''Hellspawn'' is an American
comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
series published by
Image Comics. Inspired by ''
Spawn
Spawn or spawning may refer to:
* Spawn (biology), the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise
** '' Spawn: ...
'', ''Hellspawn'' is darker and more atmospheric than the former, and frequently deals with disturbing subject matter. It originally featured writer
Brian Michael Bendis and artist
Ashley Wood
Ashley Wood (born 1971) is Australian comic book artist and award-winning illustrator["2002 ...]
.
The first issue of ''Hellspawn'' was published in August 2000.
Steve Niles
Steve Niles (born June 21, 1965) is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as ''30 Days of Night'', '' Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery'', ''Simon Dark'', ''Mystery Society'', and '' Batman: Gotham County Line''.
...
occasionally supplemented the writing and
Ben Templesmith the same for the art. With issue #11 Niles and Templesmith took over as the comic's regular writer/artist team. The final issue was published in April 2003.
External links
Spawn.com Hellspawn comic official page
listing of Spawn related comic series
Image Comics titles
Spawn (comics)
Horror comics
Comics by Steve Niles
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