batman together again. It’s gonna be fire.”

Todd McFarlane's hobby of drawing began at an early age, and he created the character Spawn when he was 16, spending "countless hours" perfecting the appearance of each component of the character's visual design. [2]a b "EXCLUSIVE: Gunslinger Spawn Sales Mark the Biggest Superhero Launch in 25 Years". Comic Book Resources. 2021-09-22 . Retrieved 2023-05-22. As for what McFarlane considers must-haves in a Batman and Spawn crossover, his answer is simply: “Batman and Spawn.” I didn’t enjoy this but I am still planning to buy a copy, if only for the art and because I want to see more projects like this. I can’t say I’m surprised at the outcome. McFarlane has never been a good writer. His strength lies in not only art but ideas. Spawn is conceptually brilliant. His development of the world in the early days was great as well. McFarlane just doesn’t have the writing chops to execute it. To a certain extent, I feel the same way about this story. Lurking somewhere below the surface there is a good idea here. While the story is forgettable at best, the art work is pretty good and I am a huge Batman and spawn fan, so naturally I wanted to see how it played out.

GC: Well, they obviously both suit my style! I was never intending to be a dark hero artist. I guess I’ve been typecast! They’re similar characters, but I do approach them differently. Spawn has crazy detail, and the way I approach Batman is to make him more graphic, more monolithic. Not to add too much detail. Putting them in the same story, it’s a bit of a balancing act. I wanted to give fans of both characters what they expect. It’s a gap to bridge. The Batman I draw in this is very familiar, with maybe a teeny bit more detail. But it’s purely instinct. Batman/Spawn will feature a main cover by Greg Capullo as well as variants by Todd McFarlane, Gabriele Dell’otto, Sean Murphy, Franceso Mattina, J. Scott Campbell and Jim Lee. Ratio variants will also be available by Jason Fabok (1:25), Brett Booth (1:50) and Jim Lee (1:100). Fans can also get their hands on a 1:250 signed inked variant of the main cover by McFarlane, as well as 1:666 signed variants of the main covers by McFarlane or Capullo. Finally, a 1:1000 signed main cover by both McFarlane and Capullo will be available. Nyx and Spawn kill the last sin eater and Spawn discovers Richard cannot remember their parents due to a spell placed by Mammon. Wanting to know more about them, Spawn finds their home under a spell placed by Mammon. His mother planned with Mammon to create the strongest Hellspawn. Al is then given a journal by his father that reveals his ancestor came across a Hellspawn in the past known as the Gunslinger Spawn. Burlingame, Russ (June 28, 2023). "Spawn Movie in Very, Very Active Development, Predicted 2025 Release According to Blumhouse Head Jason Blum (Exclusive)". Comicbook. Batman comes to New York City in his search for an arsenal of high-tech weapons and robots that use decapitated human heads as their brains. Antagonistic, confrontational and suspicious of each other, Spawn and Batman engage in violent battles before realizing they are both after the same villain. Grudgingly, they decide to work together. The person they seek has been kidnapping and decapitating the homeless for use in the robots, but that is only part of the plan: there is also a nuclear arsenal ready to be deployed.Ugh. just trying to interpret some of the writing in this issue gives me a headache. The only reason I felt like I could follow this at all is because of my familiarity with recent Spawn storylines, and indeed with McFarlane’s writing “style.” Terror, Jude (2018-02-21). "Misery, a New Series from Todd McFarlane Channeling the #MeToo Movement". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors . Retrieved 2021-06-23. At the time of the release of the live action film, Spawn appeared in several commercials for Taco Bell. Kit, Borys (July 21, 2017). "New 'Spawn' Movie in the Works From Todd McFarlane, Blumhouse". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018 . Retrieved May 16, 2020. Barfield, Charles (November 1, 2019). "Todd McFarlane Says 'Joker' Has Created More Interest From Hollywood In His R-Rated 'Spawn' Reboot". The Playlist . Retrieved January 14, 2020.