10 Reasons Why Spawn is the Best Superhero in the History of Graphic Novels

I enjoy reading comics, especially comics that have dark and mature overtones like murder, rape, etc.  Some superheroes are great, Deadpool, Nightwing, Batman.  Some are WAY too powerful, yes, Superman I am talking about you.  You even manage to win despite your obvious hatred towards kryptonite.  I mean seriously, Superman is too powerful, not to mention that your colleagues and peers are obvious morons to your true identity.  Apparently glasses are sufficient enough to hide your true identity, a fact I might report to the Witness Protection Program

But some superheroes, aren't perfect.  Some are incredibly volatile, and much more badass, they dismember, decapitate, eviscerate, are lost between both worlds, and exhibit very real human emotions.  In my humble opinion, Spawn epitomizes this kind of character to a T.  And I present to you 10 Reasons why Spawn is the most badass superhero.

1. He Gained His Powers by Selling His Soul to the Devil: Indeed, Spawn is only powerful and awesome because when he died he pleaded to see Wanda, his wife, one last time.  So he sold his soul for love, and the devil (aka Malebolgia) gave him awesome power bringing forth the rage of the Inferno.

2. He Isn't All Powerful: Exactly, this is another feature that makes Spawn more badass.  Superman is overpowered, mere weapons cannot destroy him, he has superhuman strength, speed, x-ray vision, etc.  But these features of Superman make him overrated, and overpowered, not even his one weakness (kryptonite) can stop him.  Spawn though, is essentially a demon and wields devastating powers, shapeshifting, superhuman speed, and strength, teleportation, utilizing his chains to slice apart his enemies, etc.  BUT, Spawn has a limit on his powers, throughout the comics we notice that the more Spawn uses his Hellish powers, the closer he comes to a second death, and closer to the devil's control.  Most superheroes don't have such features, their powers are permanent.

3. Spawn's Suit is Unique to Him: Spawn's suit is what grants Spawn the amazing Hellish powers he uses, but it also is a curse to him, as the more he uses his powers, the more the necroplasm becomes a part of him, therefore bringing him closer to a second death.  A suit you can't take off, that grants you amazing powers, but also kills you is an amazing concept.  Not to mention red black and white with a completely concealing mask with green eyes makes Spawn LOOK badass.

4. Spawn isn't EXACTLY a Good Guy: When Al Simmons died, he was sent to Hell (most comics avoid the concept of demons and Hell in my experiences), and was granted demonic powers and sold his soul to see his wife, and became a Hellspawn, a general in the devil's army.  What superhero do you know that is essentially a spawn of Hell? 

5. Spawn is Capable of Getting His Heart Broken: This point is proved again in issue #3 when Spawn finds out where his widow lives and attempts to get back into her life again, only to find his best friend married her.  This torments him to no end and he rejects his deal with the devil.  This is another feature that makes Spawn fucking awesome.

6. Awesome Concept for an Arch-Enemy: Essentially Spawn's two biggest foes in the comics are a demon named Violater which revels in the joy of tearing humans to pieces and ripping out their guts, and Maleboliga (the devil).  What superhero has the root of all evil as an arch nemesis?  None?  I thought so

7. Spawn Shows No Mercy: Blasting enemies apart with a green bolt of energy, decapitating foes with his demonic chains, heals his mortal wounds miraculously, and in one instance, leaves a child molester hanging with chains driven deep into his body.

8. Spawn Gets More Powerful by Feeding off of Evil Things: Yes, heavenly and holy things render Spawn powerless, but most superheroes get more powerful by feeding off of good energy.  Not Spawn, he gets more powerful as he feeds off of evil energies and evil aligned animals (wolves, snakes, bats, roaches, etc.) Merely only another feature that makes Spawn badass.

9. He is Empathetic to the Feelings of Other Humans: Seeing as how he gained his powers purely based on love, I think this renders Spawn to be more empathetic to human passion and emotion, thus he is not a perfect superhero.

10. Spawn is NOT PERFECT: Back to my example of Superman, he is a "perfect" superhero, is overpowered and has ONE weakness.  Not Spawn, he has various examples, of which I stated, that makes him an awesome superhero, powerful, but not immortal, passionate, badass, with an awesome premise and abilities.

Of course, this is my opinion and yours may differ, but nevertheless, Spawn's back story is incredibly unique as it essentially shows us that Spawn and his powers are evil and demonic.  That basic premise is why Spawn is badass.

Now, here's an awesome picture I found of my favorite superhero: