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In the audio commentary on this disc, Todd McFarlane says that he included a lot of violence and sexual situations in this first season to grab the viewer’s attention and let them know what kind of show Spawn is going to be, and he isn’t kidding. Also, this first season is overwhelmed with constant voiceovers by the Cogliostro character. He is constantly telling us what Spawn is going through emotionally, which is sometimes helpful in providing information on Spawn’s past and present situations, but only until he starts repeating himself. Once you’ve heard about how Spawn is going through a deep inner conflict, struggling to regain his humanity, I promise you won’t need to hear it again. Rather than hear him tell me about Spawn, I would prefer to see Spawn show us what he is going through on his own, especially with the wonderful voice work for the Spawn character by Keith David. These two aspects of this first season almost overshadow the basic themes and characters that make Spawn an interesting story to begin with. But luckily, the show’s creators are more focused in the second year, and all the explanation and mood-setting done in this lesser first attempt set up what is a much better second season.
Todd McFarlane s Spawn

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