Ah, the second series of the HBO 'toon, once again collected on one convenient VHS. Not as good as the first series, but still a fair effort. We start with that fat bastardized reject from the Psycho Circus, Clown, as he torments Spawn once again... who is still very anti-social to his fellow hobos. But, we can't forget Jason Wynn, who can't just let Spawn well enough alone. So, he hires a mofo in facepaint named Chapel (you remember, he was lurking in the shadows of the first series), who was also the guy who turned on Al Simmons (now Spawn) and burned him alive! But, now that Al's a demonic "hero", Chapel don't stand a shit log's chance in a flooded sewer of getting out of this intact! Spawn let's Chap live (though with alot less teeth and a broken bone or two) though now Chap's a mumbling basket thanx to ol' Spawny. Elsewhere, Wanda (Spawn's widow)'s new hubby Terry (Al's former best friend, remember?) uncovers Wynn (also his employer)'s illegal arms dealings... and gets caught! Someone's ass is grass... and it's about to get smoked! Despite pushing Chap to the brink of total madness, Spawn doesn't really get to enjoy it fully, as Clown reminds him that he's still Malebolgia's bitch-boy, which pushes Spawn to stab his head down on a steel spike... which is just for fun when you're immortal like Spawn. Meantime, Wynn sets up Terry for a BIG fall, framing him for the arms dealing and putting a hit on his tail. But, Spawn saves Ter from the assassins... just so he can get a piece of him first! But, when Spawn realizes that Terry had nothing to do with his murder, her lets him go, telling him to take care of Wanda for him. As for Chap, he's under custody of everyone's favorite detective duo: Sam and Twitch. They're using him to try and get a little more info on the strange caped man suspected of doing a whole lot o' killing in the alleys. Now, as Terry wanders the slums alone, evading Wynn, a crack house opens up in Spawn's neck of the woods. It takes a couple bum killings before Spawn finally lifts a finger to shut it down though. But, when he does, he sticks that finger (and his chains) through some crack head skull! But, does he do it because he's a good guy, or because he's just defending his territory? Next, not unlike THE BONE COLLECTOR, a cab driver starts picking up Non-Anglo Saxon people (Jews, Blacks, etc.) and kills them. Coincidentally enough, Terry is the Krazy Killer Kabby (get it? It's a KKK joke... forget it)'s next target. Our hero breaks it up though and wastes the bigot with ease. Don't forget, Al Simmons (Spawn) was an African American before getting charred. Meanwhile, a reporter is taking ALOT of interest in Al Simmons, Spawn, and all the dead hobos popping up. As if Spawn didn't have enough shit to take care of, he's also gotta start taking out assassins that are after Wanda (she knows too much). Though Spawn finally works up the balls (though clad in spandex) to confront Wanda, but her spastic whining and screaming leads me to believe she's not too keen on the whole concept. So, next on the 'S' guy's itinerary is to get Wynn off Wanda's back. So, after storming his office and slaughtering a horde of Wynn's rent-a-cops, Spawn "persuades" Wynn to leave Wanda and Terry alone. He can't just kill the bastard though, because (thanx to info from Cogliostro) if he does, it brings about Hell on Earth or something. Soon after Spawn's little visit, Clown makes himself known to Wynn, and we end on that note. This series disappointed me, because the focus wasn't so much on Spawny-guy, than it was on Terry (even though my review was based on what Spawn did do). Also, Clown (possibly the best character) was disgustingly under used!

Also Known As: TODD MCFARLANE'S SPAWN 2; SPAWN 2

Sequels: SPAWN THE ANIMATED SERIES VOL. 3

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