>>122599237I respect Spawn
I like the aesthetic and cast and can get behind the history of its creation and symbol as a success story
I'm not a diehard fan but from what I've read from the book itself and from actual fans, it essentially ended in #163 but Todd kept it going, aimlessly and directionless
And even the issues leading up to #163 aren't necessarily good, it's mostly just your typical 90's shlock carried by exaggerated, gritty, grimy artwork
It continuing today is like Zombie Simpsons but nobody cares enough to complain about it
I want Spawn to succeed, honestly
I don't like seeing a success story like it go from a 90's smash hit that proved the potential might of creator owned comics (before the industry shat the bed) dwindle into obscurity into its own isolated bed of aging fans.
I don't think Todd even knows what to do with Spawn
His current plan of making three more titles to create weekly Spawn content and make it a whole "universe" seems like him going through a fit of a late mid-life crisis (the film he wants to direct and wanting to make two animated shows, one being for kids, after said film being bigger signs in my opinion) where he sounds convinced that it's still the 90's and Spawn having some form of sales bump due to the lead up to the 300th issue actually means people are invested again.
I think Todd does know deep down that Spawn's going the same way as other old franchises that fail to be a draw anymore, after all he's not cranking as many Spawn toys as he used to in the past
Honestly the biggest frustration with Spawn for me is looking at the McFarlane toys Todd throughout the years and wondering if the designs actually show up in the comic prominently let alone show up at allAfter Invincible's success as an animated series, I want to see Todd just go ahead and let there be a new Spawn animated series already
Maybe adapt it up to #163 and take hard liberties to make everything actually coherent