Spawn/Batman

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If you’re looking for story details, we did get a smidge, and it involves love. McFarlane said it’s the love of Spawn’s wife, Wanda, and for Batman, it’s his mother, Martha. Do the heroes connect on that level, one might think so. Burlingame, Russ (June 28, 2023). "Spawn Movie in Very, Very Active Development, Predicted 2025 Release According to Blumhouse Head Jason Blum (Exclusive)". Comicbook. 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?

Spawn appears in Ready Player One. He appears as an avatar fighting the forces of IOI on Planet Doom during the final battle. [67] a b c d e f g h i j M. Keith Booker, ed. (2010). Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels. ABC-CLIO. pp.583–585. ISBN 978-0-313-35746-6.

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Batman/Spawn: The Classic Collection – collects Batman-Spawn: War Devil and Spawn/Batman ISBN 1779521502 Paul Jenkins". Comic Book DB. 1965-12-06. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15 . Retrieved 2017-01-12. Spawn made his animated debut in the HBO animated series Todd McFarlane's Spawn in which Spawn is voiced by Keith David. [52] The series won two Emmys (one in 1998 and another in 1999) and two Golden Reel Awards (1998/1999). [53] Variant covers by TODD McFARLANE, GABRIELE DELL’OTTO, JASON FABOK, SEAN MURPHY, FRANCESCO MATTINA, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL and JIM LEE

Todd McFarlane here....Unedited and Uncensored! AMA!: IAmA". Reddit.com. 2015-02-11 . Retrieved 2016-04-28. I recently reread this comic since I remembered liking it as a teen and since I saw some other books, films, comics that I still like I wondered whether this would be one of them. Spawn: Armageddon (2003; Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube) voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. [52]In general, I wouldn’t want a creative team to dumb the story down to make it less confusing. I grant you, most people reading this comic probably did read Death of the Family. I just think they should avoid reference for the sake of reference and intercompany crossovers are a situation where the more universal the characterizations, the better. This should be a story that can be kept on the shelf for decades. 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. In addition to revealing the covers, it was also announced that Batman/Spawn #1 would also be available at Barnes & Noble stores – the first mainline DC comic book they’ve carried since Detective Comics #1000 in 2019 – with an exclusive variant from Todd & Greg.

CBC Arts (2004-12-20). "Todd McFarlane Productions files for bankruptcy". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 2007-07-13.The last time Spawn got down with Batman, he was in New York City. How is he going to react to Gotham City and all its madness and gothic history?

Capullo: One of the first things I said was that we should use the Court of Owls, and I could hear him scratching it down on his little pad. [ laughs] Was it? Not even remotely. Reading this made me realize how good it is not to be a teen anymore since damn, is this book stupid and clichéd. And considered that the author is known for writing Batman and the artists is the one who had created Spawn you would think that both “heroes” are at least in-character but not even that they are. Albeit interestingly Spawn is more in-character than Batman. Gaiman & McFarlane Settle Suit on Medieval Spawn, Angela". Comic Book Resources. 2012-01-30 . Retrieved 2020-06-13.

Here you have two creators who have spent the bulk of their careers on these characters at the same time. So it's not like you're going, Hey, we'll go get whoever's the hot artist and we're gonna put 'em in. I mean, I'd still buy that book if you’re going to have the JLA meet the X-Men or whatever,” he says. “I don't care who [drew] it, it would be sort of fun. But if it was somebody that had done 8, 10 years of those characters at the same time and a writer who wrote one of those characters for a long time, then you're adding those other components that make it a little bit easier to inflate those [sales] numbers.” Couch, Aaron (2022-10-05). " 'Spawn' Movie Finds New Writers with 'Joker,' 'Captain America 4' Scribes (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2022-10-05. Announced last summer at San Diego Comic-Con, the McFarlane-scripted Batman/Spawntook fans by surprise, easily becoming the most buzzed-about comic at the con. Pencilled by Capullo, who has some pretty strong history with both characters, the book will hit stands this December. Yes, that does feel like a long time to wait, especially considering it’s been nearly two decades since the last Batman/Spawn crossover. So, to both whet your appetite and help prepare you for what’s ahead—because believe us, you’re not ready—we spoke with the remarkable creative team along with DC Chief Creative Officer (and Batman/Spawn cover artist) Jim Lee on their approach in bringing this upcoming team-up to life, how their years of experience is informing this new project and whether we’ll be getting some amazing action figures out of the deal—this is Todd McFarlane, after all! a b "Spawn (1992) #32". Comic Book DB. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01 . Retrieved 2017-01-12. At the time of the release of the live action film, Spawn appeared in several commercials for Taco Bell.