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Spawnography

A podcast covering Todd McFarlane"s Spawn arc-by-arc, hosted by two longtime comic book journalists: George Marston and Pierce Lydon.

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01:37:05

Episode 45: "Wolfram" - Spawn #71 & #72

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2025/01/20

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

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01:39:25

Episode 44: "Freaky" & "Darkness" - Spawn #69 & #70

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2025/01/13

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

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01:39:31

Episode 43: "Homeland" & "Intersection" - Spawn #67 &...

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2025/01/06

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

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01:30:15

Episode 42: "Sympathy for an Angel" - Curse of the...

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2024/12/30

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

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01:29:36

Episode 41: "Face to Face" Pt. 2 - Spawn #65 & #66

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2024/12/23

We'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

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01:23:33

Episode 40: "Face to Face" - Spawn #63 & #64

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2024/12/16

Al'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

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Episode 39: "Angela's Return" - Spawn #62

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2024/12/09

Angela'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

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01:36:44

Episode 38: "Suture Pt. 1" - Curse of the Spawn #5-#8

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2024/12/03

We'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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01:56:22

Episode 37: "Codename: Priest" - Curse of the Spawn...

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2024/11/25

Hey 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!

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01:30:18

Episode 36: "Sanctuary" - Spawn #61

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2024/11/18

Who 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.

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01:47:58

Episode 35: "Abduction" - Spawn #59 & #60

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2024/11/11

The 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

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01:34:50

Episode 34: "Orphans" - Spawn #58

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2024/11/04

We 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.

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01:30:48

Episode 33: "Sabotage" - Spawn #55-#57

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2024/10/28

Some 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.

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01:35:24

Episode 32: "The Reckoning" & "Reconciliation" -...

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2024/10/21

Spawn 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!

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01:23:47

Episode 31: "Freefall" & "Messiah" - Spawn #51 & #52

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2024/10/14

How'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.

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01:32:14

Episode 30: "Choices" - Spawn #50

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2024/10/07

The 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!

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01:50:09

Episode 29: "The System" & "Helter Skelter" - Spawn...

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2024/09/23

Is 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

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01:48:30

Episode 28: "Tremors Pt. 2" - Spawn #46 & #47

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2024/09/15

Spawn #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.)

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01:44:52

Episode 27: "Tiffany" - Spawn #44 & #45

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2024/09/09

There'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

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59:11

Episode 26: "Evil" - Spawn #43

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2024/09/02

A lot of Sam & Twitch. A lot of files. You get the idea.

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