Todd McFarlane's Spawn

Todd McFarlane's Spawn
Genre
Created byTodd McFarlane
Based onSpawn
by
Todd McFarlane
Developed byAlan B. McElroy
Voices ofKeith David
Michael Nicolosi
James Hanes
Dominique Jennings
James Keane
John Rafter Lee
Victor Love
Michael McShane
Kath Soucie
Narrated byRichard Dysart
Theme music composerShirley Walker
ComposersShirley Walker
J. Peter Robinson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producerTodd McFarlane
ProducersCatherine Winder
John Kafka
Running time30 minutes (episodes)
180 minutes (films)
Production companiesHBO Animation
Todd McFarlane Entertainment
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseMay 16, 1997 (1997-05-16) –
May 28, 1999 (1999-05-28)

Todd McFarlane's Spawn, also known as Spawn: The Animated Series, is an American noir adult animated television series which aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999. It has also been released on DVD as a movie series. The show is based on the Spawn character from Image Comics, and won an Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Animation Program (longer than one hour).

Voice cast

Legacy

Todd McFarlane's Spawn was ranked 5th on IGN's list of "The Greatest Comic Book Cartoons of All Time", and 23rd on IGN's list of "Top 25 Primetime Animated Series of All Time".

Series producer Eric Radomski reflected in an interview that "Spawn TAS was a personal success for me. Very rarely do artists get the opportunity to have as much uncensored creative freedom as I did at HBO on Spawn."

Music

The score and opening theme was made by Shirley Walker, who also composed music for Batman: The Animated Series. While Batman: The Animated Series featured traditional orchestra music, the producers of Todd McFarlane's Spawn requested that Walker give the series a more organic and subtle electronic soundtrack, with only minimal usage of orchestral sounds.

Home video

On July 24, 2007, HBO Video released a 4-disc 10th-anniversary signature collector's edition on DVD with all 18 episodes and multiple bonus features.

References

  1. 1 2 "HBO and David Kelley Win Top Early Emmys". The New York Times. August 30, 1999. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  2. ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 857–858. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  3. ↑ "The Greatest Comic Book Cartoons of All Time - IGN". IGN. Ziff Davis. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  4. ↑ "Top 25 Primetime Animated Series of All Time". IGN. Ziff Davis. 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  5. 1 2 "Toon Zone Presents: Todd McFarlane's Spawn (HBO)".
  6. ↑ "Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Animated Collection (10th Anniversary Signature Edition)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-12-14.

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