Breaking news out of ComicsPro coming from Todd McFarlane, creator and owner of Spawn, who in just a few short months will launch his Spawn shared universe with three new ongoing titles and a one-shot to launch it all off. Boasting creative talent that includes Art Adams, Jason Shawn Alexander, Carlo Barberi, Brett Booth, J. Scott Campbell, Greg Capullo, Donny Cates, Jim Cheung, Mike del Mundo, Javier Fernandez, David Finch, Jonathan Glapion, Kevin Keane, Aleš Kot, Puppeteer Lee, Sean Lewis, Sean Gordon Murphy, Ben Oliver, Stephen Segovia, Paulo Siqueira, Marc Silvestri, Marcio Takara, Frank Quitely and more. Follow Perch at... ✅ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComicPerch ✅ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/perch.comments ✅ Email at: comicsperch@gmail.com #ComicBooks #TopComics #GraphicNovels Original story on Newsarama: https://www.gamesradar.com/todd-mcfarlane-expands-spawn-comic-book-with-four-new-ongoing-titles/ Todd McFarlane expands Spawn comic book with four new ongoing titles Todd McFarlane's Spawn is spawning a family of ongoing titles this summer For Todd McFarlane, his biggest achievements of all time were launching Image Comics and launching his creator-owned title Spawn - both happened in 1992. Now, 29 years later he has a plan for something he feels will be just as big - or possibly bigger. "As I've been formulating this for months and months, I didn't want to bring her in until we were ready to pull the trigger, but we're here and I'm dropping it," he tells Newsarama. McFarlane's long-running Spawn title will now be the flagship title in a line of multiple ongoing titles in this character's corner of the Image Comics - with its own interconnected continuity, storylines, team-ups, and more. It'll all work under the banner name of 'Spawn's Universe,' which will also be the name of the one-shot event book to kick it all off later this year. The first wave of Spawn's Universe titles is three books: King Spawn, The Gunslinger, and The Scorched. It all begins in June with Spawn's Universe #1, followed by King Spawn beginning in August, The Gunslinger in October, and The Scorched in December. "There should be five or six names on there that should get the retailers' attention," he said. McFarlane is also open to working with new creators and helping create new talent. "I know a lot of the top guys and vets I want are going to be busy at some point. I'm sometimes scouring Instagram for new talent. I've got a keen eye and want to coach them up and grow their name recognition." He joked about not creating just one new Todd McFarlane but a dozen in the near future. McFarlane will serve as creative consultant and more on the editorial side than actively participating in these new titles. He said he had to get realistic in what he ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw7S_7qYsqM

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