The Spawn Universe Expands As Todd McFarlane Announces New ‘Violator’ Miniseries For Summer

Todd McFarlane Productions announced its latest addition to the Spawn-Universe with this Summer’s Violator. Written by Marc Andreyko and featuring a lineup of artists including Piotr Kowalski, Kyle Hotz, Jonathan Wayshak, Gianenrico Bonacorsi, Cully Hamner, and Von Randall, the six-issue saga aims to define the mythos of one of the most popular figures in the Spawn universe. 

Embark on a fantastic journey through time, revealing the long-awaited origin of the Violator. The story is narrated by the devious storyteller himself. It begins with his celestial inception, and follows his journey to his catastrophic descent into the fiery depths of hell, until his ultimate banishment to the mortal realm of Earth.

Sympathy for the Devil-style, the story will run throughout Earth’s history, as Violator lurks in the shadows, manipulating the course of events and ensnaring some of the most influential figures to ever walk the earth. (Stuck around St. Petersburg, when I saw it was time for a change…)

With six oversized issues, and six talented artists, each artist doing a different chapter to the series, readers will be transported through six distinct eras.

“Strangely, that in the 30-year history of the Spawn-Universe, we have never written the origin story of one of the main characters of this mythology,” said Todd McFarlane of the miniseries. “So now, after such a long wait, Marc Andreyko and his crew of artists have delivered a story that is a multi-era spanning telling of how this villain came to be Spawn’s main antagonist. Since his first appearance way back in 1992, I’ve been asking writers to think about doing this story. Luckily Marc has enthusiastically jumped on that request.” 

The first issue is set for release on August 14th, with pre-orders closing on July 8th (subject to change). Get ready to embrace the darkness and prepare to uncover the secrets that lie beneath the surface of reality.