SPAWN #177

SPAWN→SPAWN GODSLAYER
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SUMMARY :
Imagine you are a monster, abandoned by your family, confined to a locked room, friendless and alone. Imagine you are so repulsive that the only people who can stand to look at you are the ones who are paid to attend to you. Imagine you have been given unbelievable power. Imagine what you would do… The stunning conclusion to ‘The Monster in the Bubble.’

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PREVIOUSLY IN SPAWN:
Al Simmons was a hit man for the US government until a treacherous assassin ended his life. At the moment of death, Al was offered a deal by the demon Malebolgia and returned to Earth as Spawn, a creature with supernatural powers born in Hell.

As Armageddon consumed the world, Spawn turned against his masters, destroying all life on Earth. While God and Satan continue their endless conflict in a parallel universe, Spawn has re-created the world and resurrected the human race, in what has become known as the White Light. The portals to Heaven and Hell are closed, leaving humanity free from the influence of angels and demons. Or so he believes…

After a reunion with his brother, Richard, Al’s long-buried memories are begining to resurface and it seems the mysterious creature known as Mammon has been manipulating Al Simmons since he was a child. When he returns to his parent’s home, Al’s father tells him Mammon’s influence stretches back even further. He gives the journal of his great grandfather, Henry Simmons, a journal that carries a dire warning for future generations. The Simmons bloodline tained and Al’s mother has been in league with Mammon, the man she knew as Malefick, since before his birth, marrying Al’s father for the sole purpose of breeding this generation’s Hellspawn.

The monster in the bubble…

As Mammon draws the threads of his plot together, Spawn is led to his second brother, Marc, now a leading criminal profiler for the FBI. After investigating a series of horrific murders, apparently carried out by a supernatural entity. The trail leads to Kenneth Erskine, whose lack of immunity to bacteria means he has spent his entire life in an isolation bubble, wehre he expresses his fantasies through his comic strips. Like the murder victims, he entered a manga competition, but his story of a disabled boy, whose latent paranormal abilities are triggered by the White Light event, doesn’t gain favor with the judges. According to the latest episode of his comic book, he has been creating psychic projections to exact revenge on the competition winners.

It should have been simple enough for the savior of the world to protect the remaining two winners, but after Kimberly Manson is casually tossed to her death, it seems that Spawn’s power is fading fast.

Sharing	Name	Sharing	Name
Title	The Monster in the Bubble part two
Dedicated to	Jeff Phillips	MANAGING EDITOR	Jennifer Cassidy
STORY	David Hine		Tyler Jeffers
PENCILS	Brian Haberlin	SPAWN EDITORS	Brian Haberlin
INKS	Rodel Noora, Brian Haberlin		Todd McFarlane
COLOR	Andy Troy, Ian Hannin	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPAWN.COM	Tyler Jeffers
LETTERING	Tom Orzechowski	MANAGER OF INT’L PUBLISHING FOR TMP	Suzy Thomas
PRODUCTION	Francis Takenaga	PUBLISHER FOR IMAGE COMICS	Eric Stephenson
ASSISTANT EDITOR	Francis Takenaga
COVER	Brian Haberlin	SPAWN CREATED BY TODD McFARLANE