Medieval Spawn #1

by Rory McConville, Marco Itri (Artist), Francesco Mattina (Cover Art)

Medieval Spawn’s past has been a mystery to most until now. This miniseries explores the background of one of the most enigmatic of all the Hellspawns. Fighting dragons, wizards, and hordes of monsters, Sir Jon of York cuts a bloody path across history.

Genres: Comics

Kindle Edition

Published April 23, 2025

About the author

Rory McConville has been working in the comic book industry since he was sixteen. In that time he has written for DC Comics, Newbold Enterprises, Shadowline Comics and Fan-Atic Press. He currently studies English and History at University College Cork.

Reviews

[Machiavelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just read Medieval Spawn #1 by McConville — brutal, bloody, and surprisingly sharp. Feels like dark fantasy meets classic Spawn grit. Swords, demons, and vengeance? Yeah, I’m in.

[DonHeimscheißer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just finished reading Medieval Spawn #1, and I’ve got mixed feelings. The art is decent, not bad, just not as striking as I expected from a Spawn title. It gets the job done, but nothing really stood out or wowed me.

As for the story, it felt a bit underwhelming. I know it’s just the first issue, but I was hoping for more of a hook or something that really pulled me in. Right now, it’s kind of just... there.

I’m willing to read the second issue to build, but based on this start, it hasn’t fully grabbed me yet.

[Wm · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first time reading a Spawn title since the original series was in single-digits; the much-lauded "writer's quadrilogy" (issues 8-11 by Moore, Gaiman, Sim and Miller respectively) wasn't as good as those writers' other work.

This is okay.

But Spawn's stylized dialogue balloons are somehow grating, which is an odd complaint for me as there is a lot of variety in comics, especially for supernatural characters, and I typically welcome it.

[Marcus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shaping up to be a really cool take on spawn. Monsters roam the land and spawn and his retinue act as a wandering knights meting out justice where it’s needed. Things take a shift though when they rescue a young boy who may end up leading to the downfall of all them.

I couldn’t help but think a little of the Witcher when I read this one, but if you’re a fan of dark fantasy in general I think you’ll enjoy this. It’s a breezy read with a promise of more.

[alejandro galvez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good.

This was really good. Can't wait to read more. Spawn has been very good as of late. But its just getting better and better. Read it!

[Kristen Ransom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok start to the series, engaging enough to see where the story goes from here