Spawn The Armageddon Collection, Part 2

Spawn: The Armageddon Collection #2

by Todd McFarlane, David Hine, Philip Tan (Illustrator)

This volume features sold out issues of the most talked about 'Spawn' story arc in years. Finally after all these years, the war Al Simmons was created to fight is here, but which side will he choose?
Spawn #156-164.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

168 pages, Paperback

First published April 11, 2007

About the author

Todd 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.

Reviews

[Judah Radd · Rating 5 out of 5]

After such a mediocre part 1, I really wasn’t prepared for such a supremely awesome part 2!!

This was bad ass af. Best Spawn story arc I’ve read up to this point.

Spawn gets a massive power upgrade and ends up battling both Satan and God. This is such a unique take on biblical fiction. It’s definitely not for the religious, as blasphemy abounds.

Philip Tan (who signed my copy) kills it here. It’s really something else, and you have to see it to believe it. Flawless. The detail is overwhelming, the character designs (especially the four horsemen) is insane, and the action is very kinetic and fluid.

This rules. It’s a whole other level from the bland and mediocre early Spawn stories. The entire title has been elevated. I give it a full recommendation.

[47Time · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many revelations! I love it! The previous volume was a snore-fest, but this one is spectacular. It offers a kind of ending to the saga begun in issue #1. It was such a cool ride.

Wanda's twins put aside the sharade and threaten to kill her, Terry and Cyan. After defeating the Forgotten, Heaven is vulnerable to an attack from hell. They need God to trigger the Rapture, but they must find him first. The bloodthirsty Zera tracks him down.

This is where the separate story threads come together. God is within Jake's body. And his sister is Satan. This is so fun! There is an even higher being who stops the hostilities between them - their mother. She created them, imprisoned them, then had them be reborn as humans in the hope of making them forget their animosities and give up on building armies with human souls. Spawn was also touched by the Mother to allow him the chance to save mankind during the inevitable Armageddon.

The Mother makes Wanda's family forget about the twins, which allows Spawn to focus on proving himself once more against the Disciple in Eden. But there are 12 Disciples and Spawn's powers are slowly being depleted just for being inside Eden. He reaches the last Disciple Judas who must be allowed to win. Spawn is reborn - I know, again?! He, too, complains about this - as a god.

Meanwhile God begins the Rapture. Rather than having their souls enter heaven and live out eternity in bliss, the chosen ones, granny Blake included, join the war effort. Hell is at a disadvantage now, so Mammon suggests a Rapture of its own by triggering a massive earthquake that will fill the ranks of hell with millions of souls.

The forces of Heaven and Hell begin slaughtering each other. Spawn removes their strongest warriors and demands they stop hostilities. Instead they agree to a truce and attack Spawn, which forces him to unleash his godly powers and extinguish all life on Earth. With nobody to fight for them, God and Satan begin to pummel each other. They are immortal, so this will occupy them for eternity.

The Mother enables Spawn to rebuild the world as its new god. He does so, but gives up the title. He wants humanity to care for itself and reunite with Wanda. The Mother shows him why this can't be. She takes him as a spirit to witness a fight between Wanda and Terry. Before the mission that killed him Al punched Wanda so she had a miscarriage. Terry's fear that Al can return in her life is unfounded. Al also remembers this supressed memory and realises that he never deserved Wanda. He returns to the alleys, alone and unwanted. This is his penance.

[Stephen Stroud · Rating 5 out of 5]

Better than anything McFarlane ever wrote. This story is incredible.

[Christian La Pointe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe the best the Spawn title has ever been

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit all over the place but I liked how it ended (given the fact that it pulled the classic everything was done for no reason because we're back were we started basically, I'm being real generous here.. mainly because of this artwork).