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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Angela | Comics

To keep the darkness of existence in check, Angela is a warrior of Heaven assigned to eliminate the hosts of Hellspawn over the centuries. She is perhaps the best among her kind and also the most experienced as she has killed 30 of them. However, when she faced Al Simmons in combat, she experienced defeat for the first time. She was tested on a trial on her 100,000th birthday for treason and her greatest rival comes to testify for her but things went wrong and they are forced to flee.

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Angela | Comics

In the final battle between Spawn and Malebolgia, she came in aid for the latter and gutted the demon with her Dimensional Lance. When she was leaving Hell, she is impaled by Malebolgia with her own weapon. Spawn carried her away and a group of angels comes to take Angela's body.

When Wolverine unintentionally damages the time-stream of the Omniverse during Age of Ultron, Angela is dragged from Heven and found her way into Midgard. Looking for revenge on the one responsible for bringing her here, she engages in a fight with Gamora but then is assisted by Guardians of the Galaxy on her quest.

Later, Uatu, the Watcher's eye reveals that she is the daughter of Odin and the long-lost sister of Thor and Loki, an Asgardian named Aldrif Odinsdottir. She was apparently killed in the Queen of Angels as a child and Odin then severs the link to other Nine Realms from Heven. This revelation and afterward a trip to Heven to exorcize Surtur's spirit from her younger sister Laussa Odinsdottir revoked her entrance in Tenth Realm permanently.

For more information on Angela comics series, you can check out these links below.

Angela (Comics) Wikipedia

Angela (Comics) Image Wikia

Angela (Comics) Marvel Wikia

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Asgard's Prodigal Daughter

Here is your links for "Angela" comics from Image Comics and Marvel Comics.

Image Comics Continuity:

Spawn – Dark Discoveries

Spawn – Pathway to Judgement

Angela's Hunt

Curse of the Spawn, Book 3 – Shades of Grey

Angela/Glory – Rage of Angels

Spawn 100

Marvel Comics Continuity:

Age of Ultron

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 02 – Angela

Original Sin

Angela – Asgard's Assassin Vol 01 – Priceless

Angela – Queen of Hel – Journey to the Funderworld

Introduced in Todd McFarlane (Image United, The Incredible Hulk)’s creator owned ongoing series Spawn from Image Comics as a recurring nemesis for the titular character, Angela was created by writer Neil Gaiman (Death – The High Cost of Living, Death – The Time of Your Life) and McFarlane. The initial concept was conceived by Gaiman and McFarlane drew the lines to flesh it out. Years after debuting in “Dark Discoveries” storyline, the character start appearing in the series more often as well as making appearances in Curse of the Spawn storyline “Shades of Grey”, her own limited series Angela's Hunt by Gaiman and Greg Capullo (Haunt, Quasar) and in Youngblood.

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Heven's Bounty Hunter

After resolving the legal disputes between Gaiman and McFarlane over the right of the character, the latter owned the rights and he then sells it to Marvel Comics. With the Age of Ultron crossover mini-event, Angela is launched in the mainstream Marvel Universe and since then she played important part in Asgard's Assassin, Original Sin and Queen of Hel.
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Spawn – Dark Discoveries | Comics

An unscheduled demolition by the Mafia leveled up an entire building that belonged to a multinational firm who refused to cooperate with them. The flattening was performed by a cyborg assassin called Overtkill who also trashed the army troops on his way home. Spawn goes against Overtkill, hired by the local mob that is clearly disturbed by his interference in their work lately.

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Spawn – Dark Discoveries | Comics

As he keeps perishing the goons and they are fade up on keep losing their men to him. After a good fight, Overtkill outmatches Spawn, causes him to run away only to come back when fully prepared. He soon demands a re-match against the cyborg killer. They met in the alleyways and fights again but this time Spawn’s heavy array of weaponaries proved more than his new cybernetic foe could handle.

Also, Spawn meets Cogliostro, another Hellspawn but he is an opposite to the clown Violator, he acts more like an advocate of him. A centuries old powerful arch nemesis from the side of Haven named Angela makes her appearance in the game. Angela used to prey upon the hosts of Hellspawn from the Medieval era to modern time by disguising herself as a helpless woman desperately seeking for protection.

Upon the arrival of her prey, she slowly lured them all into her trap before hunting them down. Though she was proven very effective for centuries to track down and hunt the Hellspawns, she faced the current Spawn only to be defeated by him for the first time ever in the history of her entire kind.

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Opposed by Cyborg Assilant

Here is your links to buy “Spawn – Dark Discoveries" from Image Comics in issues on Amazon.

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Spawn 07


Spawn 08


Spawn 09


Spawn 11

Here is your links to buy “Spawn – Dark Discoveries" from Image Comics in issues on Amazon.

Spawn – Dark Discoveries

Dark Discoveries” is the second story arc of the Spawn monthly ongoing series from Image Comics preceded by the “Beginnings” storyline of the same series. The arc collects issue #06-09 and issue #11 from the first volume of the Spawn series, written by series creator Todd McFarlane (Amazing Spider-Man, Image United) with writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta) and Neil Gaiman (Death, The Sandman).

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A Fight To Standstill

Apart from writing the plots for the series, McFarlane drawn the masterful story pages all by himself. This story arc is next succeeded by "Spawn - Revelation" and like the previous line, issues regarding the tale was a tribute to comic book legend Stan Lee (Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four), Rob Liefeld (X-Force, Youngblood), Harvey Kurtzman and Gil Kane.
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Monday, March 7, 2005

Spawn | Comics

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Al Simmons is the second of the three children their parents had. When he grew up, Simmons joined the U.S. Marine Corps and soon became Lieutenant Colonel. Later he moved to the United States Secret Service and is then transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency by Jason Wynn; director of CIA.

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Spawn | Comics

He recruited Simmons in a special top secret division with the jurisdiction in every internal and external affair out there. Often having less satisfactory explanation from director Wynn regarding their operation, Simmons was always tasked with the bloodiest missions. During a covert operation, Al Simmons is burned alive by his fellow operative Bruce Stinson AKA Chapel on order from his superiors for purpose unknown.

As soon as he died, Simmons was sent to Hell as he led his life as an assassin and there he agrees to became the host of Hellspawn, to serve Malebolgia; one of the rulers of Hell. Malebolgia resurrects him so that he could see his wife Wanda Blake again for one last time.

Though returned to Earth, he discovers that five years have already passed since he died and he cannot change back to his normal visage permanently even if he wanted to. Wanda has also moved on with his best friend Terry Fitzgerald and married him. With a powerful demon henchman of Malebolgia called the Violator monitoring his every move, Simmons is now to decide his upcoming actions as the eternal servant of Hell.

For more information on Spawn comics series, you can check out the links below.

Spawn (Comics) Wikipedia

Spawn (Comics) Wikia

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Spawn of the Dead

Here is your links for "Spawn" comics from Image Comics.

Spawn – Beginnings

Spawn – Dark Discoveries

Spawn Collection Vol 01

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 01

Spawn Origins – Book 01

Spawn – Revelation

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 02

Spawn – Escalation

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 03

Spawn/Batman

Spawn – Death and Rebirth

Spawn Origins Collection – Deluxe Edition Vol 01

Spawn Origins – Book 02

Spawn – Pathway to Judgement

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 04

Angela

Violator Vs. Badrock

Spawn – Deadman's Touch

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 05

Spawn Collection Vol 02

Spawn – Blood Feud

Spawn – Betrayal of Blood

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 06

Spawn Origins – Book 03

Spawn – Urban Jungle

Medieval Spawn/Witchblade

Spawn – Vengeance of the Dead

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 07

Spawn – Crossroads

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 08

Spawn Origins Collection – Deluxe Edition Vol 02

Spawn Origins – Book 04

Spawn – Immortality

Spawn Collection Vol 03

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 09

Spawn – The Impaler

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 10

Spawn Origins – Book 05

Curse of the Spawn, Book 2 – Blood and Sutures

Curse of the Spawn, Book 3 – Shades of Grey

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 11

Curse of the Spawn, Book 4 – Lost Values

Curse of the Spawn, Book 1 – Sacrifice of the Soul

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 12

Spawn Collection Vol 04

Spawn Origins Collection – Deluxe Edition Vol 03

Spawn Origins – Book 06

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 13

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 14

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 15

Spawn Origins – Book 07

Sam and Twitch Book One – Udaku

Sam and Twitch – The Brian Michael Bendis Collection Vol 01

Spawn – The Undead Collection

Spawn – The Dark Ages Complete Collection

Sam and Twitch – The Brian Michael Bendis Collection Vol 02

Spawn Collection Vol 05

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 16

Spawn – Simony

Hellspawn – The Complete Collection

Spawn Collection Vol 06

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 17

Spawn Origins Collection – Deluxe Edition Vol 04

Spawn Origins – Book 08

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 18

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 19

Spawn Origins – Book 09

Spawn Origins Collection Vol 20

Spawn – Architects of Fear

Spawn – Armageddon Collection Part 01

Spawn – Armageddon Collection Part 02

Spawn – The Complete Armageddon Collection

Spawn – New Flesh Collection

Spawn – Neo Noir

Spawn – Endgame Vol 01

Spawn – Endgame Vol 02

Spawn – Endgame Collection

Sam and Twitch – The Writer

Spawn – New Beginnings Vol 01

Spawn – New Beginnings Vol 02

Spawn – Resurrection Vol 01

Spawn is a popular comic book character of anti-hero category from Image Comics. Artist Todd McFarlane (Amazing Spider-Man, Image United) has created this character and also wrote many issues for the comic series.

Writers like Neil Gaiman (Death, The Sandman), Alan Moore (Watchmen, Youngblood), Brian Michael Bendis (Sam and Twitch, Ultimate Fantastic Four) and Paul Jenkins (The Darkness, Hellblazer) filled in as the plot makers for the core title and spin-off's. Apart from McFarlance, artist Greg Capullo (Batman – New 52Haunt) did a good job on Spawn. Marc Silvestri (Cyberforce, Hunter-Killer) also appeared a few times as penciller.

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Herald of The Devil

Till date, Spawn is considered as one of the greatest Image Comics title after The Walking Dead and Invincible. The series led to the release of many notable spin-offs like Curse of the Spawn, Sam & Twitch and Spawn – The Dark Ages. There was a live-action Spawn movie in 1997 starring actor Michael Jai White in the titular role.
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