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OMFG Of The Day: Robert Kirkman To Pencil Sequence In 200th Issue Of ‘Spawn’!
It would seem as if the life of “THE WALKING DEAD” creator Robert Kirkman couldn’t get much better these days. Not only has the television adaptation of his multiple Eisner Award winning series become the biggest hit of the year, gotten a nod for a Golden Globe, and shattered all expectations from critics everywhere, but now today it has been announced that he will be illustrating a 4 page sequence in the 56 page anniversary issue of “HAUNT” creative partner Todd McFarlane’s “SPAWN”. The writer turned illustrator will be donating a 4 page origin story for Omega Spawn inside the issue that will be available on January 5th from publisher Image Comics. Make the jump for all the details and an excerpt from the interview over at CBR. Read on for the skinny!
“Here’s An Excerpt Of The Interview With McFarlane Over At CBR
“Todd McFarlane realizes fans have been waiting a while for “Spawn” #200, but the creator of the Image Comics hellborn superhero is certain that readers will be happy once the final 56-page anniversary issue is in their hands on January 5 as it comes packed with pages by the likes of Greg Capullo, David Finch, Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, Rob Liefeld, Ashley Wood…and a young newcomer to the art game named Robert Kirkman.
“He’s now joined the ranks of me and Frank Miller!” McFarlane laughed, referring the Image partner and “Walking Dead” creator’s move to the art boards. “We started as artists going, ‘I need to write my own damn stories’ and I guess he’s gone the other direction.”
Kirkman’s contribution will be a four-page sequence he also wrote that ties into the delayed “Image United” series. “This harkens back to when we were creating ‘Haunt’ and he’d go, ‘No, no, no, Todd. Like this!'” McFarlane said. “And then he’d sometimes just grab the pencil or even show me as I was drawing on the computer by doing these little drawings himself. He’s show me what was in his brain, and some of them I thought were pretty good, especially relative to what I’ve seen other writers draw. So I’ve been bugging him and saying, ‘Robert, you and I should do a couple of “Haunt” covers where if you give me a solid layout, I’ll finish it.’
The Complete interview can be found over at Comic Book Resources.
“SPAWN” Issue #200 Drops On January 5th From Image Comics! (MSRP-$3.99)
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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