PREVIOUSLY IN SPAWN ‘Alter being attacked by 2 possessed Sara, Jim has her pinned down. But why is Jim in jeopardy of losing the woman he loves? in a flashback, Jim leaves Sara to meet with ‘Mare. dim confesses to Marc that he is Spawn and neods his help to take down the ‘people whe have killed those close to him. Jim tells him to think t ver, Mare agrees and before he leaves, qives Jim information to help him on his quest Back at Sara's aportment, her transformation nto @ demon has occurred. Jim calls her to say he ie on hie way beck A crazed Sora wats for him witha butcher knife. When dim arrives, Sara attacks him. Ho morphs into Spawn and using his powers, exorcises the demon from her body. ‘Afterwards, Jim calls Mare. Mar, thinking the call from Jim is to discuss previous ‘matters, is shocked when he is asked to call 1-1 for Sara Jim is dovastated that he has put the woman he loves in grave danger. ie Doveing (Spann) A man whose pst is shroud instr nd comet tata th ay asi of be Spounmyto Jie the wats newest Helga. nso ‘much moe Hong sper ers in 2 ea cra, ins main vei psig wether th ogres ofthe man he wn ‘efoto dszover te mana, ‘Sara Johnston ~ When Jim woke rm is coma sve 106) Sara ws tars pron ei rt these ofthe darines A wonan of stong ath, Sa conection o “Siete in ways scold ovina Mare Rosen - A waulerepares-suned-neda manoger and ant of Jn Down, Ne views J seks toa beter ie tough te pe for tht sees may ef greater than Maron. TODD McFARLANE WRITER, SZYMON KUDRANSK| ART FCO PLASCENCIA COLOR TOM ORZECHOWSKI LETTERING. 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Tue Art oF Topp McFartane: THe Devit's 1N THE DETAIL F ARTWORK FROM ONE OF THE COMIC INDUSTRY'S MOST POPULAR AND ICONIC ARTIST PERSONAL Follow McFarlane’s creative output, starting at his formative years as a comic book fan mimicking his favorite artist ll th first published work and subsequent ic book stardom. This book has it ALL: beloved DC and Marvel Comics ¢ omics and subsequent introduction of his own ereative brainchild, Spawn, plus art and history making move of helping found Imag: Also, get an exclusive look at MeFarlane's forays into vario film, animation, muste videos. us media (toy sketches you've never seen before ive stamp on all of them with his signature eye-catching imagery DON’T MISS THE FIRST AND ONLY ART BOOK DOCUMENTING ONE OF THE COMIC INDUSTRY'S MOST LEGENDARY ARTISTS.SPAWNING <« GROUND Wi Ever Tho countdown to isue #250 and the turn of Al Simmons has begun (nly three issues ot unl he TRIPLE SED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE. There we ton of surprise aver rte. forte ror fA ‘Simmons it going tobe pict For this issue's lemers page, we decided to have 4 litle fun. Tod asked for sily questions on his ‘i ‘answers these cary question as much did. ‘Shannon Bailey Pablshing Coordinator Have your childeen over ifuenced {m@hing you putin the cami? ruee. Yes, they have. At some pont its 1 onal ie when you bring home your work and nobody cares about Tet had two daughters betore Fide gi 1 named her Cyan, which le he rane of my dst Whats the longest youve ever hold your breath under water or shove water? Dares. Fm scaly prety hold i long eneugh to convince poop that they thaught sonethiog was wrong wit me and they mpd inthe pool You know you have i own 1 someone jumps in with ‘lathes on That's the bi victory Too Wore your kids over scared of Spawn? sakes My mile daugtor was th voice of Cyan, the name ‘st my eldest ‘daughter, forthe HBO Spawn she Ie abvays bugged me that adalts do id vege and | never thought they sounded Tike a ki vole. So | had Kate come In when sho wa three or fur and repeat the ines I fed to ter Even though she is redted on the show, on IMDB.com, and gots residuals, she hasnt even seen the show. ‘Toop ‘Why is a carat more orange than an orange? And why dd Tod Nugont write a Song about? SeotyK inlaw gave me a good ice of advice: “Why is a cow?” Whenever someone asks» question thoy shouldnt be, he answers," out tisbecause ts. The question {ant why thy are what thoy ae. Ask the question, Do you Tike it” ooo ious you rather ave aber with A ‘Sinmons or Jim Downing? yan. [A Simmons! Hos the original Jim Have ou sverthoughtabouta Spawn weakest crea? would 11, "The best damn carel onthe ‘market! It would be. swesome! would make the marshmallows Whats your Brony retrame? Tonk {hae this delusion that God should have beon spelled with two ds. ‘ooo ‘Wa you do. 2 signing at Chuck E-Cheasot? Michael 1 sponta lot of tie thore when my ids were Hl. ft would be Kind of 00 odo a signing thor. Now that Fm oder, Ihave a theory that they should tke young teenage classes ‘thor as part of Sex Ed. would be 2 prea lesson fr them to soe what thelr looks ike I they had so, ‘Toon Titer? Clouds ate a lt of diferent colors. Com live in Phoenix, fs acophony of caer! ts ewesome! ooo ‘Do youthink spinach sto dar green ‘of acolo” What about Swiss Chard? Deborah, This question goes back to our cow ‘questions. Thats the calor Supposed w be. Otherwise, woul ie’ itl any et South because inthe ont lvaye ‘comes owt brown, Hove you ever calles apg, bacon? Matias L ‘Yeah, would it wantd to get under i skin of my uncles used wo Ihave a pig farm and ve soon thom slaughtered and tured into bacon. ‘sat vor kind, bu t tastes good, ‘ooo Which Spawn charactor do. you consider yourself tobe most ke? va.W. ‘Spawn is moon some frtatc lve. Me gts angry things get angry at ‘and does give a shit about Hoa ‘rte put aett inthe same box. ‘Toop ve heard you dont have 8 spleen tnd cont run tong distances. 1s thatue? Peary Wow! Wherever you going on the What song. best describes your wing se? Jacob # 1a listen to music when | write. 1 ston exclusively to scores because Teant. write while someones ‘singing in my oor. When Tn wring. Tasualy put “Rese” from the Titanic ‘soundtrack on oop ‘ooo ‘What it your hair tuned grass? Te. Fasavealototmoney because have mower at home. Right nw, costs to $20 to got my hale done ov set weeds in my ears and have to Pick them. ‘Toop when he dose Somehow his ‘disappear when he tows. his brows. dst paint him groen and put the in en hand itweuld be Erk ooo Wat ie. Ate favor ice-cream Alvor? Whats yours? tweas0. bax end mast people thik he likes: something. more man, ko Rocky Road. Mine is Raihow ‘Sherbet, Bat if Tn goog to Baskin Robins, ite Daigle. ooo 1 you wore trapped in 2 box, how would you think outside of «7 Fichard 8.What ore your favorite Karaoke songs? Sheri taraoke, but | was at place whore they had class. 'T was ie there for two days and they moved imo. The teachor probably thought “Tve got 100 kids ‘nd evn al ‘mo to a math class. The ‘only time Fever have done Karaoke is at home with ny is But Fm poo piss att o00 ‘Should | use beach to wash iy dark colored clting? Pout. Yes if you want te ook tke hippie. ‘ooo Do you eto put spinach up your nose? some. Ne, bet de hove athe things ‘that ae greon up here ‘ooo Ht you could pick two comic book characters to be your parents who would they Be nd wy? Andy Inwould have tbe someone eal Batman would bes rol ded because hs Iadass. I would needa mom who does. someth too. 1 wouldet wont She- Mule because she would ck my ass have to say ‘wosld want Storm ae 8 mom because she could make It rain o¢ snow everyday and would never have 90 tschoal ‘ooo ‘What's your Spirit Animal? tuys. letterspage@merariane.com PO. Box 12230 Tempe, AZ 85284-0038 ‘twittencom/Todd_McFarlane wwwPacebook.comlliketoddmePariane bo a cockroach because Td never antagonize an Tike a dinasaue that clared to de He's stabborn and Tm ‘tubborm, so thats nother ‘eason wy ke hi. it nae become greener ver the years because of Pesticides? What eflects ny, do you fel tis subject as on the infuence of your Spann sores? Paters 1 dwt want to get into conspiracy theories, but ‘spinach hae definitly gotten my lifetime. Fe "tink ts based on reat, ‘When my wife goes out of town, we go ito "The Cat fn the Hat mode, We are ugh, tough, and. destoy the house for oe long. 8 Mom is gone, Then tinue ‘20 mintes before Mom gets home we go into our rating ‘nd clean the house. When "tis as nthing How many of your Spawn tnwerse characters are based on actual Conacans? Christopher anade has intuenced my lite and makes me look athe world do. ‘Too Whon 1 fret saw Violator in his Clown state, his cur” fetus Impressed ime. Where cid you get the inspiation for his belly buton? Mies 1 wont name het, bat my ‘wile hae» frend who has ‘ho biggest out bey bution ve over seen. Whom she popped out The thoy fines twas rally oot there fd it was like 2 than the middle of her stomach. Iwas ray. cool, and edd at Ihe seme tine ‘ooo Do you think spinach is too green?’ Do you think times when you dont want to look down tthe ait fon your toes, you jest ty to Asract youl. So, | write tome stories! | should be Ityou have seven aples ond four oranges, what the mass othe sun?” Woody 0. ‘Thats easy! 1863, Sandy Koutax. This was an easy one, Make it harder ext ie, ‘ooo What is your fovorte {0s canoont? Carin. 1 was an aut in the 0s, Buta i aun kod Bullwinkle because he could NEXT ISSUE ‘Sara is rushed to the hospital after the unthinkable happens at her ‘apartment. Everyone comes to her aide, but each has a separate ‘agenda that puts not only Sara, but also Jim in danger.rea 2014 peter ae (aS Can MATTE CoE-T 7 Cree ee i ey bei b erat oe Cnr rayOCTOBER SOMETHING WECKED THES WAY COMES wet sh ves witch cwich) n. [ME wicche < OE wicee, fer, of, wieca, soreerev. a } 1g OF fascinating WITCY Aare) vt. Tito puta magic spell oi} bewite 3 [Pac® 5 4 fascinate —vi DOWSE -wit}h” Hike’ a nn From the destselling creative team 0 Batman: The Black Mirror Scott Snyder | JockTODD McFARL, MEDIEVAL MALEVOLENCE COLLECTED. 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