With Spawn, legendary writer and artist Todd McFarlane unleashed his iconic antihero on the world, and launched the most successful independent comic book in history. A government agent, Al Simmons was killed by his own men. Resurrected from the depths of hell, he returns to Earth as the warrior Spawn, guarding the forgotten alleys of New York City. As he seeks answers about his past, Spawn grapples with the dark forces that returned him to Earth, battling enemies and discovering unlikely allies. As he learns to harness his extraordinary new powers, he begins to grasp the full extent of what brought him back - and what he left behind. Spawn: Compendium 1 presents the stories and artwork that helped create the Spawn legacy - for the first time in glorious black and white. Features Todd McFarlane"s legendary hyper-detailed art and stories, as well as colloborations with industry giants Greg Capullo (Batman), Alan Moore (Watchmen), Dave Sim, (Cerebus), Marc Silvestri (Uncanny X-Men, Cyberforce), Frank Miller (Sin City), and Grant Morrison (Batman). Collects Spawn issues #1-50.