Albert Francis "Al" Simmons,better known as Spawn,is an antihero appearing in a monthly comic book of the same name published by American company Image Comics,as well as in a number of films,television series,and video game adaptations set in the Image Universe. Created by Todd McFarlane,Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1.
Spawn is a 1997 American superhero film based on the Image Comics character of the same name. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé,the film stars Michael Jai White in the title role,alongside John Leguizamo,Martin Sheen,Theresa Randle,D. B. Sweeney,Miko Hughes,and Nicol Williamson in his final film role. The film depicts the origin story of the title character,a murdered US Marine who is resurrected as the reluctant leader of Hell's army. Spawn is one of the first films to feature an African American actor portraying a major comic book superhero.
Violator is a supervillain who appears in the Spawn comic books published by Image Comics. The character first appeared in Spawn #2 and was created by writer-artist Todd McFarlane.As one of the primary antagonists of the series,he is by far the most recurring villain of the series and Spawn's archenemy. He is also the maker of the Hellspawns,hence,he trains and keeps tabs on them.
Cogliostro,also simply Cog,is a fictional character in Todd McFarlane's Spawn comic series,set in the Image Universe. Cogliostro was created in 1993 by author Neil Gaiman and artist Todd McFarlane and introduced in Spawn issue #9. Originally depicted as a supporting character,he becomes an antagonist as the series progresses,eventually becoming the supervillain Sinn and the third main antagonist of the series.
Jason Wynn is a supervillain in the Todd McFarlane Image Universe comic book series Spawn. Wynn is the director of the United States Security Group. He is perhaps the most powerful man in the world,and has politicians throughout the government on his payroll. His actions caused Al Simmons' soul to be sent to Hell and transformed into Spawn in the first place,making him a major villain in the comics as a result.
Malebolgia is a supervillain appearing as the original main antagonist in comic books featuring the superhero Spawn and reprised the role in the later issues. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane,the character first appeared in Spawn #1. The name Malebolgia is derived from the term in Dante's Inferno used to describe Malebolge,the ditches (bolge) in the eighth circle of Hell,where humans who committed the sin Fraud are punished. He is Spawn's former master who serves as one of the major Lords of Hell.
Curse of the Spawn is a spin-off of Todd McFarlane's popular Spawn comic book series. The book introduced other Hellspawns and characters in the "Spawniverse". It was published by Image Comics from September 1996–March 1999 and has been collected into multiple trade paperbacks. There were 29 issues in all.
The Man of Miracles is a fictional,ageless,mysterious,genderless,super-being,featured in the Spawn comic book series.
Todd McFarlane's Spawn,also known as Spawn:The Animated Series or simply Spawn,is an American adult animated superhero television series that aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999 and reran on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block in Japan. It has also been released on DVD as a film series. The show is based on the character Spawn from Image Comics,and won an Emmy Award in 1999 for Outstanding Animation Program.
Kiss Psycho Circus is a comic book series published by American companies Image Comics and Todd McFarlane Productions. It was written by Brian Holguin and illustrated by various artists,including pencillers Angel Medina and Clayton Crain with inker Kevin Conrad. It portrays the members of the rock band Kiss as supernatural beings known as the Four-Who-Are-One or The Elder:the Demon,the Starbearer,the King of Beasts or Beastking and the Celestial.
Mammon is a supervillain from the comic book Spawn. He is Spawn's former ally and is the second primary antagonist,having replaced Malebolgia in that role until #184,in which Malebolgia again takes back this role from Mammon.
The Curse is a supervillain in the comic book Spawn. The Curse in the book is a billionaire and a religious zealot who seeks a place in Heaven and knows far more about the war between Heaven and Hell than most on Earth.
Jessica Priest is a fictional character from the Spawn universe. Specifically,Priest serves as a substitute in the Spawn film for Chapel,Al Simmons's killer in the comic book. Priest was played by Melinda Clarke in the film. She would later become the second She-Spawn and leader of the team called Scorched. A composite character of both Chapel and Priest,Jess Chapel,would also appear in the animated series Todd McFarlane's Spawn,voiced by Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
Tiffany is a fictional character in Todd McFarlane's Spawn comic book series. She was first introduced to the series in issues #44 and #45. Tiffany,like fellow angel Angela,is a Hellspawn hunter. Therefore,the most current Hellspawn,Al Simmons,is her primary target. She has a long-standing rivalry with Angela,but since Angela has gone rogue,Tiffany's aim is to fill her place as the top Hellspawn slayer in Heaven's army. In her first attempt to slay Spawn,she was over-zealous and was defeated in a grisly manner. Although she lost the fight,she escaped with her life,since the still inexperienced Spawn did not realize that merely destroying an angel's physical body is not enough to truly kill it. She has not appeared in the comic since.
Spawn is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Konami for the Game Boy Color,based on the Spawn comic book character. The game was noted for its extensive use of digitized speech in cutscenes,a largely uncommon feature in games for the system.
The Phlebiac Brothers are antagonists in Todd McFarlane's Spawn series of comic books.
Celestine is a fictional character from in the Image Comics comic book universe created by Alan Moore,Rob Liefeld and Brian Denham. She was described as an avenging angel,responsible for the destruction of the Tower of Babel,Sodom and Gomorrah and other Old Testament atrocities. She is described as immensely enjoying her work.
The Freak is a supervillain featured in the Spawn comic book series. Also known as Mr. Kulbiczi,he is a psychopath whose mental illness and delirium was the result of his ex-wife telling him she didn't want children. He was committed to an asylum but later built himself a mansion in the sewers.
Chapel is an Image Universe supervillain/antihero character appearing in comics published by Rob Liefeld,who created the character in 1992 as a member of the government superhero group Youngblood for their series of the same name.
Todd McFarlane's Spawn:The Video Game is a video game based on the Spawn comic book character. It was released in the United States and Europe for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System console. Developed by Ukiyotei and published by Acclaim Entertainment and Sony Electronic Publishing in late 1995,it features Al Simmons,Spawn,trying to save the lives of thirteen children in a beat 'em up type of video game. The game received mixed reviews by critics;the graphics were praised while the unoriginality of the game was criticized.
