Spawn

1997

Seasons & Episodes

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8.1| 0h30m| TV-MA| en
Synopsis

Todd McFarlane's Spawn is an animated television series which aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999. It is also released on DVD as a film series. It is based on the Spawn comic series from Image Comics, and was nominated for and won an Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Animation Program. An unrelated series titled Spawn: The Animation is in production since 2009, with Keith David reprising his role as the titular character. Like the comic book, the series features graphic violence, sexual scenes, and extensive use of profanity. Todd McFarlane's Spawn was ranked 5th on IGN's list of The Greatest Comic Book Cartoons Of All Time.

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Jeanskynebu the audience applauded
SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
gorf When people talk about great animated series based on comic books, there's always some guy wearing a stained Iron Maiden t-shirt who brings up Spawn. But Spawn isn't even based on a good comic book. Spawn is a joke. A symbol of everything that's wrong about 90s pop culture. Everything about Spawn is is stupid. The comic book is badly written trash, the live action movie is worse than ingrown toenails...he's just a combination of Spider-Man, Batman and Venom with a more satanic version of The Prowler's costume. The chains and parts of his origin are stolen from Ghost Rider, and his worst enemy is a Clown. How original.The series is everything the comic book was, but worse. It's even darker. Pornographic sex and violence, profanity and some really sick stuff I don't even want to mention. They should have called it "Try Hard: The Animated Series". The show tries so hard to be adult, it's almost cute. Like watching eight year old boys trying to impress their big brothers.I think it's sad that a bunch of underpaid animators had to suffer carpal tunnel syndrome drawing cels for this garbage. That the voice actors got sore throats from all the growling. What a waste of talent...why can't people just make meaningful stuff instead of nihilistic trash like this? Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is a much better choice you want a good animated movie for adults.Spawn doesn't deserve a new animated series, or the new movie Todd McFarlane has talked about ever since man invented the wheel. Spawn can go back to hell and stay there.(Zero stars)
gizmomogwai This animated TV series is based on Spawn, a comic that was quite popular when it came out. I think after a while the adoration cooled, but as someone who didn't think I'd like the story, I must say there is definite merit in this show. It is indeed quite dark, but it's not evil.Spawn may be regarded as a superhero (he wears a mask and cape), but unlike Batman, Superman or Spider-Man, he's undead. He is sent by hell to kill evil people, so the devil (here called Malebolgia) gets their souls to use in war against heaven. Wouldn't the evil people die eventually without a Spawn? That question is my only problem with this idea. Anyway, Spawn struggles with his evil and humanity, with a former-Spawn named Cogliostro trying to get him to reject Malebolgia and evil.The look of the show is quite dark (lots of shadow and night scenes), and that fits in with dark subject matter. Season 1 features a child rapist and killer; season 2 has a racist serial killer; season 3 has a brutal vampire. Adding to the adult nature, the fact that this show ran on HBO means the show featured heavy profanity and even some nudity. This darkness can sometimes be too heavy, so that watching several episodes on DVD at one time can become too much. But one or two episodes can be wonderful, unafraid to tackle darkness in reality. The nudity doesn't start out that great (one scene has two naked women being shot in bed, which comes a bit close to misogyny), but I loved seeing Jade's breasts during a naked ritual in season 3.Season 3 is my favourite of the six-episode seasons; Jade, the powerful woman sent by heaven to kill Spawn, is an attractive character. The episode Hunter's Moon has heaven sending a vampire to kill Spawn. My favourite part of that episode is that the word "vampire" is never used, because we don't need to hear it to know she is one. But there also is some paradox that she would be sent by heaven, and indeed one driving concept of the show is that good and evil aren't pure, something stated by creator Todd McFarlane in one of the show's openings. It's a good point though some Christians might regard it as blasphemy. One problem I have with this show is that in action scenes it can be hard to tell what's going on. Spawn works best as psychological horror (how many other cartoons can be characterized as horror?). It is this quality that will hopefully make the show remembered as the years go on.
Thepresident13 Its been a long time watching this horror cartoon ,they must show this on Adult Swim for a re-runs,it better then other show They should make more episode of Spawn or at less a new season.I give this 8/10.
hunter_a4 This season was great. Although I am disappointed that this one, as well as the first two, was for Mature Audiences Only. As I said with Spawn 2, if they could tone it down a bit, then it would attract a bigger audience. In this Season, Spawn is stalked by a Bounty Hunter from Heaven named Jade, who, in my opinion, is much like Angela in the comic book series. This one also features a man eating Angel named Lilly. Some of it gruesome. I wish that Todd could make a Season 4 of Spawn. Nothing really happens to the characters in the end. Spawn is still in the process of being convinced to stop living a life of violence, Wanda's left pregnate, Wynn's still alive... If McFarlane decides to continue the series, he should rap it up. I hope he's planning on continuing it... We're all in suspense! C'mon! I give it 10 strong stars out of, well, 10. An awesome film... Take the kids! j/k 10/10