Spawn Movie Reboot Is NOT An Origin Story

<img src="https://https://ift.tt/2kLSolH" /><p><a href="https://ift.tt/2sxYmdg> </a>creator Todd McFarlane is firm in his conviction that the upcoming reboot film should not explain how the character of Spawn first came into existence. Though<a href="https://ift.tt/2J6ypfY"> McFarlane has been quite outspoken about this point</a> in the past, the legendary comic creator expanded upon this belief recently, saying that he's "<em>exhausted by those (superhero) movies</em>" that focus on the character's origin story.</p><p>First appearing in <em>Spawn #1</em> in May 1992, Spawn quickly became the flagship character for independent comics publisher Image Comics. The series focused upon Al Simmons - a CIA covert operations specialist, who was betrayed by his bosses and burned to death. Finding himself in Hell (because he knowingly and willingly ended the lives of many innocents during his time with the CIA), Simmons bargained with a demonic being called Malebolgia to return to Earth so that he could see his beloved wife, Wanda, one last time. Malebolgia upheld his end of the bargain, but sent Al to Earth five years after his death and trapped him in a symbiotic suit that gave him a variety of mystical powers, with the expectation that Al would become one of his agents on Earth. Instead, Al struggled to regain his soul, waging a war against both Heaven and Hell in the process.</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://ift.tt/2HhOmdq Movie Reboot Is NOT An Origin Story</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ift.tt/2HhOmdq Movie Reboot Is NOT An Origin Story</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ift.tt/2KVjJNT>

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