Spawn: Battle for the Throne Part 2 by Rory Mcconville

Spawn: Battle for the Throne Part 2 by Rory Mcconville

Nichtsdestotrotz Memoiren deuten auf Daseinsfreue hin. Nicht genug damit, dass man sein Leben gelebt hat, man vergn gt sich daran, es noch einmal an sich vor berziehen zu lassen. Erinnern hei t, dem Strom des Vergangenen aufs Neue durch unser Inneres leiten; hei t: dem Dasein, das schon zum Abschied bereit ist, noch einmal ber den R cken zu streichen. Die Memoiren sind das Ergebnis einer delectatio morosa an der gro en S nde des Lebens. Jos Ortega y Gasset, Gesammelte Werke. Band II. Stuttgart 1978, S. 369. Nichtsdestotrotz - Dieser Titel soll so sein, wie er klingt, und ich will ihn nicht weiter begr nden oder kommentieren: Entweder er wird durch den Untertitel verst ndlich interpretiert oder nicht. Ich finde diesen Titel zu meinem Lebensweg passend, der mir nichtsdestotrotz ziemlich gelungen erscheint - eben: Nichtsdestotrotz Eine Prise Ironie ist daher beabsichtigt und meint, man solle dem folgenden Text nicht zu ernst nehmen, sondern durchaus mit einer Dosis Vergn gen. Im Folgenden geht es um die schlichte Frage: Wer bin ich? Also wie fange ich an? Ganz einfach: Mein Leben l sst mich nicht in Ruhe: Immer wieder frage ich mich, wie es kam, wie es sich machte. Doch schon bei dem Wort machte stocke ich: Hat mein Leben sich gemacht? Wurde es von mir gemacht? Oder hat es sich eher entfaltet, entwickelt? Habe ich mein Leben gemacht, oder waren nicht auch andere hochgradig daran beteiligt mit Rat und Tat? Durch Chancen, die sie mir boten, und die ich wahrnahm oder nicht? War mein Leben nicht ein unentwirrbares Geflecht von Geben und Nehmen - von Interaktionen? Und welche Rolle spielten Zuf lle? Welchen Einfluss hatten meine Mutter, mein Vater, mein Bruder, meine Familie, die Pfadfinder auf meine fr hen Jahre? Dann die Volksschule, die Lehrzeit, das Abendgymnasium in Neuss am Rhein und die Schola in D sseldorf, die universit ren Institutionen und Personen, Ideen, Visionen und nicht zuletzt Institutionen? Welche Rolle spielten meine Schiffbr che

Rory McConville is an Irish writer living in London. He writes Judge Dredd and other series for 2000 AD and also wrote the Irish historical graphic novel Big Jim: Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout.

A risk-taker with an unerring instinct for success, Todd McFarlane has made a multi-million dollar empire using those skills and along the way he and his companies have received nearly a hundred national and international awards, including two Emmys, a Grammy, and MTV Music Awards for his producer/director roles. McFarlane became a true comic book superstar for his record setting work on Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man franchise, where he co-created the anti-hero Venom. The Sony Pictures’ Venom film starring Tom Hardy set an all-time record for largest film opening in October and was #1 at the box office its first two weeks of release. This year, McFarlane has announced an ensemble of award-winning talent for his upcoming Spawn movie: Casting Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Jamie Foxx (Ray, Django Unchained) to play Spawn and Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (Hurt Locker, The Town, Wind River) to play police detective "Twitch" Williams. This new Spawn film will be a gritty, R-rated re-imagining of the character and marks McFarlane’s feature film directorial debut. Academy Award nominee Jason Blum and his BlumhouseProductions, the force behind recent hits Get Out, Split and Halloween, are attached to produce. McFarlane also co-founded in 1992—and serves as current President of—Image Comics. Image has been the third largest comic publisher in North America the past 26 years (behind Marvel and DC Comics). In 1994, McFarlane founded the international award-winning McFarlane Toys—now one of North America’s top action figure manufacturers, boasting over 150 licenses (including the recently announced Fortnite license) during that time. Artistically, McFarlane’s impact visually on the look of Spider-Man (while working at Marvel in the 1990s) can still be seen today. And a single page of McFarlane’s original art from an issue of Amazing Spider-Man sold for a record-smashing $657,250. Then his first issue for Image Comics, called Spawn, sold an unprecedented 1.7 million copies for an independent comic. Since its debut, Spawn has continued to be a fan favorite title around the world. Spawn is published in 12 languages and sold in 37 countries. The comic became an Emmy Award-Winning animated series on HBO and a New Line Cinema feature film. McFarlane founded the international award-winning McFarlane Toys—now one of North America’s top action figure manufacturers. A whirlwind of expansion in McFarlane’s companies followed: more comics, action figures, and award-winning entertainment projects which boast over 150 licenses. McFarlane Toys is known for making the best toys of the world’s pop-culture obsessions including the newly launched Fortnite and roleplay line.

Carlo Barberi began his career working in Mexican independent comics such as Valiant with Edgar Delgado. Then he broke into American comics by co-creating Saint Slayer for Dark Horse Presents.

Zé Carlos is an illustrator and comics artist whose work has been featured in comic books, newspapers, magazines, children's books, and more. He lives with his wife and son in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Jay David Ramos is a highly experienced veteran digital artist and comic book colorist with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment, print, toy, video game, and comics industry. After graduating cum laude with a BFA in Visual Communication from the University of the Philippines, he moved into a career working for industry names like Marvel, DC, Dark Horse/Lucas Books, Hasbro, Upper Deck, HarperCollins, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Dreamworks Publishing, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Activision Blizzard Entertainment, and Take Two Interactive/Rockstar Games, among others; on countless titles which include Action Comics, Wonder Woman, Joker Year of the Villain, Red Hood Outlaw, Superman, Batman: Arkham Knight, Aquaman, Captain America, Extraordinary X-men, Thor, Jean Grey, X-Men: Blue, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Thanos Imperative, Justice League, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Call of Duty, and the storybook adaptation of Dreamwork’s Turbo. He is a member of Disney's The Storybook Art Team, working on titles like Disney Jr's Fancy Nancy, World of Reading, and 5 Minute Marvel Stories.

He is a 2014 Eisner co-nominated creative team member for Best Single Issue for Watson and Holmes #6 (New Paradigm Studios), which also won the Glyph Award for Story of the Year.

He has served as resource speaker at the Annual Manila Comics Creation Seminar and Metro Comic Con, and has lectured and given demonstrations on digital coloring at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University - Benilde School of Design and Arts, and California State University - Long Beach School of Art.

He lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles, CA.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781534329867
ISBN 10	1534329862
Title	Spawn: Battle for the Throne Part 2
Author	Rory Mcconville
Series	Spawn
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Image Comics
Year published	2026-01-27
Number of pages	168
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.