Jessica Priest

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Jessica Priest
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Jessica Priest
Publication information
Publisher Image Comics
First appearance Spawn (1997 film)
First comic appearance Spawn #61 (May 1997)
Created by Todd McFarlane
Greg Capullo
In-story information
Alter egoShe-Spawn
SpeciesHuman/Hellspawn
Team affiliationsThe Scorched
Partnerships Jason Wynn, Spawn
Notable aliasesShe-Spawn
AbilitiesExpert assassin

Jessica Priest is a character from the Spawn universe. Created for the 1997 film Spawn as a gender-swapped adaptation of Chapel, Al Simmons's killer in the comic book, Priest was played by Melinda Clarke in the film, [1] before being adapted to Spawn comics as a separate character from Chapel. She would later become the second She-Spawn (after Nyx) and the leader of the team called Scorched.

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Publication history

The character of Chapel (originally from the comic book series Youngblood ) could not be used in the Spawn movie because the rights to the character were owned by Rob Liefeld. [2] McFarlane created Priest as a replacement for Chapel in the film and later had Priest retconned to be Spawn's killer in the comic as well. [3] [4] Some of her background is revealed in Curse of the Spawn #12–14. [5]

She would make her return in Spawn #300 where she becomes She-Spawn and becomes one of the main characters of The Scorched.

Fictional history

Jessica Priest works as an assassin for Spawn's nemesis Jason Wynn.[ citation needed ] Prior to shooting Simmons, she searches South America for a biogenetic weapon for her boss.[ citation needed ] She later appears in the Curse of Spawn series where she is revealed to have a husband and two stepchildren. She later returns in #298 where she is seen talking to Nyx about Al Simmons and the forces of Hell trying to hunt down. Later on she would become a hellspawn herself.

In other media

Melinda Clarke MelindaClarkeTIFFSept2011.jpg
Melinda Clarke

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