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Reddit mentions of Spawn: Origins Volume 1 (Spawn Origins Collection)
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We found 10 Reddit mentions of Spawn: Origins Volume 1 (Spawn Origins Collection). Here are the top ones.
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- Collection box with "Blood and Sand," "Gods of the Arena" "Vengeance" and "War of the Damned"
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| Height | 10.1 Inches |
| Length | 6.4 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.80909650154 Pounds |
| Width | 0.4 Inches |
Here's an origin story list I'm slowly building with every thread like this:
SUPERHERO ORIGINS
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Feel free to make suggestions!
Sidenote: You don't NEED to start with origin stories. Sure, it's a familiar narrative structure to start with the "beginning", but don't let that prevent you from enjoying other stories (most origins can be summarized in 2-3 sentences). Think about Darth Vader's first appearance; there wasn't an origin story until MUCH later.
This is the trade I am referring to. Moore, Gaiman, Miller, and Morrison are not credited writers on it. McFarlane is the only credited writer on it.
What you're looking for is the Spawn Origins Hardcover collections. And McFarlane has been pretty good about releasing them on a regular basis. We're already up to book 9 I believe, getting us all the way up to issue 112 (about halfway through the entirety of the series).
For about $20 (less than the cover cost of individual issues) you'll be getting around 12 issues per book. They're all still in print (as far as I know) so they're easy to find or at least easy to have ordered in.
There is a TPB version, however these collect half the issues AND DO NOT CONTAIN SOME ISSUES AT ALL (e.g. 9 and 10 are not in TPB 2), and aren't always half the price. But if mobility and super casual reading are your thing, these are right up your alley.
In regards to massive compendiums, there are these Deluxe Editions at triple to quadruple the price of the other hardcovers, but only collect double the issues. Also, they're quite large and unwieldy for reading, in my opinion. Good collector's item though.
tl;dr The Spawn Origins Hardcover collections are what you're looking for.
Always good to hear someone wants to get into the series. You can purchase the single issues here, and lots pop up on eBay all the time. If you want to read them in trades, you can get them off Amazon (or any good comic retailer) here for the TPB. Unfortunately they have stopped printing the origins collection (rumour has it they will be doing a reprint in the future), so the first Hardcover volume has skyrocketed in price. We also have a weekly book club going, which usually has links to .cbr files.
Hope you enjoy the series, it really is great.
Is this the right Spawn paperback to start with?
I tried looking for "Spawn Volume 1" but couldn't find anything.
I'll also look into the punisher.
Thanks
I think Amazon had one for around $30.
I think the best way is pick up a time machine and went back to 1992 so you can enjoy all the hype.
JK, but the first issue is the best start point (you also have the collected editon ). It is still a fun read (and remember, the Billy Kincaid issue was the way of Todd McFarlane show his middle finger and say "Here I don't have the censure that I had in Marvel").
Thanks for the contest, it was fun trying to find everything!
http://www.amazon.com/Spawn-Origins-Collection/dp/160706071X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457832302&sr=8-1&keywords=spawn+volume+1
I know it's pretty much a different medium entirely but you just described Spawn to a T.
http://www.amazon.com/Spawn-Origins-Collection/dp/160706071X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318636318&sr=1-6
Just sayin'.