Capes On The Couch - Where Comics Need Counseling

It's our second Patreon President selected episode - SPAWN! Find out what happens when an atheist becomes an agent of Hell! Plus references to the Simpsons, Annie Duke, and Pascal's Wager! Listen now! SHOW NOTES: Introduction Background (08:54) Created by Todd McFarlane in Spawn #1 (May 1992) Al Simmons, former Marine and CIA black operative, killed by a partner and sent to Hell - made a deal with Malebolgia - in exchange for his soul, he can see his wife again Returns to human world 5 years later - wife has now married best friend Terry and they have a daughter, Cyan Attacked by Violator, another demon and lackey of Malebolgia, who tells him he's an agent of Hell Meets bum Cogliostro, who knows history of Hellspawns Attacked by Angela, agent of Heaven who hunts Hellspawns Finds out order to kill him was given by Jason Wynn, his former boss, who is given heavenly powers to become Anti-Spawn/Redeemer - Spawn comes out victorious Fights the Freak, tortured by nightmares of his past Meets Harry Houdini, who's