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.
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 a new story for Spawn that will change every other story to be told in the run-up to #400 and beyond. Spawn has, since day one, told the story of the fight between heaven and hell, with Earth as the middle man and staging ground for those battles. But it has consistently happened in the shadows, with the public kept unaware of what's going on, with everything reduced to rumours, conspiracies and cover-ups. But in recent issues, that has all changed. Spawn #363 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth It began in Spawn #363 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth, as Nyx, magician, former lover of Al Simmons and the new Queen Of Hell, placed there by Spawn, ina regretful moment, kicked things off without concern for the consequences, in an attempt to gain more power, and conquer both Heaven and Hell without regard for the rules of engagement. And releasing the kaiju of a hellbeast on the Earth, and beginning the Hell Hath Arisen storyline in the main Spawn title. Spawn #363 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth With other supernatural leaders, The Wrath Of God, and Gaia – Mother Of Nature, taking note and realising that the game had changed. Basically, this is Putin invading Ukraine. And everyone making decisions as Hell Hath Aruison kicked off its first chapter in Spawn #364, again by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth. Spawn #364 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And the many and various Spawn characters had to react, just as the beast was out in the open and coming to Oregon, so they had to expose themselves to the daylight to defeat it. And people started to notice. Spawn #364 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And the Spawn comic book realises what a big moment this is for the series, as it approaches its 400th issue, and its thirty-fifth year… Spawn #364 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth It's the Civil War moment when Spider-Man unmasks, its the spaceship landing in The Man Who Came To Earth, or the opening of the firts meteor on War Of The Worlds… Spawn #364 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And even as this battle begins, the comic book looks to the future, putting this scene in context of history. As a major change for the comic book being acknowledged on a narrative level. Spawn #364 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth Not just the fact that there are superheroes, monsters, angels, demons and gods, proof over faith, but that the faith might not match up with what's written in the holy texts, something that was a point that Alan Moore raised in his single issue, when the Soul Trapper came for the gospel choir singer back in Spawn #8… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode in wp-includes/media.php */ Spawn #8 by Alan Moore and Todd McFarlane Spawn #8 by Alan Moore and Todd McFarlane Of course, that wasn't in public. And that little girl who knew everything was The Violator in disguise… #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode in wp-includes/media.php */ Spawn #8 by Alan Moore and Todd McFarlane Spawn #8 by Alan Moore and Todd McFarlane More on that in a minute. Even as the future boils in pain and confusion, the present is all about the necessary fight, to save humanity, even as the very battle itself may change humanity… Spawn by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth First, the response from the military… Spawn #364 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And a recognition of the Spawn ensemble of characters as an asset, albeit one they can't control. As well as the media sitting up and taking notice. Spawn #364 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth Since the very first issue, the reaction of the media, the same media, has been a recurring feature of the comic book. Before Jonathan Hickman was even considering the text page, Todd McFarlane wrote the media commentator response throughout the series, putting the comic book in context, and showing how the world interpreted the events playing out in the Spawn comic, as well as the world events that Spawn could react to. Spawn #1 by Todd McFarlane Over the years, the characters changed, moved networks, and were replaced. Although one seemed to have a darker secret, in Spawn #299, the shock jock Brock Fennel was revealed to be a Violator-related demon all along. Spawn #299 by Todd McFarlane and Jason Shawn Alexander But anyway, where were we? Oh yes, the present day… as Spawn #365 sees the Beast make it from the boiling seas to the United States Of America. And as a brief precis of what's going on… Spawn #365 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And both the motivation for, and the costs of, the big change that has hit the Spawn Universe. Spawn #365 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And while the US military does their best to deal with the situation… Spawn #365 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth It's nowhere near enough to deal with the supernatural forces in this conflict. Spawn #365 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And as Spawn's heroes, villains and those in between join forces to try and tackle this threat to them all, the news goes wide across the media sources that Todd McFarlane has been preparing for almost thirty-five years for just such an event. Spawn #365 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth They don't quite realise that they are living in a comic book, but do realise that the rules have changed… all apart from Brock who has just been grifting this whole time and has always known the truth… Spawn #366 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And the media properly sits up and takes notice of both the monster and of those turning up to fight it… as more and more players on both sides get involved… Spawn #367 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth The death and destruction are accompanied by a new way of life for everyone. And a new grift for Brock to shill. ISIS Monsters… Spawn #367 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And a new army for Spawn to lead against everything that NYX's Hellmonster managed to uncover when lifting up the rock… Spawn #368 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And Spawn underlining this all. Yup, they really mean it, if you haven't worked it out from the various Spawn sledgehammer. Things will never be the same… Spawn #368 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And from Spawn's perspective maybe this is no bad thing. And may have been a long time coming. Spawn #368 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth Of course, you don't trust anyone. And as Spawn tried to mediate the situation, She-Spawn is not having it. But to be fair, that's going to happen anyway now, as she is getting her own series. And we are given reason to back that up almost immediately, as one of the players, the souoped up, armoured Cogliostro, has already made their retreat and is planning to take advantage of the new reality… Spawn #368 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth The genie is out of the bottle, Pandora's box has opened, and as we know, you can't put the frog back in the box. Spawn is now telling a new story… Spawn #369 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And humanity is going forward, taking them into account. Working with them, against them, capturing them, killing them, celebrating them, worshipping them, condemning them, it's all to play for. Spawn #369 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth In the end, it all comes down to the media… Spawn #369 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth And as Spawn makes new allies with the vampires… Spawn #370 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth All the warring factions go a little more public than they once were… Spawn #371 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth With Spawn himself willing to be seen more on the streets, taking care of business in broad daylight… Spawn #372 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth As we see the return of the Big Bad… okay, maybe the Normal-Sized Bad… Spawn #373 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth The media get to lose it one more time, in a mess of confusion, concern, worry, and even ennui at it all… comparing it all to the dark days of the Cold War of the sixties… just now with demons and monsters ready to drop rather than atom bombs. Spawn #374 by Todd McFarlane and Brett Booth If anyone is scared and confused by the way of the world right now, with wars, missiles, assassinations, spiralling prices, job losses, drone attacks, and everything going to hell in a handcart, well… Spawn seems to be going right there with you. And Spawn #375 is next, by Todd McFarlane, Brett Booth and Image Comics, for the 6th of May, the Wednesday after Free Comic Book Day… oh and it looks like God might be getting involved now as well. SPAWN #375 Todd McFarlane Brett Booth Harvey Tolibao Sinn's plan to resurrect Malebolgia comes one step closer when he discovers a remnant of the Demon Lord's essence hidden in the strangest of places. $3.99 5/6/2026 SPAWN #376 Todd McFarlane Brett Booth Don Aguillo Spawn has been beaten, bloodied, and left for dead. But unfortunately for Spawn's attacker, all that did was make him mad. $3.99 6/3/2026 SPAWN #377 Todd McFarlane Brett Booth Mirko Colak Heaven has had enough. The Lord God has made a new pronouncement—Death to all Hellspawns! $3.99 7/1/2026 SPAWN #378 Todd McFarlane Brett Booth Don Aguillo Angelic forces have Spawn pinned down in a small town. They have chosen a scorched-earth policy. No one leaves, and no one survives. But a surprising ally arrives that might just help tip the scales in Spawn's favor. $3.99 7/29/2026
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