With Spawn, legendary writer and artist Todd McFarlane unleashed his iconic antihero on the world, and launched the most successful independent comic book in history. A government agent, Al Simmons was killed by his own men. Resurrected from the depths of hell, he returns to Earth as the warrior Spawn, guarding the forgotten alleys of New York City. As he seeks answers about his past, Spawn grapples with the dark forces that returned him to Earth, battling enemies and discovering unlikely allies. As he learns to harness his extraordinary new powers, he begins to grasp the full extent of what brought him back - and what he left behind. Spawn: Compendium 1 presents the stories and artwork that helped create the Spawn legacy - for the first time in glorious black and white. Features Todd McFarlane's legendary hyper-detailed art and stories, as well as colloborations with industry giants Greg Capullo (Batman), Alan Moore (Watchmen), Dave Sim, (Cerebus), Marc Silvestri (Uncanny X-Men, Cyberforce), Frank Miller (Sin City), and Grant Morrison (Batman). Collects Spawn issues #1-50.

Featuring Todd McFalane's popular character, Spawn, this book ties directly into it's popular storyline. Four-color artwork. Collects the three-issue miniseries ANGELA and the "free" Angela #0

Frank Miller, author of The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One and Sin City, brings Batman to New York City in his search for an arsenal of high-tech weapons and robots that use decapitated human heads as their brains. Antagonistic, confrontational and suspicious of each other, Spawn and Batman engage in violent battles before realizing they are both after the same villain. Grudgingly, they decide to work together. The person they seek has been kidnapping and decapitating the homeless for use in the robots, but that's only part of the plan—there is also a nuclear arsenal ready to be deployed. Will Spawn and Batman be able to foil the plan to destroy the world? It's a story filled with many twists and turns and a surprise ending that affected Spawn for years afterward.

The famed Italian creative team of Blengino, Erbetta, and Bono spin a hard-boiled crime fiction tale in the boroughs of NYC. In the dead of winter with a snowstorm looming a routine homicide investigation has a literary twist—the killer is writing a story on his victims' bodies across the city. Classic Spawn Detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams break out on their own in this fresh new story.

Featuring the stories and artwork (by Todd McFarlane himself!) that laid the groundwork for the most successful independent comic book ever published. Spawn Origins Volume 1 includes the introduction of not only Spawn, but also a number of other memorable and menacing characters, including Malebolgia and the Violator. Collects Spawn#1-6.

Featuring the stories and artwork by Spawn creator, Todd McFarlane, that laid the groundwork for the most successful independent comic book ever published. Spawn Origins Volume 2 includes classic Spawn stories written by Alan Moore and Frank Miller, as well as the introduction of memorable characters into the Spawn universe. Collects Spawn #7, 8, 11-14.

Featuring the stories and artwork (by Todd Mcfarlane himself) that laid the groundwork for the most successful independent comic book ever published. Spawn Origins Volume 5 includes early artwork by fan-favorite Spawn artist, Greg Capullo. Collects Spawn #27-32.