After 14 years... I think I'm done with the Spawn comic.

**baimun** · November 3rd, 2006, 06:24 PM

I grit my teeth and endured the "Angel Medina" years.... I openly welcomed Phillip Tan and the new writers....

I was actually looking forward to Armageddon happening in the comics....

But issue 160 summarizes some problems that makes me think the comic has jumped the shark.

- Characters are constantly being introduced with very little explanation or back story... and instead of developing them, we get these teeny tiny cells with indescript "action" events... and then the characters fade into obscurity. [img]graemlins/whatever.gif[/img]

- Spawn faces off against the Disciple... while Cyan watches everything play out on a laptop.... as a VIDEO GAME??? Fuckin' pleaaassee. [img]graemlins/whatever.gif[/img]

- Granny is a memeber of Heaven's army... and is in chainmail with a sword? [img]graemlins/whatever.gif[/img]

Looks like the Ultimate Marvel stuff is the only thing that is worth reading right now. [img]frown.gif[/img]

**Moviemaniac4** · November 3rd, 2006, 06:29 PM

I think they outgrow the charater too fast too soon, to try to go back to basics....

Hell, Spiderman was created in the 60's and still today has almost the same problems as in the begining.....

**munkkeyboy** · November 3rd, 2006, 07:00 PM

I stopped reading after issue 5 or 6...the story and characters just never held my interest. I think I was too much a fan of Todd's art, anyway...and I believe he stopped doing most of the art some time around then...

**thatchetguy** · November 3rd, 2006, 07:03 PM

I only read the EndCap columns... for about 4 years. The storyline in the comic never seemed to know where ti was going (a lot like a Bendis comic, really).

-megalithanod · November 3rd, 2006, 07:13 PM

I am still enjoying it, and for me there has been a step up to new interest of late.

Although, I do ask a quesiton.... How would you have conveyed the information to Cyan about the fight in Eden if not on a monitor that was available? ust curious, as to me it makes sense. It was there, it didn't freak the child out, and it showed what was needed, the fight for Cyan to help, and the counter to track how much life Spawn had left.

Things like the symbolism of Twitch's death have added new life to it for me, and as for the characters, what is to say you aren't embarking on their first foray into "The gospel of Spawn"?

**Moviemaniac4** · November 3rd, 2006, 07:25 PM

Well, the only new book I read for years, was from Brian. He sent me one comic about the city full of clowns.....no I wanted to know how the story developed.....

**Street Worm** · November 3rd, 2006, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by That Chet Guy:
I only read the EndCap columns... for about 4 years. The storyline in the comic never seemed to know where ti was going (a lot like a Bendis comic, really).

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You know- I really hate that guy...............

But anyway,
yeah, I tried picking up Spawn again-
(dropped out around 100 & something)
looked cool for a few, but I really think I'm wasting my time-

On the other hand I sold all my 'Ultimate' comics.......

lol......

Bring back the JSA [img]biggrin.gif[/img] (damnit)