Spawn

IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE

A SLOW SEARING RIDE ON SATAN'S CAROUSEL

OR WATCHING HELPLESSLY BY

AS YOUR BEST FRIEND GOT IT ON WITH YOUR LOVER,

WHAT CHOICE WOULD YOU MAKE?

I'M TODD McFARLANE, CREATOR OF "SPAWN".

A CRUDE SCENARIO I'VE JUST PAINTED?

POSSIBLY,

BUT HELL ISN'T SUBTLE, FOLKS.

AND IT'S A SITUATION LIKE THIS

THAT'S HELL'S LITTLE WAY OF SHOWING SPAWN

THAT HELL ISN'T JUST A PLACE, BUT A STATE OF MIND.

AND FIRE, WHILE PAINFUL,

ISN'T THE ONLY WAY MALEBOLGIA CAN BURN HIM.

YES, SPAWN IS LEARNING, BUT ALL THE WHILE

THE BLACK TENTACLES OF EVIL ARE STARTING TO SPREAD.

AND AS YOU'LL SEE,

HELL IS ALIVE AND WELL ON EARTH.

THERE'S A WAR ON BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL.

YOU'RE GONNA TELL TONY TO KEEP HIS GOONS

OUT OF THESE ALLEYS.

FIND OUT WHO WHACKED MY MEN

OR YOU'RE GONNA NEED A PRIEST!

TWIST DOESN'T LIKE GETTING SPANKED THIS HARD.

THERE'S GONNA BE A WAR DOWN HERE

UNLESS WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

RUMOR HAS IT THEY WERE TRACKING SOMEONE HIGH UP.

I AM A UNITED STATES SENATOR!!

SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, SENATOR.

JESUS, WYNN!

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

IT'S ABOUT US, OUR RELATIONSHIP.

I WANNA PUT YOU IN THE WHITE HOUSE, SENATOR.

AND IF I REFUSE?

WHO'S GOING TO PROTECT YOUR SON

FROM NEW YORK'S FINEST?

I HEAR THE CONS ON RIKERS DESPISE CHILD KILLERS.

WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM?

I WANT THE PIECE OF SHIT RESPONSIBLE.

BRING ME HIS BONES IN ONE BAG

AND HIS ORGANS IN ANOTHER.

AND NOW, "SPAWN", SO TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS.

PLEASE, I DIDN'T SEE NOTHING!

SHUT UP.

I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO VERY RECENTLY

KILLED A HANDFUL OF GREASY WISE GUYS.

ARE YOU AWARE OF SUCH A PERSON?

DON'T KILL ME, PLEASE.

I'M NOT WORTH IT, I'M NOTHING.

I'M LESS THAN NOTHING!

I KEEP TO MYSELF.

ARE YOU AWARE OF SUCH A PERSON?!

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH,

I'VE SEEN HIM, SCARY GUY.

HE'S BE HANGING AROUND DOWN IN RAT CITY...

DEEP ALLEY.

NOBODY GOES BACK THERE.

IT'S A PIT.

YOU'RE SURE THIS IS THE PERSON

WHO KILLED MY EMPLOYER'S MEN?

YEAH,

RIPPED THEM APART.

HE SEEMED TO ENJOY IT A LITTLE, YOU KNOW?

I DO KNOW.

CAN I GO?

IN A MOMENT.

FIRST I NEED TO BORROW SOMETHING.

NO, NO!

THEY ALL PICK A PLACE TO CALL HOME.

IN MOST INSTANCES

THOSE PLACES HAVE A HIDDEN POWER.

FOR THIS WARRIOR...

THE ALLEYS ARE NO DIFFERENT.

HE IS DRAWN BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN

AND DOESN'T KNOW WHY.

"HERO,

MIDNIGHT BE WAITING."

WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?

LOOK AT THE SHIT YOU BROUGHT US, MAN.

I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.

IT WAS HORRIBLE.

WE COULDN'T STOP HIM.

JUST WATCHED AS HE TORE HIM APART!

JUST ONE?

YEAH.

HE WAS A BIG SON-OF-A-BITCH.

HAD LIKE WEAPONS AND OTHER CRAP

COMING OUT HIS ARMS

AND THIS EYE...

GLOWING RED LIKE BLOOD.

HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE PERSON

WHO WHACKED SOME BIG SHOT'S HIT MAN.

EVEN WHEN HE TOLD HIM EVERYTHING,

HE STILL KILLED HIM!

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?!

IT'S EXACTLY 12:00 MIDNIGHT IN NAIROBI.

TELL ME YOU'RE NOT THE GUY WHO TOOK OUT TONY'S MEN.

TELL ME IT'S SOMEBODY WITH SOME BALLS.

AND NOT SOME NO TALENT ASSHOLE

IN A FAGGY OUTFIT!

WHEN THREATENED,

SPAWN RESORTS TO WHAT HE KNOWS...

HIS INGRAINED INSTINCT TO SURVIVE.

THOUGH THE UNIFORM WILL OFTEN PROTECT HIM,

A SPAWN IS NOT INVINCIBLE.

EACH BATTLE DRAINS HIS STRENGTH,

PROPELLING HIM TOWARD THE INEVITABLE,

HIS FINAL DECENT INTO HELL.

WHAT A MESS.

AL!

AL!

DON'T WASTE YOUR BREATH.

AL?!

AL!

AL!

AL!

TRYING TO HIDE FROM EMOTIONAL TORMENT...

NEW WARRIORS

ALWAYS SEEK THEIR OLD WAYS FIRST.

THIS LATEST SPAWN

IS NO EXCEPTION.

A KILLER

IN NEED OF HIS TOOLS.

WELCOME HOME, AL.

NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THIS IS THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

SECURITY SHIP COMMANDER.

YOU HAVE ENTERED

A RESTRICTED ORDNANCE STORAGE FACILITY.

COME OUT HANDS HIGH

OR WE WILL OPEN FIRE!

GO HOT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE TARGET ACQUISITION.

FIRE.

THE FIRST TELEPORTATION IS THE WORST.

COMING AS UNEXPECTEDLY

AS HAVING THE HOSTS' UNIFORM

SAVE THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IF HE'S DEAD, JUST LEAVE HIM!

HE'S PROBABLY BETTER OFF.

FIND DRUGS

AND DEAD BODIES EVERYWHERE.

HEY, AL, YOU OKAY?

JUST NEED A SECOND.

COME BACK TO DO SOME MORE DAMAGE?

WE AIN'T GOT ENOUGH DEAD AND WOUNDED?

HEY, C'MON, BOBBY!

CAN'T YOU SEE HE'S LAID UP?!

HE AIN'T THE ONLY ONE!

SEE THE NORTH ALLEY LATELY?

LOOKS LIKE FREAKIN' BEIRUT.

LOOK AT HIM NOW.

MAN'S GOT MORE GUNS THAN THE NATIONAL GUARD.

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF PSYCHO ?

I'M JUST PROTECTING MYSELF.

OH, YEAH?

WHO'S GONNA PROTECT US FROM YOU ?

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

YOU.

YOU'RE STARTING TO SOUND LIKE THE OUTSIDE.

I CAN GET YOUR THERMALS BACK UP

AND YOUR FULL U.V. SPECS.

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT RED SHIFT

IN YOUR SCAN.

THIS IS PATCHWORK AT BEST.

CAN I USE THE EYE,

YES OR NO?

YES,

BUT NO EXTENDED NIGHT VISION OR CLOSE-UP READING.

KNOCK, KNOCK.

I WANT SOMEONE MONITORING THE PHONES ALL DAY.

IF OVERKILL DOESN'T CALL

I WANT HIM FOUND AND BROUGHT TO ME.

WHAT IS THIS SHIT?

I HIRE PEOPLE, THEY GET KILLED, THEY DISAPPEAR.

FIND OUT WHAT MY HOROSCOPE IS FOR THIS MONTH.

OVERKILL.

SON-OF-A-BITCH!

THAT HE WAS.

BUT THEN AGAIN, SO ARE YOU.

WHAT THE FUCK?!

WHO ARE YOU ?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

ANYTHING, ANYTHING AT ALL.

I WANT YOU TO STAY OUT OF THE ALLEYS, TONY.

YOUR BUSINESS THERE IS DONE, UNDERSTAND?

WHATEVER WILD HAIR YOU HAD UP YOUR ASS ABOUT THAT PLACE

IS OFFICIALLY PLUCKED.

YOU...!

YOU DESTROYED MY MEN!

I'LL LET YOU IN ON A LITTLE SECRET.

THEY WERE DOING BAD THINGS.

BUT RELAX,

I'M THROUGH KILLING YOUR MEN.

NEXT TIME,

IF I SEE ONE OF YOUR BRAIN-DEAD THUGS