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the original character designer for the Digimon franchise cited Spawn and other 90's comics as inspiration for the first batch of creatures as they were trying to differentiate themselves from other popular monster collecting franchises

Funnily enough while reading the 300 storyline, I noticed Todd not only forgot K7-Leetha's name, but that she's a parasite, not a symbiote.

Spawn needs another movie or a tvshow.

Excellent video, bud! The reason Todd McFarlane was writing as "Will Carlton" was created as a test to see the fan reception and sales for Spawn's "new" writer without McFarlane's name attached to the comic. There were mixed reactions among fans, readers were saying they liked Carlton's writing and others preferred McFarlane. But Todd McFarlane heard from comic retailers that sales were down, so he "returned" in Spawn #216.

“The kids like chains” lol

Spawn is an amazing character, but visually didn't come into his own until Greg Capullo started penciling him.

Spawn is a really interesting character in my opinion

Josh talking about Spawn, let’s go!

"Kids Like Chains" is now the name of a kickass Substack from Danny Cates, Ryan Ottley, and four or five other artists.

Knew all of them ! To me the Noprize !

I always look forward to a Spawn video!

Good. I've always loved Spawn, such a cool character.

I didn't know a few of these - thank you! I found it particularly interesting seeing the initial Spawn drawings from McFarlane's teenage years. They feel like they were heavily inspired by the stuff Jim Starlin was doing at the time.

I did know much about this stuff, but I was a Spawn reader on and off since the start through most of the 90's. The Tony Twist thing was known to me, but also, there's the reason behind why Chapel was no longer Al Simmons' killer later on in continuity or the movie. You might've hit on it in another video, but McFarlane danced around a lot of land mines in making this landmark character and his lore.

You'd be amazed at the number of times Todd took ideas from the letter pages of Spawn. Blood Fued definitely originated from a fan letter, even though Moore wrote the story.

You make some of the best comic videos. You just fall out of my algorithm between releases. I just hit the bell

The record for longest "Creator Owned" comic is fine, but Dave Sim wrote and penciled art (all of it, except for the ridiculously detailed Gerhard backgrounds) to all 300 of those issues of Cerebus.

The Gin and Beetlejuice line was funnier than it should have been.

I just found you today! I love this channel! Thank you!

Very informative video. I only knew 3 of these.

Love your videos man! So happy I stumbled on your channel🎉 Btw could you please tell the name of that groovy track from the very beginning of the video?

I didn't know about half...buuuuuut it did make me want to go and crack open some of my spawn volumes, so a win all around!!! :)

Awesome vid

You cannot make me learn things about Spawn. I refuse.

you are criminally underrated!

You know with todd mcfarlane also having to been one of the people who created Venom I wonder how much of Spawn’s traits was originally going to go to Venom? Because with both of them having two parasitic suits that are sentient there have had to have been some unused ideas for Venom that eventually went to Spawn right? I mean lots of creators reuse unused stuff for future projects so who’s to say this isn’t the case for Spawn

Savage dragon video incoming???.

No Meteor Man is the 1rst actually first BLK super hero movie

May I ask where you got the shirt from? Looks cool

Can you do a video on the midnight sons/suns and there history? Also a solo ghost rider video

I knew all of it lol but still love hearing it and the video 💀🤘🏾🤘🏾

Great video. Unrelated but can we get a collection tour??

Fun video that made me fetch the Batman/Spawn Crossover from my shelf ;)

Please, make a video on new ongoing spawn spin-offs, I think, many people don't pay due attention they deserve.

Don't forget he crossed over with the Ant and Angela including Jade in the series and the other DC and Marvel characters.

I was just reading Gunslinger and saw that was on my recommendation tab 😂😂

"Jinn and Beetle juice" Let's write the book. Thanks for the video.

"What every edgy 13 year old wants to see in a comic book" Never before have been so offended by something I 100% agree with

Thank you, Josh! Do Wanda or Terry bear any physical resemblance their real-world counterparts, or was Todd just in the habit of using people's names? I've occasionally been curious about that.

An addendum to the first point about the character being birthed virtually fully formed when Todd was a teenager in the late 70's: No one to my knowledge has ever made an official statement one way or the other, and I'm not calling Todd a liar because it well could be a case of convergent [design] evolution, but I can't help but notice some significant similarities between Spawn and John Byrne's Alpha Flight character 'Nemesis', who debuted just a few years prior to the founding of Image. I strongly encourage anyone to have a google and share your thoughts.

More Spawn, or Cerebus, or TMNT please

Hi josh ... Thanks for good videos. which was first: - Nightwatch (marvel) or Spawn ? (With there living caps) Thanks

My friend's dad was named Al Simmons.

Cool!!

As a spawn fan, I actually like the idea of a white guy being a lost soul used as a disguise. But I’m a white dude so I can say “literally me”

As ridiculous as the Spawn movie is, I think casting Snoop would've just turned it into a parody lol

Do you have anything on Image comics THE HAUNT?

I actually knew all of that information.

Actually Alex proyas who directed The CROW 1994 with Brandon Lee in it (Rest in peace legend) was the first candidet to direct Spawn movie but he left to direct Dark city which is good but failed at the box office

Get that sponsorship money, hell yeah

Forgot i had a spawn batman crossover.

My dream come true

Im starting to like spawn because of this

How have we’ve not gotten a Spawn reboot movie or video game yet?🖤❤️💚👻

DID YOU KNOW Spawn even has his own dedicated month? #Spawntember baybeeee

Comics are a great escape!😊

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Most remakes are pretty pointless, but Spawn is one of those movies that should be remade. I remember Malebolgia looking dreadful. With the technology that's available today the character can really be done justice.

I knew all of these.

Well at least there's the best comic crossover between Spawn which is him with Batman.

I was a huge Spawn fan but I have to admit I’m surprised that it is still being published. All the spin-offs aside the main series should have ended after 225 issues, then maybe two years of a Gunslinger Spawn and King Spawn would lead to 80 issues of Hellspawn vol.2 but some time off (and later return) would help to revitalise interest in the character.

A guy named “Tony Twist” got 5 million dollars because McFarlane named a character “Antonio Twistelli” I’ve never much cared for Macfarlane’s work and I still think that’s bullshit.

I want a free world spawn video game!!

3:50 through 4:54 - Yeah that was fucking weird when I read that issue......so would this be on equal footing of yikes as Frank Castle being turned black? 8:12 - Shit I would kill for a DOOM 2016 clone with Spawn at the helm.....maybe one that pitted him against both Marvel Zombies and DCeased in one big high octane super zombie apocalypse where he then goes kill off Mistress Death and Necron and becomes the new grip reaper. And it plays like a hybrid of DOOM and DMC where he has to use melee attacks to fill up his "mana" for use with his "Hell Guns" but he also gets the option to use mortal made "Zombie Killer" guns made by Rocket Raccoon, and there's a co op multiplayer mode where the other players can play as either Ghost Rider or Etrigan.....

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If Tim Burton would have directed spawn movie spawn would have been white for sure 😂

Love your videos, wanna see your toy shelves

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He bought that character from the real al Simmons

Never hread of the hockey player Tony Twist. 🤣 Todd Mcfarlanes Career > Tony Twist Hockey Career

Todd McFarlane is the best artist in the world.

all I want is to DC, Marvel and Image to join forces and make a Spawn, Ghost Rider and Lobo crossover to make the most metal comic book that ever existed

is this just a Marvel channel?

You should talk about something else instead of comics

If they can make a black little mermaid, spawn can definitely be a white guy. He would be a productive spawn