Sam and Twitch Will Become Series, Comic Creator Todd McFarlane Reveals
Human characters from the longest-running independent comic
Spawn will feature in a premium television drama series.
(Photo by Image Comics)
Debuting in the first issue of
Spawn as nominal antagonists to the title character, detectives Sam Burke and Maximilian “Twitch” Williams are a pair of good cops despite their odd looks Sam is slovenly and overweight while Twitch resembles a classic nerd. Thanks to their true hearts and eventual understanding with Spawn, they became fan favorites in their own right, spinning off into their own title,
Sam and Twitch, and finding their way into film and television development.
Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane, who owns and serves as a producer on all things Spawn, told ComicBook during a recent interview that the forthcoming Sam & Twitch TV show not only still exists, but will not be a direct adaptation of any particular story from the fan-favorite Brian Michael [.]
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