I have to say . . . through all the years . . . through all the writers and artists . . . I think that Spawn is in the best place it's ever been. Right here! Right now! I really like what David Hine is doing with this story. And I'm really, really, diggin' Brian Haberlin's pencils. Right now, this book is fantastic all the way around. This storyline is leading us farther in to the past of Al and his brother's. They've just now realized that Malefik robbed them of their memories of their parents. Since they've left home, which has been a long time, they've never thought of them. Al and Nyx decided to go to the house and have a look for themselves. They find out that Al's parents have been living there the whole time, inside a containment spell. They haven't aged, and the outside world can't see them. Both of his parents knew that he was going to be a Hellspawn. But both garnered their knowledge from different sources. Al's mom, while in college, became enamored with Malefik. She would've done anything for him. So much so that she married Bernard. She didn't love him, but Malefik couldn't give her children. That was Benard's job. Benard had a journal that was passed down to him by his father and grandfather. In it, he was warned about what was going to happen. Al wants to see the Journal, but that's where this story leaves off. Meanwhile, back in the Hell-House, Malefik has convinced Al's brother, Ritchie, that eventually he's going to have to pay for his sins. So he convinces him to walk through the door and accept his punishment. As he does, we hear him whispering the 23rd psalm as he sinks in to the mire that is hell's foundation. His bible is left behind. What a fantastic story, and issue. Also, look at the Greg Capullo cover. It's magnificent. I'm back to the point where I can't wait for the next issue.
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