SPAWN! A look back at an award-winning collection of graded slabs. 10 10

[newshane]

CURSE OF THE SPAWN 5-8 MISSING 

CURSE OF THE SPAWN 9 - CGC 9.8 - SIGNED BY GREG CAPULLO 

My last signature book, and she is a beauty! I'm sure Angela fans will agree...

This was a big month for me. I turned 18 and graduated high school. 

 

Edited April 12 by newshane

[pmpknface]

On 4/12/2024 at 6:14 PM, newshane said:

CURSE OF THE SPAWN 5-8 MISSING 

CURSE OF THE SPAWN 9 - CGC 9.8 - SIGNED BY GREG CAPULLO 

My last signature book, and she is a beauty! I'm sure Angela fans will agree...

This was a big month for me. I turned 18 and graduated high school. 

 

Yes. Just...    yes.

[newshane]

CURSE OF THE SPAWN 10 - CGC 9.8 

Another beautiful Angela cover. 

 

[newshane]

CURSE OF THE SPAWN 11 - CGC 9.8 

Another must-have for Angela fans. 

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

On 4/12/2024 at 3:14 PM, newshane said:

This was a big month for me. I turned 18 and graduated high school. 

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

[newshane]

CURSE OF THE SPAWN 12-28 MISSING 

CURSE OF THE SPAWN 29 - CGC 9.8 

Hard to believe, but we will wrap up this journey over the next week or so! 

This is the final "curse" book. We have one more mini-series to look at before we are finished. I will have to triple-check my files, but I'm pretty sure we are about done! 

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

[newshane]

SPAWN GODSLAYER - CGC 9.8 

This issue was released before Godslayer 1. 

A square-bound "prestige" style book. The thick cases were always a hit or miss with my old scanner. I couldn't get a good image of this one. 

I have to say, upon further examination, that this cover is totally bad arse! 

 

Edited April 16 by newshane

[RockMyAmadeus]

On 4/16/2024 at 3:21 PM, newshane said:

I have to say, upon further examination, that this cover is totally bad arse! 

[newshane]

GODSLAYER 1 - MISSING 

GODSLAYER 2 - CGC 9.8 

I could have sworn I had the first issue, but maybe not! There is also a variant of the first issue - a true variant with different artwork. It's quite lovely! 

I really liked this little series! 

 

[newshane]

SPAWN GODSLAYER 3 - CGC 9.8 

Honestly, all these Anacleto covers are pretty amazing. 

Philip Tan interiors? Yeah. I'm onboard with this. 

 

Edited April 18 by newshane

[RockMyAmadeus]

[newshane]

SPAWN GODSLAYER 4 - CGC 9.8 

Folks, we wrap up the journey tomorrow! 

 

[newshane]

SPAWN GODSLAYER 5 - MISSING 

I've never before displayed the image of a missing book in this thread, but I am breaking with tradition because this cover really...speaks to me in a primal sense. 

Final book tomorrow...

Edited April 20 by newshane

[newshane]

SPAWN GODSLAYER 6 - CGC 9.8 

Well, this is it! The last one! I will go through my files again in search of any strays, but I think we're finally done. 

It's taken us 16 months to get through it. I tried to maintain a pace of one book per day. I came close, but I failed. Maybe my dissertation had something to do with it? 

A truly massive collection. The sheer size of it was one of the reasons why I had to get rid of it. 

I'll had additional thoughts on this collection coming soon, so stay tuned if you're interested. 

If anyone has any questions, I'd be happy to answer them! I can't tell you anything in the way of cost or profit, other than the whole affair was stupidly expensive, and I wish that I would have bought Bitcoin instead.  

Thanks to everyone who's been tuning in. 

My goal with the collection was to complete a genuine archive of the entire series. I was approaching it for fun, but also out of a desire to preserve the world's finest record of McFarlane's work. I accomplished my goal. This was truly the finest collection of graded Spawn books that have ever been assembled, and it will be extremely difficult and extremely expensive for anyone who attempts to even match it. These statements aren't about me. They are about the collection.

Unfortunately, the collection is no more. It's been busted up and all of them have long since moved on to new owners. 

After selling the rarest variants piecemeal, I sold the overwhelming bulk of the collection to a massive dealer who will remain unnamed. I personally drove the comics in a rental car and did the deal in person. I would have made much more money selling them individually, but with such a massive collection, you have to consider the cost and logistics involved with packaging and shipping all those books. Not to mention the time involved! It was much easier for me to sell them altogether to a dependable buyer. Much easier and safer to move them myself than to package them. It was a marathon 22 hour round trip, but the deal was done, and I moved on. 

My next focus was assembling robot covers from the Golden and Atomic ages. I had an incredible collection. I sold them all. Really regret that, too. Now, I'm working on getting a few of them back. I've also decided that I will no longer have a focus. I'm tracking down any book that looks cool to me...I have obligated myself to only purchase "elite" copies of each issue. By elite, I mean a pedigreed or top/near-top census copy. My buying has slowed to an absolute crawl. Buying top copies ain't cheap, and there is a bottom to the wallet that's even more shallow after some major lifestyle upgrades over the last few years. Nicer housing and all the associated expenses, for example, comes with a steep cost these days. Kids ain't cheap, either. Especially when you insist on giving them the best you can. 

I got a lot of enjoyment out of the Spawn run before the variant game robbed me of every last ounce of it. I've also gotten a lot of enjoyment going back over the collection with all of you. It's been fun reliving the hunt! 

Happy collecting! 

I will be posting "ranked lists" over the next few weeks. Stop by if that intrigues you or feel free to create your own! This thread is open for any discussion related to Spawn. Cheers! 

 

[pmpknface]

Man, this has been fun.  What am I gonna do without my daily wake up and get my Spawn update?    

Looking forward to where you want to take this next, and hope to see your other stuff on the boards here and elsewhere!  Just buy what ya love and you'll always be happy.  

Bring on the lists!  

[RockMyAmadeus]

[RockMyAmadeus]

On 7/8/2023 at 12:54 PM, newshane said:

 

[newshane]

On 4/22/2024 at 2:25 PM, RockMyAmadeus said:

Look. My wallet is waiting...