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Cain aka Coliogstro and Sinn was a major character in the Spawn series.Started off as a mentor of hellspawns he would become a villain and later one of the series's main antagonists alongside Malebolgia,Mammon,and Nyx.
Character History[]
- See the Image Comics' wiki Cogliostro page for a complete biography.
Cogliostro first appears as an alley bum, but he seems to know more about Spawn's situation than Spawn himself. He is the one who tells spawn his power is drawn from a limited power source, and using it up will condemn him to the eternal torture of hell.
Relationships[]
- Spawn: Cog is Spawn's mentor and the two were very close, bonding on the shared experience of being a Hellspawn. However, things go sour after he betrays him.[1] However Cog gives up the throne and returns to earth helping Jim Downing however Jim and Cog fought but Jim Overpowered him. later on After Al returns it is shown that Cog still helps him on occassions.Later Cogliostro would be sinn and actvitly opposes him again.
In other media[]
In Todd McFarlane's Spawn, Cogliostro is voiced by Richard Dysart. In the 1997 Spawn live action movie, Cogliostro is played by Nicol Williamson in his final film role.
Legal Issues[]
Neil Gaiman was one of the authors that was contracted to write an issue of Spawn. While doing so, he introduced Angela, Cogliostro, and Medieval Spawn in Spawn #9, with Todd McFarlane co-creating and designing them. According to a report by ICv2, a transfer of rights was supposed to happen on July 31, 1997 where Gaiman's rights in the characters and work he did for the Spawn and Angela comics would be swapped with McFarlane's Miracleman rights, after the payment of money owed to Gaiman. However, in October of 1997, McFarlane filed trademark applications for Miracleman.[2] In 2002, Gaiman would file a lawsuit, with the jury asking whether Gaiman had a copyright interest over the three characters created for Spawn #9, amongst other issues. The jury would hand the victory over to Gaiman.[3][4]
References[]
- ↑ Spawn #120
- ↑ "Why Gaiman Sued McFarlane". February 10. 2002. ICv2. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Gaiman Sweep!". October 2, 2002. ICv2. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ↑ Gardner, Eric (January 31, 2012). "Decades-Long Legal Feud Over ‘Spawn’ Comic Book Finally Ends". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2024.