Spawnography

Hey there Hellspawn! We're back with another guest! This time we have Mark Zovak aka TinySpawny with us and we're talking about his favorite Spawn, Gunslinger! We also take a bit of time at the top to talk to Mark about his Spawn journey, the state of the Spawnmunity and his recently launched YouTube show Let's Talk Spawn!

This week's recommendations are, of course, Mark's show Let's Talk Spawn, the People's Pop Punk band Career Day and Louisville thrasher's Belushi Speed Ball.

You can always checkout 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.

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We wrap up this Simmons family reunion and it has some dire consequences for at least one characters. Mammon continues to exert his influence as David Hine and Brian Haberlin look to backfill some of Al's story to help build to an eventual payoff. Overall, it kind of works but we'll get into it of course.

This week's recommendations are to check ot the latest season of The Boys and on a more somber note, to hug your pets a little tighter this week. We don't get them forever but we are blessed to get them as long as we do.

You can always checkout 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!

We knew Al Simmons had one brother but David Hine imagines a world where, get this, Al had two brothers. More of Al's history is revealed! But is this a result of how Al rebuilt the world? Is this another one of Mammon's manipulations? We've been told that Mammon has been pulling the strings for quite some time and here Hine and Brian Haberlin begin to scratch the surface of that mystery.

This week's recommendations are the documentary Trekkies (available on YouTube), a loving portrait at fandom and fan culture in a time before smartphones and social media, as well as Colorado-based emo band, A Place for Owls. Check out "Do I Feel at Home Here?"

You can always checkout 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!

Hey there, Hellspawn! This episode will see us wrap up "The Voice Hearers" and the return of Clown and then catch up with Nyx as David Hine and Brian Haberlin keep doing the Yeoman's work of putting pieces back on the board after Spawn's ostensible boardwipe back in "Armageddon." Overall, the results are pretty solid even if some of the subject matter (namely, the somewhat sterotypical depiction of Voodoo) can get a bit iffy.

We know this is a slightly longer one than usual so if you are looking to get right to the talk about the issues, you can cut to about 30 minutes in. (Sorry for the long intro!)

This week's recommendations are British punks' Lambrini Girls (check out "Cult of Celebrity") and Chicago emos tenmonthsummer (check out "Destiny Bond") as well as a pair of Transformers films, the classic 1986 animated flick and the more recent animated endeavourt Transformers One.

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.

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What does the world larger world look like in Spawn's reimaginined reality? Why does one apartment building seem to be the root of all evil? What pieces are coming back into the equation from the past? Why did George and Pierce play FMK with Muppets? All thse questiosn will be answered and more!

This week's recommendations are Abruptio which you can easily find on Tubi, as well as the Wolfman/Perez run of Teen Titans! And for those who like a bit of hardcore-tinged pop punk or vice verse, Standoffish!

As always you can check out George's band, La Cigarette, at coolbutrude.com.

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.

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Armageddon is over and we've got a doozy of a couple of issues for you this week. First, an epilogue of sorts for the last mega arc that really paints Al in a pretty precarious light which feels like a bit of an odd move this late into the book's run. (We are aware it's likely a feint but taking the story as read, it is a bit concerning.) Then we get the origin story for a cool action figure: Mandarin Spawn. It draws on some pretty worn tropes but the art is really great. For this episode, a trigger warning for some discussion of violence against women, problematic depictions of disabled people and domestic abuse.

This week's recommendations are to check out some Zamrock, a genre that emerged in the 70s in Zambia that fused traditional African music with the popular rock music of the time to create something wholly unique and diferent. Ngozi Family is a great band to start with. You should also check out Philadelphia's lovely indie rockers, Hop Along and their record "Bark Your Head Off, Dog." It's a few years old but it still hits.

As always you can check out George's band, La Cigarette, at coolbutrude.com.

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.

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We have reached the end of "Armageddon!" but is this really an ending or simply a new beginning? Only time will tell. That said, Philip Tan and David Hine really rip out all the stops here. One thing that is impressive is how often they've forced us to reevaluate where their work stands within the Spawn mythos. This arc ends up representing a bit of a fulcrum point and it's exciting to see where we'll go from here.

This week's recommendations are Matt Johnson of Nirvanna the Band the Show fame's 2023 film Blackberry and and the incredible comic HEADLOPPER by Andrew Maclean. Both are pretty singular works by singular talents in their respective mediums and you should check them out. And as always you can check out George's band, La Cigarette, at coolbutrude.com.

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.

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Armageddon rages on and the stakes keep getting higher! The four horsemen of the apocalypse come to play! Granny Blake gets raptured! Spawn takes on Jesus' disciples! David Hine and the art team are really upping the ante!

This week's recommendations are "Heaven and Hell" by Dio and the latest flick from Sam Raimi (a favorite around these parts) Send Help. As always you can check out Geroge's band, La Cigarette, at coolbutrude.com.

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!

Jakie and Katie's true nature is revealed! We get some truly cathartic moments from just about the whole cast! The art team finds some level of cinsitency and we definitely feel the sort of Yeoman's work that David Hine is being tasked to do. We extend that to comics critics in general as well.This is a tough industry and when someone is able to make something fun and readable (even if they have to drop a bit of continuity along the way) that is something to be celebrated.

This week's recommendations are to check out Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men if you haven't already. They announced they will be ending their run but they are a big influence on this show and many others. Thank you Jay and Miles! And more existentially, find a way to disconnect from the daily grind. Try to reset a bit . Find a reason to relax your mind.

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.

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A bonkers arc continues! George and Pierce debate the reception to this era of Spawn as Philip Tan and the art team as well as writer David Hine are still finding their footing. That said, there are some wild moments - we get closer to understanding the twins, see how Spawn has grown with his new understanding of his existence and get some really nice characterization between Spaw, Sam and Twitch. Comics should make you want to read the next one and this one certainly does!

This week's first recommendation from George is the incredible math rock duo Angine de Poitrine's KEXP session. As one of the comments on the video says, "Finally, Music 2 has dropped." On the comics side, Pierce recommends the work of Matt Kindt and David Lapham generally but more specifically, their new book Knight City from Dark Horse Comics. It's a meta mystery superhero book that feels like a throwback while still feeling new.

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!