Summary
Legendary comic creator Todd McFarlane has expressed interest in bringing possibly his most famous creation,Spawn, back to the world of video games after an absence that’s spanned more than two decades. McFarlane has been waiting for the right moment to launch a newSpawngame, and withBlumhouse’sKing Spawnmovie on the horizon, that time may be drawing near.
McFarlane’s comic career has seen a lot of highlights. He had a big breakthrough in 1988 for his artistic work onThe Amazing Spider-Man#298, and his other notable credits include work onThe Incredible HulkandBatman: Year Two, but Spawn, a vengeful former mercenary turned Hellspawn, is likely his most well-known original character. He’s been asked for years about thenextSpawnvideo game, but none has surfaced since 2003.
McFarlane voiced his desire for a newSpawngame during avideo interview with IGNthat was published on July 26. Asked whether he would want there to be a newSpawngame, he responded in the affirmative, although he pointed out that he has been “holding back in certain categories until we can get a launch that is big and meaningful.” Typically, he explained, that means the game would have to come out in conjunction with a television show or movie, and withBlumhouse’sKing Spawnlooking at a 2025 release window, he is looking forward to a big wave of merchandise that could include video games. McFarlane’s comments about the potential for a newSpawngame come around the video’s 9:52 mark.
List of Spawn Video Games
The first video game starring Spawn wasTodd McFarlane’s Spawn: The Video Game, a side-scrolling beat ‘em up that was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. That was followed by action-adventure gamesSpawn: The Eternalfor PlayStation in 1997 andSpawnfor Game Boy Color in 1999, as well as 2000 arcade and Dreamcast gameSpawn: In the Demon’s Hand.WhileMcFarlane’s creation has made appearances in games likeMortal Kombat 11, the dark superhero hasn’t had a game of his own since the PlayStation 2 hack-and-slash adventureSpawn: Armageddonin 2003.
McFarlane is proud of his work with comics, although he seems to admit that it is a niche market, and he pointed out the need to break through the “comic book bubble” in order to reach a larger global audience. He made a comparison toThe Walking Dead, which began as a comic book in 2003 at Image Comics before being picked up as a television show with AMC in 2010. When the show premiered, he said the comic book was selling about 85,000 copies, while the television show at one point had a viewership of 23 million, highlighting the reach of electronic media over comic books. With a reception like that, it’s much more likely fans will finally see anothervideo game starring Spawn.
