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Batman/Spawn Breaks Record For Most Crossover Covers In One Month

Batman/Spawn Breaks Record For Most Crossover Covers In One Month

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As we reported earlier, DC’s Batman and Image’s Spawn are teaming up (again) to commemorate the latter character’s 30th anniversary. But the underworld superhero isn’t just waving his cape around Gotham…he’s running all over the DCU and taking selfies with everybody. Collectively, DC and Image are publishing over 75 crossover covers this month, some related to Batman/Spawn and some not. It’s a new record for the most crossover covers sold in one month. Spawn is now appearing in DC variant covers alongside Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn and others. Titles include Joker #3, Nightwing #99, Batman #130, Catwoman #50, Harley Quinn #25, Poison Ivy #7, Wonder Woman #794, Superman: Son Of Kal-El, Superman: Kal-El Returns and Wildcats 2. At his home company, Spawn is appearing on variants for everything Image currently produces, including The Walking Dead, Undiscovered Country, Ice Cream Man, I Hate Fairyland, Killadelphia, Love Everlasting, Time Before Time, Hexware, Hitomi and many, many more. This is all in addition to the variants this month for Batman/Spawn, of

A Six-Page Preview Of Batman And Spawn’s 2022 Crossover

A Six-Page Preview Of Batman And Spawn’s 2022 Crossover

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So today I have to tell you Batman and Todd MacFarlane’s Spawn will be teaming up in a comic book, and even though I can’t hear any of you, I know what you’re all saying to me: “What, now? Why didn’t they do that in the 90s?” The answer is, they DID do it in the 90s. They’re just doing it again. Batman and Spawn already met in BATMAN/SPAWN #1 back in 1994, a book that MacFarlane produced with none other than Frank Miller for maximum 90s tude. Today Miller either won’t pick up the phone or he’s too busy doodling something incomprehensible and misogynist on a napkin, so when MacFarlane wanted his superhero and DC’s finest to meet once more, he hired his friend Greg Capullo. Capullo has drawn for both Batman and Spawn comic books, and you can see the results of his drawing them both at once below. Image and DC have sent us six preview pages from the new Batman/Spawn book. “Two dark heroes, cursed by

Todd McFarlane Declares 2021 “The Year Of Spawn”

Todd McFarlane Declares 2021 “The Year Of Spawn”

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Will 2021 be the Year of Spawn? It’d be weird if things turned out that way, but his creator, Todd McFarlane, believes he can make it happen. He has his eyes on a Cinematic Universe of his own making and he’s announced plans to lay the foundation with an expanded Spawn-centric lineup at Image this year. “The simple question is this: DC Comics started a shared universe in the late 1930s. Marvel Comics began theirs in the early 1960s…so, can lightning strike a third time beginning in 2021?” McFarlane asked in a released statement. “I personally do not have the answer to that question right now, but the only way to get an answer to that question is to make the attempt in the first place.” We guess. But the reality is, if you mention Spawn to most people, they won’t even be aware the comic is still running, and will be surprised to hear it’s never stopped. Despite the name recognition McFarlane’s antihero sort of still holds, he’s got

Spawn Turns Three Hundred And One

Spawn Turns Three Hundred And One

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Not only do they still produce Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, it just rolled over 300 issues…and, with the printing of its 301st, will become the “Longest-Running Creator-Owned Superhero Comic Book Series” according to the Guinness Book Of Records. This calls for a celebration, which you can attend if you’re going to be near Arizona in the next few days. McFarlane and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Chandler, AZ present the Spawn Historic 301 Event. The centerpiece will be a screening of the embarrassing 1997 Spawn movie, but that won’t be the only reason to attend. Todd will be there, and getting his autograph or a selfie will cost nothing (comic-con planners could learn a thing or two). A gallery of original art from the comic will decorate the walls, and there will be Spawn-themed food and drink available to purchase at the Alamo Drafthouse. If you show up in costume as a character from the Spawn series, you will be entered into a drawing for an original McFarlane hand-drawn sketch. Those

Todd MacFarlane’s Spawn Shall Be Devoid Of Joy

Todd MacFarlane’s Spawn Shall Be Devoid Of Joy

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If critics wind up calling the upcoming Spawn movie “joyless,” it will be intentional. Creator Todd MacFarlane is aiming for a “Hard R” superhero movie, with as bleak an atmosphere as possible. “There’s no joy,” McFarlane said to Nerdist, confirming the movie’s lack of joy. “There’s gonna be no fun lines in it, and it’s just gonna be this dark, ugly two hours worth of movie, which is essentially what a lot of supernatural/horror movies are anyway. There’s not a lot of funny in them.” This would, of course, be faithful to the source material — but that material hasn’t aged well, and it may not be what moviegoers are looking for in this day and age. Venom was an edgy, ultraviolent, 90s-extreme version of Spider-Man, but the “Venom” movie wound up being half-comedy because people can’t take grimdark all that seriously anymore. Batman Vs Superman was lacerated by the Internet for this reason. MacFarlane sort of half-acknowledges this. “That seems to be a weird hurdle for a lot of

The Walking Dead’s Greg Nicotero Joins Crew Of Spawn

The Walking Dead’s Greg Nicotero Joins Crew Of Spawn

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Out of all the superhero movies out there, few would mention the 1997 “Spawn” flick as one of their favorites. Creator Todd McFarlane is getting a second chance, though, with a new Spawn feature in development through Blumhouse. The pressure is on not to goof it up twice. Fortunately, Todd just hired someone who knows a thing or two about the dead — Greg Nicotero, who served as director and visual effects creator on The Walking Dead TV show. Greg’s company KNB EFX will be creating the new look for the movie Spawn character. This will surely look better, right? Well, let’s look up who designed that suit back in ’97……wait a minute — GREG NICOTERO?? Oh dear. Well….with all the techy tools we have today, maybe he can do the antihero better justice. We can hope. “I’m a long-time fan of Greg’s work and the projects his company, KNB have done throughout the years,” says McFarlane. “Working with him once again, to re-invent the Spawn ‘look’ so it will

New Spawn Film Gets Approved Script

New Spawn Film Gets Approved Script

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Spawn is one of the most legendary anti-heroes in all of comics, and was the figurehead for Image Comics for many years. The character has had a cartoon series and a live-action movie made about him, and soon, he’s going to get another movie. But this time, it’ll be headed up by creator Todd McFarlane himself. In an interview with AZCentral, he revealed the progress of the film, and the stereotypes he’s going to avoid: “We just signed off on the script, and are going into budgeting,” McFarlane said. “We’re also having our casting meeting… It will be dark and heavy, serious, R-rated. It won’t be a superhero movie. I don’t think most people would categorize it as that. It will be a supernatural thriller, like a lot of good creep movies. The only thing in the movie that’s fantastic is Spawn, and anything else is otherwise normal.” Another interesting aspect of the film is that Spawn won’t actually say anything during the film, as that’s not his role in

NYCC 2017: Could Spawn Movie Lead To New Animated Series?

NYCC 2017: Could Spawn Movie Lead To New Animated Series?

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Spawn at one time was a very popular character outside of the comics. It had a cult-classic film, and then had an animated series on HBO (starring Keith David) which actually won an Emmy and lasted a couple years. Now that Todd McFarlane (creator of Spawn) is helming the return of the character on the big screen, could he return to the TV screen? Well, at New York Comic Con, McFarlane noted it’s very possible, as long as the movie gets made: “I’m going to get the [Spawn] movie out and then we still have the rights for TV and animation and we’ll just figure it out.” So it seems like he’s more than up for the idea, but no doubt the response to the film will influence it on a potential animated series.

NYCC 2017: Spawn To Begin Filming In 2018

NYCC 2017: Spawn To Begin Filming In 2018

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Superhero films are a part of the yearly box office, but most of them focus on DC and Marvel characters. However, there are some others that are going to try and make a splash soon. One of them is Spawn, which will be directed by its creator, Todd McFarlane. And at NYCC 2017, Todd McFarlane noted that the film will begin its pre-production around the beginning of 2018. What’s more, the film will only have a budget of 10 million dollars. Which for the record is a fraction of what modern superhero films need to make their productions. So it’ll be interesting to see what they do with the character. McFarlane also promises updates from the set of Spawn via Facebook.

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn Film Has Full Support Of Studio Head

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn Film Has Full Support Of Studio Head

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One of things that people sometimes forget is that just because you are talented in one area, does not mean you’re talented in the other. For example, one can be an excellent artist, yet not have the abilities to formulate their own story. Then, there’s the idea that writers shouldn’t direct adaptations of their own product. Such a thing is about to happen to Spawn, as the characters creator Todd McFarlane is set to direct the next live-action film for him. However, the head of the production studio, Jason Blume has revealed to ComicBookResources.com that he has full confidence in his abilities: “I think he’s gonna do a great job,” Blum said. “Being a director encompasses a lot of different skills, but one of the most important skills is you have to be a great manager. You’re kind of a General of this army that you have to lead into battle every day, and he does that in his life every day running McFarlane Enterprises. So I think that translates

SDCC 2017: Spawn Film Will Be Directed By McFarlane

SDCC 2017: Spawn Film Will Be Directed By McFarlane

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Spawn is one of the greatest anti-heroes in all of comics. In fact, he was the showpiece of Image Comics when it was being born as a major publisher, and the character has lived ever since. The character has had a lot go for him in the years since he was born. He’s had a TV show, a movie, appearances in video games, and more. But now, his creator, Todd McFarlane is coming back to make his character a big screen movie one more time. This comes from San Diego Comic Con, where McFarlane revealed via his Facebook on a panel with Kevin Smith that he would be directing the Spawn film, of which he is already the writer for. What’s more, the film is now in development by Blumhouse Productions, who did Get Out, Split, and more. No word yet as to when the film may release.  

Spawn Movie Script Done Says Todd McFarlane

Spawn Movie Script Done Says Todd McFarlane

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You may not realize it, but Spawn has been in numerous forms of media since his creation by Todd McFarlane for his Image comic print. He’s had cartoons, been in video games, and even had his own live action movie. Many years later, McFarlane has written what he hopes will be the final version of the next Spawn movie, and though he has some tweaks to do, he’s more or less ready for the next step: “I’ve finished the script, and I’m in the process of editing,” McFarlane told ComicBook when asked for an update. “It’s 183 pages, and [producers] usually like 120. I still think it’s going to end up being about 140, because I’m putting in details for myself.” His plans for the film actually resemble the recently released Deadpool film, as he’s not trying to do anything super special per se, but rather, he’s attempting to make the character relevant again in the eyes of mainstream media and fans. “I want to keep it small, keep it

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