Arranged by Blake Whitlow
LASTED UPDATED: March 8th, 2022
This is a complete reading order I put together in 2012 and have continued to keep updated as time has passed. It took a long time to organize because I had to read every single issue of Spawn and all the related titles (although I have had a difficult time keeping up lately). I did my best putting only the most story essential canon titles in. This is NOT a chronological order of the series. This is an order that presents the characters, themes, and story in the most coherent fashion. Many of the issues that chronologically come first would spoil some of the biggest secrets in the series, plus for new readers much of the terminology and themes would not make sense without the proper introduction and context through the main series. The reason I put the word “chronological” in the title: Many people will search for Chronological Order thinking it’s the best or most thorough way to read the series. It isn’t, but hopefully I can catch some folks and they can start reading it this way for a more comprehensive experience. I've also added notes to clarify why I placed issues the way I did.
This is the most complete reading order on the internet I’m aware of. Around 2011, when I started a full read through, I was frustrated about all the mini-series and crossovers I was missing that the main series would reference. I looked for reading orders and couldn't find any coherent ones. Many of them had several issues out of order or introduced things I hadn't read about in the main book yet so I didn't understand the references. It frustrates me when I read something out of order and spoil all of the previous surprises that would've been fun to read. So here I give you my reading order for one of the greatest superheroes of all time, SPAWN!
SIDE NOTE: I've noticed that this Reading Order I've put together is beginning to pop up in various places on the internet, like an Image Database Wikia. I know it's a direct copy/paste of this list because they didn't even bother deleting all my side notes for several issues. They even rearranged several issues into strange, nonsensical places to make it seem like an original post (without even crediting me as the original arranger). I just want it known that those copy/pastes are not correct. They claim it's a "chronological order" when it very clearly isn't. THIS SERIES IS NOT MEANT TO BE READ CHRONOLOGICALLY. That would be interesting for a second read through, but for first time readers I would NOT recommend chronological. The title of this post says Chronology because I wanted people to find it easier when they searched for it. With that out of the way, please enjoy this reading order.
Spawn #001, Questions, Part 1 (Note: Year is 1992.)
Spawn #002, Questions, Part 2
Spawn #003, Questions, Part 3
Spawn #004, Questions, Part 4
Spawn #005, Justice
Spawn #006, Payback, Part 1
Spawn #007, Payback, Part 2
Spawn #008, In Heaven
Spawn #009, Angela
Spawn #010, Crossing Over (Note: Features meta commentary on the comic industry.)
Spawn #011, Home
Spawn #012, Flashback, Part 1 (Note: A semi-crossover with Rob Liefeld’s Youngblood series.)
Spawn #013, Flashback, Part 2
Spawn #014, Myths, Part 1
Spawn #015, Myths, Part 2
Spawn #016, Reflections, Part 1
Spawn #017, Reflections, Part 2
Spawn #018, Reflections, Part 3
Spawn #019, Showtime, Part 1
Spawn #020, Showtime, Part 2
Spawn/Batman (Image) (A.K.A. The Red Scare) (One-Shot) (Note: This one-shot leads directly into Spawn #21.)
Curse of the Spawn #23, Overt-Resurrection (Note: This arc is hard to place exactly. Could be here or between Curse #22 and #25.)
Curse of the Spawn #24, Overt-Hell
Spawn #021, The Hunt, Part 1
Spawn #022, The Hunt, Part 2
Spawn #023, The Hunt, Part 3
Spawn #024, The Hunt, Part 4
Violator #1, The World, Part 1 (Note: This whole mini-series happens concurrently with 'The Hunt' arc.)
Violator #2, The World, Part 2
Violator #3, The World, Part 3
Spawn, Fan Edition #1, The Sword of Hell, Blood of the Innocent (Note: Placed here because the Violator mini-series introduced characters featured in this mini-series.)
Spawn, Fan Edition #2, Hell's Bargain
Spawn, Fan Edition #3, No Mercy Upon the Wicked
Spawn #025, Tremors
Spawn #026, The Dark
Youngblood #08, The Death of Chapel, Part 1
Youngblood #10, The Death of Chapel, Part 2 (Note: This arc leads directly into Spawn #27. Possibly non-canon.)
Spawn #027, Cursed
Spawn #028, Protector
Angela #1 (Note: This mini-series is leads directly into Spawn #29.)
Angela #2
Angela #3
Spawn #029, Father
Spawn #030, The Clan
Spawn #031, The Homecoming
Spawn #032, Appearances / Blood Feud: Preludes and Nocturnes (Note: Some editions included a mini-comic prelude to the Blood Feud series.)
Spawn: Blood Feud #1 (Note: This mini-series leads directly into Spawn #33.)
Spawn: Blood Feud #2
Spawn: Blood Feud #3
Spawn: Blood Feud #4
Spawn #033, Shadows
Spawn #034, Ripples
Spawn #035, Set Up, Part 1
Spawn #036, Set Up, Part 2
Spawn #037, The Freak
Spawn #038, Mindgames
Spawn #039, Noel (Note: Set during Christmas Holiday.)
Medieval Spawn/Witchblade #1 (Note: This series crosses over with the Witchblade and Arcanum series.)
Medieval Spawn/Witchblade #2
Medieval Spawn/Witchblade #3
Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #1 (Note: Placed here to continue Medieval Spawn’s story, instead of breaking it up.)
Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #2
Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #3
Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #4
Spawn/WildC.A.T.s #1, Devil Day, Part 1 (Note: This mini-series is hard to place exactly, but this seemed like the most logical spot. The year is 1996, but that may not be correct.)
Spawn/WildC.A.T.s #2, Devil Day, Part 2
Spawn/WildC.A.T.s #3, Devil Day, Part 3
Spawn/WildC.A.T.s #4, Devil Day, Part 4
Spawn #040, Fugitives, Part 1
Spawn #041, Fugitives, Part 2
Spawn #042, Fanboy
Spawn #043, Evil
Spawn #044, Avenger
Spawn #045, Warriors
Spawn #046, Revenge
Spawn #047, Twisted
Spawn #048, The System
Spawn #049, Helter Skelter
Spawn #050, Choices (Note: “Months” have passed since the Violator mini-series.)
Spawn #051, Freefall
Spawn #052, Messiah (Note: This issue is a crossover with Savage Dragon. “Continued” in Savage Dragon #30, which is non-essential.)
Spawn #053, The Reckoning
Spawn #054, Reconciliation
Spawn #055, Sabotage
Spawn #056, Kahn
Spawn #057, The Beast
Spawn #058, Orphans
Spawn #059, Vanished
Spawn #060, Dwarfed (Note: Cyan is stated to be two years old. Retcons the Youngblood Death of Chapel arc.)
Spawn #061, Sanctuary (Note: It happens in all comic series: Retcons and soft reboots. Spawn is no different. In this issue, some big details about the Spawniverse are altered. Just roll with it.)
Curse of the Spawn #12, Codename: Priest (Note: Placed here because of revelations in Spawn #61.)
Curse of the Spawn #13, Heart of Darkness
Curse of the Spawn #14, Apocalypse When
Cy-Gor #1, Fire in Mind, Part 1
Cy-Gor #2, Fire in Mind, Part 2
Cy-Gor #3, Needles and Pins
Cy-Gor #4, Exquisite Corpse
Cy-Gor #5, Then One Foggy Christmas Eve (Note: Set during Christmas Holiday. Presumably, one year has passed since Spawn #39.)
Cy-Gor #6, Terra Plane
Curse of the Spawn #05, Suture
Curse of the Spawn #06, Blood and Rain
Curse of the Spawn #07, Tombs
Curse of the Spawn #08, Carnival of Souls
Curse of the Spawn #09, Limbo (Note: This arc leads into and crosses over with Spawn #62.)
Curse of the Spawn #10, A Fall of Doves
Spawn #062, Return
Curse of the Spawn #11, Cataclysm
Spawn #063, Identity
Spawn #064, Checkmate
Spawn #065, The Past
Spawn #066, Demons
Curse of the Spawn #15, Sympathy for an Angel, Part 1
Curse of the Spawn #16, Sympathy for an Angel, Part 2
Curse of the Spawn #17, Twist of Fate
Curse of the Spawn #18, Gunshot
Curse of the Spawn #19, Curse the Curse
Curse of the Spawn #01, Dark Future (Note: Placed here because it ties into Curse #17-19.)
Curse of the Spawn #02, Blood Lust
Curse of the Spawn #03, Corpse Candles
Curse of the Spawn #04, Damnation War
Spawn: Blood & Salvation (One-Shot) (Note: Conclusion to Dark Future arc.)
Spawn #067, Homeland
Spawn #068, Intersection
Spawn #069, Freaky
Spawn #070, Darkness
Spawn #071, Apparitions
Spawn #072, Bloodless
Spawn #073, The Heap
Spawn #074, The Void
Spawn #075, Sacred Ground
Spawn #076, Farewell Dance
Curse of the Spawn #22, Deadland (Note: Possibly non-canon.)
Curse of the Spawn #25, Heart of Hell (Note: Possibly non-canon.)
Spawn #077, Relics
Spawn #078, Bloodstains
Spawn #079, Exterminator
Spawn #080, The Cleansing
Spawn #081, The Devil Inside, Part 1
Spawn #082, The Devil Inside, Part 2
Spawn #083, The Conqueror
Spawn #084, The Waiting
Spawn #085, Endgame
Spawn #086, Abdication
Spawn #087, Folklore (Note: Beginning here, numerous series overlap and intermingle. For easier reading and pacing reasons, these series are all broken up into story arcs.)
Curse of the Spawn #26, Brother's Keeper (Note: This arc leads into the Sam and Twitch series.)
Curse of the Spawn #27, Ghosts
Curse of the Spawn #28, Bleed
Curse of the Spawn #29, Last Rites (Note: Possibly non-canon.)
Sam and Twitch #01, Udaku, Part 1 (Note: Takes place shortly after Spawn #87.)
Sam and Twitch #02, Udaku, Part 2
Sam and Twitch #03, Udaku, Part 3
Sam and Twitch #04, Udaku, Part 4
Sam and Twitch #05, Udaku, Part 5
Sam and Twitch #06, Udaku, Part 6
Sam and Twitch #07, Udaku, Part 7
Sam and Twitch #08, Udaku, Part 8
Spawn, The Undead #1, A Face in the Crowd (Note: The Undead series takes place between Spawn #87 and #88.)
Spawn, The Undead #2, The Door to Nowhere
Spawn, The Undead #3, My Soul to Keep
Spawn, The Undead #4, Song Sung Bloo
Spawn, The Undead #5, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Part 1
Spawn, The Undead #6, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Part 2
Spawn, The Undead #7, Up the Down Stairs
Spawn, The Undead #8, A Day in the Life
Spawn, The Undead #9, Waiting for Sparky (Note: There is cover art for the unmade #10.)
Spawn: Blood & Shadows (One-Shot) (Note: Possibly non-canon. Placed here based on context clues of the main series.)
Curse of the Spawn #20, Dark Myth (Note: Possibly non-canon. Placed here as a kind of prelude to the Dark Ages series.)
Curse of the Spawn #21, Chaos Cometh
Spawn, The Dark Ages #01, Devil's Knight (Note: Placed here because of revelations in Spawn #75, and for pacing reasons.)
Spawn, The Dark Ages #02, Forsaken
Spawn, The Dark Ages #03, Onward
Spawn, The Dark Ages #04, Death and Glory
Spawn, The Dark Ages #05, Crimson Shadows
Spawn, The Dark Ages #06, Benediction
Spawn, The Dark Ages #07, Providence
Spawn, The Dark Ages #08, Acts of Contrition
Spawn #088, Seasons of Change
Spawn #089, The Devil You Know
Spawn #090, Three Uses of the Knife
Spawn #091, Black Cat Bones, Part 1
Spawn #092, Black Cat Bones, Part 2
Sam and Twitch #09, One Really Bad Day
Sam and Twitch #10, Witchcraft, Part 1
Sam and Twitch #11, Witchcraft, Part 2
Sam and Twitch #12, Witchcraft, Part 3
Sam and Twitch #13, Witchcraft, Part 4
Sam and Twitch #14, Dumb Laws and Eggs
Spawn #093, The Devil's Banquet
Spawn #094, The Children's Hour (Note: Year is possibly 1998 or later.)
Spawn #095, Cracks in the Foundation
Spawn #096, Rules of Engagement
Spawn #097, Heaven's Folly
Spawn #098, The Trouble with Angels
Spawn #099, The Edge of Darkness
Spawn #100, Milestone
Spawn #101, Aftermath
Sam and Twitch #15, Bounty Hunter Wars, Part 1
Sam and Twitch #16, Bounty Hunter Wars, Part 2
Sam and Twitch #17, Bounty Hunter Wars, Part 3
Sam and Twitch #18, Bounty Hunter Wars, Part 4
Sam and Twitch #19, Bounty Hunter Wars, Part 5
Spawn, The Dark Ages #09, The Child's Crusade, Prologue, A Merry Round of Cheer
Spawn, The Dark Ages #10, The Child's Crusade, Part 1, A Questing Tale
Spawn, The Dark Ages #11, The Child's Crusade, Part 2, The Ghost on the Hill
Spawn, The Dark Ages #12, The Child's Crusade, Part 3, The Faithful
Spawn, The Dark Ages #13, The Child's Crusade, Part 4, Sacrifices
Spawn, The Dark Ages #14, The Child's Crusade, Part 5, Finale
Spawn: Simony (One-Shot) (Note: Placed here based on context clues from the story.)
Spawn #102, Cautionary Tales, Part 1, The Speed of Night
Spawn #103, Cautionary Tales, Part 2, Remains
Spawn #104, Cautionary Tales, Part 3, A Town Called Malice
Spawn #105, Retribution Overdrive, Part 1
Spawn #106, Retribution Overdrive, Part 2
Sam and Twitch #20, The John Doe Affair, Part 1
Sam and Twitch #21, The John Doe Affair, Part 2
Sam and Twitch #22, The John Doe Affair, Part 3
Sam and Twitch #23, The John Doe Affair, Part 4
Sam and Twitch #24, The John Doe Affair, Part 5
Sam and Twitch #25, The John Doe Affair, Part 6
Sam and Twitch #26, The John Doe Affair, Part 7
Hellspawn #01, The Clown, Part 1 (Note: Takes place after Spawn #106, and in many major ways contradicts the main series, but for the most part the events are still considered canon for reasons that become clear around Spawn #228. Just roll with it.)
Hellspawn #02, The Clown, Part 2
Hellspawn #03, Hate Me
Hellspawn #04, Hate You
Hellspawn #05, Selling Fear
Hellspawn #06, The Big Leagues
Hellspawn #07, Shed
Hellspawn #08, The Suicide Gate
Hellspawn #09, Chains
Hellspawn #10, Clash
Hellspawn #11, Conflict of Interest
Hellspawn #12, Call Her Hel
Hellspawn #13, Hellworld, Part 1
Hellspawn #14, Hellworld, Part 2
Hellspawn #15, Hellworld, Part 3
Hellspawn #16, Hellworld, Part 4
Spawn, The Dark Ages #15, Dark Days Coming
Spawn, The Dark Ages #16, Heart of the Hellspawn
Spawn, The Dark Ages #17, The Circle and the Worm
Spawn, The Dark Ages #18, Crucified
Spawn, The Dark Ages #19, Like Any Other Man
Spawn, The Dark Ages #20, Voices in the Dark
Spawn, The Dark Ages #21, Sins of the Hellspawn
Spawn, The Dark Ages #22, The Seeding
Spawn, The Dark Ages #23, The Beast
Spawn, The Dark Ages #24, Bleed Pagan Bleed
Spawn, The Dark Ages #25, Plague of Man
Spawn, The Dark Ages #26, Lesion
Spawn, The Dark Ages #27, Bubonic Nights
Spawn, The Dark Ages #28, The End
Spawn #107, The Kingdom, Part 1
Spawn #108, The Kingdom, Part 2
Spawn #109, The Kingdom, Part 3
Spawn #110, The Kingdom, Part 4
Spawn #111, The Kingdom, Part 5
Spawn #112, The Kingdom, Part 6
Spawn #113, The Kingdom, Part 7
Spawn #114, The Bridge, Part 1
Spawn #115, The Bridge, Part 2
Spawn #116, Consequences
Spawn #117, A Season in Hell, Part 1
Spawn #118, A Season in Hell, Part 2
Spawn #119, A Season in Hell, Part 3
Spawn #120, A Season in Hell, Part 4
Spawn #121, Salvation Road, Part 1
Spawn #122, Salvation Road, Part 2
Spawn #123, Salvation Road, Part 3
Spawn #124, Salvation Road, Part 4
Spawn #125, Wake Up Dreaming, Part 1
Spawn #126, Wake Up Dreaming, Part 2
Spawn #127, Wake Up Dreaming, Part 3
Spawn #128, Wake Up Dreaming, Part 4
Spawn #129, Wake Up Dreaming, Part 5
Spawn #130, Seven and a Half Ghosts, Part 1
Spawn #131, Seven and a Half Ghosts, Part 2
Spawn: Architects of Fear (One-Shot) (Note: Placed here based on context clues from the story.)
Spawn #132, Pratfall
Spawn #133, The Gentleman Caller
Spawn #134, A Thousand Clowns, Part 1
Spawn #135, A Thousand Clowns, Part 2
Spawn #136, A Thousand Clowns, Part 3
Spawn #137, A Thousand Clowns, Part 4
Spawn #138, A Thousand Clowns, Part 5
Spawn #139, Hellbound, Part 1
Spawn #140, Hellbound, Part 2
Spawn #141, Hellbound, Part 3
Spawn #142, Devil To Pay, Part 1
Spawn #143, Devil To Pay, Part 2
Spawn #144, Devil To Pay, Part 3
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #01, Have You Seen Me, Part 1 (Note: The entire Case Files series takes place during the timeskip between Spawn #144 and #145.)
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #02, Have You Seen Me, Part 2
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #03, Have You Seen Me, Part 3
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #04, Have You Seen Me, Part 4
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #05, Have You Seen Me, Part 5
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #06, Have You Seen Me, Part 6
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #07, Skeletons, Part 1
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #08, Skeletons, Part 2
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #09, Skeletons, Part 3
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #10, Skeletons, Part 4
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #11, Skeletons, Part 5
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #12, Skeletons, Part 6
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #13, Cops & Robbers
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #14, Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?, Part 1
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #15, Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?, Part 2
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #16, Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?, Part 3
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #17, Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?, Part 4
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #18, Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?, Part 5
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #19, Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?, Part 6
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #20, Fathers & Daughters, Part 1
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #21, Fathers & Daughters, Part 2
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #22, Fathers & Daughters, Part 3
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #23, Fathers & Daughters, Part 4
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #24, Fathers & Daughters, Part 5
Case Files, Sam and Twitch #25, Fathers & Daughters, Part 6
Spawn #145, Destination: Anywhere, Part 1 (Note: Big timeskip happens between Spawn #144 and #145. Uncertain how much time exactly, but at least a couple years.)
Spawn #146, Destination: Anywhere, Part 2
Spawn #147, Howl
Spawn #148, Random Patterns, Part 1
Spawn #149, Random Patterns, Part 2
Spawn #150, Thamuz, Part 1
Spawn #151, Thamuz, Part 2
Spawn #152, Thamuz, Part 3
Spawn #153, Thamuz, Part 4
Spawn #154, Armageddon, Part 1
Spawn #155, Armageddon, Part 2
Spawn #156, Armageddon, Part 3 (Note: Cyan is stated to be ten years old. This means at least eight years have passed since Spawn #60.)
Spawn #157, Armageddon, Part 4
Spawn #158, Armageddon, Part 5
Spawn #159, Armageddon, Part 6
Spawn #160, Armageddon, Part 7
Spawn #161, Armageddon, Part 8
Spawn #162, Armageddon, Part 9
Spawn #163, Armageddon, Part 10
Spawn #164, Home Coming (Note: Year is possibly 2002 or later.)
Spawn #165, Mandarin Spawn (Note: Set around the 1270’s. An unrelated side-story set long ago in the past, but a narrative break for the writers.)
Spawn #166, The Voice-Hearers, Part 1, Skin Deep
Spawn #167, The Voice-Hearers, Part 2, The Peanut Butter Lady
Spawn #168, The Voice-Hearers, Part 3, Laughter in the Dark
Spawn #169, Voodoo Child
Spawn #170, A Tale of Three Brothers, Part 1, Hellhouse
Spawn #171, A Tale of Three Brothers, Part 2, Remembrance
Spawn #172, A Tale of Three Brothers, Part 3, Past Sins
Spawn #173, A Tale of Three Brothers, Part 4, Secrets and Lies
Spawn #174, Gunslinger Spawn, Part 1 (Note: Set in 1881.)
Spawn #175, Gunslinger Spawn, Part 2 (Note: Set in 1881.)
Spawn #176, The Monster in the Bubble, Part 1 (Note: Year is 2007 or later.)
Spawn #177, The Monster in the Bubble, Part 2
Spawn #178, Dead Man Walking
Spawn #179, War Spawn (Note: Set in 1896 and 1916.)
Spawn #180, (Untitled) (suggested title: Dear Diary)
Spawn #181, The Best of Times
Spawn #182, Bad Blood
Spawn #183, Transformations
Spawn #184, The End
Spawn #185, Endgame, Part 1 (Note: A good jumping on point for new readers.)
Spawn #186, Endgame, Part 2
Spawn #187, Endgame, Part 3
Spawn #188, Endgame, Part 4
Spawn #189, Endgame, Part 5
Spawn #190, Endgame, Part 6
Spawn #191, Endgame, Part 7
Spawn #192, Endgame, Part 8
Spawn #193, Endgame, Part 9
Spawn #194, Endgame, Part 10
Spawn #195, Endgame, Part 11
Spawn #196, Endgame, Conclusion
Sam and Twitch, The Writer #1, Chapter One: “incipit in medias res” (Note: Placed here based on context clues.)
Sam and Twitch, The Writer #2, Chapter Two: “Blue Snow”
Sam and Twitch, The Writer #3, Chapter Three: “The Secret Inheritance of Francis Merrill”
Sam and Twitch, The Writer #4, Chapter Four: “The Last Chapter”
Spawn #197, (Untitled) (suggested title: The Redeemer's Return)
Spawn #198, (Untitled) (suggested title: Patient 46)
Spawn #199, (Untitled) (suggested title: The Devil's Ghost)
Spawn #200, (Untitled) (suggested title: Alpha and Omega)
Haunt #01, Shillinger's Notes, Part 1 (Note: Series placed here because it eventually crosses over with Spawn. Alternating story arcs for pacing.)
Haunt #02, Shillinger's Notes, Part 2
Haunt #03, Shillinger's Notes, Part 3
Haunt #04, Shillinger's Notes, Part 4
Haunt #05, Shillinger's Notes, Part 5
Spawn #201, New Beginnings, Part 1
Spawn #202, New Beginnings, Part 2
Spawn #203, New Beginnings, Part 3
Spawn #204, New Beginnings, Part 4
Spawn #205, New Beginnings, Part 5
Spawn #206, New Beginnings, Part 6
Haunt #06, Agent Kilgore, Part 1
Haunt #07, Agent Kilgore, Part 2
Haunt #08, Agent Kilgore, Part 3
Haunt #09, Agent Kilgore, Part 4
Haunt #10, Agent Kilgore, Part 5
Haunt #11, Agent Kilgore, Part 6
Haunt #12, Agent Kilgore, Part 7
Spawn #207, Q & A, Part 1
Spawn #208, Q & A, Part 2
Spawn #209, Q & A, Part 3
Spawn #210, Q & A, Part 4
Spawn #211, Violation of Trust, Part 1
Spawn #212, Violation of Trust, Part 2
Haunt #13, The Apparition, Part 1
Haunt #14, The Apparition, Part 2
Haunt #15, The Apparition, Part 3
Haunt #16, The Apparition, Part 4
Haunt #17, The Apparition, Part 5
Haunt #18, The Apparition, Part 6
Spawn #213, The Gathering Storm, Part 1
Spawn #214, The Gathering Storm, Part 2
Spawn #215, The Gathering Storm, Part 3
Spawn #216, The Gathering Storm, Part 4
Spawn #217, The Gathering Storm, Part 5
Spawn #218, The Gathering Storm, Part 6
Spawn #219, Eye of the Storm
Haunt #19, The Second Church, Part 1, Headwires On Fire
Haunt #20, The Second Church, Part 2, A Conspiracy
Haunt #21, The Second Church, Part 3, The Glorious Orgy
Haunt #22, The Second Church, Part 4, Backflash 1979
Haunt #23, The Second Church, Part 5, Return Trip
Haunt #24, The Second Church, Part 6, Kick-Ash!
Spawn #220, Origin of the Species, Part 1
Spawn #221, Origin of the Species, Part 2
Spawn #222, Origin of the Species, Part 3
Spawn #223, Origin of the Species, Part 4
Spawn #224, Origin of the Species, Part 5
Spawn #225, De-Programmed, Part 1 (Note: Year 2008 or 2012, November.)
Spawn #226, De-Programmed, Part 2
Spawn #227, De-Programmed, Part 3
Spawn #228, Collateral Damage
Haunt #25, Lady Haunt, Part 1, Insecticided
Haunt #26, Lady Haunt, Part 2, Mind Worms
Haunt #27, Lady Haunt, Part 3, Get Happy!
Haunt #28, Lady Haunt, Part 4, While You Were Beaten! (Note: There is cover art for the unmade #29-31.)
Spawn #229, Celebrity Savior, Part 1
Spawn #230, Celebrity Savior, Part 2
Spawn #231, Celebrity Savior, Part 3
Spawn #232, Celebrity Savior, Part 4
Spawn #233, Celebrity Savior, Part 5 / Spawn Costume Origin, Part 1
Spawn #234, Celebrity Savior, Part 6 / Spawn Costume Origin, Part 2 (Note: Crossover with Haunt, Sam and Twitch, and Case Files.)
Spawn #235, Bluddlines
Spawn #236, (Untitled) (suggested title: Battle For the Costume, Part 1)
Spawn #237, (Untitled) (suggested title: Battle For the Costume, Part 2)
Spawn #238, (Untitled) (suggested title: The Dead Zone, Part 1)
Spawn #239, (Untitled) (suggested title: The Dead Zone, Part 2) (Note: Crossover with Haunt.)
Spawn #240, (Untitled) (suggested title: The Dead Zone, Part 3)
Spawn #241, (Untitled) (suggested title: The Dead Zone, Part 4)
Spawn #242, (Untitled) (suggested title: Gone Girl, Part 1)
Spawn #243, (Untitled) (suggested title: Gone Girl, Part 2) (Note: I got a question answered in the back of this one!!!)
Spawn #244, (Untitled) (suggested title: Gone Girl, Part 3)
Spawn #245, (Untitled) (suggested title: Gone Girl, Part 4)
Spawn #246, (Untitled) (suggested title: Comatose, Part 1)
Spawn #247, (Untitled) (suggested title: Comatose, Part 2)
Spawn #248, (Untitled) (suggested title: Comatose, Part 3) (Note: Crossover with Haunt.)
Spawn #249, (Untitled) (suggested title: Comatose, Part 4)
Spawn #250, (Untitled) (suggested title: The King Is Dead, Long Live the King)
Spawn: Resurrection (One-Shot)
Spawn #251, Resurrection, Part 2, A Cold Day in Hell
Spawn #252, Resurrection, Part 3
Spawn #253, Resurrection, Part 4
Spawn #254, Resurrection, Part 5
Spawn #255, Resurrection, Part 6 (Note: It’s stated here that all the events from Spawn #185 to #250 took place over an undefined number of months, less than a year.)
Spawn #256, The Satan Saga Wars, Part 1
Spawn #257, The Satan Saga Wars, Part 2
Spawn #258, The Satan Saga Wars, Part 3
Spawn #259, The Satan Saga Wars, Part 4
Spawn #260, The Satan Saga Wars, Part 5
Spawn #261, The Satan Saga Wars, Part 6
Spawn #262, The Satan Saga Wars, Part 7
Spawn #263, Return to Earth, Part 1 (Note: One year timeskip between Spawn #262 and #263.)
Spawn #264, Return to Earth, Part 2
Ant Vol. 4 #1 (Note: Crossover arc with Savage Dragon and Ant.)
Ant Vol. 4 #2
Spawn #265, Alzayah Stone, Part 1
Ant Vol. 4 #3 (Note: Retells Spawn #265 from Ant’s perspective.)
Savage Dragon #216, Alzayah Stone, Part 2
Ant Vol. 4 #4 (Note: Retells Savage Dragon #216 from Ant’s perspective.)
Spawn #266, Alzayah Stone, Part 3
Savage Dragon #217, Alzayah Stone, Part 4
Spawn #267, Hell On Earth, Part 1
Spawn #268, Hell On Earth, Part 2
Spawn #269, Hell On Earth, Part 3
Spawn #270, Hell On Earth, Part 4
Spawn #271, Hell On Earth, Part 5
Spawn #272, Hell On Earth, Part 6
Spawn #273, Hell On Earth, Part 7
Spawn #274, Hell On Earth, Part 8
Spawn #275, Hell On Earth, Part 9
Spawn #276, Dark Horror, Part 1
Spawn #277, Dark Horror, Part 2
Spawn #278, Dark Horror, Part 3
Spawn #279, Dark Horror, Part 4
Spawn #280, Dark Horror, Part 5
Spawn #281, Dark Horror, Part 6
Spawn #282, Dark Horror, Part 7
Spawn #283, Dark Horror, Part 8
Spawn #284, Enemy of the State, Part 1
Spawn #285, Enemy of the State, Part 2
Spawn #286, Enemy of the State, Part 3
Spawn #287, Enemy of the State, Part 4
Spawn #288, Enemy of the State, Part 5
Spawn #289, Enemy of the State, Part 6
Spawn #290, Enemy of the State, Part 7
Spawn #291, Vengeance, Part 1
Spawn #292, Vengeance, Part 2
Spawn #293, Vengeance, Part 3
Spawn #294, Vengeance, Part 4
Spawn #295, Vengeance, Part 5
Spawn #296, The History of Al Simmons, Part 1
Spawn #297, The History of Al Simmons, Part 2
Spawn #298, The Record-Breaker, Part 1
Spawn #299, The Record-Breaker, Part 2
Spawn #300, The Record-Breaker, Part 3
Spawn #301, The Record-Breaker, Part 4
Spawn #302, Hell Hunt, Part 1
Spawn #303, Hell Hunt, Part 2
Spawn #304, Hell Hunt, Part 3
Spawn #305, Hell Hunt, Part 4
Spawn #306, Prophecy of Death, Part 1
Spawn #307, Prophecy of Death, Part 2
Spawn #308, Consequence of Sin, Part 1
Spawn #309, Consequence of Sin, Part 2
Spawn #310, The Storm Begins (The Inferno Fallout)
Spawn #311, Cult of Omega, Part 1
Spawn #312, Cult of Omega, Part 2
Spawn #313, Cult of Omega, Part 3
Spawn #314, Chain Gang, Part 1
Spawn #315, Chain Gang, Part 2
Spawn #316, Chain Gang, Part 3
Spawn #317, Chain Gang, Part 4
Spawn #318, (Untitled)
Spawn's Universe (One-Shot)
Spawn #319, (Untitled)
Spawn #320, (Untitled)
Spawn #321, (Untitled)
Spawn #322, (Untitled)
Spawn #323, (Untitled)
King Spawn #01, King Spawn, Part 1
King Spawn #02, King Spawn, Part 2
King Spawn #03, King Spawn, Part 3
King Spawn #04, King Spawn, Part 4
King Spawn #05, King Spawn, Part 5
King Spawn #06, King Spawn, Part 6
Gunslinger Spawn #01, (Untitled)
Gunslinger Spawn #02, (Untitled)
Gunslinger Spawn #03, (Untitled)
Gunslinger Spawn #04, (Untitled)
Gunslinger Spawn #05, (Untitled) (Most Recent Issue)
Gunslinger Spawn #06, (Untitled)
Spawn #324, (Untitled)
Spawn #325, (Untitled)
Spawn #326, (Untitled) (Most Recent Issue)
Spawn #327, (Untitled)
Spawn #328, (Untitled)
Spawn #329, (Untitled)
The Scorched #01, (Untitled)
The Scorched #02, (Untitled) (Most Recent Issue)
The Scorched #03, (Untitled)
The Scorched #04, (Untitled)
The Scorched #05, (Untitled)
The Scorched #06, (Untitled)
King Spawn #07, (Untitled) (Most Recent Issue)
King Spawn #08, (Untitled)
King Spawn #09, (Untitled)
King Spawn #10, (Untitled)
King Spawn #11, (Untitled)
King Spawn #12, (Untitled)
UPCOMING ISSUES
Gunslinger Spawn #07,
Gunslinger Spawn #08,
Gunslinger Spawn #09,
Gunslinger Spawn #10,
Gunslinger Spawn #11,
Gunslinger Spawn #12,
The Scorched #07,
The Scorched #08,
The Scorched #09,
The Scorched #10,
The Scorched #11,
The Scorched #12,
Spawn #330,
Spawn #331,
Spawn #332,
Spawn #333,
Spawn #334,
Spawn #335,
King Spawn #13,
King Spawn #14,
King Spawn #15,
King Spawn #16,
King Spawn #17,
King Spawn #18,
Gunslinger Spawn #13,
Gunslinger Spawn #14,
Gunslinger Spawn #15,
Gunslinger Spawn #16,
Gunslinger Spawn #17,
Gunslinger Spawn #18,
The Scorched #13,
The Scorched #14,
The Scorched #15,
The Scorched #16,
(Ongoing...)
ANNOUNCED PROJECTS
Misery #1-(Ongoing) (Note: Series about Cyan sometime after Spawn #283. Supposed to focus on the injustices women face daily. No news on it since 2018.)
Sam and Twitch: True Detectives #1-8 (Note: Release will coincide with the live-action Sam and Twitch TV show in development or the long-awaited live-action reboot Spawn film.)
MISCELLANY
TOY COMICS (Note: Non-canon [except possibly #4, Medieval Spawn]. Read after Spawn #25.)
Spawn, Toys #1, Spawn
Spawn, Toys #2, Clown/Violator
Spawn, Toys #3, Overtkill
Spawn, Toys #4, Medieval Spawn
Spawn, Toys #5, Tremor
Spawn, Toys #6, Spawnmobile
Spawn, Toys #7, Monster Rig
Spawn, Toys #8, Spawn Ally
THE IMPALER (Note: Probably non-canon, contradicts some established lore. Read after Spawn #50 and before Spawn #54. A mini-series about Vlad the Impaler returning as a hellspawn for a brief time.)
Spawn, The Impaler #1
Spawn, The Impaler #2
Spawn, The Impaler #3
SPECIALS
Batman/Spawn: War Devil (DC) (Note: Non-canon. Fits into the Batman series somewhere, not Spawn's.)
Spawn, The Movie Adaptation (Note: Non-canon. Based on the 1996 Spawn movie. Read after #61.)
ANGELA
Angela, Ocean of Evil, Vessel of the Doomed (One-Shot) (Note: Non-canon. Read between #31 and #32.)
Aria-Angela, Heavenly Creatures, Part 1 (Note: Non-canon. Read anytime after Angela #1-3.)
Aria-Angela, Heavenly Creatures, Part 2
Rage of Angels Crossover Event (Note: Non-canon. See CROSSOVERS section.)
Aldrif Odinsdottir (Marvel) (Note: Angela and Cogliostro were the subject of a legal battle between McFarlane and Gaiman over the rights to the characters. Gaiman won Angela and McFarlane won Cogliostro. Gaiman later sold the rights to Angela to Marvel Comics, where she was established to be the lost sister of Thor. I have not read any of her Marvel appearances, but this seems like a comprehensive order for her: https://cmro.travis-starnes.com/charact ... _listing=1)
THE ADVENTURES OF SPAWN (Note: Non-canon. Read anytime after #164. A saturday morning cartoon version of Spawn.)
The Adventures of Spawn #1, Director's Cut
The Adventures of Spawn #2, The Awakening War Conclusion
The Adventures of Spawn online bonus content
GODSLAYER (Note: Non-canon. Read between Spawn #165 and Spawn #166; it's a nice break from the main series. A dark fantasy series set in a fictional world that re-interprets the Spawn mythos.)
Spawn, Godslayer (One-Shot)
Spawn, Godslayer #1, The Winter King, Part 1
Spawn, Godslayer #2, The Winter King, Part 2
Spawn, Godslayer #3, The Winter King, Part 3
Spawn, Godslayer #4, The Winter King, Part 4
Spawn, Godslayer #5, Dromo's Tale
Spawn, Godslayer #6, Return to Endra-La, Part 1
Spawn, Godslayer #7, Return to Endra-La, Part 2
Spawn, Godslayer #8, Return to Endra-La, Part 3
REFERENCE BOOKS
Spawn, Bible (Note: Read after Spawn #60.)
Spawn, Book of the Dead (Note: Read after Spawn #184.)
SHADOWS OF SPAWN (Note: Non-canon. Read ???. A manga series set in Japan.)
Shadows of Spawn, Vol. 1
Shadows of Spawn, Vol. 2
Shadows of Spawn, Vol. 3
SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE! (Note: Non-canon. Read between Spawn #262 and Spawn #263; it's a nice break from the main series. A comedic parody series.)
Spawn Kills Everyone! (One-Shot)
Spawn Kills Everyone! 2 #1, Baby Spawn... is Having Babies!
Spawn Kills Everyone! 2 #2, ...It Begins!
Spawn Kills Everyone! 2 #3, Introducing the Superbad Clownos
Spawn Kills Everyone! 2 #4, The Final Death Blow
CANCELED PROJECTS
Spawn/Batman, Inner Demons (Note: A canceled 2006 one-shot, 3 images were released.)
Spawn: A Holiday Krampus Tale (One-Shot) (Note: A canceled 2020 one-shot. Only the cover was released.)
CROSSOVER EVENTS
Rage of Angels (Note: Violator vs. Badrock is probably non-canon, the rest are definitely non-canon.)
- Violator vs. Badrock #1 (Note: Probably non-canon. Read after Violator #1-3. Crossover with Youngblood character, Badrock.)
Violator vs. Badrock #2
Violator vs. Badrock #3
Violator vs. Badrock #4
Celestine #1,
Celestine #2,
Angela/Glory #1, Rage of Angels, Part 1 (Note: Non-canon. Read after Angela #1-3.)
Youngblood #6, Rage of Angels, Part 2
Team Youngblood #21, Rage of Angels, Part 3
Glory #10, Rage of Angels, Part 4
MaxiMage #4, Rage of Angels, Part 5
Glory/Angela #1, Angels in Hell
Glory/Celestine #1 (Note: Exact placement unsure.)
Glory/Celestine #2 (Note: Exact placement unsure.)
Glory/Celestine #3 (Note: Exact placement unsure.)
Mars Attacks Image #1-4 (Note: Non-canon. Entirely skippable.) (Read between Cy-Gor #6 and Curse of the Spawn #5.)
Altered Image #1-3 (Note: Non-canon. Entirely skippable.) (Read between Spawn #66 and Spawn #67.)
Image United #0-6 (canceled after #3) (Note: Probably Non-canon, referenced in Spawn #200, but has likely been retconned out of continuity since it was never finished. Read between Spawn #196 and Spawn #197.)
CAMEOS (WORK IN PROGRESS (/r/lichskorpion)
Spawn is also featured in many other Image comics in brief one panel cameos and as an acting guest appearance. None of them effect the main Spawn story and can be ignored (most of them contradict canon or write his character poorly), with the exception of Youngblood #8 and #10, which brings the Chapel subplot to a close.
* Youngblood Strikefile #4 (After Spawn #7.)
* Youngblood Strikefile #1 (Between Spawn #11 and #12.)
* Youngblood Strikefile #2 (Between Spawn #11 and #12.)
* Youngblood Strikefile #3 (Between Spawn #11 and #12.)
* Youngblood #7 (After Spawn #23.)
* Team Youngblood #11 (Before Youngblood #08 and #10/Spawn #27.)
* Extreme Sacrifice Event
* Chapel Vol. 2 #5-6 (After Spawn #20?)
* Shadowhawk #02 (Spawn Cameo. Spawn Meets Shadow Hawk for the first time. Close to the beginning,approximately after Spawn #4)
* Shadowhawk #17 (after Spawn #20/Chapel arc)
* Supreme #02 (Spawn Cameo)
* Supreme #15 (Spawn Meets Supreme, after Spawn #26)
* Supreme #19 (after Youngblood #10/before Spawn #27... but they could be grouped together too perhaps)
* Supreme #20 (after Youngblood #10/before Spawn #27... but they could be grouped together too perhaps)
* The Savage Dragon (Vol. 2) #30 (happens right after Spawn #52 which is the end of Spawn and Savage Dragon's trip in hell)
* Ant, Volume 2 #1-12 (though heavily featured, it contradicts the main series.)
* Ant, Volume 4 #1-ongoing (very likely to be fully canon with the main series. But it treats Ant Vol. 2 as canon, so I don't know.) (FROM ERIK LARSEN ON FACEBOOK: "Blake my official canon is the series I'm working on right now and it directly references the events in Spawn 265-266 and gives us the story from ANT's perspective. Spawn didn't appear in the Ant miniseries from Arcana or in Ant Unleashed from Big City Comics, so there's nothing to concern yourself with there. In Mario's previous ANT series at Image, Spawn appeared in issue #3 but in issue #4, it was revealed that most of the events from ANT #1-4 were all in Hannah's head--so she never REALLY met Spawn in that series to begin with.Which brings us to the new ANT #3 and Spawn #265. You know how, when you talk to two people that were at the same event that they don't quite recollect every detail the same? It's the same thing here. We see pieces of the same event, only instead of hearing Al's version of it, we're hearing Hannah's version. Instead of hearing Al's voiceover we'll hear Hannah's voiceover. In any case, the first few issues of ANT are essentially backstory, putting all of the various pieces from the various books in sequential order. So, rather than have flashbacks and dream sequences and jumping back and forth, as the previous series did, I'm starting at the start and working my way forward. That does mean that some sequences will essentially be summarized instead of played out in full as they were before. We're getting the highlights reel--a curated selection of clips and when the dust settles you'll have a clear picture of her life up until this point.")
thanks!