COMIC BOOK HISTORY IS HERE: TODD McFARLANE TO DRAW RECORD-SETTING SPAWN #301

Todd McFarlane Productions and Image Comics
celebrate comic book history with SPAWN #301

TEMPE, Ariz. 06/19/2019 — With its 301st issue, Todd McFarlane’s SPAWN
​becomes the longest running creator-owned comic book in the world!

SPAWN launched to record sales of 1.7 million copies when its inaugural issue was released in 1992, helping to cement the early days of Image Comics as a game-changing, new era in creator-owned comic books. Now, 27-years later SPAWN, and Image Comics remain hallmarks of the comic book industry.

As a testament to the longevity of Todd McFarlane’s seminal creation, and to Image Comics’ revolutionary call for creators’ rights to own and control the characters and comic books they create, SPAWN’s 301st issue will be a truly historic release, as McFarlane’s award-winning, fan-favorite superhero, will become the longest running creator-owned comic book ever.

"I could think of no better reason to return to the drawing board than to celebrate the record-breaking 301st issue of the SPAWN comic,” said McFarlane, creator of SPAWN and President at Image Comics. “Twenty-seven years ago, I began this journey on the SPAWN title. That start, along with helping to co-found Image Comics, (today the third largest comic publisher in the nation) was with the goal of allowing creative people to own and control their ideas.

“It is with great pride that I can say that after nearly three decades of producing the SPAWN title, that I am still 100% in the creative driver's seat of the character I brought to life back in 1992,” said McFarlane. “I wrote and drew that first issue and will do the same for this historic issue as well."

To continue the celebration that begins with the deluxe sized, 72-page issue of SPAWN #300, McFarlane will return, once more, to pencil and ink interior story pages for the record-breaking SPAWN #301. Showcasing his unique blend of larger-than-life action and visual world-building, McFarlane will usher in SPAWN’s next creative evolution in his signature “hyper-detailed” style that has been an inspiration to artists and storytellers across all genres of entertainment media.

Joining Todd on SPAWN #301’s superstar creative team will be legendary SPAWNand Batman artist, Greg Capullo, critically-acclaimed illustrator, Jason Shawn Alexander, top comic artists, Clayton Crain, Jerome Opeña and Francesco Mattina, along with more surprises, including more top-tier comic book talent.

SPAWN #301, a 48-page full-color comic book will be in stores September 25, 2019. Also available will be black and white Spawn #301 “Artist Edition” variant showcasing McFarlane and Capullo’s original, inked artwork.

This record-breaking, history-making, oversized issue will retail for $4.99.

SPAWN #300 hits comic shops on Wednesday, August 28. The final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, August 5:

• SPAWN #300 CVR A MCFARLANE - JUN190014
• SPAWN #300 CVR B B&W MCFARLANE - JUN190015
• SPAWN #300 CVR C CAPULLO - JUN190016
• SPAWN #300 CVR D CAPULLO VIRGIN - JUN190017
• SPAWN #300 CVR E CAPULLO & MCFARLANE - JUN190018
• SPAWN #300 CVR F B&W CAPULLO & MCFARLANE - JUN190019
• SPAWN #300 CVR G CAMPBELL - JUN190020
• SPAWN #300 CVR H OPENA - JUN190021
• SPAWN #300 CVR I ALEXANDER - JUN190022
• SPAWN #300 CVR J PARODY VAR MCFARLANE - JUN190023

SPAWN #301 hits comic shops on Wednesday, September 25. The final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, September 2: 

• SPAWN #301 CVR A MCFARLANE - JUL190084
• SPAWN #301 CVR B CAPULLO - JUL190085
• SPAWN #301 CVR C VIRGIN CAPULLO - JUL190086
• SPAWN #301 CVR D ALEXANDER - JUL190087
• SPAWN #301 CVR E CRAIN - JUL190088
• SPAWN #301 CVR F OPENA - JUL190089
• SPAWN #301 CVR G VIRGIN MATTINA - JUL190090
• SPAWN #301 CVR H PARODY MCFARLANE - JUL190091
• SPAWN #301 CVR I B&W MCFARLANE - JUL190092

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ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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ABOUT SPAWN
Todd McFarlane’s Spawn is one of the world’s best-selling and longest-running monthly comic books, with hundreds of millions sold worldwide in more than 120 countries, and 15 different languages. That title’s hugely successful 1992 debut sold an amazing 1.7 million copies—an unprecedented feat in independent comics. A whirlwind of growth and expansion followed: more comics, action figures,
film, and award-winning animation.