Fan-favorite artist PHILIP TAN returns to illustrate a dark vision of the future. "PROPHECY OF DEATH," Part One The future is full of terrors, all unleashed by Al Simmons! A strange new threat unravels as the origin of the all-new Ninja Spawn begins.

"CHAIN GANG," Part Two A NEW TEAM...THE CHAIN GANG! BUT WILL THEY LAST? She-Spawn. Gunslinger Spawn. Medieval Spawn. The Reaper.

The ongoing return of new villain SINN! Fresh from his first appearance in SPAWN’S UNIVERSE #1, Sinn tells Spawn that if he doesn’t unlock the DEAD ZONE, everyone he cares about will die. But Spawn is about to reveal a secret of his own.

TODD McFARLANE returns to pencil and ink SPAWN #301 with GREG CAPULLO, JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, CLAYTON CRAIN, JEROME OPEÑA, and FRANCESCO MATTINA, and even more surprises to come in the record-breaking, longest-running creator-owned comic book in history!

SPAWN MAKES HISTORY! With this 300th issue, SPAWN becomes the longest-running independent series in comic book history. To celebrate, legendary artists TODD McFARLANE and GREG CAPULLO return with ALL-NEW interior pencils, with additional art provided by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, and JEROME Opeña, a cavalcade of celebratory covers, and additional writing by SCOTT SNYDER! And next month, RECORDS WILL BE BROKEN with SPAWN #301! Retailers: see order form for incentives.

"THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF AL SIMMONS," Part One The road to SPAWN's record-setting 300th issue BEGINS HERE!!! Witness the secrets of Al Simmons past, present and future!!! Every hero! Every villain! Revisit Spawn's legend in an epic, wide-screen story from critically acclaimed illustrator, JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, and legendary creator, TODD McFARLANE!

Yang reminisces about an adventure with Blake during their time at Beacon Academy.