Todd McFarlane

The stories and artwork that laid the groundwork for the most successful independent comic book ever published. SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 1 includes the introduction of not only Spawn, but also a number of other memorable and menacing characters, including Malebolgia, Overtkill and the Violator.

Fifteen-year-old Gray Wilton, bullied at school and ridiculed by an unfeeling father for preferring drums to hunting, goes on a shooting rampage at his high school.

"A mysterious man appears -- with no background, no memory and no place to call home. But he has powers that seem to resemble those we learned about in Sunday School. Is it possible that he is our 'Savior' in the flesh? And if he is, then why doesn't he know who he is or how he got his unique abilities? Some will see him as a hero...or more. Other will see him as an enemy with God-like powers, here to disrupt the status quo of what we already believe. Many will rally behind him, while many others will denounce him. But none of us will be able to ignore him"--Back cover.