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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Never read any Spawn before and it's a little too much style over content in places but still a good read.
I really like the idea of Spawn, but it got so slow and wordy that it was boring.
This volume collects the first six issues of Spawn ever. For an introduction, it is actually pretty decent. The concept behind the character is kind of cool and a nice change of pace from the traditional superhero comics. It is clearly a product of its time though, so the art and the writing aren't quite as polished as some of the other stuff I'm used to reading. Spawn's story is good, but I'm not sold on his villains yet.
Most superheroes are not entirely what you would call brutal. They want to change the world for the better and however grudgingly they go about being heroes with a minimal of bloodletting. At the two major corporate houses of DC and Marvel, with the exception of Punisher, Wolverine and the Batman there aren't many heroes who are inherently violent by nature. The nature of Frank Castle and Logan does not allow us to call them heroes and Batman always stops just an inch before beating his opponent to death. So what if there was a hero who never hesitated to kill and was someone who went beyond the textbook definitions of brutality ? Todd McFarlane's Spawn walks over that line and never hesitates before snubbing out a seemingly worthless low life (case in point is a brutal pedophile and child-killer). This comic collects the seminal origin story of this enigmatic and brilliant character of the Spawn.
The creation of image comics and the publication of Spawn was a watershed in the history of comics and yet the sensation could not be sustained for long. While Spawn did receive rave reviews for its initial issues, the interest slowly tapered off with the years. A CIA black ops operative - Al Simmons gets killed off by his own team mates following which his soul goes to hell. Once there, he strikes a Faustian bargain with a demon and lands back on earth hideously deformed, five years torn out of his life and packing a powder keg of supernatural powers. The first issue is an exploration of Spawn’s powers and how he manages to overcome some of his initial foes. The artwork is brilliant and bears a lot of similarities to the brooding and dark cityscape of Gotham. The antagonists are also ones who does not shy away from intense violence and there is a lot of blood and gristle splattered over the pages.
Spawn is a chapter to note in the annals of American comics history and going by the origin story and the artwork, this is quite a good one !
The creation of image comics and the publication of Spawn was a watershed in the history of comics and yet the sensation could not be sustained for long. While Spawn did receive rave reviews for its initial issues, the interest slowly tapered off with the years. A CIA black ops operative - Al Simmons gets killed off by his own team mates following which his soul goes to hell. Once there, he strikes a Faustian bargain with a demon and lands back on earth hideously deformed, five years torn out of his life and packing a powder keg of supernatural powers. The first issue is an exploration of Spawn’s powers and how he manages to overcome some of his initial foes. The artwork is brilliant and bears a lot of similarities to the brooding and dark cityscape of Gotham. The antagonists are also ones who does not shy away from intense violence and there is a lot of blood and gristle splattered over the pages.
Spawn is a chapter to note in the annals of American comics history and going by the origin story and the artwork, this is quite a good one !
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was my first time reading Spawn. I had a vague understanding of the character before hand, but nothing more than that.
Reading the first collection - Spawn isn't a comic that I'm going to want to read any more of. Especially since there's so much that I do like that I haven't read yet.
Reading the first collection - Spawn isn't a comic that I'm going to want to read any more of. Especially since there's so much that I do like that I haven't read yet.
This suffered a lot from the 90s when it was published. Cool, brutal art wrapped up in any attempt at heart. But I felt it was kind of aimless. Better than the shitty movie though.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Why are so many 90s comics like this?
Hero has one dimensional, seen it a million times before motivation of 'but my wife!' which is constantly demonstrated by the hero telling us again and again about how sad he is they aren't together anymore like this is an incredibly unusual situation??? People break up dude, I know this is a fictional scenario that's more complicated than that but believe it or not this isn't the end of the world. (Anyone remember that Preacher character who becomes the 'saint of killers' or whatever because his wife got fridged and the book treats this like some unique once in a millennia event? lol)
The villains are one dimensional bad guys who are as evil as they appear to be when you first meet them. There's nothing new here, there's nothing deep, and contrary to the author's opinion Batman is made more interesting by his refusal to kill.
It's unimaginative, derivative slop. But at least the art is good
Hero has one dimensional, seen it a million times before motivation of 'but my wife!' which is constantly demonstrated by the hero telling us again and again about how sad he is they aren't together anymore like this is an incredibly unusual situation??? People break up dude, I know this is a fictional scenario that's more complicated than that but believe it or not this isn't the end of the world. (Anyone remember that Preacher character who becomes the 'saint of killers' or whatever because his wife got fridged and the book treats this like some unique once in a millennia event? lol)
The villains are one dimensional bad guys who are as evil as they appear to be when you first meet them. There's nothing new here, there's nothing deep, and contrary to the author's opinion Batman is made more interesting by his refusal to kill.
It's unimaginative, derivative slop. But at least the art is good