Wikipedia

Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane(/məkˈfɑːrlɪn/;born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic-book creator, best known for his work as the artist onThe Amazing Spider-Manand as the creator, writer, and artist on thesuperherohorror-fantasy seriesSpawn,as well as being the current President and a co-founder ofImage Comics.

Todd McFarlane
McFarlane at the 2017New York Comic Con
Born(1961-03-16)March 16, 1961(age 63)
Calgary,Alberta,Canada
Area(s)Writer,Penciller,Inker,Publisher
Notable works
Awards
Spouse(s)
Wanda Kolomyjec
​
(m.1985)​
Children3
Official website

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McFarlane became a comic-book superstar due to his high-selling work onMarvel Comics'Spider-Manfranchise,[2]on which he was the artist to draw the first full appearances of the characterVenom.In 1992, he helped formImage Comics,pulling theoccultanti-herocharacterSpawnfrom his high-school portfolio and updating him for the 1990s. The debut issue sold 1.7 million copies,[3]which as of 2007, remains a record for an independent comic book.[2]The character's popularity in the 1990s also encouraged a trend increator-ownedcomic-book properties.

After leaving inking duties onSpawnwith issue No. 70 (February 1998), McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such asMcFarlane ToysandTodd McFarlane Entertainment,a film and animation studio. In September 2006, it was announced that McFarlane would be the Art Director of the newly formed38 Studios,founded byMajor League BaseballpitcherCurt Schilling.[4]McFarlane used to be aco-ownerof theNational Hockey League'sEdmonton Oilersbefore selling his shares toDaryl Katz.[5]He is also a high-profile collector of record-breakingbaseballs.

As a filmmaker, he producedthe 1997 film adaptation ofSpawnstarringMichael Jai White.He will make his directorial debut with 2025’s reboot film -King Spawnwhich will starJamie Foxx.

Early life

edit

Todd McFarlane was born on March 16, 1961, inCalgary,Alberta, Canada,[6][7]to Bob and Sherlee McFarlane.[8]He is the second[9]of three sons,[10]which McFarlane says contributed to his competitive streak.[9]Bob worked in the printing business, which led him to take work where he could find it, and as a result, during McFarlane's childhood, the family lived in thirty different places from Alberta to California.[8][11]

Prototype version of the characterSpawn,which McFarlane drew in his teens

McFarlane began drawing as a hobby at an early age,[12]and developed an interest in comics, acquiring as many as he could, and learning to draw from them.[8]He was a fan ofcomics creatorssuch asJohn Byrne,Jack Kirby,Frank MillerandGeorge Pérez,as well as the writing ofAlan Moore.[6](John Parker ofComicsAlliancehas also noted the influence ofWalt Simonsonin McFarlane's work.[13]) McFarlane created the characterSpawnwhen he was 16, and spent "countless hours" perfecting the appearance of each component of the character's visual design.[12]

One day while in the twelfth grade[8]at Calgary'sWilliam Aberhart High School,[6][14]McFarlane, working as a groundskeeper for theCalgary Cardinals,was standing in the bleachers when a 13-year-old ninth grader sitting near him named Wanda Kolomyjec, who served as the team's bat girl,[8][15]began flirting with him. The two began dating, over the objections of Wanda's father, who thought she was too young for him, though in time McFarlane won him over.[8]

Right after high school, McFarlane attended baseball tryouts atGonzaga University.Despite being a good fielder and fast, he was not a good hitter. Moreover, he could not afford Gonzaga, so he attendedSpokane Falls Community Collegefor a year,[11]his relationship with Wanda developing into a long-distance one.[8]In 1981 McFarlane began attendingEastern Washington University(EWU) on a baseball scholarship, studying as part of a self-designed program for graphics and art. His practical goal was to join his father in the printing business inCalgary, Alberta,though his dream was always to be a comic book creator.[11][12]He worked part-time on campus as a janitor in the school's administration building, as his scholarship required an on-campus job, and also worked weekends at a comics shop called the Comic Rack, devoting a couple of hours late at night to practice his comics art.[8][11][16]

He sought to play baseball professionally after graduation but suffered a serious ankle injury in his junior year during a game with arch-rivalsWashington State University.He subsequently focused on drawing, working at the comic book store to pay for the rest of his education, and living in a trailer park inCheney, Washingtonwith Wanda,[8][11][12]who had moved to the area to be with him and attend EWU as well.[8]In 1984, a year after his injury, McFarlane's final chance to play for the big leagues came when he tried out with theToronto Blue Jays' farm team inMedicine Hat, Alberta,but he ended up being ranked last on the roster, ending his professional baseball prospects.[8]McFarlane graduated with a bachelor's degree that same year.[11][12][17][18]He stayed inSpokane, Washingtonwhile Wanda finished her degree.[11]She also co-plotted and edited the pages on which McFarlane developed his own comics character,Spawn.[15]

Career

edit

Early work, DC, and Marvel

edit
McFarlane's cover for DC'sBatmanNo. 423 (Sept 1988)

While still in college, McFarlane began sending 30–40 packages of submissions each month to comics editors, totaling over 700 submissions after a year and a half, most of which were in the form of pinups. Half resulted in no response, while the other half resulted in rejection letters, though he received some constructive criticism from a few editors. One of them,DC Comics'Sal Amendola,gave McFarlane a dummy script to gauge McFarlane's page-to-page storytelling ability. Amendola's advice that McFarlane's submissions needed to focus on page-to-page stories rather than pinups led McFarlane to create a five-pageCoyotesample that he initially sent toUncanny X-MeneditorAnn NocentiatMarvel Comics,who passed it along toArchie GoodwinandJo Duffy,the editors of the Marvel imprintEpic Comics,which publishedCoyote;these in turn passed it ontoCoyotecreatorSteve Englehart,who contacted McFarlane in 1984 with an offer for Todd's first comic job:[8][11][12]a backup story inCoyote#11.[19]

McFarlane soon began drawing for both DC and Marvel, with his first major body of work being a two-year run (1985–1987) on DC'sInfinity, Inc.In 1987, McFarlane illustrated the last three issues ofDetective Comics'four-issue "Batman: Year Two"storyline.[20]From there, he moved to Marvel'sIncredible Hulk,which he drew from 1987 to 1988, working with writerPeter David.[21]

The Amazing Spider-Man

edit

In 1988, McFarlane joined writerDavid Michelinieon Marvel'sThe Amazing Spider-Man,beginning with issue 298, drawing the preliminary sketch for that cover's image on the back of one of hisIncredible Hulkpages.[22]McFarlane garnered notice for the more dynamic poses in which he depicted Spider-Man's aerial web-swinging, his enlarging of the eyes on the character's mask, and the greater detail in which he rendered his artwork. In particular, the elaborate detail he gave to Spider-Man's webbing. Whereas it had essentially been rendered as a series of X's between two lines, McFarlane embellished it by detailing far more individual strands, which came to be dubbed "spaghetti webbing".[2][23][24](McFarlane was possibly influenced by artistArthur Adams,whose visual conception of Spider-Man with a large-eyed mask, webbing with more detailed strands, and more contorted poses while web-swinging, can be seen inWeb of Spider-ManAnnual #2, published in June 1986 – approximately 1½ years before McFarlane's first published Spider-Man work.) McFarlane drew the first full appearance ofEddie Brock,the original incarnation of the villainVenom.He has been credited as the character's co-creator, though this has been a topic of dispute within the comic book industry (seeEddie Brock: Creation and conception).[25][26][27]

McFarlane's work onAmazing Spider-Manmade him an industry superstar.[24]His cover art forAmazing Spider-ManNo. 313, for which he was originally paid $700 in 1989, for example, would later sell for $71,200 in 2010.[28]One critic of McFarlane's detail-heavy style wasComics JournaleditorGary Groth,who said of McFarlane in a 2017 interview, "He doesn't have any authentic virtues as a visual stylist. His work is so overembellished that it disguises the fact that the composition is chaotic and cluttered to the point of being almost unreadable. He never really learned the craft of comics — he just faked it really well."[29]

During his run onThe Amazing Spider-Man,McFarlane became increasingly dissatisfied with the lack of control over his work, as he wanted more say in the direction of storylines. He began to miss deadlines, requiring guest artists to fill in for him on some issues.[2]In 1990, after a 28-issue run ofAmazing Spider-Man,McFarlane told editorJim Salicrupthat he wanted to write his own stories, and would be leaving the book with issue No. 328, which was part of that year's company-wide "Acts of Vengeance"crossover storyline. In July 2012 the original artwork to that issue's cover, which features Spider-Man dispatching the Hulk, sold for a record-breaking $657,250USD,the highest auction price ever for any piece of American comic book art.[30][31]McFarlane was succeeded onAmazing Spider-Manby McFarlane's future fellowImage Comicsco-founderErik Larsen.[32]

NewSpider-Mantitle

edit
McFarlane's cover for Marvel'sSpider-ManNo. 1 (August 1990)

Wanting to appease McFarlane, Marvel gave McFarlane a new, adjectivelessSpider-Mantitle for him to both write and draw.Spider-Man#1 (August 1990) sold 2.5 million copies,[33][34]largely due to thevariant coverswith which Marvel, seeking to capitalize on McFarlane's popularity, published the issue to encouragecollectorsinto buying more than one edition. This practice was a result of thecomics speculator bubbleof the 1990s, which would burst later that decade.[2]McFarlane, unbeknownst to his parents at the time, was making about a million dollars a year.[8]McFarlane wrote and illustrated 15 of the series' first 16 issues, many issues of which featured other popular Marvel characters such asWolverineandGhost Riderin guest roles.[2]

Despite his acclaim as an artist, according to David Wallace ofComics Bulletin,many found McFarlane's writing to be "clumsy, unsophisticated and pretentious", and questioned the wisdom of allowing him to write a newSpider-Mantitle in the first place. At the same time, the editorial had problems with the dark tone of the stories McFarlane was telling, beginning with the inaugural "Torment" storyline, which depicted a more vicious version of the reptilian villainLizardunder the control of the voodoo priestessCalypso.[2]Subsequent storylines such as "Masques" featured Spider-Man confronting the demonicHobgoblin,while "Perceptions", which involved Spider-Man dealing with police corruption, child rape, and murder (a hint of the work he would later do onSpawn), led some stores to refuse to stock the book. This created further tensions between McFarlane and the editorial, which viewed Spider-Man as a historically light-hearted character marketed to young readers. Editor Jim Salicrup in particular was required to make a number of compromises for McFarlane's work, including enforcing McFarlane's minor costume changes across the entire line of other Spidey comics, placing limitations on his choice of villains for his stories, and dealing with strong disagreement on the handling of the characterMary Jane Watson.This strained McFarlane's relationship with Salicrup, which was expressed in the remarkable amount of public disagreement that appeared on the book's letters page. Eventually, McFarlane's attention to his deadlines again began to waiver, and he missed issue 15 of the title. His final issue on the book, #16 (November 1991), was part of acrossoverstoryline withX-Force,and led to creative clashes with new editorDanny Fingeroth.[2]According to McFarlane and editorTom DeFalcoin the 2000 documentaryThe Devil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd McFarlane,among the examples of the issues that prompted his departure were editorial's censorship of a panel in that issue in which the characterJuggernautwas graphically stabbed in the eye with a sword. DeFalco supported the editing of the panel, calling it "inappropriate", while McFarlane called this "lunacy", arguing that such graphic visuals are commonplace in Marvel's books.[8]Fed up with editorial interference, he left the company under something of a cloud. According to Wallace, "McFarlane's fifteen issues of Spider-Man are now (perhaps slightly unfairly) held up alongside the likes ofX-Forceas the epitome of everything wrong in 1990s comics, and their cash-in approach to the then-booming speculator market precipitated the near-collapse of the industry. "[2]

Image Comics

edit

McFarlane then teamed with six other popular artists[35][36]to formImage Comics,anumbrella companyunder which each owned apublishing house.McFarlane's studio,Todd McFarlane Productions, Inc.(TMP), published his creation, theoccult-themedSpawn,written and drawn by McFarlane. It was Image's second release, following the release ofRob Liefeld'sYoungbloodthe month prior.[3]Upon its release in 1992,Spawn#1 (May 1992) sold 1.7 million copies; as of 2007, this remains a record for an independent comic book.[2][3]

The cover ofSpawn#1 (1992)

Responding to harsh criticism of his abilities as a writer, McFarlane hired acclaimed writers to guest-write issues #8–11, includingAlan Moore,Neil Gaiman,Dave Sim,andFrank Miller.[3]Subsequent writers he would hire on the series includedGrant Morrison,Andrew Grossberg,andTom Orzechowski.Greg Capullopenciled several issues as a guest artist, and became the regular penciler with #26, with McFarlane remaining as writer and inker until #70. The series continued to be a hit, and in 1993WizarddeclaredSpawn"the best-selling comic on a consistent basis that is currently being published."[37]Spawnis notable for being one of only two Image books that debuted during the company's 1992 launch, along with Erik Larsen'sSavage Dragon,that continued to be published into the 2020s.[38][39]

During Image's early years of operation, the company was subject to much industry criticism over aspects of its business practices, including late-shipped books,[3]and its creators' emphasis on art over writing. One of these critics was McFarlane's formerHulkcollaborator, writerPeter David.This came to a head during a public debate they participated in atPhiladelphia's Comicfest convention in October 1993, which was moderated by artistGeorge Pérez.McFarlane stated that Image was not being treated fairly by the media, and by David in particular. The three judges,Maggie Thompson,editor of theComics Buyer's Guide,William ChristensenofWizard Press,and John Danovich of the magazineHero Illustrated,voted 2–1 in favor of David, with Danovich voting the debate a tie.[40]

In 1994, McFarlane and DC Comics collaborated on an intercompany crossover, each producing a book featuring Batman and Spawn. The first of the two books,Batman-Spawn: War Devilwas written byDoug Moench,Chuck Dixon,andAlan Grant,drawn byKlaus Janson,and published by DC.[41][42]It was followed bySpawn/Batman,which was written by Frank Miller and drawn by McFarlane.[42]That year marked the point when McFarlane ceased to be the regular writer and artist ofSpawn.The first issue that he did not draw was issue 16, which was drawn byGreg Capullo.Aside from the four fill-in writers on issues #8–11, it was the first issue on which McFarlane was not the regular writer, as it was the first of a three-issue storyline written byGrant Morrison.Over the ensuing decades, he would hire other writers such asBrian HolguinandDavid Hine,and artists such asWhilce Portacio,Angel Medina,andPhilip Tan.McFarlane occasionally offered story input and inked covers. He would sporadically return as the interior artist for intermittent issues, and for a few years wrote it under apseudonymto generate interest in the book by fostering the illusion that new talent was being brought into the book's production.[3][43]

In 2006, McFarlane announced plans forSpawn/Batmanwith artist Greg Capullo, which McFarlane wrote and inked, and which paid tribute to Jack Kirby. He also began taking an active role in comics publishing again, publishing collections of hisSpawncomics intrade paperbackform.Spawn CollectionVolume 1 collecting issues 1–12 minus issue 9 (due to royalty issues with Neil Gaiman) and 10 (due to a vow he made to Sim) was released in December 2005. The first volume achieved moderate success, ranking 17 in the top one hundred graphic novels, with pre-order sales of 3,227 for that period.[44]

In 2008, McFarlane returned to co-plot the series with returning writer Brian Holguin, with issue 185. The book survived thecomics speculator bubble's crash,but its sales have fluctuated, never matching the sales figures of the 1990s. Though it continues publication, its appearance on theDiamond Top 300chart has been intermittent since the mid-2000s. Nonetheless, Shea Hennum ofPastemagazine has observed of the series, "It's a book that, for a time, people continued to buy because of the character instead of the creator. It has become as much of an institution as it is a comic.[3]

Haunt,an ongoing series co-created by McFarlane andRobert Kirkman,was announced in 2007 and launched on October 7, 2009.[45]The comic was initially written by Kirkman, penciled byRyan Ottley,and inked by McFarlane, with Greg Capullo providing layouts. McFarlane contributed pencils to some issues, and co-wrote issue 28, the series finale, withJoe Casey,who took over writing duties from Kirkman.[46]

In 2019, McFarlane wrote and drewSpawn#301, surpassingDave Sim's 300-issue seriesCerebusas the longest-runningcreator-owned comicsseries.[47]The book, released on October 2 of that year,[48]earned McFarlane a place in theGuinness World Records,for which McFarlane was given a certificate on October 5, 2019 at theNew York Comic Con,prior to his panel, "The Road to Historic Spawn 300 and 301."[49][50] AtSan Diego Comic-Con2022, it was announced that McFarlane would write a new Batman/Spawn crossover, withGreg Capulloas artist, and a release date of December 2022.[51]

Todd McFarlane Entertainment

edit
McFarlane speaking at the Phoenix Comicon in Phoenix, Arizona

Todd McFarlane Productions published multiple Spawn spin-offs and mini-series.[52]He increasingly concentrated his attention on those other ventures, which resulted in more sporadic work as an illustrator. In 1994, McFarlane created a toy company, Todd Toys, initially to merchandise collectible action figures of theSpawncharacters.[53]In three months, the company sold more than 2.2 million of the action figures nationwide. AfterMattelsent acease-and-desistorder based on a male doll in Mattel'sBarbieline named Todd, McFarlane changed the company name toMcFarlane Toys.The company's line of figures quickly expanded to those of popular cultural icons, such as members of the bandKiss,characters from the film franchiseTexas Chainsaw Massacre,TV series such asThe X-Files,and sports figures such asTerrell Owens.[54][55]In 1999, the company sold over 6 million action figures.[8]As of 2017, the company was the fifth-largest action-figure manufacturer in the United States.[29]

Todd McFarlane produced the album art forIced Earth's 1996Spawn-based concept albumThe Dark Saga[56]andKorn's 1998 third studio albumFollow the Leader.[57]

That same year, McFarlane foundedTodd McFarlane Entertainment,a film and animation studio. In collaboration withNew Line Cinema,it produced the 1997Spawnfilm and a new Spawn movie, planned in 2008.[58]Spawn,while critically panned,[59]was a modest box office success, earning $54.8 million domestically, and almost $33 million worldwide, against a $40 million budget.[60]Todd McFarlane Entertainment also produced the animated seriesTodd McFarlane's Spawn,(featuring voice work by actorKeith David) which aired onHBOfrom 1997 until 1999. Ed Bark ofThe Dallas Morning Newscalled the series a "very unpleasant viewing experience" and asked "why anyone would want to subject themselves to such a relentlessly grim, gruesome dehumanizing experience."[11][61]Nonetheless, the animated series won a 1998Primetime Emmy Awardfor Outstanding Achievement in Animation.[62][63]

The studio produced a number of music videos and other animations, including:

October 2003 saw the release of the Swollen Members albumHeavy,with Canadian and international covers that were both illustrated by McFarlane.[citation needed]

On July 21, 2011, at San Diego Comic-Con, McFarlane andStan Leedebuted their new comic,Blood Red Dragon.The series is a collaboration with musicianYoshikiand stars a fictionalized version of him.[77]

McFarlane andBoston Red SoxpitcherCurt Schillingformed the gaming studio38 Studios(formerlyGreen Monster Games), to produce role-playing games, with McFarlane overseeing art direction.[78][79][80]

In February 2012, the company released its only title,Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning,a single-playeraction role-playing gamethat was a moderate success, but by late May 2012, the company had ceased operation,[81]due to financial difficulties[82][83]for which it had filed for bankruptcy.[84]

McFarlane was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover for Kirkman'sThe Walking DeadNo. 100, which was released July 11, 2012, atSan Diego Comic-Con.[85]

In July 2017,Blumhouse Productionsannounced McFarlane would directKing Spawn.McFarlane had by then written a first-draft script.[86]In May 2018, it was announced thatJamie Foxxwould portray the titular character.[87]In July 2018, it was reported thatJeremy Rennerwould be starring alongside Foxx as Detective Twitch.[88]On October 25, 2018, filming was set to begin in June 2019,[89]but was eventually delayed to a later date.[90]In August 2021, it was reported thatBroken CityscreenwriterBrian Tuckerhad been hired to rewrite McFarlane's screenplay.[91]In October 2022,The Hollywood Reporterstated thatScott Silver,Malcolm Spellman,and Matthew Mixon had been hired to pen a new draft on the screenplay, and that Renner's continued involvement depended on the new draft's outcome. McFarlane expressed doubts about directing the film himself.[92]

In November 2021, McFarlane launched a dedicated television development and production arm of hisMcFarlane Films,which has signed a first-look deal with production company wiip. As of November 2021, the company has three shows in development: aSpawnspin-offSam & Twitch;the stop-motion, animated event seriesMcFarland;and a live-action adaptation of the Sean Lewis comicThumbs.[93]

Sports

edit

In 1998, McFarlane, an avid baseball fan, paid $2.6 millionUSDat auction for the baseball thatSt. Louis Cardinalsfirst basemanMark McGwirehit for his thenrecord-breaking 70th home run,[10][94]and $175,000 forSammy Sosa's 66th home run ball.[94]

In June 2003, McFarlane paid about $517,500 at auction forSan Francisco Giantsleft fielderBarry Bonds' October 2001, record-breaking 73rd home run ball. The auction took place at theESPN Zonein New York'sTimes Squareand was featured live onSportsCenter.[10][94]When asked byTimemagazine's Michael Grunwald in a 2007 interview if he was interested in Bonds' record 756th career home run ball, McFarlane indicated that he was more interested in Bonds' last home run ball.[10]

McFarlane is a former minority owner of theEdmonton Oilersand designed the logo used on the team's alternatethird jersey,which debuted in 2001 and was worn through 2007.[95][96]The Oilers returned to the McFarlane design in 2022 as part of the league's Reverse Retro jersey program.[97]

Other media

edit

Video games

edit

Spawnappears as a guest character inMortal Kombat 11and theXboxversion ofSoulcalibur II.McFarlane also designed the unique characterNecridfor the game.[98]

APlayStation 2game,McFarlane's Evil Prophecy,was released in 2004 byKonami.In it, players battle creatures based on a line of Todd McFarlane's action figures including classic movie monsters such asFrankenstein's monsterandDracula.[99]

In January 2005, McFarlane announced that he was set toproducea half-hour anthology television series forFoxcalledTwisted Tales,based on theBruce Jones'comic bookto which McFarlane had purchased the rights.[100]

McFarlane at theImage Comicsbooth at the 2011New York Comic Con

For the release of the video gameHalo 3,McFarlane was enlisted to design a series of action figures.[101][102]

In 2011, McFarlane was hired as an artist for the gameKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning,[103]on which his duties includedkey frameart,storyboardsand directing.[104]He also worked on the cancelledProject Copernicusby the same developer.[105]

Media about McFarlane

edit

Stan Leeinterviewed McFarlane in Episode 1 of the 1991 documentary seriesThe Comic Book Greats.[106][107]In 2000, McFarlane was the subject of aNational Film Board of CanadadocumentaryDevil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd McFarlane,directed by Kenton Vaughan.[108]The film first aired onCBC-TV'sLife and Timesbiography series on January 9, 2001.[citation needed]

In "Spidey Cents", a fourth-season episode of theHistoryreality television seriesPawn Starswhich aired in May 2011, a man tries to sell McFarlane's original artwork for page 25 ofThe Amazing Spider-ManNo. 316 (June 1989) for $20,000 to the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. Because the seller lacked the paperwork authenticating the artwork, the Gold & Silver managerCorey Harrisonwould only pay $1,000 for the page, an offer that the seller declined.[28]

edit

McFarlane lost judgments in two lawsuits in the 2000s. The first was a 2002 suit in which McFarlane contested with writerNeil Gaimanover the rights to some supporting Spawn characters created by Gaiman in issue No. 9 of theSpawnseries and over payment for later works featuring those characters. In 1997, the two signed a deal in which Gaiman would give his share of charactersAngela,Medieval SpawnandCogliostroto McFarlane in exchange for McFarlane's share of British superheroMarvelman(in reality, what McFarlane owned were two trademarks for Miracleman logos, not the character, which would become clear only after the lawsuit concluded). This deal was broken by McFarlane, which motivated Gaiman to start the lawsuit. The jury was unanimous in favor of Gaiman. The two were involved in a lengthy dispute over ownership of Miracleman, but no lawsuit has been filed in that dispute. In 2009, Marvel Comics resolved the matter by purchasing the property.[109]The creators settled their dispute over theSpawncharacters in January 2012. The exact terms of the settlement were not disclosed,[110]though Gaiman retained ownership of Angela, as she became a character in theMarvel Universewhen Gaiman began doing work for Marvel in 2013.[111][112]Bleeding Coollater confirmed that Marvel Comics had completely bought the rights to Angela from Gaiman.[113]

Another suit in which McFarlane became embroiled was a December 2004 suit in which hockey playerTony Twistsued McFarlane because he named a mobster character inSpawnafter Twist. After a jury initially found McFarlane liable for $24.5 million in damages (reduced to $15 million on appeal), the lawsuit was later settled out of court for $5 million.[114][115]

In 2012, McFarlane sued his former friend and employee, Al Simmons, from whom the name of Spawn's alter ego was derived. According to a lawsuit lodged in Arizona federal court, the real Al Simmons published a book calledThe Art of Being Spawn,in which Simmons purportedly suggests that his own life was the inspiration for the Spawn character. McFarlane's position was that Simmons violated the terms of his employment pact and breached his duty of loyalty.[116][117]The lawsuit was settled in December 2012 when McFarlane agreed with Simmons. The terms of any settlement were not made public.[29][118][119]

Awards and recognition

edit

McFarlane's has won numerous awards, including:

Personal life

edit

McFarlane and his wife Wanda[124][125]married in 1985. They stayed inSpokane, Washingtonuntil 1986, when they moved toVancouver, British Columbia.They later moved toPortland, Oregon,[11]and then to theAhwatukee FoothillsofPhoenix, Arizona,[11][126]where they continue to live as of 2007. There, they raised their three children: Cyan, Kate, and Jake. Cyan's love of the TV seriesLostinspired her father's decision to produce action figures based on that show, while Kate voiced the young Cyan in the animatedSpawnTV series.[126]McFarlane's offices are located near Phoenix.[29]InSpawn,the characters Wanda Blake and Cyan Fitzgerald were named after McFarlane's own wife and daughter respectively.[127][128]

McFarlane stated in a 1992 interview that he was anatheist.[24]He does not consume alcohol, coffee, or tea.[129]

Bibliography

edit

Awesome Comics

edit

Cover art

  • Prophet#1 (Vol. 3) (Variant) (2000)

DC Comics

edit

Cover art

Disney

edit

Cover Art

  • Prince of Persia Before the Sandstorm#1 GN (2010)

Image Comics

edit

Art

edit

Cover art

  • Badrock(1995) #1A (inks only)
  • Batman/Spawn (2022)
  • Black Flag Preview Edition#1 (1994) (inks only)
  • Cyber Force #8(1994)
  • Reborn#1H (2016)
  • The Crow#1B (2013)
  • The Darkness#100B (2012)
  • The Infinite#1D, 2E (2011) (inks only)
  • Walking Dead#100D (2003)

Writing

edit
  • Batman/Spawn (2022)
  • Sam and Twitch#21-16 (2001-2004)
  • Savior#1–8 (2015)
  • Spawn#1–7, 12–15, 21–150 (1992–2005); 185–current (2008–present)
  • Spawn Kills Everyone#1 (2016)
  • Spawn Kills Everyone Too#1–4 (2018–2019)
  • Gunslinger Spawn#1–current (2021–present)

Marvel

edit

Art

edit

Cover art

Writing

edit

References

edit
  1. ^Inkpot Award
  2. ^abcdefghijWallace, David (February 10, 2007)."Silver Soapbox: The Complete Todd McFarlane Spider-Man".Comics Bulletin.Archived fromthe originalon October 25, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 17,2018.
  3. ^abcdefgHennum, Shea (March 12, 2015)."WhatSpawnMeans to the Future of Image ".Paste.
  4. ^Li C. Kuo (September 8, 2006)."Curt Schilling Founds Green Monster Games".GameSpy.Archived fromthe originalon October 14, 2007.RetrievedDecember 31,2007.
  5. ^"Katz's bid to buy Oilers 100-per-cent successful"ArchivedMarch 3, 2016, at theWayback Machine.The Edmonton Journal,February 6, 2008.
  6. ^abcMcFarlane, Todd (w, a). "The Spawning Ground".Spawn#1 (May 1992). Image Comics.
  7. ^"McFARLANE, Todd (1961–)".The Joe Shuster Awards.Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  8. ^abcdefghijklmnoVaughan, Kenton (Director, 2000).The Devil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd McFarlane.National Film Board of Canada.
  9. ^abPiers, Chris (December 24, 2020)."Todd McFarlane Interview: As I've Gotten Older, I Just Like Good Storytelling".Comic Tropes. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022.RetrievedApril 7,2022– viaYouTube.Why am I competitive? I don't know. And then I think it got sort of... "honed"....very, very good. Because I had a brother a year younger and a brother a year older.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^abcdGrunwald, Michael(August 8, 2007)."The Man With the Million Dollar Balls".Time.
  11. ^abcdefghijkKershner, Jim (June 3, 1997)."'Spawn' Storm Spokane Artist Todd Mcfarlane Always Wanted To Create His Own Comic Book Series, And When He Finally Did, It Became The Hottest Title Of The Decade".The Spokesman-Review.
  12. ^abcdefMcFarlane, Todd (November 2012).The Art of Todd McFarlane: The Devil's in the Details.Todd McFarlane Productions/Image Comics.
  13. ^Parker, John (June 12, 2012)."ComicsAlliance Reviews Todd McFarlane's 'Spawn' Year One, Part 1: Questions"ArchivedApril 16, 2014, at theWayback Machine.ComicsAlliance.
  14. ^Nowak, Peter (December 24, 2007)."Artist spawns a web of influence".CBC News.Archived fromthe originalon December 25, 2007.
  15. ^abMcFarlane, Todd (September 8, 2016)."Why This Amateur Piece Has Personal Significance…".McFarlane.Archivedfrom the original on December 3, 2023.RetrievedDecember 2,2023.
  16. ^Booker, Keith M. (October 28, 2014).Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas.Greenwood. p. 1144. Archived atGoogle Books.Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  17. ^ab"McFarlane Returns".Eastern Washington University.May 21, 2013.
  18. ^Harris, Craig (June 17, 2003)."Baseball, toys and comics: McFarlane finds success".USA Today.
  19. ^Sergi, Joe (2015).The Law for Comic Book Creators: Essential Concepts and Applications.Jefferson, North Carolina:McFarland & Company.p. 77.ISBN978-0-7864-7360-1.
  20. ^Manning, Matthew K. (2010). "1980s".DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle.Dorling Kindersley.p. 229.ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9.In 'Year Two', a four-part sequel [to "Batman: Year One"] set in Batman's second year as a crime fighter, writer Mike W. Barr and artists Alan Davis and Todd McFarlane challenged the Caped Crusader with the threat of the Reaper.
  21. ^Ridlehoover, John (June 18, 2020)."Spawn Creator Todd McFarlane Shares His Early, Unseen Hulk Drawings".Comic Book Resources.RetrievedJune 18,2020.
  22. ^McFarlane, Todd (April 25, 2017)."LIVE Todd shows cover sketch for my first Marvel Spider-Man issue EVER!".Facebook.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  23. ^Chapman, Adam (September 11, 2011)."Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie & Todd McFarlane Omnibus".Comics and Gaming Magazine.
  24. ^abcGroth, Gary(August 1992)."'That's the Spice of Life, Bud': The Todd McFarlane Interview".The Comics Journal(#152). Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  25. ^Wizard#21 (May 1993)
  26. ^Wizardmagazine #23, July 1993
  27. ^Comics Creators on Spider-Man,pg 148, Tom DeFalco. (Titan Books, 2004)
  28. ^ab"Spidey Cents".Pawn Stars.Season 4. Episode 26. May 2, 2011.History.
  29. ^abcdRiesman, Abraham (February 2017)."Comic Book Icon Todd McFarlane (Still) Answers to No One".Vulture.
  30. ^"Todd McFarlane 1990 Spider-Man #328 Cover Art Brings World Record $657,250+ at Heritage Auctions".Heritage Auctions,July 26, 2012.
  31. ^Buttery, Jarrod (December 2016). "Captain Universe: The Hero Who Could Be You!",Back Issue!,p. 48.
  32. ^Burgas, Greg (November 23, 2014)."Year of the Artist, Day 327: Erik Larsen, Part 4 – Amazing Spider-Man #335".Comic Book Resources.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  33. ^Cowsill, Alan; Gilbert, Laura, eds. (2012). "1990s".Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging.Dorling Kindersley.p. 184.ISBN978-0756692360.Todd McFarlane was at the top of his game as an artist, and with Marvel's release of this new Spidey series he also got the chance to take on the writing duties. The sales of this series were underwhelming, with approx. 2.5 million copies eventually printing, including special bagged editions and a number ofvariant covers.
  34. ^Saffel, Steve (2007). "Mutant Menace".Spider-Man the Icon: The Life and Times of a Pop Culture Phenomenon.Titan Books.p. 173.ISBN978-1-84576-324-4.Marvel knew a good thing when they saw it, and the adjectivelessSpider-Manreceived Marvel's most aggressive launch in company history...the initial press run was 2.35 million, and 500,000 additional copies were printed to meet demand.
  35. ^"FAQ".Image Comics. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  36. ^"The History of Image Comics (So Much Damage): Part 1: The Founding".SyFy Wire.November 20, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on November 17, 2021.RetrievedMarch 12,2020– viaYouTube.
  37. ^"Wizard Market Watch".Wizard.No. 22. June 1993. pp.134–5.
  38. ^Jennings, Collier (March 24, 2020)."Savage Dragon Creator Erik Larsen Vows Not to Release Digital Before Print".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon March 25, 2020.RetrievedJune 1,2020.
  39. ^Spry, Jeff (May 19, 2020)."Image Comics Celebrates Savage Dragon #250 With A 100-Page Super Spectacular".SyFy Wire.Archived fromthe originalon May 27, 2020.RetrievedJune 1,2020.
  40. ^Gary St. Lawrence (November 19, 1993). "The Peter David-Todd McFarlane Debate: Topic: Has Image Comics/Todd McFarlane been treated fairly by the media?".Comics Buyer's Guide#1044, pp. 92, 98, 102, 108, 113, 116
  41. ^Batman-Spawn:War Devilat the Grand Comics Database
  42. ^abManning (2010), p. 267: "Fans were also treated to a companion special entitledBatman-Spawn...by writers Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, and Alan Grant, and artist Klaus Janson. "
  43. ^Terror, Jude (March 3, 2017)."Oh Snap! Todd McFarlane Throws Stones At" Slow "Artists From Roof Of Glass House At Emerald City Comic Con".Bleeding Cool.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  44. ^"Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual—December 2005".icv2. January 16, 2006.
  45. ^Barton, Steve (August 16, 2012)."New Teaser Trailer Eases on Down Munger Road".Dread Central.
  46. ^Wigler, Josh (July 25, 2009)."CCI Exclusive: Kirkman and McFarlane onHaunt".Comic Book Resources.
  47. ^Lovett, Jamie (June 18, 2019)."EXCLUSIVE: Todd McFarlane to Write and Draw in Spawn #301".ComicBook.Archived fromthe originalon June 18, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 30,2019.
  48. ^Quaintance, Zack (September 5, 2019)."Massive SPAWN #300 rushed back to print days after release".Comics Beat.Archived fromthe originalon September 9, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 30,2019.
  49. ^Sheridan, Wade (September 30, 2019)."'Spawn' creator Todd McFarlane earns Guinness World Record ".UPI.Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 30,2019.
  50. ^Klein, Brennan (April 17, 2022)."Todd McFarlane Gives Optimistic Update on Spawn Movie Reboot".Screen Rant.
  51. ^Schedeen, Jesse (July 22, 2022)."Batman and Spawn Are Crossing Over Again - Comic-Con 2022".IGN.RetrievedAugust 8,2022.
  52. ^Kendall, G. (February 12, 2017)."Spawn at 25: The Twisted History of Todd McFarlane's Undead Hero".Comic Book Resources.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  53. ^Overstreet, Robert M. (1996).The Overstreet comic book price guide: books from 1897-present included: catalogue & evaluation guide-- illustrated(26 ed.). New York: Avon Books. pp. A-49.ISBN0-380-78778-4.OCLC34703954.
  54. ^Fields, Sarah K. (May 6, 2016).Game Faces: Sport Celebrity and the Laws of Reputation.University of Illinois Press.p. 122. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  55. ^Zimbalist, Andrew (October 22, 2010).Circling the Bases: Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports.Temple University Press,p. 26. Retrieved at Google Books. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  56. ^"The Dark Saga".Icedearth. Archived fromthe originalon June 7, 2017.RetrievedJune 17,2012.
  57. ^"Korn…In Their Words (Close Up With Jonathan)"(Press release). Sony Music.Archivedfrom the original on September 24, 2012.RetrievedMarch 20,2010.
  58. ^"Todd McFarlane Begins Work on New 'Spawn' Film".Bloody Disgusting. May 31, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon October 14, 2007.
  59. ^"Spawn (1997)",Rotten Tomatoes;retrieved April 26, 2017.
  60. ^"Spawn (1997)".Box Office Mojo;retrieved April 26, 2017.
  61. ^Bark, Ed (May 16, 1997)."'Spawn' A Trek Through Cartoon Slime"ArchivedMay 19, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Sun-Sentinel.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  62. ^"Spawn: HBO".Emmy Awards.Academy of Television Arts & Sciences;retrieved April 26, 2017.
  63. ^Booker, Keith M. (May 11, 2010).Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels.Greenwood. p. 402. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  64. ^"The Greatest Animated Music Videos",Rolling Stone.January 31, 2012.
  65. ^"Debuts".The TRL Archive. Archived fromthe originalon September 28, 2007.RetrievedMarch 20,2008.
  66. ^""Korn" Freak "Video To Debut On Friday"".MTV. February 4, 1999. Archived fromthe originalon May 27, 2012.RetrievedJune 28,2010.
  67. ^"Recap – February 1999".The TRL Archive. Archived fromthe originalon April 5, 2008.RetrievedMarch 20,2008.
  68. ^"Hall of Fame".The TRL Archive. Archived fromthe originalon November 4, 2007.RetrievedMarch 20,2008.
  69. ^"Number Ones".The TRL Archive. Archived fromthe originalon October 19, 2012.RetrievedMarch 20,2008.
  70. ^Metal Edge.July 2000
  71. ^Billboard.March 11, 2000. p. 7.
  72. ^Billboard.March 11, 2000. p. 79.
  73. ^Holden, Stephen (June 14, 2002)."FILM REVIEW; Altar Boys Will Be Altar Boys, and They're Drawing Comics, Too".The New York Times.
  74. ^abWhite, Armond(June 25, 2002)."Scooby-Doo; The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys"ArchivedApril 27, 2017, at theWayback Machine.New York Press.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  75. ^"The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)".Rotten Tomatoes.RetrievedApril 26,2017.
  76. ^Harris, Chris (March 10, 2006)."Todd McFarlane To Make Genesis' 'Confusion' Clip Even More Disturbed".MTV.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  77. ^"Stan Lee & Todd McFarlane Team with Music Icon".IGN.RetrievedJune 6,2011.
  78. ^Miot, Stephanie (June 8, 2012)."Third Strike for 38 Studios, Curt Schilling Leads to Bankruptcy Filing".PC Magazine.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  79. ^Oshry, Dave (March 17, 2012)."McFarlane says 38 Studios' Amalur MMO is coming this year".VG247. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  80. ^"Todd McFarlane Profile"ArchivedAugust 9, 2011, at theWayback Machine.IGN; retrieved August 26, 2012.
  81. ^Gilbert, Ben (May 24, 2012)."38 Studios and Big Huge Games lay off entire staffs".Joystiq.Archived fromthe originalon May 26, 2012.
  82. ^"Curt Schilling says he is 'tapped out' financially and lost $50 million".WEEI-FM.June 22, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  83. ^Spar, Jerry (June 22, 2012)."Curt Schilling on D&C: 'I'm not asking for sympathy' after losing $50M in business collapse".WEEI. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  84. ^Makuch, Eddie (June 7, 2012)."Amalur dev files for bankruptcy, FBI investigating".GameSpot.Archived fromthe originalon June 11, 2012.
  85. ^Logan, Michael (June 4, 2012)."Exclusive First Look: The Walking Dead Comic Hits 100".TV Guide.
  86. ^Kit, Borys (July 21, 2017)."New 'Spawn' Movie in the Works From Todd McFarlane, Blumhouse".The Hollywood Reporter.Archived fromthe originalon February 10, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 10,2018.
  87. ^Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 29, 2018)."Jamie Foxx Set For 'Spawn,' Creator Todd McFarlane's Dark Blumhouse Adaptation".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedMay 29,2018.
  88. ^Ramée, Jordan (July 9, 2018)."Jeremy Renner Set To Star In Spawn Movie Alongside Jamie Foxx".GameSpot.RetrievedJuly 11,2018.
  89. ^Scott, Ryan (October 25, 2018)."Spawn Shoot Has Been Delayed Until Summer 2019".Movie Web.RetrievedOctober 26,2018.
  90. ^Scott, Ryan (March 3, 2020)."'Spawn' Reboot Will Shoot This Year Thanks to the Success of 'Joker'".MovieWeb.RetrievedMarch 7,2020.
  91. ^Kit, Borys (August 13, 2021)."'Spawn' Movie Gets 'Broken City' Scribe as New Writer (Exclusive) ".The Hollywood Reporter.Archived fromthe originalon August 13, 2021.RetrievedNovember 3,2021.
  92. ^Couch, Aaron (October 5, 2022)."'Spawn' Movie Finds New Writers With 'Joker,' 'Captain America 4' Scribes (Exclusive) ".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on October 5, 2022.RetrievedOctober 6,2022.
  93. ^Andreeva, Nellie (November 2, 2021)."Todd McFarlane Launches TV Production Unit, Announces 'McFarland' & 'Thumbs' Series, Talks Taking On Hollywood As Outsider & Plotting 'Spawn' Universe".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedNovember 3,2021.
  94. ^abcRovell, Darren (June 25, 2003)."McFarlane wins auction for historic Bonds ball".ESPN.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  95. ^"Oilers unveil McFarlane-designed third jersey".ArchivedJuly 15, 2012, at theWayback Machine.Spawn. October 26, 2001
  96. ^Cooper, James (October 5, 2011)."Why Todd McFarlane Loves The Edmonton Oilers",CBC Live.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  97. ^Merola, Lauren (October 20, 2022)."NHL Reverse Retro jerseys for all 32 teams unveiled by adidas".NHL.Archivedfrom the original on January 24, 2023.RetrievedFebruary 14,2023.
  98. ^D., Spence (May 14, 2003)."E3 2003: Todd McFarlane Speaks".IGN.Archivedfrom the original on March 22, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 26,2022.
  99. ^Kato, Matthew (August 2004)."McFarlane's Evil Prophecy".Game Informer.No. 136. p. 99. Archived fromthe originalon December 26, 2007.RetrievedJuly 21,2017.
  100. ^"'Twisted Tales' To Television ".Comics 2 Film. January 28, 2005. Archived fromthe originalon August 18, 2006.
  101. ^"McFarlane To Produce 'Halo 3' Action Figures".Spawn.June 18, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon January 12, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 17,2018.
  102. ^George, Richard (February 29, 2008)."McFarlane's Halo 3 Series One Review".IGN.RetrievedJanuary 17,2018.
  103. ^"Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Interview With Todd McFarlane".Electronic Arts Inc.August 3, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on May 18, 2022.RetrievedMay 18,2022.
  104. ^Langshaw, Mark; Reynolds, Matthew (September 11, 2011)."'Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning' interview with Todd McFarlane ".Digital Spy.Archivedfrom the original on June 29, 2019.RetrievedMay 18,2022.
  105. ^Kelly, Kevin (September 22, 2008)."AGDC: Interview with Brett Close, CEO of Curt Schilling's 38 Studios".Joystiq.Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2009.RetrievedFebruary 28,2023.
  106. ^Lee, Stan(host) (1991).Todd McFarlane.The Comic Book Greats.Stabur Home Video.
  107. ^Felsenthal, Edward,ed. (October 25, 2021). "A Widening Web".TimeSpecial Edition: The Story of Spider-Man: The Character that Broke All the Rules.Time, Inc.p. 35.ASINB09KN9S9RS.
  108. ^Seibert, Perry (2008)."The Devil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd McFarlane (2002)".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2008.RetrievedMarch 12,2012.
  109. ^Phegley, Kiel (July 24, 2009)."CCI: Cup O Joe".Comic Book Resources.RetrievedJanuary 17,2018.
  110. ^Mozzocco, J. Caleb (January 31, 2012)."Neil Gaiman And Todd McFarlane Settle Legal Dispute Over Co-Spawned Characters".ComicsAlliance.RetrievedSeptember 30,2019.
  111. ^Sunu, Steve (March 21, 2013)."Gaiman Returns to Marvel, BringsSpawn'sAngela ".Comic Book Resources.Archivedfrom the original on April 20, 2019.RetrievedApril 20,2019.
  112. ^Boucher, Geoff (May 9, 2013)."FIRST LOOK: Neil Gaiman's avenging Angela will make Marvel history".Entertainment Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon November 22, 2017.RetrievedMay 9,2013.
  113. ^Johnson, Rich (June 19, 2013)."Marvel Owns Angela – But No, Karen Gillan Won't Be Playing Her In Guardians Of The Galaxy".Bleeding Cool.Archived fromthe originalon March 7, 2019.RetrievedJune 19,2013.
  114. ^"Comic book 'twist': How Blues enforcer scored millions in court".FOX 2.July 6, 2022.RetrievedAugust 14,2023.
  115. ^"Appeals court upholds $15M verdict for Twist".St. Louis Business Journal.June 20, 2006.Archivedfrom the original on July 15, 2012.RetrievedAugust 12,2023.
  116. ^Gallaher, Valerie (October 1, 2012)."Todd McFarlane Sues Al Simmons".MTV. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  117. ^Gardner, Eriq (October 1, 2012)."Todd McFarlane Sues Ex-Employee Claiming to Be Inspiration of 'Spawn' Character".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  118. ^"Todd McFarlane Settles With Al Simmons, DC Try To Get Their Costs From Toberoff – Bleeding Cool News And Rumors".December 14, 2012.
  119. ^Gardner, Eriq; Belloni, Matthew (December 13, 2012)."Hollywood Docket: Faulkner Estate Settles; Sandler Beats 'Just Go With It' Suit; 'Superman' Appeal".The Hollywood Reporter.
  120. ^"1992 National Cartoonists Society Awards".Hahn Library Comic Awards Almanac; retrieved December 21, 2013.
  121. ^Hahn, Joel (ed.)."Inkpot Awards".Comic Book Awards Almanac.Archivedfrom the original on November 30, 2009.
  122. ^"PAST WINNERS SEARCH"ArchivedJune 9, 2016, at theWayback MachineThe Grammys,Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  123. ^"2011 Nominees and Winners".The Joe Shuster Awards.Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  124. ^Lamparski, John (October 7, 2019)."ABC And Marvel Honor Stan Lee".Zimbio. Archived fromthe originalon January 25, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 25,2021.
  125. ^McFarlane, Todd (October 6, 2019)."(Untitled)".Twitter.Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 25,2021.
  126. ^abJanovsky, Julie (July 10, 2007)."In McFarlane household, action figures are the family business".East Valley Tribune.
  127. ^McFarlane, Todd."YES…WANDA BLAKE IS DEAD. NO…SHE'S NOT COMING BACK!!!".McFarlane.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.
  128. ^McFarlane, Todd."SHE WAS MY VERY FIRST ISSUE!!!".Facebook.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.
  129. ^SYFY."Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won't".YouTube.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related toTodd McFarlane.
Preceded by Infinity, Inc.artist
1985–1987 		Succeeded by
Vince Argondezzi
Preceded by The Incredible Hulkartist
1987–1988 		Succeeded by
Jeff Purves
Preceded by The Amazing Spider-Manartist
1988–1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
N/A
 Spider-Manwriter/artist
1990–1991 		Succeeded by
Erik Larsen
Preceded by
N/A
 Spawnartist
1992–1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
N/A
 Spawnwriter
1992–2005, 2008– 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Todd_McFarlane&oldid=1273126588"