In an announcement that makes me, specifically, annoyed that Comic Book Club interviewed Todd McFarlane earlier this week and not next week, Image has announced Spawn ’77, a book that brings back McFarlane’s original design for Spawn from when he was in high school, with fully painted art by Mark Spears.
The three issue series co-written by McFarlane and Spears takes its name from when McFarlane invented Spawn, but raises a lot of other question. Like, does this take place before May of 1977 (so Spawn has not seen Star Wars) or after May of 1977 (so Spawn might have seen Star Wars). I’m sure there are other questions, but I can’t think of any off the top of my head.
“Going back to my roots of when I first developed Spawn as a high school kid, when I was just beginning to feel deeply passionate about collecting comics, and being able to use some of those ideas now 50 years later is really a personal treat for me,” said McFarlane bia press release. “To be able to do this miniseries alongside the super-talented Mark Spears will only make my enjoyment that much more special. Mark has been on the top of many fans’ wish lists to see more of his artwork, and we are all excited to show the readers what we have been looking at, from Mark, this past year. I promise you he will not disappoint anyone who is a fan of quality, sophisticated artwork.”
Added Spears, “Getting to work with Todd McFarlane is the main reason I wanted to work in comics. I read every book, watched every video, and studied every panel he created. He inspired me to become both a writer and an artist, and with Spawn 77, everything feels like it has come full circle. Creating new characters within the Spawn Universe is something I’ve dreamed about ever since I picked up Spawn #1 off the rack at my local comic book store. I can’t wait for readers to see what we have in store.”
Naturally, there will be “extensive” lineup of covers by McFarlane, Spears, and artist Emma Ríos, “including multiple covers based on McFarlane’s original 1977 design. Among them is a newly redrawn and recolored version of the original artwork by McFarlane, an incentive variant featuring McFarlane’s original 1977 piece, and a special retro logo incentive cover. Additional collector editions include a foil variant signed by McFarlane and a double-signed foil edition signed by both McFarlane and Spears.”
Spawn ’77 #1 hits stores in September of 2026. Check two of the covers and some interior pages from the 64-page debut issue, below. [Editor’s note: there are no references to Star Wars either way in these pages, so the main mystery remains!]
- Cover A by Mark Spears – UPC: 70985304854100111
- Cover B by Mark Spears and Todd McFarlane – UPC: 70985304854100121
- Cover C original 1977 update variant by Todd McFarlane – UPC: 70985304854100131
- Cover D by Emma Ríos – UPC: 70985304854100141
- Cover E Blank Sketch – UPC: 70985304854100151
- Cover F 1:25 copy incentive retro logo variant by Todd McFarlane – UPC: 70985304854100161
- Cover G 1:50 copy incentive variant by Todd McFarlane – UPC: 70985304854100171
- Cover H 1:100 copy incentive original 1977 variant by Todd McFarlane – UPC: 70985304854100181
- Cover I 1:250 copy incentive foil variant by Todd McFarlane, with McFarlane signature – UPC: 70985304854100191
- Cover J 1:500 copy incentive foil variant by Mark Spears and Todd McFarlane, with Spears and McFarlane signature – UPC: 70985304863300111
Spawn 77 #1 will also be available across digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
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