: These issues lay the foundation, introducing the Violator and Spawn's struggle to regain his humanity while being hunted by both Heaven and Hell.
: A gritty detective-style arc where Spawn is hunted by the police and the mysterious Jason Wynn.
If you have a collection of files and want to know which issues to prioritize, look for these:
: Spawn’s encounters with the bounty hunter from Heaven, Angela (written by Neil Gaiman), which expanded the series' cosmic mythology.