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SpawnographyEpisode 96: "Have You Seen Me?, Parts 4-6" - Case Files: Sam & Twitch #4-6This episode we wrap up the first arc of Marc Andreyko and Scott Morse's Case Files: Sam & Twitch and prove that even when you think you completely understand an arc, sometimes you don't. The show starts off with a some talk about upcoming movies like Street Fighter and Masters of the Universe so feel free to skip tot eh 30 minute mark to get right into discussion of the book. As we noted last episode, Andreyko and Morse take a non-traditional approach to this story and it manages to pull the wool over our eyes really effectively. In classic Spawnography...
2026-01-191h 47SpawnographyEpisode 92: "A Thousand Clowns, Parts 3-5" - Spawn #136-138Spawn continueshis struggles against the Clown/Jason Wynn hybrid that has been terrorizing him and the people of New York but we're getting the feeling that we've seen some of this stuff before. Holguin and McFarlance seem to be going back the well with some of their ideas so despite some interesting machincations with Nyx the arc isn't as impactful as it feels like it could have been. A big knock against this era of Spawn is it's inconsistency and that definitely rears its head here. We'll get into it. This week's recommendations are to go outside (I...
2025-12-221h 38SpawnographyEpisode 91: "A Thousand Clowns, Part 1 & 2" - Spawn #134 & #135The Clown and Jason Wynn team-up continues as two of Spawn's biggest foes are taking over New York, starting with the hero's old haunt - Rat City! Meanwhile Nyx is still dedicated to saving her friend's soul and it looks like she'll have to get involved with Mammon to do it. This week's recommendations are the Thin Lizzy albums Thunder & Lightning and IJohnny the Fox. We also recommend the excellent "Bad Boy" t-shirt by Chloe Brailsford on ithaspockets.gay. Proceeds from the shirt go to funding that site's Operations Lead, Jake. You can check out more of C...
2025-12-151h 33SpawnographyEpisode 90: "Pratfall" & "Gentleman Caller" – Spawn #132 & #133In these two issues, Spawn finds himself dealing with the one guy who just won't stay gone: the Violator. Pratfall kicks things off with the Clown stirring up trouble the way only he can - needling Al in all the right (and wrong) places to get a rise out of him. Then Gentleman Caller turns the screws even tighter, as the Violator takes aim at the people around Al, testing how far Spawn will go to keep his darker impulses in check as he begins to exert his influence even more at the citizens of New York through the v...
2025-12-081h 09SpawnographyEpisode 89: "Seven and a Half Ghosts" - Spawn #130 & #131Todd McFarlane and Brian Holguin give us a ghost story this time around as we check back in with Max Williams, Twitch's son, in the aftermath of his indoctrination into a vampire cult. Is is lost forever? Can the secrets of Marston house free his from his fate? Can Spawn find some way to redeem his friend's son? We'll get into it! 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!
2025-12-011h 26SpawnographyEpisode 88: "Wake Up Dreaming, Part 3-5" - Spawn #127-129Al tries to make his escape but Clown has other plans. With the villain infecting much of Manhattan during a blackout, our buddy Spawn is kind of on the ropes. Is this his new reality? Stuck between human and Hellspawn? Meanwhile, Nyx contemplates her deal with Mammon. Could it bring back her long lost friend? Is Mammon playing at something bigger? We'll get into it! This week's recommendations are to go outside! And also to get involved with your local community fridge or food bank! A better world is possible. If you need help finding these things...
2025-11-241h 46SpawnographyEpisode 87: "Wake Up Dreaming, Part 1 & 2" - Spawn #125-126Spawn is trapped between waking life and nightmare as hallucinations and fractured memories blur his grip on reality. But what does Nyx have to do with this and what's her motive? Has Twitch figured out Spawn's identity? Can Al resolve his past with Major Forsburg? We'll get into it! This week's recommendations are Stuart Gordon's From Beyond and Joe Dante's Gremlins 2. 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!
2025-11-171h 36SpawnographyEpisode 86: "Salvation Road, Part 3 & 4" - Spawn #123 & #124"Salvation Road" wraps up in this episode as Wanda and Terry deal with finding out that Al's grave has been dug up and wrestle with what his ghostly presence means in their relationship. Nyx plays Wendy Darling and stitches the amnesiac Al back to Spawn. Jason Wynn has got his groove back thanks to Clown. But is it the real Clown or a hallucination? Can Al trust Nyx? What's in this for her? Will Terry, Wanda, Sam, Twitch or anyone who has crossed paths with Al Simmons ever be happy?! We'll get into it! This week's recommendations...
2025-11-101h 20SpawnographyEpisode 85: "Salvation Road, Part 1 & 2" - Spawn #121 & #122Al Simmons is back from Hell — but this time, he's human? Things are certainly not as they seem. Powerless, disoriented, and haunted by his past, Spawn begins a fragile journey of rediscovery on the streets of New York. From a jail cell to ghostly alleys that Al feels compelled to visit, and a fateful meeting with the myserious Nyx, is there a road to redemption lying in wait for Al Simmons? George and Pierce will get into it! This week's recommendations are to reengage with a hobby that brought you joy in the past but has fallen by...
2025-11-031h 34SpawnographyEpisode 84: "A Season in Hell, Parts 3 & 4" – Spawn #119 & #120"A Season in Hell" concludes and the world is quickly changing for Spawn and Al Simmons. Promised the ability to remake Hell in his own image, it seems that Al has really just been a pawn in the plans of his newest big bad - Cogliostro?! Now stripped of his hellish legacy, Al has returned to Earth without his "shadow." What does that mean for the world famous government assassin? George and Pierce will get into it. This week's recommendations are Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen and Lucas Werneck and for the history buffs out there, Tutankhamun's...
2025-10-271h 32SpawnographyEpisode 83: "A Season in Hell, Part 1 & 2" - Spawn #117 & #118Spawn and Redeemer face off! Their battle in the desert pushes Spawn to his limits — body and soul — as old sins and buried guilt claw their way back to the surface. Wounded and dragged toward Hell, Spawn is forced to confront visions of his past life, his marriage, and the lies that forged his damnation. These issues dive deep into identity, faith, and destiny — asking whether Spawn can truly escape what Hell made him, or if he's doomed to become it. We'll get into it! This week's recommendations are Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender, Esad Ribic & Jerome Opena...
2025-10-201h 09SpawnographyEpisode 82: Talking "I Saw Santa" with Chris Killian & Andrew SandersWhat's happening, Hellspawn? This week, we have a very special episode for you. We are taking a little break from the saga of Al Simmons in the early 2000s to talk to Chris Killian and Andrew Sanders, the writers of the recently announced Spawn Universe title, "I Saw Santa." We'll get into their history with Spawn and Todd McFarlane as well as dig into how they approached writing this books and how it fits into Spawn's world. With art by Thomas Nachlik, "I Saw Santa" is a classic holiday horror story about a serial killer with an obsession with...
2025-10-131h 20SpawnographyEpisode 81: "The Bridge, Part 2" & "Consequences" - Spawn #115 & #116Hey there Hellspawn! We're finishing up in Japan as Spawn faces ghosts, demons, and an ancient curse in "The Bridge, Part 2." As Ben Nakadai uncovers the mysterious Box of Eden — and falls right into Mammon's trap, opening a door between worlds that won't easily be closed. Back in New York, "Consequences" brings us a turning point: Spawn clashes with Cogliostro over how far he'll go to reshape the world, while a young man named Eddie Frank takes a deadly path that leads to his rebirth as the new Redeemer. Two issues that bridge the supernatural and the moral — and set...
2025-10-061h 22SpawnographyEpisode 80: "The Kingdom, Part 7" & "The Bridge, Part 1" - Spawn #113 & #114We're wrapping up "The Kingdom" and starting up a new arc! (I know it's weird but if you don't like it, start your own podcast.) A content warning for self-harm and suicidal ideation in this episode! Spawn #113 wraps up the "Kingdom" arc with a tense showdown in Central Park. Spawn battles the vampire cult while Twitch nearly makes a tragic choice—until Spawn steps in. The Hell-gate is destroyed, Twitch's son is saved (though changed forever), and Mammon quietly hints that bigger dangers are coming. Then Spawn #114 kicks off a brand-new mystery in Japan, where a man na...
2025-09-291h 30SpawnographyEpisode 79: "The Kingdom, Part 5 & 6" - Spawn #111 & #112"The Kingdom" continues! Spawn versus Simon Pure and his hordes of Christian vampires! Absorbing the sins of all New Yorkers, he purifies the city and robs the zealots of their targets, forcing their crusade to a standstill. With the help of the demons Ab and Zab, Spawn rescues Twitch's son, Max and confronts the Kingdom head-on. But his victory comes at a cost, leaving him burdened with unimaginable darkness and standing further apart from both Heaven and Hell! We'll get into it! This week's recommendations are to interrogate the thing within you that is keeping you from...
2025-09-221h 24SpawnographyEpisode 78: "The Kingdom, Part 3 & 4" - Spawn #109 & #110"The Kingdom" continues! Simon Pure and his army of Christian vampires are out for blood! But George and Pierce are liking how this story is unfolding as McFarlane, Holguin and Medina are bringing some interesting depth to Spawn's world by involving side characters and finding a new style for the previously established visual langauge of the book. This week's recommendations are the lovely kitty Instagram of Gumbus as well as the comic book work of indie creator Ian Cinco. Thanks to Freesound for being a great resource for our intro atmosphere and sound effects. Thanks to...
2025-09-151h 43SpawnographyEpisode 77: "The Kingdom, Part 1 & 2" - Spawn #107 & #108We're back! The #SummerofHellspawn is over and we've got vampires. More specifically, we've got some of those Heaven vampires and the return of George's favorite character, Wolfram! But who exactly is Simon Pure? And what fate will befall Twitch Williams' son Max and his new friend, Dawn? We'll get into it! This week's recommendations are Thin Lizzy's Thunder & Lightning and the boxing anime Megalobox. 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 liste...
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SpawnographyEpisode 76: "Hellworld, Part 3 & 4" - Hellspawn #15 & #16The grand finale of Hellspawn is here and with it, the #SummerofHellspawn comes to a close! In this episode, George and Pierce get into Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's haunting conclusion to the series (despite the fact that they didn't seem to think it was ending just yet). There are a lot of heavy themes as there have been throughout so a light trigger warning for our discussion surrounding abuse and self harm. With Eden's haunting accusations of Spawn and Hel's relentless orchestrations, the finale doesn't shy away from exploring loss, responsibility, and the nature of power...
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SpawnographyEpisode 75: "Hellworld, Part 1 & 2" – Hellspawn #13 & #14The final arc of Hellspawn begins here! George and Pierce begin with some chatter about Fantastic Four but then we dive into what turns out to be a couple of breezy issues of Hellspawn. It's clear the team doesn't quite know yet that they are nearing the end of their run but it's interesting to see how the book has evolved and how it fits into the larger Spawn mythos. As always, a hearty trigger warning for some discussion of selfharm. It is kind of inevitable in this book. Sorry! This week's recommendations are to...
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SpawnographyEpisode 74: "Conflict of Interest" & "Call Her Hel" – Hellspawn #11 & #12George and Pierce get into another couple of issues of Hellspawn because it is, in fact, the #SummerofHellspawn. No one has used that hastag and no one will again. In these two issues, we're going to finish things up with Cy-Gor, seemingly finishing things up with Mike Moran (?) and see what's in store with Eden, the woman who was left in a bathtub previously. As with many of these episodes, trigger warnings for self harm, forced birth and extreme violence if you read these comics. We won't talk about the violence much but the rest w...
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SpawnographyEpisode 73: "Chains" & "Clash" – Hellspawn #9 & #10Ben Templesmith joins the fray as the #SummerofHellspawn continues! As with many of the previous episodes, we'd be remiss not to give a trigger warning for some of the content in these issues and the discussion of them surrounding self-harm. That said, Steve Niles is clearly trying to set this book on a slightly different path than its been on to this point while Ashley Wood and Templesmith are seemingly trying to be cognizant about bringing a cohesive look to the book as Wood transitions off of it. But we've got Cy-Gor. We've got Mike Moran. We've g...
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SpawnographyEpisode 72: "Shed" & "The Suicide Gate" – Hellspawn #7 & #8We are halfway through the #SummerofHellspawn! There's a lot to cover in these two issues! Trigger warning abound to for self-harm especially in these two issues! Issue #7 offers a surreal psychological portrait of Spawn's fractured identity, with dreamlike, unsettling visuals as Sam & Twitch strike a secret deal with Mike Moran and John Damascus tortures a broken Jason Wynn. Then, in issue #8, Spawn confronts a twisted abomination from his past—Cy‑Gor reprogrammed into a killing machine—and also attempts to save Eden, an abused woman who tragically chooses to end her life. We've got existential dread and horror in sp...
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SpawnographyEpisode 71: "Selling Fear" & "The Big Leagues" – Hellspawn #5 & #6Hey there Hellspawn! We're back with another two issues of the 2000s edgiest Spawn spinoff, Hellspawn. Chatrooms are buzzing about the existence of Spawn and George and Pierce will dive deeper into Brian Michael Bendis and Ashley Wood's darker interpratation of the world of Rat City. But how does this fit into the the grand anarrative of the war between Heaven and Hell? Why don't these angels looks like the ones we've seen before? And who is Mike Moran? Is he really Miracleman? (And who the hell is Miracleman anyway? This week's recommendations are to identify something in...
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SpawnographyEpisode 70: "Hate Me" & "Hate You" - Hellspawn #3 & #4Summer of Hellspawn continues! And with it, another heavy trigger warning for discussions of selfharm and racism. This week, Brian Michael Bendis and Ashley Wood get a little assist from the legend Bill Sienkiewicz as the creative team dives deeper into the depths of depravity. They finish up the fight against Clown and then investigate the insidious ways that evil persists in our every day lives through pundits with platforms who seek to divide everyday people. Is this just a darker take on the "Spawn Across America" arc? Not quite. Does it improve upon it? George and...
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SpawnographyEpisode 69: "The Clown" - Hellspawn #1 & #2The Summer of Hellspawn is here! For the next two months, we will be covering the entirety of Hellspawn by Brian Michael Bendis, Ashley Wood, Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith before returning to our regular Spawn coverage. Before we go any further, we do was to issue a pretty heavy trigger warning for this book and a lighter trigger warning for our discussions of it. If you are affected by depictions and discussions of self-harm, sexual violence and violence against women, you may want to skip these episodes. Hellspawn is definitely more of an R-rated book compared...
2025-07-071h 37SpawnographyEpisode 68: "Retribution Overdrive" - Spawn #105 & #106Overtkill's back and he's better than ever! For Spawnie this year, Overtkill's here! (^Obviously, that should be sung to the tune of the Hess truck jingle) But Overtkill is back and he's brought along a new writer for a couple of issues, horror aficionado, Steve Niles. You might be familiar with his work on 30 Days of Night, Batman and Kick-Ass but George and Pierce will dig into how well his work fits into the Spawn universe. We'll also take a brief look back at Curse of the Spawn #23 and #24 and how those issues fit into t...
2025-06-301h 30SpawnographyEpisode 67: "Cautionary Tales" - Spawn #102-#104This week, we've got a trio of stories that aim to refocus the main Spawn title after the events of the #100 milestone. Who and what is Spawn after the death of Malebolgia? What does he stand for? What is his place in the world? Is his humanity just a distant memory? This definitely feels like a retread of similar stories - namely, the "Spawn Across America" arc some 70 issues ago - but with Holguin on board, the stories do have a bit of a different feel. As always, George and Pierce will get into it and along the way...
2025-06-231h 44SpawnographyEpisode 66: "Spawn: Simony"Time to take a detour into a weird little artifact in Spawn publishing history, "Spawn: Simony." Originally published in French by the company that put out the main Spawn comics in France, it eventually got an English translation. Is this exactly where it fits in continuity? Uh, sure! Is this some underrated gem? Uh, probably not! But your humble Spawnographers will do their duty while also talking about the similarities to Robocop and the Fifth Element, reminiscing about DC Comics in the EB Games era and which X-Men are queer. This week's recommendations are to carve out...
2025-06-161h 03SpawnographyEpisode 65: "Aftermath" - Spawn #101And we are back to our regularly scheduled Spawn programming! Thanks again to Todd McFarlane for joining us last episode! This episode we say goodbye to Greg Capullo and hello to new series regular artist, Angel Medina. Spawn hangs out with Granny Blake to decompress after the recent events of the comic and we get acquainted with the beginnings of this new era of Spawn. We'll get into some personal religious traumas, tried to start a rap beef with Drake - you know, the usual. This week, we have two recommendations. Number one is to l...
2025-06-091h 24SpawnographyEpisode 64: The First 100 Issues with Todd McFarlaneWe've covered 100 issues of Spawn and now we get to talk to the man himself, Todd McFarlane! We had a great conversation about Todd's approach to the book, how the book evolved over those first 100 issues, the secrets behind the Harry Houdini arc and a little bit of what Todd might have done differently. Many thanks to Todd for joining us and his team for helping set up this opportunity. This week's recommendation is a simple one, read some Spawn! Thanks to Freesound for being a great resource for our intro atmosphere and sound effects. Than...
2025-06-0254 minSpawnographyEpisode 63: "Milestone" - Spawn #100We have made it to a milestone! Issue 100! This marks the culmination of the first era of Spawn and it is a doozy! Will Al confront Malebolgia? What's going on with Wanda and Terry? Can Spawn find redemption? All of this and more awaits and George and Pierce dig into the issue. Plus we talk about some of our favorite comics fights and how this milestone issue stacks up against the past ones. This week's recommendations are to find something to care about enough that you actually take steps to do it as well as 2 documentaries...
2025-05-261h 40SpawnographyEpisode 62: "The Trouble with Angels" & "The Edge of Darkness" - Spawn #98 & #99Who hired Ab and Zab to unleash Urizen? How can an army of angels be stopped from attacking Earth? How did Al recover from his seeming defeat at Urizen's hands? Should Angela be played on the big screen by the singer of Castle Rat? What's Cyan got to do with this and what's the deal with Wanda's pregnancy? George & Pierce will get into al this and more in the penultimate episode before number 100! Plus stay tuned for a fun little announcement at the end of the episode. This week's recommendations are to go have an ice cream c...
2025-05-191h 24SpawnographyEpisode 61: "Rules of Engagement" & "Heaven's Folly" - Spawn #96 & #97Armageddon is on the horizon and the fate of Earth hangs in the balance! Our hero may not have the chops to fight Urizen himself but with a little help from an angelic ally and a dose of the Greenworld's power, we're seeing him evolve into somthing more than his humble hellspawn origins. As always, George and Pierce get into it. This week's recommendations are renowned Seattle punks, The Gits. Check out their song "Seaweed" and friends of the pod, Stay Inside's latest single "Monsieur Hawkweed." FFO: slithery post-emo and dancing near the Morgan Ave L train s...
2025-05-121h 41SpawnographyEpisode 60: "The Children's Hour" & "Cracks in the Foundation" - Spawn #94 & #95The road to 100 continues! (It really seems like we are always on the road some milestone, huh?) We get to meet the a couple of harbingers of the apocalypse in Ab and Zab, witness Mammon's growing influence on the plot and dive into Terry and Wanda'srelationship struggles a bit. This week's recommendations include the oft-referenced in this couple of issues film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, HBO's Righteous Gemstones, 1992 Steve Martin comedy Leap of Faith and to take some small risk this week - push yourself out of your comfort zone a little bit. T...
2025-05-051h 33SpawnographyEpisode 59: "Black Cat Bones, Pt. 2" & "The Devil's Banquet" - Spawn #92 & #93 with Adam LataAnd we're back to regular Spawn! This time with another guest in tow! Adam Lata, the moderator of r/SpawnsUniverse, joins us to chat about the first tease of Urizen! Along the way, we'll discuss Adam's connection and history with Spawn, some Insane Clown Posse lore, different types of magick and arcana and, of course, some hedgehog facts. Did we cut out some explanation of Ken Penders' Sonic run? Yes! Will it probably come up again in the future? Knowing us? Of course! This week's recommendations are the Japanese punk band, Otoboke Beaver (definitely check out their 2022 KE...
2025-04-281h 52SpawnographyEpisode 58: Daring Escapes #1-#4 with Chris OsborneYou demanded it so we delivered! The breakout star of Spawn issues #19 & #20, Harry Houdini, is back in his own solo adventure! Tom Orzchowski, Andrew Grossberg and Alan Weiss spin a yarn that combines Indiana Jones, Houdini's own history, gods, demons, religious figures, aliens, time travel and the Pope?! Joining us on this jaunt through time and space is Chris Osborne, host of the Play Comics podcast. Some of the art is great, the writing is at times bizarre, but you could do a lot worse than sitting down with Daring Escapes. This week's recommendations are Chris' podcasts, P...
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Play ComicsSpawn Armageddon with Rob Duenas (Sketchcraft)Read transcriptHell hath no fury like a Hellspawn scorned, especially when that Hellspawn is leaping between platforms on your PlayStation 2! This week’s episode of Play Comics dives headfirst into the fiery pits of “Spawn Armageddon,” the video game that attempted to cram the first 99 issues of Todd McFarlane’s demonic anti-hero saga into button-mashing glory on PS2, Xbox, and GameCube. Chains will fly, capes will billow dramatically for no apparent reason, and we’ll answer the burning question: can any game truly capture the essence of a character who essentially told both Heaven and Hell to take a...
2025-04-2048 minSpawnographyEpisode 57: "Three Uses of the Knife" & "Black Cat Bones, Part 1" - Spawn #90 & #91Brian Holguin's own little "Spawn Across America" arc takes a darker turn with a Rashomon-style tale of racist violence that's met by Spawn's retribution and then the first part of a Richard Ramirez-referencing serial killer story. This leads Geoge and Pierce on a discussion about the nature of evil in Spawn and how it is and isn't effectively portrayed. Can a comic book like this one tackle more serious themes effectively? It's a mixed bag. Does this inevitably lead to some discussion of Alf? Of course it does. This week's recommendations are to do something frivolous - s...
2025-04-141h 24SpawnographyEpisode 56: "Seasons of Change" & "The Devil You Know" - Spawn #88 & #89These two issues are one part "My Dinner with Cogliostro" and one part Brian Holguin trying his hand at his own version of the "Spawn Across America" arc from 60-ish issues ago. The results are certainly darker. Spawn has divorced himself from his humanity and the Al Simmons persona so he's meting out justice as he's sees fit. In a somewhat interesting paralell to the originl arc, he's specifically targeting the perpetrators of child abuse so that's a theme that George and Pierce will dig into more. And who's this Mammon guy? This week's recommendations are to...
2025-04-071h 36SpawnographyEpisode 55: "Return of Suture" - Curse of the Spawn #27 & #28Suture's back, Marc Simmons continues to be here and Curse of the Spawn nears the end of its run. Alan McElroy continues to do his thing and George and Pierce once again lament some of the choices made in this title but they find some interesting avenues to explore the themes and execution of the book. We get an early appearance of Clayton Crain's professional work as well so that's interesting to dig in to. This week's recommendations are going to therapy and the 1977 Joan Micklin Silver classic Between the Lines, a film that follows the staff at...
2025-03-311h 29SpawnographyEpisode 54: "Folklore" & "Brother's Keeper" - Spawn #87 & Curse of the Spawn #26Author Ethan Crone's obsession knows no end. He explores the depths of Rat City hoping to find out more about Spawn but is met with a flurry of vague and oftentimes contradicting recollections. Meanwhile, a specter of Spawn's past appears for the first time; Al Simmons has a brother! George and Pierce dig in to all of this and, undoubtedly, more. This week's recommendations are to help someone that you have the means to help and also one of Charles Burns' latest, FINAL CUT, a surrealist tale about a group of friends heading out to a remote c...
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Play ComicsBuck Rogers Planet of Zoom with Andy Larson (The Last Comic Shop)Attention, space cadets and retro gamers! Prepare to blast off into a pixelated adventure as Play Comics takes on Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom. We’re zooming through the 25th century faster than you can say “bidi-bidi-bidi,” exploring this cosmic classic that graced the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Atari 5200, and Intellivision.
Joining us on this retro romp is none other than Andy Larson, one of the amazing hosts of The Last Comic Shop podcast. Together, we’ll navigate through space battles, questionable physics, and more bleeps and bloops than you can shake a joystick at.
So strap in, adju...
2025-03-2350 minSpawnographyEpisode 53: "Endgame" & "Abdication" - Spawn #85 & 86A showdown with Billy Kincaid's latest form! More powers of the Dead Zones revealed! Twitch pushed to a place he never thought he'd go. And when the day is won, Spawn QUITS! Wait... what? Yeah, that's right. George and Pierce will get into it. This week's recommendations are the pet a cat or, more generally, to find the love that you have for yourself reflected back at you in some way. And Bartees Strange's fantastic new album, HORROR, available wherever you get your tunes. Thanks to Freesound (https://freesound.org/) for helping provide some of o...
2025-03-171h 46SpawnographyEpisode 52: "The Conqueror" & "The Waiting" - Spawn #83 & #84We all know that 52 only matters in the DCU but can you believe it?! It's been a whole year of Spawnography! Thanks for taking this journey with us! This episode, George and Pierce probably talk too much about the X-Men considering that this is a Spawn podcast but when they do get on track, they dig into the who, what, wheres and whys of Jason Wynn and Billy Kincaid. And as the world around in real life seems like itlosing its humanity, we take a little bit of solace in the fact that the characters in Brian H...
2025-03-101h 41SpawnographyEpisode 51: "Devil Inside" - Spawn #81 & #82 with Rob DuenasI 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 t...
2025-03-032h 05SpawnographyEpisode 50: "Exterminator" & "The Cleansing" - Spawn #79 & #80The 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 S...
2025-02-241h 39SpawnographyEpisode 49: "Relics" & "Bloodstains" - Spawn #77 & #78George 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 r...
2025-02-171h 36SpawnographyEpisode 48: Spawn/Wild C.A.T.s with Adam ReckWe 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 r...
2025-02-101h 01SpawnographyEpisode 47: "Sacred Ground" & "Farewell Dance" - Spawn #75 & #76The 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...
2025-02-031h 36SpawnographyEpisode 46: "The Heap" & "The Void" - Spawn #73 & #74Eddie 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 i...
2025-01-271h 39SpawnographyEpisode 45: "Wolfram" - Spawn #71 & #72The 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...
2025-01-201h 37SpawnographyEpisode 44: "Freaky" & "Darkness" - Spawn #69 & #70It'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 r...
2025-01-131h 39SpawnographyEpisode 43: "Homeland" & "Intersection" - Spawn #67 & #68After 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...
2025-01-061h 39SpawnographyEpisode 42: "Sympathy for an Angel" - Curse of the Spawn #15 & #16Who 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 i...
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RE:SpawnRE:Spawn Christmas 2024 - With Guest SPAWNOGRAPHYWelcome once again to the Merriest SPAWN podcast! This year for Christmas the boys are covering SPAWN issue 39, aka, The Christmas Issue!
This year, the boys talk with George and Pierce from the excellent SPAWN podcast, SPAWNOGRAPHY!
Don't forget to wish Happy Holidays to our meistro, Lonny Bones!
Come visit us on The 'Gram!
May the Scorched be with you this holiday season!
Happy Holidays!
2024-12-251h 44SpawnographyEpisode 41: "Face to Face" Pt. 2 - Spawn #65 & #66We've got the second half of the "Face to Face" arc that further explores the fallout of Spawn getting his face back and then losing it. Poor Al can't catch a break. We lament that this is still a bit of Spawn with training wheels meant to appeal to new readers but then in classic Todd fashion, the second issue we cover has a little more "oomph" than the first. We'll explore a little more esoteric satanism and how it relates to Spawn. We'll also get a pep talk from Todd in the letters column that says a lot...
2024-12-231h 29SpawnographyEpisode 40: "Face to Face" - Spawn #63 & #64Al's got a new face and he's making that Terry and Jason Wynn's problem! We loved to dig into these two issues because they are actually legitimately fun despite some aspects of them kind of "playing the hits" as it were. Cogliostro is vague! Spawn wants to kill Jason Wynn! Sam and Twitch are getting ever closer to figuringout... something... maybe? Wanda is unaware of the dynamics of the polyamorous relationship she has unknowingly entered with her current and ex husbands! (Not great boundary-setting or communication Terry and Al!) Plus, we probably talk a little too much about Stan...
2024-12-171h 23SpawnographyEpisode 39: "Angela's Return" - Spawn #62Angela's back! And we're back covering Spawn after a few hours talking through some Curse of the Spawn. (Thanks for bearing with us!) This is a fun one that proves that sometimes a comic just needs to be a 6 or 7 out of 10 to be really entertaining. We don't delve too much into the Curse of the Spawn arc that is related to this issue (though we can if the listeners demand it!) but we felt that we didn't really need to. Angela's cosmic mumbo jumbo is balanced out pretty well with Spawn's arc in this one and...
2024-12-0958 minSpawnographyEpisode 38: "Suture Pt. 1" - Curse of the Spawn #5-#8We're back with another Curse of the Spawn episode and this one is about as bleak as it gets. We get to see what Sam & Twitch have been up to in the background of some recent Spawn adventures but Alan McElroy's extremely "Seven"-inspired tone makes this one overall, a pretty tough read. Big trigger warning for this arc regarding depictions of sexual violence and violence against women. Trigger warning for this episode for discussion of some of those aspects of the plot.
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RE:SpawnThanksgiving 2024!Happy Thanksgiving, Y'all!
Share what you're thankful for with us! (https://www.instagram.com/regardingspawnpod/)
Next week we'll cover Sam And Twitch Case File 6 and Rat City 6!
Our RE:Christmas episode this year--where we cover Spawn 39--will include speacial guests Pierce and George from SPAWNOGRAPHY!
May the Scorched be with you!
2024-11-2809 minSpawnographyEpisode 37: "Codename: Priest" - Curse of the Spawn #12-#14Hey there, Hellspawn! We've got a CURSE OF THE SPAWN arc for you! We're digging into the origins of Jessica Priest and it turns out they aren't too dissimilar from a bunch of familiar action movie tropes. We get into a bit of an introduction of Alan McElroy and Dwayne Turner to help provide some context for these creators much like we did with the ToddFather back in episode 1 so that eats up some of the runtime here. Thanks for listening!
2024-11-251h 56SpawnographyEpisode 36: "Sanctuary" - Spawn #61Who killed Al Simmons? If you said "Chapel," you are wrong! Circumstances in the real world (namely, the Spawn film) have affected the story so Todd spins a yarn to get this retcon going and we learn about the legally distinct character, Jessica Priest.
2024-11-181h 30SpawnographyEpisode 35: "Abduction" - Spawn #59 & #60The Spawn "child endangerment" series rolls on! Trust us when we say we've cut down on the random tangents. (Nobody wants ten minutes on KISS' 90s tour schedule.) But on the whole we do get to chat about the the kidnapping of Cyan, and the implications that has. We reflect on how the storytelling and artistic choices shape the Spawn universe, moving forward. And we explore the thematic growth of the narrative, touching on real-world parallels and geopolitical themes, while also reflecting on the visual storytelling techniques employed by Greg Capullo. Classic Spawnography stuff.
2024-11-111h 47SpawnographyEpisode 34: "Orphans" - Spawn #58We covered Spawn #58! In this episode, George and Pierce delve into the emotional and dark themes of the latest Spawn comic issue, exploring sibling relationships, the impact of trauma, and the consequences of violence. They discuss the return and character development of Eddie and Andy Frank, the nature of darkness in the story, and Todd McFarlane's storytelling style.
2024-11-041h 34SpawnographyEpisode 33: "Sabotage" - Spawn #55-#57Some more issues of all-time! On the whole, this arc is a-ok. In diving into it, George and Pierce find some warts. The Cy-Gor stuff sings. The Terry stuff less so. The narration is a lot. But hey, we get through it so you don't have to.
2024-10-281h 30SpawnographyEpisode 32: "The Reckoning" & "Reconciliation" - Spawn #53 & #54Spawn is in Hell! Spawn fights Billy Kincaid! Spawn fights Malebolgia! All of this pales in comparison to the intense emotional catharsis in these two stories of a couple of guys just being great friends!
2024-10-211h 35SpawnographyEpisode 31: "Freefall" & "Messiah" - Spawn #51 & #52How's Al doing in the aftermath of a milestone issue? Turns out, not great. He fights... Savage Dragon?! We'll get into it. We'll also break down how Todd has changed the hierarchy of Hell that Alan Moore helped establish back in issue 8.
2024-10-141h 23SpawnographyEpisode 30: "Choices" - Spawn #50The road to 50 ends here! Or the road to 100 begins here? Either way, Spawn #50! George and Pierce dig in to Todd's return to penciling and what this issue means for our favorite Hellspawn. This being a bit of a milestone issue and milstone episode, we also reflect on the importance of criticism especially in such a reactionary critical age. Thanks for sticking with us through the first 50 issues of Spawn! Here's to the next 50!
2024-10-071h 32SpawnographyEpisode 29: "The System" & "Helter Skelter" - Spawn #48 & #49Is 4DX the best way to watch a movie? Maybe. Does that have anything to do with Spawn? Nope! Did we likely talk about it for a little too long at the top of the episode? You bet! But we still managed to cover two more issues of Spawn, in which, we lament the pace of the book and having to compare Tony Daniel to Greg Capullo. But we've almost reached the first milestone! Clown is manipulating Jason Wynn. Terry is rough shape. Cog is still relatively unhelpful and Al is still relatively clueless. This train is moving, people...
2024-09-231h 50SpawnographyEpisode 28: "Tremors Pt. 2" - Spawn #46 & #47Spawn #50 gets ever closer and Spawn is visited by an old friend: Tremor! George and Pierce take some time to compare and contrast Tony Daniel and Greg Capullo's continued artistic evolution in the pages of this book. Of course, there's another file. (This time, a computer file! It's the 90s, baby!) And Spawn's violent nature is continuing to rear its ugly head. They'll also touch on whether Spawn is a potential trans allegory??? (He's not really but hey, a case could be made.)
2024-09-151h 48SpawnographyEpisode 27: "Tiffany" - Spawn #44 & #45There's a new angel in town and she's... a lot less interesting than Angela, sadly. But the horror elements of the Spawniverse are ramping up including the introduction of the "Black Dispersal," a new tool in Spawn's arsenal. George and Pierce discuss Spawn's continuing visual evolution and how Todd McFarlane is continuing to mold the cosmology of Spawn into... something. He's not quite sure yet but his treatise on evil and the nature of sin gives the book something approaching a succinct point of view on the subject. Plus how many Tiffany songs can George name throughout the course...
2024-09-101h 442024-09-0259 minSpawnographyEpisode 25: "Fanboy" - Spawn #42Spawn helps a kid again but this time it goes a little better than the last few times. Sam and Twitch inch closer to finding out just how deep the rabbit hole goes regarding the files that Spawn gave them. George and Pierce also discuss whether you should go for a run in denim shorts, the importance of standing up to bullies and if Jim Lee charges enough for his commissions.
2024-08-261h 12SpawnographyEpisode 24: "Fugitives" - Spawn #40 & #41The Curse is back! Cy-Gor saves a kid! Armageddon is coming! This is a body horror extravaganza and we are absolutely here for it. George and Pierce dig into one of Spawn's most gruesome chapters yet while also discussing Spawn lack of strong villains, what they might do for a Spawn theme park ride and a little bit of what's to come as the Spawniverse keeps hurtling toward...well, something.
2024-08-191h 46SpawnographyEpisode 23: "Noel" - Spawn #39 Join George and Pierce for a heartwarming and unique Christmas-themed episode of Spawn! This special issue shines a light on the struggles and joys of a single mother and her children, beautifully capturing the spirit of family, love, and the magic of Christmas. We delve into how this story emphasizes the importance of family and the spirit of giving, exploring themes like generosity, kindness, and the authentic portrayal of family life. We also touch on how Spawn's presence impacts those around him, the simplicity and depth of the storytelling, and the comic's political and moral dimensions. Plus, we share t...
2024-08-121h 03SpawnographyEpisode 22: "The Freak" & "Mind Games" - Spawn #37 & #38The Freak is here! Again... sorta. We'll get into it. The Toddfather cedes some storytelling duties to Alan Moore and we are treated to another one of the Spawn villain of all time. Pierce and George examine the themes of freedom and identity as they exist in the Spawniverse, try to unravel the Gordian knot that is this CIA plot and discuss Spawn's enigmatic relationship with Granny Blake.
2024-08-051h 41SpawnographyEpisode 21: "Set-Up" - Spawn #35 & 36Technically, all of the arcs in this era could be called "Set-Up" but this is the only one that is. George and Pierce dive into issues 35 and 36 and they're pleasantly surprised. The book has a bit of gas and Todd is really building toward something here! There is some solid family drama amongst the overall world building and Greg Capullo's art is really rounding into shape.
2024-07-291h 39SpawnographyEpisode 20: "Violator's Return" - Spawn #33 & #34Violator's back, baby! And this two-parter really has it all! Spawn's greatest foe returns with a vengeance, tensions mounts between Terry and Spawn, we check in with Sam and Twitch following Twitch's injuries, the angels, the night people and Jason Wynn. George and Pierce get into the nitty gritty surrounding some of the motifs present in the art as well. The letters column are ripe for disucssion, too as one fan takes Todd to task for Todd's handling of race in his book. Did we go on a few too many tangents? Maybe. We'd apologize but our hands are...
2024-07-222h 07SpawnographyEpisode 19: Spawn: Blood Feud #1-#4 with RE: Spawn's John Fisher & David WilliamsWhat happens when the two best Spawn podcasts join forces?! Well, you get a double dose of devilish discussion about everyone's favorite Hellspawn. We welcomed John and David from Regarding Spawn to discuss the Spawn: Blood Feud miniseries, the joy of diving into Spawn as adults, and just how we all ended up with Spawn podcasts in the first place. Come for the Spawn of it all and stay for the tangents about Muppets and Shakespeare. That's what's you're really here for, right? Big thanks to John and David for joining us! You can give them a...
2024-07-151h 56SpawnographyEpisode 18: "The Homecoming" & "Appearances" - Spawn #31 & #32Spawn Across America continues in issues 31 and 32 as Al makes it back to New York City and faces off against a brand new Anti-Sp... I mean, Redeemer! Todd McFarlane dives a little deeper into the moral implications of Al's actions to this point while Greg Capullo's art continues to evolve and impress. Plus what does it mean that Al Simmons is "destined to be The One?"
2024-07-081h 42SpawnographyEpisode 17: "Father" & "The Clan" - Spawn #29 & #30Following Spawn's swing by Elysium, he finds himself thousands of miles from home and the Toddfather takes a couple of issues to tackle some important social issues - abuse and racism. Now is Spawn the book to be tackling these issues? Can comic book superheroes ever effectively talk about problems that they can't fix with punching? Does Spawn do a lot more harm than good in these cases? Your hosts will get into it.
2024-07-011h 47SpawnographyEpisode 16: "Angela" - Angela #1-#3The dream of the Bad Girl 90s is certainly alive in 1995's Angela miniseries by Neil Gaiman and Greg Capullo. But despite the sometimes leery and lurid aesthetics, this story is a lot of fun! It's Angela's 100,000th birthday and the only present she's getting is going on trial for high treason! So her friends do what any friends would - they get a witness for her defense - Al Simmons. George and Pierce lead you through the rom-com highs and lows of this Spawn by way of Nora Ephron miniseries as well as dig into a very special...
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Play ComicsSuperman Shadow of Apokolips with Anthony Sytko (Capes on the Couch)Welcome back, Super-fans and comic connoisseurs, to another electrifying episode of Play Comics! This week, we’re diving headfirst into the pixelated world of Superman: Shadow of Apokolips, the game that lets you don the cape and tights of the Last Son of Krypton himself. Released on the GameCube and PS2, this gem is based on the iconic Superman: The Animated Series, and trust us it’s more fun than a barrel of Kryptonite!
Joining us in the Fortress of Solitude is none other than Anthony Sytko from the podcast Capes on the Couch. Anthony’s here to hel...
2024-06-2446 minSpawnographyEpisode 15: "Cursed" & "Protector" - Spawn #27 & #28The Curse makes his debut as we see Todd McFarlane continue to develop as a writer while Greg Capullo really starts coming to his own. He's delivering art work that is in great conversation with Todd's earlier work on the series but still stands on its own. George and Pierce dig into some of the themes of a fanatical villain like the Curse as well as express some excitement and relief that Terry, Wanda and Al finally have something of a confrontation. As always, there's some fun stuff in the letters column, too!
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Play ComicsSpawn in the Demon's Hand with Pierce Lydon and George Marston (Spawnography)Welcome, fellow gamers and comic book aficionados, to another electrifying episode of Play Comics! This week, we’re diving headfirst into the fiery pits of Hell with Spawn in the Demon’s Hand, the 3D fighting game that brought Todd McFarlane’s iconic antihero to the Sega Dreamcast. Prepare for a wild ride as we explore the game’s demonic delights, from its hellish bosses to its chaotic Battle Royale mode.
Joining us on this infernal journey are none other than Pierce Lydon and George Marston from the podcast Spawnography. These two Spawn scholars will help us unravel...
2024-06-1045 minSpawnographyEpisode 14: "Tremors" & "The Dark" - Spawn #25 & #26Spawn makes a friend... sorta! Files are exchanged! Those pesky angels are up to something, too. We're back with a couple of little self-contained stories that help expand the Spawn world a bit. Marc Silvestri joins the book for issue #25 during Image X month when each of the Image creators guested on each other's books. George and Pierce probably get a little too deep into comparing and contrasting the computer coloring in issue 25 to our regular coloring team of Steve Oliff and Olyoptics but hey, what's a podcast for if not drilling down into minutaie? Spawn goes full on...
2024-06-101h 54SpawnographyEpisode 13: "The World" - Violator #1-#3 with Lan PittsHe's not the Vindicator or the Victimizer or the Vaporizer or the Vibrator or the Vegematic! He's the VIOLATOR! George and Pierce dig into Alan Moore's 3 issue miniseries that explains some of what ol' Violator is up to during "the Hunt" arc and this time they've got a guest along for the ride. You may have seen his work on Psycho Goreman, Beast Heart Strikers or Boom!'s WWE comics. Comic book writer Lan Pitts joins your regular Spawnographers to get to the heart of this weird little mini and have a few laughs along the way.
2024-06-032h 05SpawnographyEpisode 12: "The Hunt" - Spawn #21-24Our favorite Sicilian cyborg celebrity assassin is back and he's out for Spawn's blood! That's right, Overtkill has returned! George and Pierce cover Spawn issues #21-#24 which were released before Spawn #19 and #20 and feature some fallout from that arc with Houdini or maybe some fallout from Spawn/Batman? We'll get into it. But many forces in the Spawniverse are converging as Vito Gravano (aka Tony Twistelli), the CIA, Jason Wynn, Sam & Twitch, Terry Fitzgerald and Spawn are all thrust into each other's path! Plus we get into an interesting letter in the back matter and look forward to where...
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Play ComicsGundam Wing: Endless Duel with Billy and ErinnWelcome back, fellow mecha maniacs, to another electrifying episode of Play Comics! This week, we’re strapping into our mobile suits and diving headfirst into the pixelated battlefield of Gundam Wing: Endless Duel on the Super Famicom. Prepare for a high-octane journey through the cosmos as we dissect this classic fighting game based on the legendary Mobile Suit Gundam franchise.
But wait, there’s more! We’re thrilled to announce the return of our dynamic duo of guests, the incomparable Billy and the ever-enthusiastic Erinn! These two are back by popular demand, ready to share their insights, banter...
2024-05-2044 minSpawnographyEpisode 11: Spawn/Batman (1994)Todd McFarlane and Frank Miller are back at it again but this time the collaboration is unprecedented. Not only is Spawn teaming up with Batman but he's specifically teaming up with a Batman who fits into the continuity established by Miller in The Dark Knight Returns. But wait a minute, this plot feels a lot like that Harry Houdini arc... We'll get into it. On top of the Goddamn Batman, George and Pierce will also chat about the computer coloring of the era and its effects on this book as well as Dan Akroyd and the Ghostbusters, oddly enough.
2024-05-201h 29SpawnographyEpisode 10: "Showtime" - Spawn #19 & #20What do Harry Houdini and Spawn have in common? Well, not much as it turns out. This fill-in story from letterer extraordinaire Tom Orzechowski and apparent Harry Houdini enthusiast Andrew Grossberg, the two characters are thrust together in a plot that involves some antiquated Cold War sensibilities, a magical realm that we'll never return to (in the pages of Spawn anyway) and an explanation for an event from Spawn/Batman that no one asked for. George and Pierce dig into some of this story's problems as well as the wacky publishing schedule that led to it being necessary.
2024-05-131h 18SpawnographyEpisode 9: "Reflections" - Spawn #16-#18Borne of Heaven's elemental fire, the Anti-Spawn makes his debut! Grant Morrison and Greg Capullo get to make their mark on the Spawn mythos while Todd is off prepping Batman/Spawn with Frank Miller. The result is an arc that delves into Morrison's own predilections for the metaphysical while grounding itself in the knockdown, drag-out Silver Age superhero stuff that the writer has always shown an affinity for. Meanwhile, Capullo continues coming into his own and the seeds of his later works are firmly planted here. Plus, George rambles on about about some magic stuff and Pierce i...
2024-05-061h 37SpawnographyEpisode 8: "Myths" - Spawn #14 & #15Hey there Hellspawn! Clown is back to share his story of fighting Medieval Spawn in the past with a few random kids in an alleyway! You know, as one does. He ends up also explaining how he became the inspiration for fire breathing dragons in folklore? George and Pierce were pretty split on this arc but that doesn't mean they didn't find a ton to talk about. Plus they'll get into some personal lore, some related to the dedication in issue #15 and some unrelated to the arc altogether.
2024-04-291h 24SpawnographyEpisode 7: "Flashback" - Spawn #12 & #13We know who killed Al! At least, for now. George and Pierce get right to the heart of the mystery that's been brewing since issue one. Is the Chapel reveal a good one? Was it a good one at the time? How come Todd had to change it? They'll touch on the strange history of Chapel as a character and whether intended or not, they'll dare to ask the question: is Chapel trans? And more importantly, who is the Don Juan of podcasts? All this and more in episode seven of Spawnography!
2024-04-221h 36SpawnographyEpisode 6: "Home" - Spawn #11Nerds and creeps! How Spawn wishes they'd go away! Frank Miller stops by the Spawniverse to close out the CoCoSwiss. Spawn's alley is smack dab in the middle of a turf war between two gangs and our hero Al takes it upon himself to protect his fellow night people. We break down how successful this first Miller/McFarlane collaboration is and dig into some fun letters in The Spawning ground.
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