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Spawn Origins Collection #7
Spawn Origins, Volume 7
Spawn survives torture at the hands of his enemies while Sam & Twitch dig deep into a case that has far-reaching connections. Features iconic villains The Curse, Cy-Gor, and more! Collects Spawn issues #39-44, complete with a classic Spawn "Christmas" issue.
160 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2010
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About the author
Todd McFarlane
1,847 books442 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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October 17, 2025
(B+) 77% | Good
Notes: It's Spawn-withdrawn, a focus on more second-fiddle plots (nothing massive), hero's passive: Spawn lies down a lot.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #39-41 ◦ Issues #42-44
Notes: It's Spawn-withdrawn, a focus on more second-fiddle plots (nothing massive), hero's passive: Spawn lies down a lot.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #39-41 ◦ Issues #42-44
July 26, 2019
Main storyline starts being meandering for good, but I'm just loving my re-reading of this over-the-edge smash-hit 90s comic book series, the evolution of Sam and Twitch's side characters to main ones is a real good one, and artworks are some of the best ever.
The grim ending of chief Banks' sub-plot and the hilarious x-mas issue raised final votecto full ☆☆☆☆☆.
March 13, 2023
So, yeah, this is getting really good. I hope I have almost the complete set, but I think somewhere between 150-202 are... missing. I wasn't really into the Humble Bundle that would bridge them, so here we are!
Anyway, absolutely loving this. I want to take a break soon, though, because this is dark. But I keep going... one more issue, no, one more volume, so clearly I'm into it. Expect some Savage Dragon and me catching up on the Webtoons DC stuff soon, though, I want to reread a couple issues of Wayne Family Adventure, too, just to get my numbers back up to snuff: I'm lagging behind now.
I also need to catch up on my comics.
Anyway, this volume had mostly what felt like stand alone issues, as opposed to story arcs, but they also introduce Cy-Gor, catch up with the angels, and keep some ongoing stories with Sam and Twitch alive - so overall, happy with this. Keep waiting for something to happen that really kick-starts a bigger storyline, I think that would make this a five stars book if I got that.
Anyway, absolutely loving this. I want to take a break soon, though, because this is dark. But I keep going... one more issue, no, one more volume, so clearly I'm into it. Expect some Savage Dragon and me catching up on the Webtoons DC stuff soon, though, I want to reread a couple issues of Wayne Family Adventure, too, just to get my numbers back up to snuff: I'm lagging behind now.
I also need to catch up on my comics.
Anyway, this volume had mostly what felt like stand alone issues, as opposed to story arcs, but they also introduce Cy-Gor, catch up with the angels, and keep some ongoing stories with Sam and Twitch alive - so overall, happy with this. Keep waiting for something to happen that really kick-starts a bigger storyline, I think that would make this a five stars book if I got that.
May 6, 2018
I loved the artistry. I appreciated the minor character high lights. I was super pleased to find a christmas special, tis the season.
February 23, 2019
Having read through seven volumes of Spawn basically one after the other, I've determined a handful of things:
Firstly, Spawn is actually one kind of antihero dressed up as another kind of antihero. Rather than being a badass who darkly edgelords his way through problems with a honed confidence and skill from years of being a professional assassin (which he is), Spawn is constantly out of his depth. He lives in an alleyway and broods about how his wife is either unobtainable or terrified of him, his best friends are bums and most of them are more or less terrified of him half the time, he doesn't know how most of his powers work, doesn't know who is after him, and has spent the larger part of his ressurection from hell getting beaten, having holes blown in him, getting cut apart and stitched back together with shoelaces, letting his costume do most of the work and generally being fairly unheroic. Half the time he literally spends his dialogue either telling people to do things that they completely disregard or just asking what the hell is going on. And sure, compared to the average person Spawn is very powerful and terrifying, but Spawn's problems usually aren't the average person: demons, angels, the CIA, cyborgs built like tanks, holy avengers and vengeful villains left for dead, literally it seems like the entire universe's best and brightest have an agenda for Spawn, usually violent.
And how he solves his problems are just as anti-heroic: he scrapes by one way or another. He ends up dead and respawning against what is essentially his first major issue, he resorts to old tactics using weapons stolen from an armory (until he loses them), then his costume starts solving problems for him, really Spawn is sitting on a lot of power, but he doesn't know how to use most of it and is told the more he does the closer he gets to being sent back to hell to essentially await the final battle as one of it's officers. So essentially he ends up suffering indignity after indignity, just managing a sort of stasis in his little New York alleyway among literal trash and garbage. He oscilates between hostile and confused but trying to do good as life essentially constantly throws him curveballs.
It's a very interesting take on a superhero, which is why I keep reading it.
Firstly, Spawn is actually one kind of antihero dressed up as another kind of antihero. Rather than being a badass who darkly edgelords his way through problems with a honed confidence and skill from years of being a professional assassin (which he is), Spawn is constantly out of his depth. He lives in an alleyway and broods about how his wife is either unobtainable or terrified of him, his best friends are bums and most of them are more or less terrified of him half the time, he doesn't know how most of his powers work, doesn't know who is after him, and has spent the larger part of his ressurection from hell getting beaten, having holes blown in him, getting cut apart and stitched back together with shoelaces, letting his costume do most of the work and generally being fairly unheroic. Half the time he literally spends his dialogue either telling people to do things that they completely disregard or just asking what the hell is going on. And sure, compared to the average person Spawn is very powerful and terrifying, but Spawn's problems usually aren't the average person: demons, angels, the CIA, cyborgs built like tanks, holy avengers and vengeful villains left for dead, literally it seems like the entire universe's best and brightest have an agenda for Spawn, usually violent.
And how he solves his problems are just as anti-heroic: he scrapes by one way or another. He ends up dead and respawning against what is essentially his first major issue, he resorts to old tactics using weapons stolen from an armory (until he loses them), then his costume starts solving problems for him, really Spawn is sitting on a lot of power, but he doesn't know how to use most of it and is told the more he does the closer he gets to being sent back to hell to essentially await the final battle as one of it's officers. So essentially he ends up suffering indignity after indignity, just managing a sort of stasis in his little New York alleyway among literal trash and garbage. He oscilates between hostile and confused but trying to do good as life essentially constantly throws him curveballs.
It's a very interesting take on a superhero, which is why I keep reading it.
March 2, 2013
Hahahahaha!! I loved the cover for issue 39- Spawn as Santa is just too amazing for words. Funny enough, issue 39 was super cute and I loved it. Definitely an issue I want to read again.
All of the issues in this volume were pretty amazing. We meet The Curse again and this time he tortures Spawn and pulls him apart. This volume ended on a very strong storyline and I look forward to the next volume.
All of the issues in this volume were pretty amazing. We meet The Curse again and this time he tortures Spawn and pulls him apart. This volume ended on a very strong storyline and I look forward to the next volume.
April 16, 2018
Fun but ludicrous. And a volume without any kind of ending at all.
June 7, 2024
Starting to get bored of these. The story seems to have gotten stuck. The art is great as always but the story is starting to repeat and I'm quickly losing interest.
April 17, 2019
There are several really good things in here, some of them pretty damn good emotional ones also, but then there are so sore misses also. And the big plot behind all moves sooooooooooo slooooooooowly it starts to annoy.
Art is pretty much the same. Some really good things but some really big misses also. Mainly with Tony Daniels and his 90s big-hair-styling.
Maybe next one is better.
Art is pretty much the same. Some really good things but some really big misses also. Mainly with Tony Daniels and his 90s big-hair-styling.
Maybe next one is better.
August 27, 2025
As typical, one big step forward amongst a bunch of small steps. Sam and Twitch moving on the big wigs is the biggest plot element of this section, and it’s still solid. Their arc doesn’t miss, albeit a little slow burning.
Spawn’s symbiote and powers keep getting narrative check-ins, which serves a purpose for power-scaling and looking badass. Gives him an opportunity to thump, or much more frequently get thumped on, by the villains of the week. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t feel a bit contrived though, and while it’s fun, it does leave plenty to be desired in terms of storytelling.
Not ashamed to say that Spawn is something of a guilty pleasure for me right now. It has its moments of being great, good, and even less than. But I enjoy it either way. “Here for the vibes” kinda read right now.
Spawn’s symbiote and powers keep getting narrative check-ins, which serves a purpose for power-scaling and looking badass. Gives him an opportunity to thump, or much more frequently get thumped on, by the villains of the week. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t feel a bit contrived though, and while it’s fun, it does leave plenty to be desired in terms of storytelling.
Not ashamed to say that Spawn is something of a guilty pleasure for me right now. It has its moments of being great, good, and even less than. But I enjoy it either way. “Here for the vibes” kinda read right now.
December 24, 2023
Just when I think about moving on from this comic, it pulls me back in. In this comic we watched Spawn have his back to the wall and whenever this happens he shows new abilities and the lore of this universe expands further. This volume ended with a cliff hanger so I have to keep reading.
I don't know why so many reviewers online keep saying Todd Mcfarlan is a bad writer, he writes very interesting characters and stories and Spawn himself is an amazing creation. Having said that I may be missing some amazing stories because this is the first time I have read this many issues of a comic book.
I don't know why so many reviewers online keep saying Todd Mcfarlan is a bad writer, he writes very interesting characters and stories and Spawn himself is an amazing creation. Having said that I may be missing some amazing stories because this is the first time I have read this many issues of a comic book.
November 10, 2021
Обезьяны какие-то, ишь чего задумал, Тодд!
На самом деле том очень очень неровный и интересным становится под конец. Самая интересная часть этих выпусков — расследование детективов, которое достигает кульминации и перебрасывает героев на новый виток. Допускаю, что следующий том будет также плох, но линия детективов сохранит мой интерес к комиксу.
На самом деле том очень очень неровный и интересным становится под конец. Самая интересная часть этих выпусков — расследование детективов, которое достигает кульминации и перебрасывает героев на новый виток. Допускаю, что следующий том будет также плох, но линия детективов сохранит мой интерес к комиксу.
October 23, 2023
A really funny and terrific Christmas issue. Then the Curse comes in and messes Spawn up. Things between Chief Banks and Sam and Twitch FINALLY come to a head. There's another terrific issue where Spawn meets a kid who collects comic books. I'm really surprised at how much I'm liking this. McFarlane is only inking issues at this point with Greg Capullo and Tony Daniel doing all of the art.
September 15, 2019
The issue was very good. The gorilla one bored me. The Christmas one was adorable yet hilarious at the same time! The story of Spawn’s torture by the Curse and recovery was good. Loved his interaction with the bullied boy too! Well done!
November 16, 2020
Spawn is still incredible 90's and i have the constant feel the story is working towards something bigger. Like how the Sam & Twitchstory expands and the dark low path Spawn is on after the meeting with The Curse.
March 27, 2021
This series does an odd mix of taking itself seriously (Al's trauma) and knowing how silly it is (Cy-Gor). And for my money, it succeeds more often than it fails.
A Very Spawn Christmas issue to open this volume? Yes, please.
A Very Spawn Christmas issue to open this volume? Yes, please.
October 31, 2021
Another fantastic collection of stellar art and craft furthering the Spawn epic. Some fun self referential comic humor in this one, and even a Spawn Santa tale for the coming holidays... In a McFarlane way. Next, please!
September 8, 2025
I feel like the story is finally starting to build some momentum!!
A nice balance of Cygor, Spawn vs Villains, Spawn with humanity, and the detectives all moving forward.
Art was particularly great in this issue as well.
Excited to see where this is going next.
A nice balance of Cygor, Spawn vs Villains, Spawn with humanity, and the detectives all moving forward.
Art was particularly great in this issue as well.
Excited to see where this is going next.
February 5, 2021
The story of Al Simmons is progressing quite a lot. This volume has artwork buy Cappulo and Tony Daniels and both are better at this point than McFarlane himself.
June 10, 2021
Kind of just spinning the wheels at this point. There's not much happening, and the artwork is designed to look cool, but doesn't tell too much of a story: too few panels, no backgrounds.
February 1, 2023
Todd McFarlane is truly deranged. If I ever wanted to try and prove to someone that comic books aren't art this would be exhibit A.
February 12, 2023
Pretty good mix of one offs and continuation. Art quality kind of has a mix even though I think they're all the same artist. The Christmas issue is fun.
September 9, 2023
This one had a couple good issues and then some that didn't seem to go much of anywhere
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November 16, 2023Spawn is dissected so spends most of this volume trying to pull himself together again. Not much else to mention.
October 26, 2021
I am still enjoying this. As ever it contains:-
1. A well written twisty and turny tale of hell and betrayal.
2. Wonderful Art, the art in these collected editions really is something to behold.
3. Some well realised back stories of characters
4. Slightly exposition heavy story telling.
Its a great series and I will keep going. I do not propose to comment on the plot itself at this point other than to say I am not tired of it.
1. A well written twisty and turny tale of hell and betrayal.
2. Wonderful Art, the art in these collected editions really is something to behold.
3. Some well realised back stories of characters
4. Slightly exposition heavy story telling.
Its a great series and I will keep going. I do not propose to comment on the plot itself at this point other than to say I am not tired of it.
July 8, 2023
Spawn is captured by Curse. He wants to dissect Spawn and send pieces of his body to several researchers.
Cy-Gor escapes the laboratory where it was created. It attacks some people on his way to New York City.
Violator wants Wynn to target everyone close to Spawn: Wanda, Terry and grandma Blake. Meanwhile Sam and Twitch find evidence that links chief Banks to the serial killer Billy Kincaid.
Cy-Gor escapes the laboratory where it was created. It attacks some people on his way to New York City.
Violator wants Wynn to target everyone close to Spawn: Wanda, Terry and grandma Blake. Meanwhile Sam and Twitch find evidence that links chief Banks to the serial killer Billy Kincaid.
June 21, 2014
Spawn as Santa...enough said.
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