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Spawn Origins Collection #19
Spawn Origins Collection, Volume 19
In 1992, legendary writer and artist Todd McFarlane unleashed his iconic antihero, Spawn, on the world. In so doing, he launched the most successful independent comic book in history - and the world would never be the same! Spawn: Origins Volume 19 features the stories and artwork that helped cement the Spawn legacy. Relive the excitement of this groundbreaking series, collected in this accessibly priced format with exclusive bonus content, including cover galleries, b/w art, classic quotes from Todd McFarlane, and an exclusive, digitally painted cover by Clayton Crain.
Collects Spawn #111-116.
Collects Spawn #111-116.
148 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2013
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About the author
Todd McFarlane
1,865 books445 followersTodd McFarlane is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur who is best known as the creator of the epic occult fantasy series Spawn.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McFarlane became a comic book superstar due to his work on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man franchise. In 1992, he helped form Image Comics, pulling the occult anti-hero character Spawn from his high school portfolio and updating him for the 1990s. Spawn was one of America's most popular heroes in the 1990's and encouraged a trend in creator-owned comic book properties.
In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment, a film and animation studio.
In September, 2006, it was announced that McFarlane will be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, founded by Curt Schilling.
McFarlane used to be co-owner of National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers but sold his shares to Daryl Katz. He's also a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McFarlane became a comic book superstar due to his work on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man franchise. In 1992, he helped form Image Comics, pulling the occult anti-hero character Spawn from his high school portfolio and updating him for the 1990s. Spawn was one of America's most popular heroes in the 1990's and encouraged a trend in creator-owned comic book properties.
In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment, a film and animation studio.
In September, 2006, it was announced that McFarlane will be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, founded by Curt Schilling.
McFarlane used to be co-owner of National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers but sold his shares to Daryl Katz. He's also a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs.
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November 3, 2025
(B) 74% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Art is intense but terribly dense (all speed lines and shapes), plots are too trite, its pivotal fights are nebulous scrapes.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #111-113 ◦ Issues #114-116
Notes: Art is intense but terribly dense (all speed lines and shapes), plots are too trite, its pivotal fights are nebulous scrapes.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #111-113 ◦ Issues #114-116
April 1, 2023
I am enjoying this - a lot. It's pretty dark, but I've been in a pretty dark places and somehow instead of feeding on that, this is actually giving me comfort: I don't know how or why, but there you go...
Spawn is trying to play a longer game, but I feel like he still doesn't fully know what he's dealing with or what consequences will arise - and consequences are the one thing he keeps getting warned about. He might overthink about how he's not human anymore, but being repeatedly warned about something dangerous, even damning, and doing it anyway feels all too human to me.
Things are getting darker and more involved with Twitch's family, too, and I hope that plays out more in the future volumes.
Spawn is trying to play a longer game, but I feel like he still doesn't fully know what he's dealing with or what consequences will arise - and consequences are the one thing he keeps getting warned about. He might overthink about how he's not human anymore, but being repeatedly warned about something dangerous, even damning, and doing it anyway feels all too human to me.
Things are getting darker and more involved with Twitch's family, too, and I hope that plays out more in the future volumes.
March 6, 2016
Well, I didn't see THAT coming. ( I'm lying. I did. Everyone did )
Oh well, Spawn battling out with his counterpart over at Japan.. Kinda nice idea, bad..bAAAaad execution. Lots and lots and lots of filler.
There are 2 things I hate most in comic book stories... 1. When they show reporters telling some shit from a TV or someone saying shit over the radio, especially when it's with 500 lines worth of story and 2. FILLER. I hate that shit.
Anyway, once again I hope it gets better. The artwork I loved, I'd given it 3 stars but the story was so boring I was thinking of dropping it for later and reading something else more than 10 times throughout the volume.
Oh well, Spawn battling out with his counterpart over at Japan.. Kinda nice idea, bad..bAAAaad execution. Lots and lots and lots of filler.
There are 2 things I hate most in comic book stories... 1. When they show reporters telling some shit from a TV or someone saying shit over the radio, especially when it's with 500 lines worth of story and 2. FILLER. I hate that shit.
Anyway, once again I hope it gets better. The artwork I loved, I'd given it 3 stars but the story was so boring I was thinking of dropping it for later and reading something else more than 10 times throughout the volume.
January 18, 2021
Again, some good moments but also lame-ass-wow-so-mystic-Japan-stuff. Art is somewhat messy here and there, but overall.... Spawn can not hold my interest up.
January 25, 2023
I enjoyed The Kingdom storyline. It felt rather novel in its scope while it evoked classic Spawn elements. The rest was fairly torpid.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 2, 2014
In this point of the series Spawn isn't hooking me like he used to. In the beginning of the series there was so much mystery so much you want Al Simmons to discover. They try to get back to that in this book, but compared to what Simmons has been through it just doesn't seem as deep.
October 30, 2023
This book has gotten horrendous. Hidden behind those terrific Greg Capullo covers is god awful Angel Medina interiors. His art actually seems to be getting worse. The panel layouts often make zero sense. I can't even tell what's happening at times. Even the way this is being put together is taking a hit. Collecting the next 6 issues no matter what means we start off with the last 3 parts of the vampire story from the last volume instead of having the entire story in one trade. It's fine though. Either way it'd still suck.
Then there's a story about Japanese ghosts. It's made even worse by awful production values that make this even worse. The last two issues are filled with text boxes with no background color. They are almost all written on dark colors and impossible to read without the normal white background, leaving only Medina's terrible visual storytelling to tell the story. How does this kind of fuckup even make it to trade? Quit being cheap and hire someone to oversee these trades Todd.
August 22, 2024
It’s idling…
April 8, 2015
I love the graphics and the storyline. Spawn rocks!
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