Hellspawn #9

by Steve Niles, Ashley Wood (Artist)

The Hellspawn's past actions are catching up to him in more ways than one. A young woman's death opens a gate, which sidesteps the War's rules of engagement. Cy-Gor is back, reprogrammed and looking for blood under the watchful eye of Agent Damascus, the new leader of the post-Jason Wynn USSG. But something is about to go very wrong. The will of the beast is proving stronger than anything a mere man can hope to contain. Two friends turned deadly foes will meet again and a new player is on the scene. Spawn's world is about to turn upside-down and only a miracle will save him.

22 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 11, 2001

About the author

STEVE NILES is one of the writers responsible for bringing horror comics back to prominence, and was recently named by Fangoria magazine as one of it's "13 rising talents who promise to keep us terrified for the next 25 years."

Niles is currently working for the four top American comic publishers - Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse. He got his start in the industry when he formed his own publishing company called Arcane Comix, where he published, edited and adapted several comics and anthologies for Eclipse Comics. His adaptations include works by Clive Barker, Richard Matheson and Harlan Ellison.

Steve resides in Los Angeles in his bachelor pad with one cat. While there's no crawlspace, there is a questionable closet in one corner and no one is quite sure what is hidden in there...but we have an idea.

--from the author's website

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

A young girl comes back from the dead and Spawn is given a message from the Rat City homeless that threatens an epic battle. Damascus is using Cy-Gor to tidy up all the agencies loose ends but is horrified when Cy-Gor becomes resistent to the implanted microchip, Cy-Gor has his own agenda and it's one that involves the destruction of Spawn.
Mike Moran is on the look out for a story and thinks the large influx of homeless in Rat City could be it, he instead encounters Cy-Gor.
This was another very readable issue that I managed to keep up with. I can't help but feel sorry for Cy-Gor as he's being manipulated by Damascus to do his dirty work. I'm looking forward to finding out more about his history with Spawn although as with the rest of the series so far it probably won't explain nearly enough to satisfy me.

[Aaron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picked up this issue randomly, as we love Steve Niles & Ashley Wood over here. So rad. Going to hunt down the series or the trade now.