Spawn: The Dark Ages introduces Lord Covenant, a 12th Century knight killed in a holy crusade far from his homeland, who returns to Earth as a HellSpawn. As a plague of violence and turmoil cover the English countryside, the Dark Knight must choose whether to align himself with the innocent inhabitants of the once-thriving kingdom or with the malevolent forces of evil and corruption.. Author: Brian Holguin, Steve Niles. Illustrator: Nat Jones, Jonathan Glapion, Liam Mccormack-Sharp, Kevin Conrad . 2013 Todd McFarlane Productions, Inc..