This post relates to: Whilce Portacio, Todd Mcfarlane, Spawn
Spawn's making a comeback
I always liked Spawn. Like practically everyone, I was a huge McFarlane fan. I ate the stuff up. Was it the most original character? Maybe, maybe not. It didn't matter. Todd went on to create a universe of characters and along with his visuals, they all kicked ass.
Then Todd started getting busy building his empire. I'm not complaining. More power to him. His action figure lines were phenomenal. They really raised the standards in the toy industry. Todd became quite the businessman. As he grew busier, there was no way he could continue the art chores. I stuck with it for a while. He was still involved.
Eventually Todd left completely. I stuck with it until issue #100. It was still enjoyable but I was just reading too many comics and there was no Comic Vine to give me a reason (and be able to justify my spending habbits) to wife. I started cutting some comics off my list and Spawn was one of the casualties.
After all this time, Todd's coming back. I'll assume it's as writer or co-writer with Whilce Portacio on art. Not bad. Check out the artwork. Looks pretty groovy to me. I think I'll have to start picking up Spawn again. I have picked up a couple lately. The colorist, Geirrod Van Dyke, really caught my eye.
Here's the announcement.
Image founders take Spawn into an all-new direction!
This October, SPAWN returns to its roots as series creator Todd McFarlane and fellow Image Founder While Portacio take the reins in issue #185.
"While I'm very happy with where Spawn has gone, it's long past time to inject some new blood into the series while also returning to its roots," said McFarlane. "I feel what Whilce and I are doing with our co-writer, Brian Holguin, combines the old and the new in a way no one would have expected. That's a claim which gets tossed around quite a bit in the industry, but this one really changes everything."
Details on the new direction will roll out over the coming weeks, especially during the team's appearance at Wizard World Chicago, June 28. The convention will feature both signings and a panel delving into the plans for what's to come.
SPAWN #185, a 32-page comic book for $2.95, will be available in stores October 2008. For more on their Wizard World Chicago appearance, please see www.wizarduniverse.com. Further information about the SPAWN comic, and all things McFarlane, can be found at www.spawn.com
