First, Medieval Spawn is discovered alive, and now, a stranger walks into a bar in New Mexico with a revolver on his hip. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but trust me—Gunslinger Spawn is no punchline.
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.
Gunslinger Spawn plays a big part in this volume, and we get more Cy-gor and Overt-kill. We see the introduction of the Omega Spawn, and the war between angels and spawns continues. This felt like more of a transitional volume than one of major occurrences.
Preliminary Review: I HAVE NOT COMPLETED THIS READ. This issue is going to be a tough read, unfortunately. Roughly 5 pages in and I've already encountered 3-4 Spelling & Grammatical errors each with enough contextual significance that they impede the ability to enjoy.
The errors are similar to this, in example: "Were going to go somewhere!" or "We're are all the people?" Not enough to make you start a Regime, but enough to make you put the comic book down with a big frown on your face.
I will update my review once I complete the comic, but I felt this warranted a warning if there're any other readers looking to pick this up. For a $30(CAD) Comic, I'd've hoped for better Quality Control, especially where this is a piece that had Todd's direct influence.