Spawn

ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL?

AS YOU RACE AROUND TRYING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE,

OR PASS YOUR EXAMS, OR MAKE LOVE.

ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT YOU CAN DISTINGUISH

THE FORCES OF LIGHT FROM THE FORCES OF EVIL?

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

AND TO ME THERE'S NOTHING, NOTHING OUT THERE IN LIFE

THAT IS ALL BLACK OR ALL WHITE.

GOOD ALWAYS HAS A GERM OF EVIL INSIDE IT,

AND EVIL, JUST A TOUCH OF GOOD.

TAKE SPAWN, AN ASSASSIN IN LIFE,

HELL'S OWN SOLDIER IN DEATH.

NOT EXACTLY BOY SCOUT MATERIAL.

BUT IF YOU CONSIDER HE MADE HIS CHOICES FOR LOVE,

THE LOVE OF HIS COUNTRY, AND THE LOVE OF HIS WIFE,

WELL, YOU BEGIN TO SEE HE'S A LITTLE LIKE YOU AND ME.

JUST ANOTHER POOR SCHMOE, WALKING ON THE RAZOR'S EDGE.

ALL HELL PUSHING ONE WAY,

AND HEAVEN PUSHING THE OTHER,

AND HIM STUCK IN THE MIDDLE,

TRYING NOT TO GET CUT.

WHAT'S HAPPENED, WHO AM I?!

MY GOD, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME?!

YOU MADE A DEAL WITH MALEBOLGIA.

YOU SEE WANDA AND THEN BECOME HELL'S SPAWN.

SO GET USED TO IT.

YOU SEE VIOLENCE, YOU ACT!

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?!

SOMEBODY TOOK THREE OF MY BEST GUYS

AND THREW THEM INTO WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN

A WALK-IN WOOD CHIPPER!

FIND OUT

ABOUT THIS MYSTERY ASSASSIN.

YOU CAME BACK FOR HER, SPAWN.

YOU CAME BACK FOR WANDA.

WANDA...

YOU GOT NOWHERE TO GO SPAWN.

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

AHHH!

AND FOR MY SISTER.

QUIT SHOVING, I WAS HERE FIRST!

IT'S THE ICE CREAM GUY.

C'MON LET'S GO, LET'S GO!

DO YOU HAVE DRUMSTICKS?

WHAT ABOUT CREAMSICLES?

HELL HAS MANY DEMONS IN TRAINING.

THIS ONE IS KNOWN AS BILLY KINCAID.

AHH!

IMAGES OF LOVE AND HATE

TORTURE THEM ALL AT FIRST.

IT IS THE WAY OF THINGS FOR EACH NEW WARRIOR.

THERE IS NO RESPITE, FROM THE INNER PAIN.

MY GOD, NOT ANOTHER ONE.

ANOTHER ONE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

KIDS GET DUMPED HERE.

NEVER HAD A CHANCE, HORRIBLE, ISN'T IT?

SHE HAS A LITTLE GIRL NOW.

WHO?

SHE WANTED CHILDREN.

SHE WON'T ADOPT.

BUT IT WAS ME ALL ALONG.

YOU KNOW,

NOT WANTING TO PRY OR NOTHING,

BUT SOME OF US WERE KIND OF CURIOUS, YOU KNOW,

WONDERING JUST WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?

SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED.

THAT'S WHAT I TOLD THEM.

I SAID WHEN HE WANTS TO TALK

HE'LL TALK, RIGHT?

DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.

LOOK MISTER,

I FIGURE YOU'RE HANGING AROUND THE ALLEYS

FOR A REASON.

MAYBE YOU JUST WANT SOME COMPANY?

I'VE GOT NOWHERE ELSE TO GO THAT'S ALL.

COULD BE YOU NEED A FRIEND.

ALL I NEED IS WANDA BUT I CAN'T HAVE HER.

NOT LIKE THIS.

WHY NOT?

YOU ASK STUPID QUESTIONS!

I'VE SEEN LOTS WORSE.

I USED TO WORK FOR A MORTICIAN.

THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.

GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU KNOW FOLKS AROUND HERE

DON'T LOOK OR SMELL SO NICE BUT,

WE'RE GOOD PEOPLE.

WE SHARE WHAT WE GOT.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO IT.

WITH EACH NEW HELL SPAWN,

THERE'S ALWAYS THE QUESTION HOW LONG,

IF AT ALL,

CAN THEY HANG ON TO THEIR HUMANITY?

SOME LAST LONGER THAN OTHERS.

HE KILLS A BUNCH OF GUYS,

LEAVES FOR A WHILE,

COMES BACK AND CAMPS DOWN HERE IN RAT CITY.

HE LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF GODAMN STEPHEN KING

FOR CHRIST SAKE!

NOBODY INVITED HIM, THIS IS OUR PLACE.

NEED TO KICK HIS UGLY ASS OUT OF HERE.

WHAT'S HE DOING GAREB, YOU TALK TO HIM, RIGHT?

THIS IS OUR PLACE.

DAMN RIGHT, HE'S A FREAK.

HE'S GOT PROBLEMS.

YEAH, DID YOU SEE HIS FACE, CHRIST!

NO, NO, I'M SERIOUS, I DON'T KNOW,

TROUBLED, YOU KNOW?

REALLY SORT OF SCREWED UP.

AIN'T WE ALL?

THING IS HE'S DANGEROUS.

I MEAN WE CAN'T SLEEP WITH THAT THING DOWN HERE.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE IS, WHAT HE WANTS, NOTHING!

WE DON'T NEED TO BORROW ANYMORE MORE PROBLEMS!

LIFE'S SHITTY ENOUGH AS IT IS.

IT'S THE TRUTH.

GET HIS ASS THE HELL OUT OF HERE!

WHAT ARE WE, PERFECT?

JUST KICK HIM OUT BOBBY, IS THAT IT?

HE'S SITTING DOWN THERE BY HIMSELF

IN THE HEART OF RAT CITY.

WHERE'S HE SUPPOSED TO GO FROM THERE?

POTTERS FIELD?

THE GUY LOOKS LIKE A GODAMN VAMPIRE!

YEAH BOBBY, AND WHAT DID YOU LOOK LIKE

WHEN YOU FIRST CRAWLED IN HERE?

YOU WANT HIM TO STAY, FINE.

YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.

BUT WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN A POOL OF BLOOD

WITH YOUR HEAD ON BACKWARDS...

DON'T COME CRYING TO ME.

MAYBE WE CAN SCRAPE TOGETHER SOME FOOD FOR HIM.

HE'S NOT SOME GODAMN PET YOU GET TO KEEP.

THINK ABOUT IT, MAN.

GAREB, YOU DUMB SON-OF-A-BITCH.

YO, LOOK OUT!

GET OUT OF HERE!

ALRIGHT, YOU ALLEY PUKES!

WHO'S GONNA WIN THE PRIZE AND STAY ALIVE

BY TELLING ME WHAT I WANT TO KNOW?

YOU KNOW WHO WHACKED TONY'S BOYS, RIGHT?

PLEASE, I DON'T...

BZZZT, TOO LATE.

OKAY, WHO'S OUR NEXT HAPPY CONTESTANT?

THE DOUBLE JEOPARDY ANSWER IS?

THE PERSON WHO TOOK OUT THREE VERY DAPPER ITALIAN MEN

WHILST THEY WERE ABOUT THE BUSINESS

OF THEIR ESTEEMED EMPLOYER.

YOU LOOK LIKE A COUPLE OF SMART TURDS WITH BIG EYES.

GIVE ME THE QUESTION I'M LOOKING FOR

AND WIN YOUR LIVES.

OH, AND JUST SO YOU KNOW,

THE LOSER GETS PARTING GIFTS MADE OUT OF TEFLON

AND I AIN'T TALKING COOKWARE!

I'LL EVEN HELP YOU OUT

IN CASE YOU DON'T WATCH GAME SHOWS.

OKAY, IT GOES LIKE THIS...

WHO IS...

ABOUT TO TAKE YOUR HEAD OFF!

ALRIGHT GAMEBOY,

THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

STAY ALIVE LONG ENOUGH TO GIVE YOUR BOSS...

WHAT HIS NAME?

TONY.

YOU'RE GONNA TELL TONY TO KEEP HIS GOONS

OUT OF THESE ALLEYS.

AS OF NOW, THEY'RE OUT OF BOUNDS.

YOU'RE GONNA GIVE HIM MY MESSAGE.

'CAUSE GUESS WHAT?

AS FAR AS I KNOW I'M ALREADY DEAD.

WHICH MEANS,

I'M WAITING FOR YOUR SORRY ASS IN THE AFTERLIFE.

WHAT'D I TELL YOU?

HE'S SOMETHING, AIN'T HE?

UMM, NAME IS BOBBY.

AL.

EVERYBODY MEET AL.

MILL WARRIORS OFTEN FIND ALLIES

AMONG THOSE DAMNED BY SOCIETY.

FOR A WHILE, IT GIVES THEM A SENSE OF SECURITY,

BUT THEY COULDN'T BE MORE WRONG.

HELLO...

WHAT!?

WHEN!?

IS HE STILL ALIVE?

DID HE SAY WHO DID IT?

HEY, I DON'T GIVE A SHIT IF HE NEEDS A DOCTOR!

FIND OUT WHO WHACKED MY MEN

OR YOU'RE GONNA NEED A PRIEST!

YEAH, YEAH, IT'S TONY.

I'M CALLING IN MY MARKER.

HEY, DON'T GIVE ME THAT SHIT, YOU OWE ME.

SEND HIM, TODAY, RIGHT NOW!!

BY THE TIME I HANG UP THIS PHONE

HE BETTER BE OVER THE ATLANTIC.

DAMN IT!

LET ME GUESS, FIRST DAY ON THE PRO BONO CASE.

IS IT THAT OBVIOUS?