The Concept: Al Simmons, once the U.S. government's greatest soldier and most effective assassin, was mercilessly executed by his own men. Resurrected in a flawed agreement with the powers of darkness, Simmons was reborn as a creature from the depths of Hell. Disfigured, homeless and alone, the warrior now known as Spawn wanders the shadowy alleys of New York City in search of his past life.

This Issue: "Hellbound" Part 2—Having stolen the power of the Hellspawn for her own ends, the witch woman Nyx traverses the nightmarish frontiers of Hell, searching for the damned soul of a childhood friend. Aided only by a single unlikely ally, Nyx soon learns the true nature of Hell is darker and more sinister than a mortal mind could ever fathom…and the price of saving a soul is far higher than she bargained for.