‘King Spawn’ #50 Features Variant Covers To Celebrate This Spawn Universe Milestone

Todd McFarlane Productions/Image Comics will mark the latest Spawn Universe milestone when King Spawn #50 is released this October with a whole slew of variant covers to pick up. An extra-length anniversary issue launching the new  “50/50/50 Program” by writer Todd McFarlane and illustrated by artists Carlo Barberi and Stephen Segovia. Here’s more on what the “50/50/50 Program” is all about:

“The 50/50/50 Program will span the three core Spawn Universe titles—King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, and The Scorched—as each series reaches its 50th issue over the coming year. All three issues will feature a matching lineup of variants and incentives from some of the most exciting artists in comics, creating one unified program across the Spawn Universe…

Now, this special release sets the stage for a crossover event that will unfold across all three landmark issues, as a primordial force returns to target Spawn and forever change one of its core characters.”

Discussing this milestone, McFarlane said:

“As a young comic book collector, I was always excited to see what the comic book companies had in their plans to help celebrate their big anniversary or event books. So, I’ve been very fortunate to have been involved in some of those types of books during my career, which makes this 50/50/50 event something we have been thinking about for a long time.

It is exciting for me to be able to, in a very short period, celebrate three anniversary books that will all co-mingle their storylines as King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, and The Scorched all hit their milestone 50th issues. I’ve long said that fifty issues is a mark I wish more creator-owned books got to, as it helps establish characters in fandom’s memories that much easier. In 2021 we officially launched the Spawn Universe and now we get to keep that momentum going with a huge crossover storyline that will affect one of the oldest characters in the Spawn mythology as well as introduce us to a savage villain. I hope you will all come join us for this wild ride.

Lastly, I want to thank all the retailers who have supported us throughout my decades-long career, and hope that some of the incentives are worthy of your support once again. I can tell you for sure that I am not a big sketch guy and don’t attend many conventions, so this is a rare exception I am making to do original sketches for this title and the other two issue #50’s coming in the months to follow.”

King Spawn #50 will be out on Wednesday, October 22nd with the following covers:

• Cover A by Todd McFarlane
• Cover B by Puppeteer Lee (Connecting Cover)
• Cover C by Skottie Young
• Cover D Blank Sketch
• Cover E 1:50 copy incentive by Mark Spears
• Cover F 1:100 copy incentive Virgin Color by McFarlane
• Cover G 1:250 copy incentive black & white inked by McFarlane with McFarlane signature (WILL NEVER SIGN THIS BOOK AGAIN) and CGC Certificate
• Cover H 1:1000 copy incentive raw pencil virgin by McFarlane with McFarlane signature (WILL NEVER SIGN THIS BOOK AGAIN), CGC Certificate, and Sketch Insert

McFarlane and CGC will also team up for a special collaboration tied to the 50/50/50 Program. More details will be announced in the months ahead, including a private signing and exclusive collectibles tied to all three milestone issues.