Todd McFarlane's King Spawn #1 now holds the distinction as the best-selling superhero comic of the last 25 years.
Pre-orders for King Spawn #1 came in slightly under half a million at 497,000, beating the likes of Marvel's Ironman, Hulk, Thor, or Captain America in the past quarter-century. The title also beat DC launches for Batman, Superman, Flash, or Wonder Woman in the past two and a half decades.
"The numbers that came in were much higher than what I had projected. With sales that now have a historical impact in our industry. It proves that the character Spawn and the world he lives in still resonates to fans almost thirty years after I first introduced him," McFarlane said. "But the biggest thing for me is having King Spawn becoming another example to the creative community that you can have creator-owned success outside of the two huge publishing giants, Marvel, and DC Comics. Every story that shows you can make a career on your own will hopefully inspire other talented people to try. As President of Image Comics, advocating for the creators has been our goal since its inception in 1992."
Some of the other creators assembled for King Spawn #1 include writer Sean Lewis and artists Brett Booth, Javier Fernandez, Stephen Segovia, Marcio Takara and Philip Tan.
King Spawn #1 goes on sale Aug. 25 from Image Comics.
Source: Image Comics