| Batman-Spawn: War Devil | |
|---|---|
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics/Image Comics |
| Format | One-shot |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 1994 |
| No. of issues | 1 |
| Main character(s) | Batman Spawn |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant |
| Artist(s) | Klaus Janson |
Batman-Spawn: War Devil is an 1994 Elseworlds graphic novel published by DC Comics and Image Comics and written by Doug Moench and Chuck Dixon.[1]This is one of two such crossovers between the two characters published that year (the other being Spawn/Batman). A third meeting between the two characters, to be titled Spawn/Batman: Inner Demons and pitting Batman and Spawn against the Joker and Clown, was planned but never made.[2]
Plot[]
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The saga of Virginia Dare and Roanoke is retold. "Matches Malone" is looking for clues on a missing man named Virgil Dare. Batman follows Dare to Gotham Tower, a building project led by Simon Vesper, a man murdered by Spawn. Batman finds Dare and learns that he is working to fulfill Vesper's plans. Vesper reappears the day before opening ceremonies. Vesper attacks and kills Dare making a pentagram with his blood and spelling out "Croatoan" above it. Batman and Spawn briefly fight with Batman coming out on top. Batman and Spawn begin working together to solve the mystery. Gotham Tower lights up brightly and a pentagram of burning buildings starts while the rest of Gotham goes dark. Gotham's dead rise. Batman confronts Vesper at his building's opening ceremonies. Vesper is actually "the demon Croatoan", working for Satan to collect souls for the devil's army. Spawn battles Croatoan but is overpowered. Batman helps Spawn just in time and Spawn defeats Croatoan. The dead return to their graves and the doorway to Hell is closed.
References[]
- ↑ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 267: "Fans were also treated to a companion special entitled Batman-Spawn...by writers Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, and Alan Grant, and artist Klaus Janson."
- ↑ "McFarlane reveals abandoned Spawn/Batman crossover plans". Comic Book Resources.
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See also[]
- Roanoke Colony
- Spawn/Batman
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| Spawn | ||
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| Todd McFarlane | ||
| Characters | Protagonist | Spawn (Al Simmons • Jim Downing) |
| Heaven | Angela • Redeemer • Tiffany • Zera • Disciple • Domina • God | |
| Hell | Violator • Malebolgia • Cogliostro • Billy Kincaid • Mammon • Phlebiac Brothers • Satan | |
| Other characters | Curse • Cy-Gor • Freak • Sam and Twitch • Chapel • Haunt • Jason Wynn • Jessica Priest • Tremor • The Heap • Man of Miracles • Wanda Blake • Nyx • Terry Fitzgerald • Overtkill • Urizen • Hellspawn • List of Spawn villains | |
| Writers and artists | Todd McFarlane • Brian Holguin • David Hine • Greg Capullo • Angel Medina • Philip Tan • Brian Haberlin | |
| Spin-offs | Angela • Curse of the Spawn • Hellspawn • Sam and Twitch • Shadows of Spawn • The Adventures of Spawn • Spawn: Godslayer • Violator | |
| Media | Film and TV | Spawn (1997) • Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999) • Spawn (TBA) |
| Video games | 'Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game (1995) • Spawn: The Eternal (1997) • Spawn (1999) • Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (2000) • Soulcalibur II (2003) • Spawn: Armageddon (2003) • Mortal Kombat 11 (2019) • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2023) | |
| Related articles | Neil Gaiman • Alan Moore • Image Comics • Image Universe • McFarlane Toys • Spawn/WildC.A.T.S. • Spawn/Batman • Batman/Spawn: War Devil • The Dark Saga | |