Spawnography

I scream. You scream. We all scream about the return of BILLY KINCAID. Joining George and Pierce for the haunted homecoming of one of Spawn's greatest foes is Rob Duenas, artist of SPAWN KILLS EVERY SPAWN. We chat about Rob's history with the character, talk a ton about the process of comics making and go on enough tangents to make two hours feel absolutely breezy. This week's recommendation is SPAWN KILLS EVERY SPAWN, the recently wrapped miniseries from John Layman (Chew, Detective Comics) and Rob Duenas. The trade is out in the Summer of 2025 so be sure to preorder that at your local shop. Also, check out Rob's site to keep up to date on everything he's working on as well as buy some sweet art at www.sketchcraft.com Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for helping provide some of our intro sound effects.

Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order. (https://tinyurl.com/47pvxj3a) Thank YOU for listening!

The road to episode 50 ends here! George and Pierce dig into this latest chapter of Spawn and lament some of the artistic choices but overall, they have a good time with this one. The Exterminator case is coming to a close thanks, in part, to Sam & Twitch's investigation and Spawn is ready to mete out some justice. But what is the significance of the mysterious mark that keeps appearing around our three heroes? Could some spectre of the past be making its return? (Spoiler alert: YES.)

This week's recommendations are the latest season of Apple TV+'s Severance and 1992 sci-fi-action film, Fortress, starring Christopher Lambert and Kurtwood Smith.

Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for providing some of our intro sound effects.

Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order. (https://tinyurl.com/47pvxj3a)

Thank YOU for listening!

George and Pierce delve into the Seven-tinged depths of depravity that Brian Holguin brings to these two issues and in the process, they are delighted by the propulsiveness he's brought to the plot. A killer is loose in Spawn's alley and it's up to Spawn to stop them! Bobby is still reeling from the loss of his best bud, Bootsy. Who is Sarah Frost? Twitch is... DEAD?! How many books are there that are called Nevermore and do they have Davy Crockett in them? (And what does that have to do with these issues?)

This week's recommendations are All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told by Douglas Wolk. It is a "the first-ever full reckoning with Marvel Comics' interconnected, half-million-page story, a revelatory guide to the "epic of epics"—and to the past sixty years of American culture—from a beloved authority on the subject who read all 27,000+ Marvel superhero comics and lived to tell the tale!" Meanwhile, George recommends that our listeners find a way to indulge in life's simple pleasures - for her, one of those pleasures is Athens, GA local coffee shop Sips, home of a damn fine cup of coffee.

Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for helping provide some of our intro sound effects.

Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order. (https://tinyurl.com/47pvxj3a)

Thank YOU for listening!

We take a small detour from our regularly scheduled Spawn coverage to take things back to the year 1996 when Alan Moore and Scott Clark were tasked with bringing readers a Spawn/WildC.A.T.S. crossover they would never forget. The result falls a little short of those lofty expectations but we'll get into it. Joining us in this excursion into the now unfortunately known events of this miniseries, is Adam Reck, co-host of the wonderful Battle of the Atom, an X-Men podcast that definitively ranks the best and worst X-Men stories of all time! This week's recommendation is to watch some David Lynch flicks! RIP to the Maestro! And of course, give Battle of the Atom a listen! Their new episodes drop every Monday! You can find their episode archives here: https://comicsxf.com/category/podcasts/battle-of-the-atom/ and you can find their rankings of all the X-Men stories they've covered here: https://comicsxf.com/battle-of-the-atom-rankings/ Thank you to Adam for joining us! Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for providing some of our intro sound effects. Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order. (https://tinyurl.com/47pvxj3a) Thank YOU for listening!

The Green World arc comes to a close! Who is the Keeper? What does this mean for Spawn? What's going to happen to Bootsy? Issue #75 proves to be one of the best milestone issues yet! Then issue #76 follows that with a heartfelt denouement that helps recenter Al and grounds the book with far more affecting emotional stakes than we've gotten in a while! George and Pierce dig into it further but your humble Spawnographers are liking what they are reading (and you should too!). The week's recommendations are to listen to The New York Dolls (at maximum volume, of course) as well as to check out Steven Spielberg's 1971 flick, DUEL. And if Spielberg movies and podcasts are your thing, you might want to check out Blank Check (https://www.blankcheckpod.com/) and their latest miniseries, Podrassic Cast, covering the early days of ol' Stevie's career. Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for helping provide some of our intro sound effects. Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order. (https://tinyurl.com/47pvxj3a) Thank YOU for listening!

Eddie Beckett has no idea what the bag of necroplasm he found has in store for him. Before he knows it, he will become THE HEAP! We are barrelling toward issue #100 and we get two of the most propulsive issues in a while. Pierce and George have a good time getting to know a truculent new foe made of trash as Spawn, Bootsy, Cog and the gang deal with the fallout of the last few issues and what it might mean moving forward. The week's recommendations are to check in on a friend you haven't spoken to in a while, just to say hello as well as SPAWN KILLS EVERY SPAWN, the recently wrapped miniseries from John Layman (Chew, Detective Comics) and Rob Duenas (https://www.youtube.com/user/sketchrob). Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for helping provide some of our intro sound effects. Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order. (https://tinyurl.com/47pvxj3a) Thank YOU for listening!

The rules of the Spawn Universe are evolving in exciting (and sometimes contradicting) ways! We've got vampires, everyone. Christian vampires, or at least ones in the employ of Heaven, and our hosts are split on their feelings about lead vampire, Wolfram, and what this means for Spawn in general. This week's recommendations are to listen to The Mamas & the Papas as well as an excellent Jon Bois video: The History of Slipping on Banana Peels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8W5GCnqT_M Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for helping provide some of our intro sound effects. Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order. (https://tinyurl.com/47pvxj3a) Thank YOU for listening!

It's time to find out more about Dead Zones! No, not the wonderful 1983 David Cronenberg film starring Christopher Walken and Tom Skerritt. These Dead Zones are pockets of heaven on Earth that affect Spawn's powers! Meanwhile, Spawn is fully embracing his Grim Reaper-esque mantle by showing off a new power and we get the debut of the truly iconic Maggotface Spawn. Plus, the Freak is back! There's a lot to get into so let's get into it. This week's recommendations are Yacht Rock: A Doc(k)umentary (now streaming on Max) and to balance that out, George recommends you listen to some Judas Priest, Motorhead or even some Danzig. Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for helping provide some of our intro sound effects. Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order. (https://tinyurl.com/47pvxj3a) Thank YOU for listening!

After another Curse of the Spawn diversion, we're back with original flavor Spawn as we dive into issues #67 and #68. Trouble is brewing in the Bowery amongst the night people and that'll spell some bad news for Spawn and the his gang. George and Pierce dig into these two issues and take the necessary tangents into explanations of Kindred the Embraced, Vampire the Masquerade and forgotten 80s Tom Hanks TV movie, Mazes & Monsters. (You know, a perfectly regular diversion.) This week's recommendations are Coralie Fargeat's The Substance, Wizards: The Podcast Guide to Comics (https://www.wizardscomics.com/) and to go back to something that makes you happy (like drawing, playing an instrument, etc.) and find a way to push your comfort zone in it. Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for helping provide some of our intro sound effects. Thanks to Blake Whitlow for the always useful Spawn Reading Order. (https://tinyurl.com/47pvxj3a) Thank YOU for listening!

Who is Abdiel and what does he do? George and Pierce find out in Curse of the Spawn #15 and #16. Usual colorist Brian Haberlin tries his hand at writing and the results are solid! This little two-parter adds some texture to the Spawn Universe while bringing in some characters from the McFarlane Toys Total Chaos line into the mix as well. In the back matter, we run down some of the choices of the 1998 Wizard fan favorites poll. Pro tip: We recorded this one right after the election so you might want to skip the first ten minutes if you don't want to hear us lament the state of the world. Thanks for listening!