Todd McFarlane's Spawn Writing and Art Techniques

Todd McFarlane's Spawn Writing and Art Techniques - Comic Tropes (Episode 33)

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7 жыл бұрын

I head back to the early 90s when comics were selling in massive quantities and at the top was Todd McFarlane and his Image comic Spawn. I run down a handful of tropes and read issue 6 of the comic. It's a weird, fun look at the sometimes strange but very popular comic. I also play with a Ouija board.
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@gotohellaaron 6 жыл бұрын

Todd Mcfarlane said he'd send his art to comic book companies and sometimes they'd send him back constructive criticism and that's how he improved a lot.

@Htownblokhedz 6 жыл бұрын

To everyone sayin Rorschach was homeless, he had a landlord that complained about the smell of his apt

@ComicTropes 6 жыл бұрын

Skeemz Now there’s an eye for detail!

@yasutorasado6971 5 жыл бұрын

Wutt

@kencoleman5007 5 жыл бұрын

I was just wondering if Jubilee was technically homeless in the comics, living in a mall after running away from home.

@checkpoint3260 5 жыл бұрын

But he still would steal food from his friends... pretty close to homeless

@Chalor. 5 жыл бұрын

@@yasutorasado6971 Huh?

@Naedlus 4 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing they used "Overtkill" as a way of saying "Not only does he take his violence to an extreme, he's very out in the open about it."

@baileymoore7779 3 жыл бұрын

I think it's because it was originally a character called "Overkill" Rob Liefeld created on the spot for Stan Lee on a comic related program he used to host. Todd changed a bit about the appearance and dropped the T to avoid a lawsuit I guess? Because Rob is not listed as a co-creator.

@Kikilang60 5 жыл бұрын

If Spawn wants to camp behind your store, Spawn will camp behind your store.

@zionleach3001 Жыл бұрын

A great security system.... When he wants to be.

@Thenameless1 3 ай бұрын

I'd give him a McDonald's cheese burger on the daily as a form of tribute.

@checkpoint3260 5 жыл бұрын

The Teenage mutant ninja turtles seem pretty homeless... Imagine, your first day of work for the City's Bureau of Water Supply, they send you to the old maintenance room to open some valve... then you hear something. You shine your flashlight over and as you turn, you see a giant four foot tall rat wearing a kimono.

@Firguy 4 жыл бұрын

I'd open the valve really fast and then bolt out of there screaming like a prostitute.

@Changetheling 4 жыл бұрын

Technically they're not superheroes. That's what happens when ignorant people jump into YT's comment section.

@no-oj5jj 4 жыл бұрын

@@Changetheling chill

@russiangravy3870 4 жыл бұрын

Why aren’t they Super Heroes?

@zionleach3001 Жыл бұрын

Then you see for giant anthropomorphic turtles eating pizza.

@LAVATORR 4 жыл бұрын

So I'm an actual homeless guy that does homeless guy things, and I'd like to answer your question about when and why we move. I personally lucked out. I have a nice, isolated spot all to myself that's in an alley in an upper-class suburban neighborhood. My neighbors that live in the apartment next door are super nice and like my presence because I'm non-threatening and friendly and funny. More importantly, I keep the crackheads away, so as a token of goodwill, they keep a lot of my stuff safe behind their gate, which allows me to freely walk around town. You have to understand that how transient people set up camp is largely determined by the odds and regularity of being raided. In the nice parts of town, they can get away with setting up camp overnight near fancy government buildings so long as they aren't blocking anyone. But in industrial areas? With broken glass coating every inch of the painful, broken gravel surrounding a desolate urban hellscape? Camp wherever. Shit where you please. Shoot up dope with one hand and slug your girlfriend with the other. It doesn't matter. They don't care. Cops sure as hell don't. They know there's a 50/50 chance a homeless person's 911 call is incoherent gibberish about the Federal Reserve and their ex-wife. Even if there is a serious crime being commit, they simply don't care. And the property owners of those quasi-abandoned buildings? You think they hire someone just to shoo the homeless away, knowing they'll be back in an hour? My point is that, in an urban hellscape, people simply give up. On both sides. And I think that was part of what MacFarlane was trying to convey.

@AlohaBlade 4 жыл бұрын

LAVATORR hang tough my man

@frankegordon326 4 жыл бұрын

Hang in there Man

@longjohn7992 4 жыл бұрын

LAVATORR my nigga I hope you the best but .... something is a bit off how did you get a google account if you’re a quote on quote homeless

@LAVATORR 4 жыл бұрын

@@longjohn7992 Seriously? For starters, just because you're homeless doesn't mean everything you did before that melts away. It's not like once you stop having a place your Facebook account deletes itself and your phone stops working. Besides, technology is absolutely critical when you're living on the street. I managed to avoid having to beg by doing Postmates deliveries on foot. It paid way, way below minimum wage, but every dollar was precious. The problem was having both Postmates and GPS on burned through battery life, and it's not like I had a home where I could charge at will. This last part is a small thing you don't appreciate until you lose it: The ability to charge at home. Huge chunks of your day involve knowing where the non-library public wall outlets/charging stations are available and knowing whether or not the proprietors will be cool with you hanging out there for a long time charging your phone. (Commercial wall outlets seem to generate less power, so every day it was a huge, 7-hour struggle to charge my phone, and even then my battery would mysteriously plummet for no reason. ) When you're homeless, your phone is your life. I had a fantastic spot by homeless standards. Didn't matter; one night I woke up to being robbed, and the asshole stole both my laptop AND my phone. Think about that for a second, dude. Imagine living on the streets, having nowhere to go besides all these incredibly time-consuming errands you have to do daily, no stable form of human connection. And then you lose the Internet, the ability to make calls, the ability to communicate or consume media. Imagine all the different ways that would suck.

@MathisR412 3 жыл бұрын

LAVATORR You got a cashapp or somethin bro

@jsagers2008 5 жыл бұрын

Todd co-created Venom so it's not like he's totally unoriginal with Spawn's symbiote similarities.

@baileymoore7779 3 жыл бұрын

As co-creator of Venom, it's NOT likely Spawn's similarities are unoriginal? I don't understand. Todd only created the visual appearance of Venom, not the idea of the symbiote and its abilities. So Spawn's suit is definitely directly derivative of a character he previously worked on. Nothing wrong with that necessarily, but I remember at one point thinking Spawn was so awesomely original, when he's a lot of Ghost Rider, Venom, and Punisher, amongst others.

@jsagers2008 3 жыл бұрын

@@baileymoore7779 I only referred to his symbiote characteristics. He's definitely inspired by Ghost Rider and Punisher.

@jfrsnjhnsn 2 жыл бұрын

Spawn: Dr Strange's cape, Spider-Man's costumes, Ghost Rider's chains, Faust's storyline. Not one original aspect worth mentioning.

@DaBlueJay2001 2 жыл бұрын

He created Venom/Eddie Brock, not the symbiote, the suit was revealed to be an alien symbiote years before Todd drew or wrote Spider-Man

@RunMeThrough 10 ай бұрын

@@jfrsnjhnsnwho cares? Deadpool is a blatant rip off of Deathstroke 🤷‍♂️

@vicentenavarro1190 5 жыл бұрын

I really love how silly Spawn can get at times. The issue with Houdini is a lot of fun

@vicentemartinez2129 11 ай бұрын

hy man

@sleepytea7996 3 ай бұрын

Yea and houdini never came back like bruh he was fucking cool! 💀 This is my issue with todd he just introduces a character and then he just forgets about them don't even get me started with Bobby

@DerekMoore82 6 жыл бұрын

Stan Lee came up with the idea for Overkill and coined the name. Rob Leifeld designed the look of the character. Todd McFarlane came up with the logo. Stan joked how somebody might try to take credit, and emphasized that it was his idea. The character was never meant to be taken seriously, it was really just some impromptu goofing around. Then McFarlane, just to be funny I suppose, stole the silly character without giving any credit to anyone as Stan had jokingly predicted someone would do, but nobody expected anyone would ever really want to steal such a ridiculous character. So it was kind of an inside joke.

@HyenaDandy 5 жыл бұрын

My memory is a little different, that Overkill was created on a TV special, and that the name had to be changed because of that, but it was one Lee was around for.

@alexlanda_art 5 жыл бұрын

McFarlane helped liefeld design the character too though

@mattskillern2050 5 жыл бұрын

Stan Lee taking credit for something? Shocking?

@JeffEshom42 5 жыл бұрын

*Overtkill (there is that stupid T in there) It has the T in all the associated medias.

@linkno1 5 жыл бұрын

Well, Stan Lee said it was his idea, so obviously must be true...

@skynyrdjesus 4 жыл бұрын

America's interpretation of homelessness for the past century has been pretty defined by the Great Depression, a period where homeless camps, or Hoover Towns, the size of small towns existed. That's faded from the popular consciousness recently, largely I think because of the internet and being so connected all the time, but for a long time that's what people associated with homelessness. It's kind of fascinating to look back on that evolution, and to realize how quickly as a species we forget our history.

@mbsb1376 3 жыл бұрын

It's not that it was forgotten exactly, it's that those who haven't lived it don't understand it. I can understand different values and morals for a different time, but I certainly can't understand what it feels like to be in something I have never lived.

@nataliealphonse4634 2 жыл бұрын

Idk what part of tent cities exist in the past for you, I literally justoved out of an apartment building this month that was beside a street that had people camping up and down both sides in everything from plywood lean-tos to tarp city's to straight up tents

@eddysgaming9868 6 жыл бұрын

The Max was a homeless superhero.

@ComicTropes 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent point. Can't believe I forgot the Maxx.

@eddysgaming9868 6 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos. I'm an old comics guy (early 1970s-90s) who enjoys a look back at titles, charactors and creators. Your presentations are well done.

@kyriss12 6 жыл бұрын

also I'm pretty sure when ultimate spider woman first appeared she was homeless. Where most clones in comics just walk in off the street and secure a job, and apartment with out things like work history, credit report, social security number, birth certificate and all the other shit that's essential to proving you're an actual person, ultimate spider woman had to do a couple favors for nick fury and have him set her up with an espionage level fake identity.

@Htownblokhedz 6 жыл бұрын

I think Spawn pre-dates Maxx

@theartcritic7020 6 жыл бұрын

First appearance Spawn #1 (May 1992) The Maxx created by Sam Kieth First appearance in 1993 and originally published monthly by Image Comics

@Rometiklan 6 жыл бұрын

I was a fan of Spawn for a bit until McFarlane stopped pencilling duties. I was driven to collect titles based primarily on who was pencilling. I'm also a huge hockey fan and recognized immediately the Tony Twist character was a lawsuit waiting to happen. Stuff from the 90's was just so overt-the-top fun. A lot of it didn't make sense but I look back and realize how much fun I had reading that stuff. Love the vid, Chris and thanks for the trip down memory lane.

@SotNist 5 жыл бұрын

Initially, when Greg Capullo took over for him, he had a pretty bland and amateur 90's Marvel intern style, but by issue 27 he really came into his own. I ended up liking his stint more from then on. It would have been one of the most legendary runs in comics if it wasn't interrupted a couple times when Todd wanted the book to be bi-weekly and alternate artists for a few issues. Now Greg Capullo is one of the most highly regarded pencillers out there after his run on Batman with Scott Snyder on writing. Loved his Creech miniseries.

@jakejutras5420 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody commented on your overt-the-top joke so here I am many years later to say, good joke man :)

@dylancarroll4623 5 жыл бұрын

you ever noticed that the marvel characters on his wall are images of characters, but the DC characters are the symbols of the characters.

@ItsButterBean1020 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's an allusion to the archetypal nature of many of DC's heroes

@checkpoint3260 5 жыл бұрын

says the guy with a Batman symbol as an avatar

@darkartsdabbler2407 3 жыл бұрын

Good eye! Now that I think about it, I feel like marvels icons aren’t as universal for whatever reason. A superman or Batman symbol is ubiquitous, one with the character. But a spider-man symbol? Not nearly as much. The most iconic marvel symbol is probably the avengers logo or cap’s shield (and that’s basically a flag)

@baileymoore7779 3 жыл бұрын

None of the Marvel characters have or need a logo or insignia, as many of them aren't the secret identity type of superhero save Spider-Man.

@nrcallender 7 жыл бұрын

The character of Overkill/Overtkill was originally drawn in collaboration with Rob Liefield on a comic creator VHS series that Stan Lee hosted (I forget the name now but you can find them in KZfaq). I imagine the change from Overkill to Overtkill was to fend off any ownership claims by Lee or whoever produced the videos. I thought that as a pretty neat bit of comic history when I first saw it.

@vww3606 7 жыл бұрын

Nolan Callender same here! i just saw that exact vhs tape here on yt, and it was kinda amusing how Lee pointed out Liefelds tropes :D

@pulsarstargrave256 6 жыл бұрын

The episode was on KZfaq a couple of years ago. It was a show where Stan Lee interviewed various comic creators. I think the OvertKill episode featured McFarlane and Liefeld showed up or maybe it focused on both of them! Check them out! BTW McFarlane has acknowledged Byrne, Michael Golden, Keith Giffen and Gil Kane among his primary influences! I think he also said he was influenced by "bad" artists who still got work which might have helped him become such a powerful storyteller! He's still one of my favorites but I admit to enjoying cartoonists more that slick illustrators!

@FranciscoCovas 6 жыл бұрын

The episode is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jcd6m9Oipr3OpXk.html

@thebatbat 6 жыл бұрын

There's also one with McFarlane and Leifeld where Todd trolls Rob for his bad drawing habits.

@poisondamage2182 5 жыл бұрын

yeah, stan completely owns these fools for creating such a stupid character.

@MichaelKerr71 4 жыл бұрын

Spawn Comic: "His name is literally 'Overt-Kill' but sometimes some are known to call him Overkill" ComicTropes: "I don't understand what the comic is trying to tell us."

@darkartsdabbler2407 3 жыл бұрын

Because that’s stupid and why would they do that? That’s why it’s confusing

@karlvallerand1004 3 жыл бұрын

@@darkartsdabbler2407 overkill was a character mcfarlane did when he worked for marvel, he used the same character in spawn but changed the name to overtkill.

@darkartsdabbler2407 3 жыл бұрын

@@karlvallerand1004 yes, thank you captain obvious. Doesn’t make it less dumb. But seriously, that was a genuine thank you, you’re trying to be helpful and I am grateful for your efforts.

@edrosa3485 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the comic and HBO animated series. I actually met the real Al Simmons during the tour of McGuire's baseballs. Really nice guy and I still have some autographed action figures.

@pluto545 5 жыл бұрын

This brings back memories of other 90s comic characters, like Bone, Savage Dragon, Lady Death, Wildcats, Gen-13, and Hell Boy. I think alot of iconic characters came out of the 90s from the majors, like Gambit, Cable, Doomsday, Deadpool, Jesse Custer, Bane, and Squirrel Girls. I was just a little kid, but I know I would occasionally hear older readers say the industry would be dead by the mid to late 2000s.

@wfjhDUI 4 жыл бұрын

10:05 A $15M ruling for using someone's name as a minor character seems ridiculous. It was wrong of McFarlane to use Tony Twist's name without permission but there's no way that this somehow inflicted $15M worth of damages to the guy. No one with two functioning brain cells is going to think that a hockey player has something to do with a cartoon mafioso.

@solsticelacer Жыл бұрын

It's not that they inflicted damages to him, it's that they profited from his name without paying him.

@BJWFenix 5 жыл бұрын

What is funny as you listed those tropes was my realisation of how much todd influenced my artwork.

@georgehoustonofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Todd McFarlane is a beast as an artist. He really is cartoony but it's some amazing shit he did.

@jfrsnjhnsn 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing shit is a good description.

@Gemcitygoddess 5 жыл бұрын

Early 90’s comics were insane! Still my favorite era

@paulwatson3194 3 жыл бұрын

Todd MacFarlane, Rob Liefeld, and Stan Lee did a home video back in the 90s where they invented a character called Overkill. Todd creatively borrowed it.

@pulsarstargrave256 5 жыл бұрын

Todd actually did roughly 20 or so issues of SPAWN! I think GREG CAPULLO took over the pencils around Spawn 25 or 26 I actually enjoy the contrast of "realistic" backgrounds combined with a cartoony style--WILL EISNER (whom you mentioned), JACK KIRBY, ERIK LARSEN and others were masters at this while Manga creators made it their definitive style! You also mentioned JOHN BYRNE but the problem with Byrne is that he seemed to go out of his way to eliminate the "cartoony" approach and make his work more "realistic"--of course, the more he did that, the less I liked it!

@edwnx0 5 жыл бұрын

i always felt like the cartoony designs made the story feel even darker. like you could see how innocent or twisted a person might be by their look. for example, Twitch looked so fragile that i'd feel worried that something might happen to him lol

@dk7541 6 жыл бұрын

The 90's were huge for comics. Especially for me and my friends. Good times for sure.

@Quiro26 7 жыл бұрын

My favorites pencillers are: George Perez and John Byrne.Old School but classics.

@steventalbot5244 5 жыл бұрын

My absolute faves too.

@iangiovanni6555 5 жыл бұрын

john byrne , jim lee and arthur adams for me . I loathed McFarlane from day one . liefeld too.

@jalderink 5 жыл бұрын

Quiro, Great choices! George Perez's amazing work on the New Teen Titans, helped form my youth and I'm a, Byrne victim, to the core!

@Aki-or9gi 4 жыл бұрын

Much respect for making it to issue 100 of Spawn, Chris. Despite having the series up to issue 140 or 150, my credulity has only ever lasted until about issue 50. After that, I'm gone. It just became sillier and sillier. Anyway, I'm really enjoying your videos, mate. You really know your stuff!

@CxMajor 5 жыл бұрын

This is the third video of yours I've watched suggested by KZfaq. You bring such intellect and depth to comic books.

@tmargosian 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite all time character. He’s basically Todd’s venom, spider man, and Batman mixed with ghostrider. Awesome!

@DAGDRUM53 4 жыл бұрын

You got one heck of an enjoyable TV show format, man, and enough trivia chops to make it authoritative. Big league geeky subject matter approached with intelligence. Rare, and good, thanks.

@dontchewglass 5 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate how goofy a lot of your jokes and bits are. They're silly, they're ridiculous, and you don't take yourself too seriously. I love how you commit to the bit, I'd be too embarrassed to look silly and probably half-ass it lmao. This channel is excellent with analysis of technical skill, themes, a critical eye towards stylistic choices, and above all it's just good fun. Keep it up man, I love the channel and I'm glad to see someone make such great and insightful content about something that obviously brings them joy.

@DrVanNostrand01 5 жыл бұрын

Say what you will about Todd’s writing, but the artwork still, to this day, holds up great imo. Looks better than the art in most modern books.

@mewtwo3291 5 жыл бұрын

That Devil summoning part made me laugh harder than it probably should have.🤣

@putridscum535 4 жыл бұрын

Spawn Is the story that introduced me to comics I’m a late 90’s child if it was not for spawn I would not have any interest in comics at all. Hope I’m not criticized for my introduction to comics. Til this day I hold spawn dearly to my heart for that reason

@ES_Glenn 5 жыл бұрын

I just laughed out loud so hard at that last one. I really love Comic Tropes!

@jayemcbride6772 4 жыл бұрын

I love how much fun you have in these.

@stiddleficks4044 4 жыл бұрын

love the channel man you do a great job explaining these works in enough detail that i can stay paying attention lol

@jawaheak 3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite video by you, thank you very much!

@benderbendingrodriguez420 5 жыл бұрын

Came back to watch this episode since Spawn is hitting the 300th issue milestone this August 🤟

@jtk1422 5 жыл бұрын

I Am The Maxx...I Am Prominent..I Am Homeless..I AM THE MAXX!

@Tonybmw1988 5 жыл бұрын

I remember those times. Spawn was the shit back then!

@notsogreatsword1607 5 жыл бұрын

That was an amazing three stooges bit was hilarious. I cant believe you got the devil to play himself

@johntimmerman5371 4 жыл бұрын

Yea he ran out of power when he cured Terry's cancer. This was the 1st time spawn was dragged to hell after this is when i think they got rid of the counter.

@bujilou 4 жыл бұрын

It would be so cool to see an episode about the Maxx. This episode was amazing, so much nostalgia!

@wulyf4lyf 4 жыл бұрын

The text that introduces Overt-Kill, with the line “Some people call him Overkill”, is an obvious reference to Stan Lee and Liefeld creating the character, while he did the masthead in the video of the 3 of them. McFarlane was basically saying “SOME people call the character Overkill(the other 2 who helped create him) but this is my version”. Seems like a jab/nod to character being Co-created.

@qcp2729 4 жыл бұрын

I remember reading this as a kid! Totally forgot Overtkill Kool-Aiding through the wall. 10/10

@Agamemnon2 5 жыл бұрын

I'm currently on a quest to collect all 41 issues of Spawn in Finnish, since they're cheap and it's all 90s super grimdark edginess.

@TheBronySpidermanFan 6 жыл бұрын

That three stooges bit at the end cracked me up XD Great video as always Chris

@SkeTchYHarley 7 жыл бұрын

Spawn #6 and #258 were my first comics I brought when I was 12 love them

@josephwinborne3620 5 жыл бұрын

What happened in #258

@jwhite1016aol 6 жыл бұрын

Overkill vs overtkill is based on Stan Lee comics with the greats.. this should be known

@anyalized 5 жыл бұрын

Anima (from DC) was also homeless, and a personal favorite of mine. Great video! :)

@JohnAquariusPodcast 5 жыл бұрын

I was just watching a video where todd and rob were being roasted by stan lee. Rob was drawing Overkill or overtkill .

@billyjacobs190 5 жыл бұрын

Spawn the comic book and the TV series raised me. I couldn't believe it when I found out that Todd didn't create the Prowler.

@theartistknownaszack9234 Жыл бұрын

I love the original comic trops into and all your videos

@polymorphicblacksteve5038 3 жыл бұрын

spawn had so much trouble dealing with one demon here on comic tropes this literally took on and KO’d the devil

@strawhataddison 5 жыл бұрын

That bit at the end had me LMAO. And on the topic of those poorly drawn guns, i saw a solicitation for a rob liefeld book coming out in April 2019, and his guns look worse then EVER!!

@rubensosaortiz8230 2 жыл бұрын

Plots twist, the cyborg's name is Robertkill

@jmac8631 3 жыл бұрын

I like the text, gave a lot more lore and details to the story. I never liked being able to go through a comic in five minutes

@Vampiranhador 4 жыл бұрын

Spawn (especially back then) was something new, something different, something exhilarating, very well executed and Todd Macfarlane created the character and all that was so new, different and exhilarating about it all by himself. This in a day and age where it wasn't so evident to come up with something so new, different and exhilarating that on top of it all would stick around for so long. Spawn and the mythos surrounding the character was- and to me still is Awesome. I hope the next silver screen adaption will be equally new, different, exhilarating and well executed this time around. There's the potential and the means for it.

@JamesMcCormickIV 5 жыл бұрын

POWER COUNTER: Like you I read and loved Spawn as a kid. My memory is vague on this, but I'm 99% it was resolved. (In a kinda anticlimactic way). Basically, I think McFarlane wanted to drop the counter idea. So Spawn started getting low. There were a couple issues in which this was starting to be a problem--but then Coglistro taught him how to use and harness the power of the symbiote (costume). Draw his power from the symbiote instead of from Hell (the counter). From that point on his powers were basically limitless and they stopped talking about both the counter and that he draws his power from the symbiote. Part of me wants to say this happened around the time Spawn's costume changed (early 30s). But part of me remembers there still being this problem going into ish-50 or so.

@PatchGuilf 4 жыл бұрын

Spawn was/is such a Great series. Big part of my childhood comic days... Had a awesome animated show as well.

@phillyman2837 6 жыл бұрын

i like how you have the symbols of the popular characters on your wall

@greenechri 5 жыл бұрын

Really fun Stooges bit. Reminded me a lot of Ash v Evil Ash. Good stuff.

@Islandswamp 3 жыл бұрын

When spawn was pretty new I was a kid and just getting into comics. I started with spiderman 2099 of all things because I wanted something I could collect from the first issue.

@makaiev 4 жыл бұрын

My favourite comic book back in early teens, the three stoges fight with the devil was hilarious btw

@chegorilla1468 4 жыл бұрын

Todd also tried taking credit for Neil Gaiman's work, Neil apparently came up with Angela (who would later be sold to Marvel and I believe Medieval Spawn was a Gaiman thing. Gaiman definitely added a deeper layer to Spawn where I just felt Todd's stories were typically more shallow.

@IncredibleMD 2 жыл бұрын

I always how appreciated how Todd McFarlane drew Spider-Man like he didn't have any bones.

@lordulvi 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is literally in love with comics

@michaelherrmann8323 4 жыл бұрын

I like the show BUT you really are one of the most critical individuals on this planet! :)

@hektordelarge1364 4 жыл бұрын

I know man.....i mean its a comic book right? What do u really expect from a comic book.

@zippoboyshaneshank8954 5 жыл бұрын

I see I'm not the first one to add this, but The Maxx was also a homeless superhero. He also debuted around the same time as Spawn, and was part of the original first wave of Image comics series. The Maxx was a much more adult comic though, it dealt with psychological themes and existentialism. One of my all time favorite books, for Sam Kieth's unique art style, and his hallucinogenic mystery driven story. The Maxx wasn't successful enough to be remembered, but for those who were fans, it will never be forgotten.

@finnianjoyce-velez8079 7 жыл бұрын

Overkill was a name developed by Stan lee, Todd and Rob Liefeld drew him on COMIC BOOK GREATS

@M_Campbell 4 жыл бұрын

It is beyond insane that I saw that video by RENTING it in my small Alabama hometown. That video, somehow, was a money maker in the early 1990s.

@stangotigerfists 4 жыл бұрын

"Nothing has to be right as long as it looks good." - Steve Ditko

@MarioUcomics 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you finally did Spawn

@ComicTropes 7 жыл бұрын

It was fun looking back at the super stylized 90s.

@SkeTchYHarley 7 жыл бұрын

skunkape spawn #6 and #258 were my first spawn comics at the age of 12 btw the comic is a 2 part series continuing with h spawn #7

@robertsyrett1992 5 жыл бұрын

I would like there to be an episode about Mike Golden. I remember him as having a great sense of form, like Arthur Adams but rounder. BTW, I've really enjoyed binging on your channel for the last hour or so.

@marcsarfati3291 5 жыл бұрын

I know I am late to game. But great you are adding insight as where why and how the book came to be. Most channels just reread the book to you

@youraveragecrownofthorns8919 5 жыл бұрын

I wish Marvel had let McFarland have a go at Ghost Rider. Just fanboy fantacising but it would have been mind blowing, I bet.

@TheRealJPhillips 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Glad to have found your channel. Subscribed

@Pixtureske 2 жыл бұрын

Overt-kill design is hilarious! If he raises his arms, his shoulder pad thingos will perforate his head, lol.

@zeroattentiongaming820 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you gotta sacrifice function for style, it takes some serious confidence to risk killing yourself every waking moment just to maintain your image as a total badass. Gotta respect that

@richardNbacchus 2 жыл бұрын

This is the 4th time iv'e seen this video. I dont know why i love this video so much😅

@omegahtv6779 5 жыл бұрын

I hope we can get a decent Spawn movie in my lifetime. I really love the "spiritual warfare" aspect the Spawn comics offer......

@LowellLucasJr. 5 жыл бұрын

Spawn ran out of his power in issue 50 when he used every drop of it to save Terry fritzgerald life and was sent back to hell. There he confronted Malebogia and was subsequently sent back with his powers restored. The counter acts as a literal clock for spawns to recharge.

@PhilipAMoore 5 жыл бұрын

Homless Superheros. Cloak and dagger.

@edluchuk4717 5 жыл бұрын

Please do a The Maxx video!!!

@zippoboyshaneshank8954 5 жыл бұрын

So much better than spawn!

@checkpoint3260 5 жыл бұрын

Sam Keith was awesome... who else would give wolverines a beer belly?

@MrARhodes 2 жыл бұрын

Loved him since Amazing Spidey. God bless you Mr. McFarlane.

@petitio_principii 5 жыл бұрын

I find funny that there's probably-influenced-McFarlane-Michael-Golden (wackier, loose anatomy and more random crosshatching) and also probably-influenced-Jim-Lee-Michael-Golden (somewhat more academic anatomy, more rigid but not stiff, and more highly disciplined, cleaner crosshatching, including the use of long parallel lines for secondary lights within shadows). These are the "extreme ends" of style on early Image comics, and somehow they must have spawned (no pun intended) from a common influence, even though at different phases.

@Dave-hp4vh 2 жыл бұрын

Ah! I remember reading this issue!!! I wasn't even super into comics as a kid, just picked up an odd issue here and there, and I remember that EXACT panel with "OVERT KILL" vs. "Overkill" and thinking "uh.... that's a dumb name, I hope that first one was a typo" lol.

@TheHomeOfGraphicLiterature 2 жыл бұрын

I love that the fight with Devil Chris is a Three Stooges bit

@dante_0962 Жыл бұрын

The fight with the devil is my favourite part of the video.

@NDHFilms 4 жыл бұрын

Sometime I play your videos as I’m going to sleep. I woke up to you freaking out at 22:53, which was a bit unnerving.

@GibbsVideography 6 жыл бұрын

LoL it's Ash vs Evil Ash from Army of Darkness!

@RCCarDude 5 жыл бұрын

Sicilian military? That'd be the Italian Military.

@keithcurtis 4 жыл бұрын

"Can't think of a homeless superhero" Picture of the Hulk right behind you. ;)

@steventcunliffe 4 жыл бұрын

Great video

@MachineFuckingHate 6 жыл бұрын

Technically, Iron Man was the first homeless superhero. Ten years before Spawn. During Denny O'Neil's run in the early 80's, Tony lost all of his money and ended up on the streets.

@jalderink 5 жыл бұрын

@your face reminds me when i stepped on my burrito Sorry, I think you've got your wires crossed. I don't think that Marvel has ever let DC use Dr. Strange in a Batman comic Annual? Marvel/DC, rarely do cross-overs and when they do it's usually a big deal or huge story. I even googled it and found no evidence.

@dawnauman9943 4 жыл бұрын

Your so much better than most comedy shows. Lol

@vaderetro264 5 жыл бұрын

McFarlane has always been a business genius, and as an artist he's always pushed to improve his strong points rather than spending years fixing his weaknesses. That takes courage and an incredibly clear vision.

@Changetheling 4 жыл бұрын

The man has guts, that much is clear.

@mr_gl00m32 2 жыл бұрын

When you look closely at Spawn and Venom you realize just how goofy Todd McFarlane is and how fun his comics are. That's really why he's been so enduring over the years.

@TheSkellingtonGhost 5 жыл бұрын

You could say the villain's costume detail was Overtkill. hehe

@Blackhawk19892 Жыл бұрын

McFarlane is the 'he who fights monsters' trope personified. Annoyed with big companies hogging characters writers created and making bank off merchandise, he tried to form a union to get better creators rights. Then he formed his own comic company to stick it to the man. Hell yeah Todd, grass roots her right there! Now he fights with writers he hired for rights to characters they created and spends most of his time running a merchandising empire.

@AllenFreemanMediaGuru 4 жыл бұрын

You made it to issue 100, I read the first 8 or so and realized I had no idea what was going on.

@gnarlestongnu637 5 жыл бұрын

You talk about teen Chris loving Spawn, and now all I can think of is how much pre-teen me loved Evil Ernie. Oh geez, I can't even look back I know it's so bad! Feel free to do a retrospective o Evil Ernie and Lady Death sometime - I can't do it!