Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Animated Collection (1997)

Evil begets evil. Hell begets hellspawn. Exploding from the comic book page onto the screen Spawn is a deadly tornado of untapped unwrapped merciless power. He was once a man...now he's a hellspawn battling the forces of evil on earth...and in himself. Gradually discovering the terrifying power he possesses Spawn fights to uncover the truth about his identity and fulfill his destiny.Running Time: 540 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 026359425325 Manufacturer No: 94253 Product Description

 Spectacular Treatment of Material
Pulling heavily from the influences of anime, Spawn is a good treatment of the material. The first few story arcs in the comic Spawn were original, challenging, and complex. (Over time the comic would lose that aspect as they never altered the premise, which is finite.) But for a finite story, the animated Spawn is for adults what Batman: The Animated Series is for young folks (not to say it is not awesome for adults, I have all 4 seasons on DVD). The animation is smooth, voice acting strong... particularly Keith David who has had a successful and long carreer based on his talents... and the show is put together in such a way that anyone who likes animation could enjoy.
I wish the live-action movie had been half as strong as the animated series. May 15, 2008

 Spawn is the Shiznit!!!
I never saw the Animated Series when it aired on television but my friend gave me his used version. I saw it and liked it so much I went out to buy the re-release with the metal box casing. I recommend anybody who likes characters who struggle with their inner demons yet come out on top in the end to buy this re-release. I'm glad I wasted every penny I had on this just to add it to my DVD collection. I'm a little disappointed with the way things ended but since Todd is bringing the series back in a new light, I am hoping he does justice to it. It won't be as good as this HBO version but if it is delivered expertly, maybe all the fans will overlook the incomplete HBO series. Bottom line: GET IT!!! January 31, 2008

 Flawless!!!
Anyone who's a spawn fan, a comic book fan, or just a viewer looking for a mature animated series, rest assured because you can't go wrong with Todd McFarlane's Spawn. Why is this set flawless, well let's see you've got the steel case, 4 discs, all 18 episodes, the extras, and of course the great series itself for less than 30 bucks. Just the series itself is worth it for it's awesome story, flawless animation, good voice acting, dialogue, etc. Ok, so you think I'm making this sound to good to be true, well ok yes McFarlane didn't finish the series, but hey it's worth it while it lasts and Spawn like most comic book characters, is ongoing. To close this up I ask you to trust this reviewer, get Spawn, and enjoy it because trust me, this ain't your saturday morning garbage. January 6, 2008

 Awesome animated series!
This is HBO's groundbreaking animated series for adults that became an instant cult fave among fans of adult animation and fans of the landmark comic book series which was created by Todd Mcfarlane. The series dealed with a former soldier named Al Simmons (Voiced by Keith David) who was killed in the line of military duty was sent to hell, he made a deal with a devil named Malebolgia to get back on Earth so he can see his love Wanda again but only if he joins with Maelbolgia's army if he sends souls to hell so that the battle between Heaven and Hell may start. He is sent five years later only to find himself as a burned man with strange magical clothes and a shroud made from necroplasm, he is called Spawn and wonders through the streets of New York to find out that the love of his love is married to his former best friend Terry Fitzgerald as they have a child together and that Al Simmons has been dead for 5 years as right now the battle between good and evil will start.

A unique adult animated fantasy-horror-action series with excellent animation especially around the second and third seasons with some excellent voice acting by John Dystrat ("The Thing"), Ming Na Wen, John Rafter Lee ("Aeon Flux The Series" and "Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust"), Ronny Cox, James Hong, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Forster, Eric Roberts, and Kurtwood Smith ("Robocop"). This is truly one animated show not for kids due to extreme bloody violence, torture, nudity, sex, foul language and extreme darkness abound all wrapped up in this extremely faithful to the excellent comics series thanks to the magic of Spawn creator Todd Mcfarlane and HBO animation with MadHouse animation.

This 4-Disc special edition collection set contains all three seasons on 3-discs with cool extras like audio commentaries, character profiles, interviews and 3 featurettes. December 20, 2007

 a 12 year olds review
ok first off yes i am 12 and i am useing my moms acount lol

i am a big fan of mcfarlane and i then finally got this set and I LOVED IT this show is the best but they got cancelled right when it was getting good and it makes me very sad..... :( becuase tey left it at his famous last words of the show.... i want my humanity back..... i luv the tin box for the dvd and the pic on the box. i have been happy to hear they are making a spawn 2 movie and doing the animated series again!!!! so mabye they can actally finesh it again (spelled wrong lol forgive me.) sooo all in all i luv the show and can't wait until they finally complete it.. November 8, 2007

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