Spawn: Origins Volume 1 (New Printing)

Really enjoyable read, images are incredible, story is also captivating. I'd heard of Spawn but never bothered with it. Hooked now though, fantastic read just wish it was more issues. I'll be buying the larger 50 issue compendium

after reading and being impressed by McFarlands other work, I decided to go back to where it all began. A character I heard about, got intrigued by his origin story and fell in love with the art work and story straight away. I was so.impressed that I ordered book 2 straight away and will probably own the entire series by the end of the year.

This is a fantastic collection of graphic novels detailing the adventures of Spawn; one of the newly created characters in the 90s from arist/writer Todd McFarlane, who previously had a seminal spiderman run at Marvel. The book is a streamlined collection of the original series comic book, showcasing the best of Spawn whilst still maintaining a coherent and understandable story line. For those who only remember that awful movie, I highly recommend you read this and forgot all about that car crash of a movie. For those who grew up reading comics such as x men and justice league in the 90s, with colourful and wildly imaginative characters, you're gonna love it. I'm already on volume 3 and can't wait for number 4.

Very Interesting, great art, bit short. will read more

All around an amazing comic 100% recommend it Really gory but it makes it better Spawn is amazing one of the best to come out of image comics

Everyone i know does not know spawn was it a 90's thing that died away? Maybe but what a wonderful collection of comics, while i am not the biggest comic fan i do like spawn because i grew up with him its nice to be able to own the books in these volumes again!

The start the longest running comic book ever

Must read, interesting i love the art and supernatural element.

Great 5 issues, 6th issues has a severe misprint which has pages interspersed from issues 1 & 2 making the 6th issue completely unreadable! Very unfortunate since I really did enjoy the first 5 issues of this volume.

This collection of Spawn issues 1 - 6 is perfect for any fan of Spawn who wants to relive those days in the nineties when Spawn was hugely popular. This is also the perfect way to introduce new readers to the creative world that Todd McFarlane introduced with all of it's creepy and evil moments with the victorious, testosterone driven heroic moments expected with Super hero comics, with some of the campiness thrown in as well. I will briefly touch on the best points of this collection and the worst, and let you judge on whether you agree that this is the perfect, most cost efficient way to dive back into the former flagship series of Image comics! + The Artwork With Todd McFarlane, you either love or hate his style. One way I would describe him is creating focus through eccentricities in his scenery, from the large and fluttering cape which Spawn wears to the different color contrasts used. Generally, you could say that the artwork is mostly solid with vivid, yet wild, imagery which I personally consider a great example to showcase McFarlane's talents in bringing an unknown independently owned superhero into mainstream nerd popularity. Where everything is not 100% perfection, like how odd a child character Cyan looks, as her face and appendages seem sort of bloated. Small issues like this very seldomly occur, but the other 98% or so is completely awesome, given you appreciate McFarlane's style which clearly was influenced by comics he read or even worked on. So I would say this is a positive, while some will disagree. + The Story I detailed most of the general Spawn story in my review for the animated series, so I will generally say this: Spawn is a badass Superhero whom is someone whom made a deal with the Devil to return to Earth in exchange for his services as a Hellspawn, or harvester of souls for Hell's army. Through these underworldly themes, the story is not your traditional Superhero vs. Villain conflict, as Spawn conflicts with universal forces like Hell/Heaven, supreme beings, crime bosses, cronies, and so many other types. With these sorts, some of these issues even feel like suspense/horror driven, with Spawn even toppling a serial killer in issue 5 - "Justice" (As titled in book). It combines terror with mythic elements into the Superhero genre, and it is apparent why this comic took off like it did! Just Spawn himself, being a Hell bound being who yet uses his wicked powers for his sense of Justice is a familiar story, but with Spawn is done in such a unique and twisted way. Just be warned, if you like this as much as I did, you will want to get vol. 2 pretty shortly after to tie up more loose ends. It becomes addicting! JUST BE WARNED, THIS IS NOT A COMIC FOR CHILDREN!! + Presentation I think this is one of the best graphic novel/trade paper back editions of this comic, and actually superior in quality to the originals. I have a first edition Spawn # 1, and compared to the copy in the Origins collection, it doesn't look as nice. (Mind you, this issue is in Very Fine-Near Mint condition.) This is not to say it looks awful, but the glossy pages the TPB uses is far superior in durability and is glossy rather than traditional comic stock. This is perfect when you actually want to keep originals in good condition (although Spawn #1 1st ed. is NOT a valuable comic), and it works well to give you a fairly lengthy read, for a comic (I can finish one in about a half an hour or so, but usually in 45 minutes with few breaks.). The cover, for a paperback, is appealing and actually looks pretty good sitting on a bookshelf! - Pace This is really my only negative point here, and it is the pace of the action and story in these early Spawn issues. Granted, this is knit picking completely, and I generally see these as superb! But I could never shake the feeling that I just wanted to know more, and that these comics were some of the best at leaving you on the edge of your seat until the end of the issue, only to find that what you have been wanting to find out all along is in the next issue. This is not problematic until you finish issue 6. Without giving anything away, I will say it leaves you wanting more! And where this fits pace is where some pages are dedicated to ficticious news panel spreads or a page or so as imagery pertaining to what Spawn is thinking, while they leave some questions unanswered just to keep you going. I get that they need their cliff hangers to sell their next issues, but sometimes it just feels excessive in Spawn specifically. It is a small flaw to me, but others may find it really aggrivating. -- Overview -- I think this is one of my comic series ever because Spawn, his identity's problems, and his willingness to keep his human sense of conscience, even being a cursed being, is so compelling. You can tell there are other superhero influences, but you can also see horror influences and even a strange sense of satiric comedy in it. It gets campy in parts, and feels a little lighter in tone than the HBO animated series that Spawn spawned, but I personally like it better. For one, it wasn't cancelled in middle of a huge story arc, and also because it shows Spawn as an evil being holding onto the remnants of his soul through those he still has in his new life, not just those he misses form his old like he mainly was in the show. The art is stunning and for about ten bucks, I say it is well worth it to catch up on Spawn, remember why he was so awesome, and/or to understand why this was what set Image off when they started in the early nineties. To me, considering the flaws others may see, I give it a 9/10. I personally think it is near perfect though, aside from my minor pacing gripes, which is why it is 5 stars above. One of the best hero origin stories and introductions ever!

Muy buena publicación recopilatoria de Spawn. Excelente producto y muy buen vendedor.

Ich bin schon seit Jahren ein großer Spawn Fan und habe jetzt endlich beschloßen mir alle Comics als Kollektion zu kaufen. Die Origin Collektion ist eine sehr schöne Paperback Kollektion mit zu einander passendem Titel Bild und einheitlichen Einband. Ich persönlich mag Spawn sehr! Er ist ein sehr gut gelungener Anti-Held in einer sehr interessanten Welt mit Himmel und Hölle. Es ist definiv kein Comic für Kinder, d.h. er ist gerne sehr brutal und die Geschichte selber ist vielschichtig. Es geht vorallem auch um die Machenschaften der Geheimdienste und die Ziele von Himmel und Hölle. Und der Himmel ist definitv nicht das ultimative Gute.

This is my Frits time ever reading spawn and man was it so amazing it came on time and was in great condition.