Spawn: The Recall

"I don't know who this "Hellspawn" is, or why he chose me. All I know is that he's experienced. He's trained. He was a soldier. A killer. And now... He's turned me into a Monster."

- Alex Mars, TO BE DETERMINED

Spawn: The Recall is a fan-made story that is set to be released on fanfiction.net sometime in 2018. It was originally meant to be published by Starlight's Poet, formerly Demons Anarchy of Pride, but was later given to TheStrangerThatCameFromNowhere.

The story is a crossover between Image Comic's "Spawn" series and the DC Universe.

Currently, there are only three planned story arcs for the series.

Story
The story follows Alex Mars, a young teenager who has recently woken up from a year-long coma shortly after Spawn has recreated Earth after sealing off the doorways between Heaven and Hell. Alex's life becomes entwined with the Fitzgeralds as Wanda attempts to help him return to society, due to his rough history on the streets. Recently, however, Alex has begun receiving headaches. He can feel something. Something horrible in the world. He can feel the pain and suffering of everyone in the world. Worse, something is stirring inside him. Being at the wrong place at the wrong time also forces something inside of him to stir. Something that catches the attention of forces of the world.

Alex Mars
The protagonist and main male character of The Recall story. An original character created by Starlight's Poet and later handed over to TheStranger, he is a young man who dropped out of high school and has been paying for his living expenses via part time jobs. He doesn't get along well with his overcontrolling parents, but has found a family with the Fitzgeralds. A year after awakening from his coma, he developed the ability to sense the pain and suffering of everyone on the planet, causing him to suffer massive headaches. For unknown reasons, he also possesses Al Simmons' soul, allowing him to become Spawn.

Al Simmons
The original Spawn, and arguably the most powerful Hell-Spawn to ever exist. He was the first husband of Wanda Blake, and one of the best soldiers in the world until he was assassinated by Jason Wynn. He made a deal with Malebolgia, one of Hell's Rulers, in order to see his wife again, thus becoming a Hell-Spawn. After regaining his memories after gaining the powers of a God, he remade Earth by borrowing the power of an alternate universe, also resetting the timeline in the process. For unknown reasons, his soul is housed by Alex Mars.

June Moon
The host of the magical entity known as the Echantress, and the main female character of the series. Her backstory is more or less similar to Prime Earth June Moon, having been possessed by the Enchantress and subsequently gaining magical powers, but has little no control over her actions when the Enchantress is in control. According to Doctor Fate, June's consciousness was even on the verge of being consumed by the entity until Spawn ripped Enchantress from her body and destroyed her.

Clown
One of Malebolgia's trusted subordinates. True to his name, he takes on the appearance of an obese man with clown make-up and a devious smile constantly present. He originally attempted to convert Al over to Hell's side, but soon became his worst enemy. In the story, he is observing Alex Mars and attempting to retrieve Al Simmons' soul in order for him to serve his purpose in the upcoming war, and an antagonist of the second arc, "Truth."

Jason Wynn
One of the main antagonists of "Spawn" and Al Simmons' former superior. He is also the one who ordered the hit on Simmons, in order to silence him and erase a potential threat. In the series, Jason is the antagonist of the second arc, "Truth."

Kent Nelson
The powerful Doctor Fate and scholar of the mystic arts. His backstory remains much the same, though this earth's version of him is aware of the existences of Heaven and Hell. After Alex discovers his new powers as Spawn and June's separation of Enchantress, he takes the two under his wing while also cautioning them about drawing the attention of other worldly forces.

Jason Todd
Formerly known as Robin, Jason Todd adopted the persona of the Red Hood after his death at the hands of the Joker. Unlike the Prime Earth version, Jason was not revived by the Lazarus Pit or by Superboy smashing the boundary between universes. Rather, Spawn recreating his Earth through the DC Universe's power restored him, albeit with some memory loss. He is a major character in the second arc, "Truth."

Conception
Spawn: The Recall was inspired by the Batman and Spawn crossover comics, primarily Batman-Spawn: War Devil, and the fan-made film of the same name. Initially, Starlight's Poet had trouble finding a way to incorporate characters from DC into Spawn, but received his answer following the conclusion of the "Armageddon" storyline. Originally, Star wanted Al Simmons to be the protagonist, but reluctantly sided against it after discussing it with another writer on fanfiction.net.

Having been a fan of Enchantress for a while, Star wanted to include her as a major character, and a possible love interest for the original character, Alex Mars. Rough backstory aside, Alex was created to be a mirror for June, in that both have an entity within them and cannot control their powers. Furthermore, Alex was designed as a sort of homage to the stereotypical "delinquent" type characters of other stories, while also having his own special traits. Alex's character was not completely flushed out when Star handed Spawn: The Recall, and subsequently Alex Mars, to TheStrangerThatCameFromNowhere, thus leaving him to complete the character.

Alex's "Spawn" appearance is taken directly from Spawn: Resurrection, in order to reflect his initial crime-fighting spree as the titular character. When assuming the form of Spawn, Al Simmons' soul translates its experiences over to Alex, but because his soul, like the world itself, has been "remade" it is technically a newborn and cannot handle the translation, thus becoming feral and resorting to its more basic insticts. With each transformation, however, Alex gains more control over himself, though both Star and TheStranger have confirmed that he will not be anywhere near as strong as Al Simmons ever was, before or after his rise as a godly being.

After a year of development, Spawn: The Recall is finally ready to be published sometime in 2018. TheStranger stated that he wants it to be released as early as May or June, but says that there is still some "fine-tweaking." He also hopes to one-day create a comic of Spawn: The Recall as well.

Trivia

 * As stated above, a Spawn and DC crossover is not uncommon, as two crossover comics have been done. Strangely, only Spawn-Batman has been considered canon in some way, whereas Batman-Spawn: War Devil was not referenced or mentioned in the series. Both Star and TheStranger confessed they preferred the War Devil story over Todd MacFarlane's, noting that Batman's character was too antagonistic or rough, similar to his Goddamn Batman character.
 * Due to Spawn borrowing power from the DC Universe to reconstruct his Earth and reset the timeline, the story takes place in a brand-new "Earth-53." This idea is not uncommon, as various incarnations of Earth-53 and beyond also exist in various forms of fan-made media. TheStranger has confirmed, however, that the story will only have one brand new alternate Earth.
 * This article was written and posted by DemonsAnarchy, otherwise known as Starlight's Poet on fanfiction.net.