{"id":16784,"date":"2019-05-21T14:35:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T19:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=16784"},"modified":"2019-05-21T14:35:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T19:35:44","slug":"mcfarlane-capullo-to-draw-historic-spawn-300-comic-book-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/21\/mcfarlane-capullo-to-draw-historic-spawn-300-comic-book-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"McFarlane &#038; Capullo to draw historic SPAWN #300 comic book issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>McFarlane\u2019s SPAWN makes history as the longest running, creator-owned comic book\u00a0with superstar creative team<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Todd McFarlane\u2019s\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em> character sets the stage for a historic\u00a0celebration as it breaks the record for the longest-running, creator-owned comic in the world. To mark this momentous occasion, McFarlane has gathered a team of superstars from the comic industry to contribute to this giant sized 72-page book.<\/p>\n<p>The big news for\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>\u00a0#300 is that award-winning artist, Greg Capullo (<em>Batman<\/em>), returns to illustrate\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>. Capullo first brought his talents to Image Comics&#8217; longest running title, with issue #16, leading to a visually-stunning run as the book\u2019s featured artist, culminating in the hallmark 100<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0issue.<\/p>\n<p>Following his seminal work on DC Comics\u2019 iconic<em>Batman<\/em>, Capullo will be the main featured interior artist on\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>\u00a0#300, alongside another major revelation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For the first time since 1995, Todd McFarlane, one of the top-selling artists in comic book history,\u00a0<strong>will return to pencil and ink interior artwork<\/strong>\u00a0of the character he created during his high school days!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI created\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>\u00a0back when I was a teenager hoping to someday break into the comic book industry,\u201d said Todd McFarlane,\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>\u00a0creator, and President at Image Comics.\u00a0\u201cNow, over 40 years later, not only was I able to have a career drawing and writing comics, but\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>\u00a0has been by my side for most of that journey. Even more exciting,\u00a0<strong><em>SPAWN<\/em>\u00a0is becoming the longest running creator-owned comic in the world<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe group of creative folks helping out on this historic\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>\u00a0300<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0issue is something that I hope thrills the \u2018inner 15-year-old&#8217;\u00a0in all of us. Plus, to have Greg Capullo come back to this title after so many long years, is what has me most excited as I personally consider him to be the top talent drawing in our industry today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The superstar creative team doesn\u2019t end with Capullo and McFarlane. Current\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>\u00a0artist, Jason Shawn Alexander, fan-favorite J. Scott Campbell (<em>Danger Girl<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Spider-Man<\/em>), rising star Jerome Ope\u00f1a (<em>Uncanny X-Force<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Seven to Eternity<\/em>) and best-selling writer Scott Snyder (<em>Batman<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Metal<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Wytches<\/em>), all bring their talents aboard to help usher in\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>\u2019s next grand evolution.<\/p>\n<p>The birth of Image Comics in 1992 was an exciting time, but there are few moments I remember more vividly than getting my hands on the first issue of\u00a0<em>SPAWN<\/em>,\u201d said Eric Stephenson, Publisher &amp; Chief Creative Officer at Image Comics. \u201cTodd was already a comics superstar at that point\u2014but SPAWN vibrated with an energy all its own and I think everybody knew it was destined not only to be a hit but to stand the test of time. The fact that we\u2019re approaching issue 300 nearly 30 years later is a testament to its impact not just on Image, but the industry as a whole. Go, Todd!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>SPAWN<\/em>\u00a0#300, a 72-page full-color comic book, celebrating 27 years, and counting, of the hit independent series with an all-star lineup of comics creators, will be in stores August 29, 2019. The title will feature 12\u00a0covers by McFarlane, Capullo, Campbell, Ope\u00f1a, and Alexander, including gorgeous black and white \u201cArtist Edition\u201d variants showcasing the original, inked artwork of both Capullo and McFarlane. This historic, oversized issue will retail for $7.99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McFarlane\u2019s SPAWN makes history as the longest running, creator-owned comic book\u00a0with superstar creative team Todd McFarlane\u2019s\u00a0SPAWN character sets the stage for a historic\u00a0celebration&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[254],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-14.jpg?fit=801%2C1230","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18283,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/05\/spawn-300-jason-shawn-alexander-cover-revealed\/","url_meta":{"origin":16784,"position":0},"title":"SPAWN #300 JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER COVER REVEALED","author":"DiRT","date":"August 5, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"Image Comics is pleased to reveal the jaw-dropping Jason Shawn Alexander cover for the upcoming milestone SPAWN #300 issue by Todd McFarlane, President at Image Comics and creator of SPAWN. 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