Al Simmons is dead! Long live Al Simmons! Todd is back in the saddle and there's a new Hellspawn in town - Jim Downing. We're also seeing some familiar faces back on the creative team as well as newcomer to the title, Whilce Portacio. But can this title handle a major change to the status quo given the awkward handoff from the last writer? George and Pierce will get into it.

This week's recommendations are a couple of flicks that were recently in theaters, Mortal Kombat 2 and Boots Riley's I Love Boosters. MK2 needs no introduction but if you have enjoyed Riley's previous work such as Sorry to Both You, then his latest will astound you. It is not a subtle treatise on the harmful nature of capitalism but instead it is a loud, colorful takedown of it. Highly recommend.

You can always check out George's music - La Cigarette at coolbutrude.com and Witch Crisis.

If you are looking to engage even more with the Spawnmunity, check out the always wonderful RE: Spawn podcast and TinySpawny's Let's Talk Spawn.

Thanks to Freesound for being a great resource for our intro atmosphere and sound effects. Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order.

Thank YOU for listening!