except he explained jim is the new spawn, but then dropped jim and talked about al being spawn, without any information on what happened to jim or how al came back as spawn
I've been obsessed with Spawn ever since I was introduced to the 90's movie when I was 7 (see, even a crappy movie adaptation can end up making a fan).
What for? At best there just needs to be graphic novel style Spawn comic with "definitive" (at the point of publication) origin and canon and with clear ending, but average comics series Must continue until Todd just gets tired of them ofc. This isn't Invincible which somewhere in the very beginning Kirkman decided to have definitive arc and epic ending (and even then he couldn't make it in 100 issues as he originally planned). But Spawn is really a gem of OG Image Comics with its sсhizoid all over the place-ness, but more pro status-quo unlike Savage Dragon which also very sсhizo and all over the place but where characters honestly age in real time. I respect Todd for not doing several Spawn #1s till this day at least. "Even" Savage Dragon had jumps, making it EVEN harder to do quick rundown speed reading compared to Spawn. Spawn, Savage Dragon, Invincible. Holy trinity of superhero Image Comics valuable for different reasons.
@@FirstnameLastname-my7bz This story has gotten so convoluted, man. I know people may hate this, but I think a clean start with Al Simmons becoming spawn and just go from there.
@@Kirlian222 Story was convoluted from day one (or ten, anyways when Todd started to call up other writers to come and write Spawn issues even before they hit 10th mark) , Also starting numbers from scratch is *bad* idea, and next 00 issue will be 400 so still pretty long time before that. Also Todd, unfortunately (funny how creators owning their characters idea was quickly abused by hасks like Gaiman who then sold character to a corporate entity), doesn't own 100%, at any point Alan Moore or Dave Sim or any other can come and say "hey, this is my character, you can't have it" so Todd has to start with Spawn , Wynn and Wanda, Malbolgia and Clown, and then develop everything else from scratch so that he won't have to do things he does now anyways which is retconning entire mythology. And in any case it was always more of a fever dream, even character of Spawn himself is just major deconstruction of Superman archetype. Like in Action Comics 1 Superman beats all the thugs and rescues Lois Lane who then is scared of this powerful man, same thing in Spawn 1 except then Spawn gets PTSD immediately and ends up being comforted by woman that just seconds ago was as scared of him as she was of thughs with knives and bad intentions that Spawn kicked . And how Spawn is getting constantly revised and retconned is also really in-line with how Action Comics 1 origin is different from Superman 1 origin where creators added Kents and actually named planet Krypton and little bit explained how it works with its people race of supermen being powerful even back on Krypton (yes, similar to Viltrumites from Invincible) and then in More Fun Comics 101 Don Cameron made it that Kryptonians were actually powerless on Krypton and only powerful on Earth. And in any case reboot in Spawn world in particular is pointless. There afterlife not only exists but people regurarly coming out of it and end up even more powerful, it isn't like in "normal" comics where death even just for a while is treated like a finite point.
@@FirstnameLastname-my7bz Paragraphs would be nice. It's really hard to follow an argument. I mean that's cool that you think it's fine. Your argument kind of serves my point, man.
I just binged all 3 seasons of Spawn on Max. This show was definitely before its time. Too bad for the lawsuit because Neil is the only one who can bring this back to life.
Farkham you have really made my month. My grandpa passed away recently and it's been rough for my family. I also am gonna graduate from highschool in less than a month and it's been a little stressful but with this video I feel blessed and complete so thanks man I really love all the content you do my man you're awesome.
I binged the 90s series and wanted to see what happened next in the story, it’s nice to see the cartoon is at least faithful to the comic. Such a shame it was cancelled, the story was finally getting some momentum.
I think my love for this comic went downhill the moment they retrofitted him commiting domestic violence on wanda so she lost her first baby. Its hard to feel sympathy for his loneliness when he's this bad. I was a lonely kid so I got attracted to that aspect when I discovered this all those years ago when I was a teen.
I think it adds to him being chosen by hell. A man who was an evil man gone to hell and given a second chance. All the regret. It’s a true redemption. It says even the ones who do the worst can become good. Not just the little mistakes, but the evil too.
I have few questions. Mammon was one of the most brutal Spawn villains. He basically controlled his entire family tree for a century. Morana was planned to be perfect host for Spawns costume. Cogliostro was king of hell and he wanted to destroy heaven. WHAT HAPPENED? Mammon, Morana, Cog as King of hell al was forgotten. Satan and God came back like nothing happened. Spawns mother was alcoholic instead of cultist wo was manipulated by Mammon. Spawns two brotheres are never mentioned. Is this because of some legal issues like with Angela?
Seems like it esp after issue 200. Sounds like that would have been a great time to end Al's existence. Which they did with the new angel/spawn but bringing Al back...yeah nah went confusing and started going in circles at that point
I am excited to see someone actually did a full story of Spawn, and added myself to the mailing list now. After this, i need to find a full story of HellBoy, Sin City, and Witchblade.
There are big summaries you put every now and then from one saga to another or 5 part stories. Besides you add some real extra information throughout issues that are not particularly explained in any of the issues you are explaining chronologically (only been revealed several dozens of issues after) - overall, though is a generous introduction for any newcomer with the franchise, I would say. I am half way, on the road to 300 so I purposely decided not to watch the entire video yet. Still this is the most informative narrative over the internet I have ever seen about the Spawn comic origins. Well done. I had thought about doing one like this. If I could just have the time for it.. NOTE Update: I finally reached my milestone and wow...I finally realized what has happened with the fan base over the years. Now it is crystal clear, as much as I dig the whole series. I think it is becoming more epic, year after year.
Haa. 4:38 I remember in 7th grade I drew these 2 panels together on to one long piece of paper and then managed to sell a few copies of it for 75¢ each. I miss when things were simpler, I also don't know if I can even draw like that anymore. It's been over 20 years since I've tried to actually draw something. 😅👍
At 28:20 Spawn is like "wtf I don't need yall forgiveness im still gone fuc up all yall heaven and hell." They try to gain Al's forgiveness because they knew they fuc'd up. 🙏🏽😂
you know when you *only* uppercut somebody into space you already know you're trying to be like spawn LoL Edit: thank you so much I appreciate what you just did for us I hope your series and stuff becomes successful And get you what you need and want you're doing a tough job here and we appreciate it
It's unfortunate that such a comprehensive video on spawn was done by somebody who sounds like a 14-year-old boy who just discovered cursing for the first time
So after Jim's arc the comic goes back to what happened when Al killed himself. That's where God as a dog talks with him and brings him back to earthrealm. My opinion: Nah Al's story should have been over with his suicide. Perfect ending for character, at that point he had done it all.
It's like all the writers had ADHD. Every new issue is some new character and some new setting. It's all so unfocused. Just "this happens, and then this happens, and then THIS happens...!" ad infinitum. A bit exhausting.
Fucking hate that he calls it symbiote. Also a terrible explaintion of the comics. Looks like you'd rather needlessly cuss than actually say whats going on in the panels.
Hmm. Did *Spawn* comic series start off sometime (reasonably) near-after when Carnage first appeared in Spider-Man comics? I read a bunch of both comics back in those days. I feel like there is a familiar vibe and there obviously was an audience for it. And Spawn really took it. Edit: I checked it out! Carnage first volume April 1992, Spawn first volume May 1992. Am I actually correct in what I said just there…? I mean. The one month difference is too much spot on.
Farkham4 is literally the only person who knows what he is talking about when it comes to Spawn. This Dude doesn't miss any detail
doesnt miss any detail but.....skips huge story beats....hmmmm
except he explained jim is the new spawn, but then dropped jim and talked about al being spawn, without any information on what happened to jim or how al came back as spawn
@@DefiantMe i'm still reading and it seems that he just disappears
@@DefiantMe yeah, and bunch of other things
By far the best spawn recap/summary on TH-cam.
I've been obsessed with Spawn ever since I was introduced to the 90's movie when I was 7 (see, even a crappy movie adaptation can end up making a fan).
Same bro I seen it when I was 7 I’m 34 now
Hey me too man, my friend told me about spawn and that movie was my introduction to him and I loved it
Okay. With all due respect, it's time to reboot this series.
What for? At best there just needs to be graphic novel style Spawn comic with "definitive" (at the point of publication) origin and canon and with clear ending, but average comics series Must continue until Todd just gets tired of them ofc. This isn't Invincible which somewhere in the very beginning Kirkman decided to have definitive arc and epic ending (and even then he couldn't make it in 100 issues as he originally planned).
But Spawn is really a gem of OG Image Comics with its sсhizoid all over the place-ness, but more pro status-quo unlike Savage Dragon which also very sсhizo and all over the place but where characters honestly age in real time.
I respect Todd for not doing several Spawn #1s till this day at least. "Even" Savage Dragon had jumps, making it EVEN harder to do quick rundown speed reading compared to Spawn.
Spawn, Savage Dragon, Invincible. Holy trinity of superhero Image Comics valuable for different reasons.
@@FirstnameLastname-my7bz This story has gotten so convoluted, man. I know people may hate this, but I think a clean start with Al Simmons becoming spawn and just go from there.
@@Kirlian222 Story was convoluted from day one (or ten, anyways when Todd started to call up other writers to come and write Spawn issues even before they hit 10th mark) , Also starting numbers from scratch is *bad* idea, and next 00 issue will be 400 so still pretty long time before that. Also Todd, unfortunately (funny how creators owning their characters idea was quickly abused by hасks like Gaiman who then sold character to a corporate entity), doesn't own 100%, at any point Alan Moore or Dave Sim or any other can come and say "hey, this is my character, you can't have it" so Todd has to start with Spawn , Wynn and Wanda, Malbolgia and Clown, and then develop everything else from scratch so that he won't have to do things he does now anyways which is retconning entire mythology.
And in any case it was always more of a fever dream, even character of Spawn himself is just major deconstruction of Superman archetype. Like in Action Comics 1 Superman beats all the thugs and rescues Lois Lane who then is scared of this powerful man, same thing in Spawn 1 except then Spawn gets PTSD immediately and ends up being comforted by woman that just seconds ago was as scared of him as she was of thughs with knives and bad intentions that Spawn kicked . And how Spawn is getting constantly revised and retconned is also really in-line with how Action Comics 1 origin is different from Superman 1 origin where creators added Kents and actually named planet Krypton and little bit explained how it works with its people race of supermen being powerful even back on Krypton (yes, similar to Viltrumites from Invincible) and then in More Fun Comics 101 Don Cameron made it that Kryptonians were actually powerless on Krypton and only powerful on Earth.
And in any case reboot in Spawn world in particular is pointless. There afterlife not only exists but people regurarly coming out of it and end up even more powerful, it isn't like in "normal" comics where death even just for a while is treated like a finite point.
@@FirstnameLastname-my7bz Paragraphs would be nice. It's really hard to follow an argument.
I mean that's cool that you think it's fine. Your argument kind of serves my point, man.
Yes it is
I just binged all 3 seasons of Spawn on Max. This show was definitely before its time. Too bad for the lawsuit because Neil is the only one who can bring this back to life.
Bought it on Laserdisc
what lawsuit fill me in
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@@rcash3625Neil Gaiman over Angela.
I’m convinced Spawn is the best comic book character ever.
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Farkham you have really made my month.
My grandpa passed away recently and it's been rough for my family. I also am gonna graduate from highschool in less than a month and it's been a little stressful but with this video I feel blessed and complete so thanks man I really love all the content you do my man you're awesome.
Sorry for your loss, you'll get through it bro. 🙏🏿
Sorry to hear that. I'm glad to help out :)
@@farkham4 thank you farkham. Also who would win spawn or scarlet witch doesn't spawn have all of the abilities of the scarlet witch?
@@fear9422 pretty much yeah, from what I'm aware of.
@@farkham4 ok because Wanda has an ability where she can say something won't exist and it won't does spawn have this ability?
I binged the 90s series and wanted to see what happened next in the story, it’s nice to see the cartoon is at least faithful to the comic. Such a shame it was cancelled, the story was finally getting some momentum.
I think my love for this comic went downhill the moment they retrofitted him commiting domestic violence on wanda so she lost her first baby. Its hard to feel sympathy for his loneliness when he's this bad. I was a lonely kid so I got attracted to that aspect when I discovered this all those years ago when I was a teen.
I think it adds to him being chosen by hell. A man who was an evil man gone to hell and given a second chance. All the regret. It’s a true redemption. It says even the ones who do the worst can become good. Not just the little mistakes, but the evil too.
It was retcon after it was realize was hell trick that they put that in al's head or sotmhing like that @@Pcgamingfixes
That’s been undone thankfully
I have few questions.
Mammon was one of the most brutal Spawn villains. He basically controlled his entire family tree for a century. Morana was planned to be perfect host for Spawns costume. Cogliostro was king of hell and he wanted to destroy heaven. WHAT HAPPENED?
Mammon, Morana, Cog as King of hell al was forgotten. Satan and God came back like nothing happened. Spawns mother was alcoholic instead of cultist wo was manipulated by Mammon. Spawns two brotheres are never mentioned. Is this because of some legal issues like with Angela?
No unfortunately at a certain point spawn just started getting retconned to the point where there would be contradictions every week.
Next to Invincible, spawn issues 1 - 100 were some of my favorite reads
I knew this series went off the rails, but i didnt think it was within the first 20 issues
Should I make a video like this for Savage Dragon . 1 like = 1 video
Dude thank god you made this, I really wanna get into spawn
Nows a great time! There are 4 monthly books going on!
Damn that was a confusing and fun ride. This comic seems like it is all over the place
Seems like it esp after issue 200. Sounds like that would have been a great time to end Al's existence. Which they did with the new angel/spawn but bringing Al back...yeah nah went confusing and started going in circles at that point
I collected every issue 1 to 100 took me ten years and now i can watch some one read the whole damn thing to me at the click of a button smh
It’s good to see a lot of the Spawn toys I collected have a reason to make it to the comics
I am excited to see someone actually did a full story of Spawn, and added myself to the mailing list now. After this, i need to find a full story of HellBoy, Sin City, and Witchblade.
Don’t see how you aren’t one of the biggest TH-camrs. Great stuff!
Bro you’re the MAN, holy shit this channel is a hidden gem.
Hbo series should have never stopped smh. Would’ve been the best animated show. Count on it
this is such gold. thank you for making this man.
Angela is Thors other sister. From the tenth realm of heaven that Odin hid and blocked off from the marvel universe. Cool huh.
You are my fucking hero. Thank you you ridiculous guy you man
Thanks... This is far weirder than I expected...
Spawn, Piccolo and Guts from Berserk are the 3 best characters ever. Others are awesome but these 3 are the best.
I think this is a great recap 👍🏾
I’m dyin at the intro😂😂
This is your best video bro 💯‼️
Im 50. But those first 20 issues or so, good in my opinion. Al Simmons is s badass. 💯😎
Thanks for this
It would be cool to see a Spawn Anime
There is. Mid 90s HBO specials.
Thanks for making the video played it while cleaning my house
The narration is perfect for Spawn
Loved it brother!!! Thanks!!
There are big summaries you put every now and then from one saga to another or 5 part stories. Besides you add some real extra information throughout issues that are not particularly explained in any of the issues you are explaining chronologically (only been revealed several dozens of issues after) - overall, though is a generous introduction for any newcomer with the franchise, I would say. I am half way, on the road to 300 so I purposely decided not to watch the entire video yet. Still this is the most informative narrative over the internet I have ever seen about the Spawn comic origins. Well done. I had thought about doing one like this. If I could just have the time for it..
NOTE Update: I finally reached my milestone and wow...I finally realized what has happened with the fan base over the years. Now it is crystal clear, as much as I dig the whole series. I think it is becoming more epic, year after year.
Haa. 4:38
I remember in 7th grade I drew these 2 panels together on to one long piece of paper and then managed to sell a few copies of it for 75¢ each. I miss when things were simpler, I also don't know if I can even draw like that anymore. It's been over 20 years since I've tried to actually draw something.
😅👍
Finally brother Spawner 😈
At 28:20 Spawn is like "wtf I don't need yall forgiveness im still gone fuc up all yall heaven and hell." They try to gain Al's forgiveness because they knew they fuc'd up. 🙏🏽😂
You are awsome for doing this. Thank you
Solid video! 🔥🔥
you know when you *only* uppercut somebody into space you already know you're trying to be like spawn LoL
Edit: thank you so much I appreciate what you just did for us I hope your series and stuff becomes successful
And get you what you need and want you're doing a tough job here and we appreciate it
that was amazing, thank u so much for this!
I can look what Todd started and is being done today like that batman spawn jim lee that came out a couple years ago. Good read.
I liked the video for your sponsorship announcement alone
15:01 I laughed so hard I woke my little brother up 😂
can you do witchblade and darkness too they are underrated
FINALLY! More full stories plz
WOAH
I really wasn't expecting that you still going to continue the main video line?
Yeah I am
@@farkham4 LETZ GO THANKS MAN👍
@@farkham4 i will be sharing your video in many social media areas as thanks
Lets go!!! Just started and I'm excited. Bout to shove a bunch of useless knowledge right down the old gullet.
Nah, seriously! SPAWN should be a household name by now! Bad marketing, dude! The character deserves waay better!
It's unfortunate that such a comprehensive video on spawn was done by somebody who sounds like a 14-year-old boy who just discovered cursing for the first time
Ongg
instant fan
not even a minute in and i had to give a like 😂
funny as hell
YES this is what I was looking for, fucking amazing. Subbed.
just found your channel.. UK here. loved spawn since i saw the movie in 1997 at 16.. fingers crossed for this..
Hope you like it!
Brilliant, so much detail. Thank you
You shiddybeetle watch that profamity. Nice vid iguess.
5 seconds into a new channel that I've never seen before and he calls me a slut 💀
in your telling, al/spawn kills himself. jim is the new spawn. then all of the sudden spawn is al again, no explanation on how that happened
I also was confused about this
So after Jim's arc the comic goes back to what happened when Al killed himself. That's where God as a dog talks with him and brings him back to earthrealm. My opinion: Nah Al's story should have been over with his suicide. Perfect ending for character, at that point he had done it all.
Yea this guy sucks at explaining shit
Awesome fucking shit. Your a boss! Been wanting to know Spawns whole story for a long time .. thanks for doing such a wicked vid.
CHEERS!
great video
Ayyye!!!! He’s back!!!!!!!!😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😤😤😤😤😤
Spawn the character, design, powers, and origin are awesome
Everything else
99% of the others characters and the whole plot sucks
It's like all the writers had ADHD. Every new issue is some new character and some new setting. It's all so unfocused. Just "this happens, and then this happens, and then THIS happens...!" ad infinitum. A bit exhausting.
@@TheGuzeinbuick basically an excuse to sell toys
Damn bro, i just watched your videos for the first time and got called a slut, your my favorite TH-camr now 🤣
I love the intro
Yes I love this video so touch the ball a lot
Thank you for your efforts
Finally I'm glad this will be epic
Got a subscriber right off the bat calling me a slut 🤣 finally a TH-camr who talks like a friend
Are you doing more Spawn video's?
Loved this
I respect your disrespectfullness.
Spawn is my favorite comic book been a fan since the 90s
Fucking hate that he calls it symbiote. Also a terrible explaintion of the comics. Looks like you'd rather needlessly cuss than actually say whats going on in the panels.
In marvel, Angela is Thor's sister some how now.
スポーンは何で終わる事が出来ないままで続くのいい加減に止めて欲しいです。
Thanks for this. I fell off years ago, and I was curious about where the story went.
What if? I had kept collecting these stories😅
This was straight 🔥🔥🔥
He was in the Marine Corps not the army
For your channel drop this guy
Lol insta sub for the start of the vid
This was a great video recap, but holy fuck has this comic book gone off the rails.
Well played sir
Bro i didn't have my earphones in 😭😭😭😭
59:49 here is where Al Simon's ressurects?
Why is the comic different from the animated series ???
Great sponsorship
Can’t you trip like Spawn?
Did Armageddon just not happen as the comics went on?
This is hard to follow. So how did Al simmons come back to become spawn. I thought he was king spawn. Who is spawn currently??
He came back in the spawn resurrection arc. He was king spawn far before that. Al Simmons is spawn currently.
Hmm. Did *Spawn* comic series start off sometime (reasonably) near-after when Carnage first appeared in Spider-Man comics? I read a bunch of both comics back in those days. I feel like there is a familiar vibe and there obviously was an audience for it. And Spawn really took it.
Edit:
I checked it out! Carnage first volume April 1992, Spawn first volume May 1992. Am I actually correct in what I said just there…? I mean. The one month difference is too much spot on.
It makes sense since Carnage is the spawn of Venom, and the first artist of Venom was Spawn's creator Todd McFarlane.
Two things. How does al Simons chine back when Jim was just spawn. And how did God become a dog and escape that eternal reality fighting Satan?
Easy. It happened off screen! AHAHAHA
Retcons, lots of retcons
Will you continue to explain each issue individually ?? Like will issue 283 comes ?
Are you hiring voice actors??
You better narrate soothingly
Good review. Thanks for not reading the commic to me. Ill give you a few likes and views to get you going.
Wasnt Kumiko killed by her Grandfather?
I still like to think Chapel killed Al Simmons
You started the video off in the best way collect is hard. 😢