Who is Spawn?
Spawn is the story of commando Al Simmons, who is betrayed by CIA spook Jason Wynn and murdered by his friend and teammate Chapel. After dying and going to Hell, Al meets a demon lord by the name of Malebolgia, and his Dragon Violator (who goes disguised as a clown in the mortal realm). He makes a Deal with the Devil in an attempt to go back to his "loving" wife Wanda Blake. He comes back as a '90s Anti-Hero with a living costume and Green Goo powers, powerful but finite, and must use those powers to increase the army of Hell and train as one of its lieutenants, called (Hell)Spawns, as Malebolgia, Mammon, and Satan prepare for the Apocalypse. He finds a Mentor named Cogliostro, a retired Spawn who fills the role of All-Powerful Bystander.
who is Todd McFarlane?
Todd McFarlane first discovered the world of comic books in high school. He bought all the comics he could afford, especially the works of his favorite artists: John Byrne, George Perez, Marshall Rogers, Michael Golden, Art Adams and Walter Simonson.
McFarlane's break into comics came when he accepted an offer from Marvel/Epic Comics in March 1984, pencilling “Scorpio Rose,” an 11-page backup story in the comic book Coyote. He continued to make headway in the comics industry, pencilling several issues of Marvel’s Incredible Hulk, and several assignments with DC Comics, including the Batman title Detective and two issues of Batman: Year Two .
McFarlane eventually worked his way to the top of Marvel’s artist roster. His pencils and covers for Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man ultimately took that title to #1 from its previous #9 ranking. McFarlane's enhanced Amazing Spider-Man with his trademark style, popularizing a new way of rendering webs, transposing the character’s human body to spidery positions and adding spider-looking eyes. Marvel eventually gave McFarlane a title that he solely could write, pencil and ink: Spider-Man. Spider-Man #1 shipped to stores in September 1990 and became the best-selling comic book of all time, selling more than 2.5 million copies.
In 1992 McFarlane formed the group Image Comics along with Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Jim Valentino, Erik Larsen, Marc Silvestri and Whilce Portacio. When the first issue of Spawn was shipped in May 1992, it sold 1.7 million copies, making it the best-selling independent comic book to date. Since its debut, Spawn has continued to be a top-selling title in the United States and around the world. Several spin-off titles have evolved from Spawn, including Sam and Twitch and Hellspawn.
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Spawn #277 CGC 9.8 variant cover C with art by Jonathan Hickman is in NM/M condition and will be packed so that the clamshell stays protected during shipping. I pack with extreme care...nothing worse than a seller that skimps on the packing process so that the book can pay the price during shipping. I will combine shipping if you win multiple comic book auctions(EVERY BOOK AFTER THE FIRST ONE IS FREE!!!!!!). Please see my other comic auctions for an opportunity to collect everything you need to complete your collection.
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