Does everyone remember when Todd McFarlane was working on a certain web-slinger for a company named Marvel Comics? I remember those days so long ago now…Todd’s artwork was great, and I believe he was also doing most of the writing chores for this comic at the time…I appreciated Todd then…
Now, not so much.
When McFarlane created his anti-hero Spawn, I was on board for the first issue, and followed the character for several years, than like most things in the comics world, Todd stopped doing alot of the art, and at least some of the writing chores on his creation and left it to others to weave their tales of the hellspawn ( as he would later be called ) and as is usually the case for most fans, with the changes, my interest for the character waned, and I stopped buying the title.
We now move forward several years, and I come across a title called Spawn ” Godslayer ” which I wrote about here and if you have already read my review, than you know I wasn’t totally enthralled with the story.
Then to my horror, I found out that there would actually be a ongoing comic of the same name, and I decided to be fair about the whole thing and give the series a chance to show me something…I did, and the series did not.
And it’s not just one thing for me that just doesn’t seem to click with me about this series, it’s everything.
From why the main character is a ” Godslayer ” or killer of gods, to why this title even exists… but I think I have an answer to the latter query…
The truth of the matter is that this is what happens when a creator lets his creation become so diluted, that said character just gets licensed for any old purpose, good or ill.
In this case I think that Todd McFarlane just has gotten too big for his britches, and thus his claim to fame, Spawn has suffered for it.
While when I pick up any Spawn title, I see tons of Mcfarlane self promotion, from deranged ” Land of Oz ” creations, to Characters from the series ” Lost “, Todd promotes them all.
And while I do not see anything wrong with self promotion, especially to grow your business, I think you have to keep your stable in line, and I just think that Todd’s stable has just grown beyond it’s creator control…
That is the only explanation that I feel is plausible as to why Todd has not taken control of this title and given some meat to sink your teeth into to make this comic worth reading in the first place.
I am still reading the storyline ” The Winter King ” and until something drastic happens with the title ( like maybe Todd actually getting involved ) it will be the only story arc that I read of this comic.
If you, have read this comic and have a different view, I mean you actually like this comic, you can drop me a line @snewmark@hvc.rr.com and let me know, or you can just leave a comment right here on Fanboy@50…either way I’d like to hear your comments yea or nay for this comic .
Lew, your fanboy@50
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