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A group of vampires join Simon Pure in his battle against Spawn, but the Hellspawn has experience on his side and causes a tidal wave that engulfs Simon and his followers, all of whom drown. Simon survives, but cuts off his own hand to escape Spawn''s chains. Meanwhile, Twitch has an encounter with Max Jr. and Dawn, but it turns out to be only a dream... or was it? Spawn has a new plan to eliminate Simon and enlists the help of Ab and Zab, who have been reinstated as full demons, while Simon''s plan to eliminate those who are sinners continues apace.

While Al roams the city, enjoying the small things in life that he''s missed for so long, a Wiccan is trying to contact the man with no shadow. Meanwhile, there are plenty of others who are interested in finding Al, including the people for whom he used to work. In the deepest, most secure part of a government building resides a mostly insane man who may still have valuable information about Al.

In the windy city of Chicago, Al Simmons is still struggling to discover Mammon''s plan. Determined to stop him, Al searches the city for clues. His search leads him to an old church as well as an old foe. The groundwork of an all-new Spawn and issue 150 starts here.

TODD McFARLANE LÄSST DIE TEUFEL TANZEN! Jim Downing erwacht nach Jahren aus dem Koma ohne Erinnerung daran, wer er eigentlich ist. Und er stellt fest, dass eine dunkle Macht Besitz von ihm ergriffen hat. Er muss diese Spawn-Wesenheit in den Griff kriegen, was aber gar nicht so einfach ist. Und er begreift bald, dass Macht nicht nur korrumpiert, sondern auch süchtig macht! Todd McFarlane stellt eindrucksvoll unter Beweis, dass er in den Jahren der Abwesenheit von der Serie nichts verlernt hat. "Endspiel" hat das Zeug, zu einem Klassiker der langen Geschichte der Spawn-Serie zu werden! Teil 3 von "Endspiel", der großen Spawn-Saga!

"Spawn created by Todd McFarlane; Witchblade created by Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Michael Turner, Brian Haberlin."

The media frenzy surrounding John Doe escalates.

Things have not been what they seem. Spawn, Nyx and The Redeemer have all been playing right into Mammon''s hands. Spawn and The Redeemer fight among themselves, with Spawn pinning down The Redeemer and threatening him with his own sword. Mammon reveals to Nyx that she has not only betrayed Spawn, but also been tricked into giving Mammon her connection with the Hellspawn. And it should only be a matter of time before the world finds out what Mammon plans to do with this newfound power.

Searching for a single soul in Hell is not an easy task. One must keep her eyes wide open and instincts sharp. Nyx has learned these lessons in full as she travels deeper into Hell in search of her lost friend Thea. Still trying to grasp the entirety of her recently acquired Hell-born powers, she wanders the plains of Hell in the direction she prays will lead her to Thea. Trying to survive the local residents of Hell may be more than Nyx is prepared to handle, even with a newly formed ally, The Redeemer, by her side.

Sam & Twitch encounter Cog in their office. Cog leaves them a dossier to help Spawn. Eddie Beckett, who found the bag of necroplasm left by the Freak, is stabbed in an alley. With the aid of the necroplasm, he morphs into the Heap, a ghoulish creature consisting of the rubbish mankind has discarded. As the heat in Manhattan climbs to 130 degrees, the angel Bootsy asks Cog to help Spawn. Meanwhile, Spawn encounters the Heap and is absorbed into the Heap''s refuse body!

Jim continues to struggle to remember his past while trying to come to terms with the dark power that now dwells within him. Wrestling for control of the Spawn entity, he soon discovers that power is not only corrupting, it is addictive.

A tragic airline crash has killed hundreds. Why? And because of the massive catastrophe, a small town braces itself for the onslaught of news media invading their city. But the biggest mystery may be the man who randomly walked out of the corn fields following the crash. Who is he? Where did he come from? And why can''t he remember if he was a passenger on that fatal plane? This second issue is FULLY-PAINTED by artist CLAYTON CRAIN.

Old foes with new agendas are tormenting Spawn, drawing him down a road he may not be prepared to travel. Only SpawnÕs one-time mentor, Cog, now dying, can offer insight into the complex web being woven. Will revisiting the mistakes he made as a man relieve the pain that haunts Spawn in death? Or are some wounds too deep to ever heal?

Angela rescues Spawn from his impaled position and gives him the lowdown on their new mission even after she received orders on to act. Other angels debate the order, saying it is thier duty, their purpose to fight while others claim it is their job to follow orders. Spawn and Angela find Cog and try to pry ancient information out of him, but he is vague and uncooperative. Later, after Spawn and Angela leave Cog, they argue and even get into a bit of a tussle. Angela is surprised to learn that Spawn still hasnÕt figured out his earthly role. Meanwhile, Urizen is leading people to their deaths like a monstrous Pied Piper.

The city of Manhattan has become a circus. Fires blaze uncontrollably. Violence erupts. Panic spreads like the plague. The citizens scream beg and plea for somebody to save them from the chaos. Their hero, Spawn, fights gallantly against the ClownÕs minions and does his best to save the innocent people of Manhattan from this Hellish anarchy. But how long can one man stand against a force of thousands?

A frightened child named Mary tells the story of her life with her mean, abusive stepfather. When Sam and Twitch investigate his untimely death, they rule it an accident even though it seems like they know their red-cloaked informant was meting out his type of justice. Meanwhile, Cogliostro meets with representatives from both Heaven and Hell to discuss the precarious balance of earth matters that has been disturbed with the resignation of their missing pawn. Mr. Hell leaves the meeting with a final threat to Cog that he needs to deliver Spawn to him quickly or else, while Ms. Heaven concedes that perhaps the will of God isn''t quite what it used to be.

Spawn envisions the lives of his predecessors, including his own past life as Al Simmons. Is what he''s seeing real or imagined? If real, how will the scene he observes at his own funeral affect what he has always supposed to be true? In his original agreement with Malebolgia, he acquiesed to becoming a Hellspawn in order to be reconciled with his beloved Wanda; but were his memories of his marriage accurate? As Spawn descends into Hell with Cog at his side, will he finally abandon all connections to his previous world and take his place on the throne that he inherited from Malebolgia?

Two unstoppable forces clash: Spawn vs Witchblade! Who will win the fight of the century?

Eddie and Andy were children with an abusive father. After listening to Spawn, Eddie took it upon himself to kill his father and end the abuse. (See Spawn #29.) Now, after serving many years in a juvenile home, Eddie is free and looking for the evil being that he feels encouraged him to commit murder. Meanwhile, Cog, who is dying, knows his time to teach Spawn is now extremely limited, but Spawn has his own plans for his own future, the future of mankind and the future of Hell. At the same time, Eddie, who found religion while incarcerated, goes on a shooting spree at the bus station where he is critically injured, as is his plan; however, not even death can dissuade him in his quest to kill Spawn. He is reborn. He is The Redeemer!

Spawn has been thrown into the realm of Greenworld, a third power beyond Heaven and Hell. There he learns that the earth is under siege by man''s relentless pollution and overuse of its resources. He is given the task to stop the war between Heaven and Hell in order to preserve Mother Nature. Back in the alleys, Bootsy prays for Spawn''s return to earth and is removed from earth for interfering with mortal''s lives.

Spawn approaches Sam & Twitch again about discovering an effective way to stop Billy Kincaid from supplying Hell''s army with souls. Meanwhile, a reassigned Jason Wynn hallucinates that he is as powerful, deadly, and ruthless as the legendary Genghis Khan. As he imagines himself "Jason the Conqueror," he opens fire on innocent people in a restaurant. Later, when he returns to reality, he finds himself dirty and disoriented in Spawn''s alley where Bobby befriends him.