"RANDOM PATTERNS," Part 1?As Spawn closes in on its groundbreaking 150th issue, Al Simmons continues his trek across the country, a journey into the dark, hidden corners of America. When Simmons notices seemingly unconnected occurrences ? street names, crossword puzzle clues, newspaper headlines ? spell out an apocalyptic prophecy, he begins to suspect that his wanderings may be following a predestined course. But who is behind these arcane warnings? And what part does the mysterious Mammon play in all this?