Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur who is best known as the creator of the epic religious fantasy series Spawn. March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... For the sequel to the computer game Entrepreneur, which has no article of its own, see The Corporate Machine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McFarlane became a comic book superstar due to his work on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man franchise. In 1992, he helped form Image Comics, pulling the occult anti-hero character Spawn from his high school portfolio and updating him for the 1990s. Spawn was one of the 1990s' American most popular heroes and encouraged a trend in creator-owned comic book properties. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to knowledge of the hidden.[1] In the medical sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material, regardless of whether it is self-published or by a corporate publisher. ...

In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys, whose meticulously detailed action figures have set new standards in the toy industry, and Todd McFarlane Entertainment, a film and animation studio. McFarlane Toys, a subsidiary of Todd McFarlane Productions, Inc. ... Zarbon action figure of from Dragon Ball Z made by Bandai An action figure is a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, video game, or television program. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ...

In September, 2006, it was announced that McFarlane will be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, founded by Curt Schilling.[1] 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, is a video game development and publishing company formed by Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling and named for his player jersey number. ... Curtis Montague (Curt) Schilling (born November 14, 1966 in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. ...

McFarlane is also co-owner of National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers and a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs. “NHL” redirects here. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... A baseball A baseball is a ball used primarily in the sport of the same name, baseball. ...

Biography

Early life

McFarlane was born in Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from William Aberhart High School. As a teenager, he discovered comic books and was a fan of stars such as John Byrne and Frank Miller, but was especially drawn to the more atypical art of Michael Golden and Art Adams (Adams' detailed but cartoonish approach had a noticeable influence on McFarlane's work). Gil Kane was also a major influence on McFarlane. Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. ... Cover for Marvel Fanfare #1 by Michael Golden. ... Arthur (Art) Adams is a comic book creator, best known for the series Monkeyman and OBrien published by Dark Horse. ...

University

In the early-1980s, McFarlane attended Eastern Washington University on a baseball scholarship and studied graphic art. He sought to play baseball professionally after graduation but received a career ending ankle injury in his junior year. During his time at EWU, McFarlane worked at a comic book shop in Spokane, Washington. Drawings he had done of Marvel and DC superheros were sold at local shops. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Eastern Washington University is a public comprehensive state university located in Cheney and Spokane, Washington. ... This article is about the sport. ... Nickname: Location of Spokane in Spokane County and Washington Coordinates: , Country United States State Washington County Spokane Government  - Mayor Dennis P. Hession Area  - City  58. ...

Early career

McFarlane's iconic Spider-Man #1 cover.

A cover by McFarlane while he was with DC Comics.

McFarlane's first published work was a 1984 backup story in Epic Comics' Coyote. He soon began working for both Marvel and DC Comics. He illustrated several issues of Marvel's Incredible Hulk and DC's Infinity Inc. and various Batman series. In 1988, McFarlane joined writer David Michelinie on Marvel's The Amazing Spider-Man. Starting with issue 298; McFarlane changed the character's appearance, making him more spider-like with bigger eyes, a leaner physique, and contorted body language when web swinging, as well as making his webbing look more detailed and unique. His interpretation would be imitated by many subsequent Spider-Man artists. McFarlane also helped create Venom, a wildly popular villain. (Director Sam Raimi came to McFarlane for the initial sketches of Venom for the Spiderman 3 movie) Spiderman 1 cover, art by Todd McFarlane. ... Spiderman 1 cover, art by Todd McFarlane. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s. ... Coyote is a comic book character created by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers for Eclipse Comics that was first published in Eclipse Magazine #2-8. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... The Incredible Hulk The Hulk, often called The Incredible Hulk, is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Infinity Inc. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... David Michelinie is an American comic book writer. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of a comic book published by Marvel Comics, a television program and a daily newspaper comic strip featuring the adventures of the superhero Spider-Man. ... Diversity 111 families, 40,000 species Suborders Mesothelae Mygalomorphae Araneomorphae  See table of families Wikispecies has information related to: Spiders Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that have two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Venom is a moniker used by several characters in the Marvel Comics fictional Marvel Universe. ... For the American opera singer, see Samuel Ramey. ... Spider-Man 3 will be one of the sequels to the popular 2002 film Spider-Man and is planned for an American release on May 4th, 2007. ...

McFarlane's work on Spider-Man turned him into an industry superstar. In 1990, after a 28-issue run of Amazing Spider-Man, McFarlane told editor Jim Salicrup he'd grown tired of drawing other peoples stories and would be leaving the book with issue 328 to write his own work. Jim offered Todd a new Spider-Man book prompting the launch of a new monthly series, simply called Spider-Man, which McFarlane both wrote and illustrated. Spider-Man #1 sold 2.5 million copies, partially due to the variant covers that were used to encourage collectors into buying more than one edition. Issue 16 saw the replacement of editor Jim Salicrup with Danny Fingeroth. McFarlane wrote and illustrated the first 14 and issue 16 of Spider-Man before leaving the book altogether due to creative clashes with the new editor. Many issues were crossovers with characters such as Wolverine and X-Force. Comic book collecting is the collecting of comic books in the interest of appreciation, nostalgia, financial profit, and completion of the collection. ...

The breakoff

McFarlane then left Marvel with six other popular artists to form Image Comics, an umbrella company under which each owned a publishing house. McFarlane's studio, Todd McFarlane Productions, published his creation, the occult-themed Spawn. Spawn #1 sold 1.7 million copies, still a record for an independent comic book. Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to knowledge of the hidden.[1] In the medical sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ...

Spawn

Spawn #1 (1992)

McFarlane was artist/writer for the first 7 issues. He brought on writers Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Dave Sim and Frank Miller for issues 8 to 11 (respectively) while McFarlane continued with art chores. In order to concentrate on the 1994 Spawn/Batman crossover (with Miller writing), he brought on Grant Morrison (as writer) and Greg Capullo (penciller) from issues #16-#18. Then Andrew Grossberg and Tom Orzechowski took over writing issues #19 and 20 with Capullo still penciling. McFarlane returned as writer/artist for issue 21 and remained so until issue 24. Greg Capullo took over as pencil artist with issue 26, McFarlane remained writer and inker on the book until issue 70. Spawn #1 from fan site This image is a book cover. ... Spawn #1 from fan site This image is a book cover. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... For other persons named Alan Moore, see Alan Moore (disambiguation). ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ... David Victor Sim (born May 17, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of the 6,000 page graphic novel Cerebus the Aardvark. ... Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Capullos cover for Quasar #32 (March, 1992). ...

Spawn #8 is a homage to Peter Parker: Spider-Man #1, also drawn by McFarlane.

McFarlane eventually would hand off scripting duties (while still overseeing plotlines) to other writers, and the book continued to retain a respectable following. He has story input and inks covers on occasion. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 392 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (575 × 880 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) ISSUE 8 | MARCH 1993 This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 392 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (575 × 880 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) ISSUE 8 | MARCH 1993 This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Peter Parker: Spider-Man, often simply titled Spider-Man, is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics starring Spider-Man. ...

In 2006 McFarlane announced plans for Spawn/Batman with artist Greg Capullo which McFarlane will write and ink. He also began taking an active role in comics publishing again, publishing collections of his Spawn comics in paperback form. The first 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 a success in December of 2005. The second collecting issues 13-33 was due at the end of July 2006. Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ...

Controversial Statements

McFarlane's defense of the Image Comics ethic during its early years led to a noteworthy "style versus substance"-themed feud with comic book writer Peter David. McFarlane's assertion was that comic writers were secondary in importance to artwork in terms of commercial success. Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23, 1956) is an American writer, best known for his work in comic books and Star Trek novels. ...

This came to a head during a public debate they participated in at Philadelphia's Comicfest convention in November 1993, which was moderated by artist George Perez. The topic of the debate was McFarlane’s claim that Image was not being treated fairly by the media, and by David’s weekly "But I Digress" column in the Comics Buyer's Guide in particular. The three judges, Maggie Thompson, editor of the Comics Buyer's Guide, William Christensen of Wizard press, and John Danovich of the magazine Hero Illustrated, voted 2-0-1 in favor of David, with Danovich voting the debate a tie. For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... George Pérez (born June 9, 1954 in The Bronx, New York) is a Puerto Rican-American illustrator and writer of comic books. ... Comics Buyers Guide (CBG) is the longest-running periodical reporting on the comic book industry. ... Maggie Thompson (born November 29, 1942), is the editor of Comics Buyers Guide. ... Comics Buyers Guide (CBG) is the longest-running periodical reporting on the comic book industry. ...

McFarlane Entertainment

Todd McFarlane Productions has also published multiple Spawn spin-off mini-series, but, unlike other Image studios, such as Jim Lee's Wildstorm, McFarlane's studio was never intended to focus on being a comic book company, and had always intended to diversify into other areas^{[citation needed]}. McFarlane increasingly concentrated his own personal attention to those other ventures, which resulted in irregular work as an illustrator. By 1994, he ceased to be the regular illustrator of his own "signature" book, and would only re-visit Spawn sporadically, or as a promotional stunt for the title. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm or Wildstorm, is a publishing imprint and studio of American comic book publisher DC Comics. ...

A scene from the music video of Disturbed's Land Of Confusion.

That same year, McFarlane created McFarlane Toys . Its line of meticulously sculpted Spawn action figures changed the entire industry by focusing on more mature consumers and non-traditional action figure inspirations such as musicians. The company has licensed the right to produce action figures of athletes in all four major North American sports -- baseball, hockey, football and basketball -- and several recent, successful film franchises, including The Terminator, The Matrix and Shrek. It has also created figures of rock musicians, including Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and the members of Kiss. Image File history File links Disturbed_-_Land_Of_Confusion. ... Image File history File links Disturbed_-_Land_Of_Confusion. ... Look up disturbed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Land of Confusion is a rock song written by the band Genesis for their 1986 album Invisible Touch. ... McFarlane Toys, a subsidiary of Todd McFarlane Productions, Inc. ... This article is about the sport. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Gridiron football is a term used in some countries outside the United States and Canada that refers to both American football and Canadian football. ... This article is about the sport. ... The Terminator series is a franchise encompassing a series of science fiction films and ancillary media concerning battles between Skynets artificially intelligent machine network, and John Connors Tech-Com forces and the rest of the human race. ... This article is about the 1999 film. ... For other uses, see Shrek (disambiguation). ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For other persons named James or Jim Morrison, see James Morrison. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ...

In 1996, McFarlane founded Todd McFarlane Entertainment, a film and animation studio. In collaboration with New Line Cinema, it produced the 1997 Spawn film and a new Spawn movie, planned in 2008.[2] Spawn, while critically panned, was a modest box office success, earning $54.97 million domestically, a little over $69 million worldwide. It also produced the animated series Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, (featuring voice work by actor Keith David) which aired on HBO from 1997 until 1999. The animated series received significantly more positive press than the film, and was a moderate success when eventually released on DVD. This article is about motion pictures. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... Spawn is a film adaptation of Todd McFarlanes creator-owned Image comic book of the same name. ... Todd McFarlanes Spawn was an animated television series which aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999. ... Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an American film, television, and voice actor. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ...

The studio has produced acclaimed music videos for Pearl Jam's "Do the Evolution" (1998), KoЯn's "Freak on a Leash" (1999) and Disturbed's "Land of Confusion" (2006). They also produced an animated segment of the film The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002). A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Do the Evolution is a song by Pearl Jam, from the album Yield. ... This article is about the band. ... Follow the Leader track listing Its On! (13) Freak on a Leash (14) Got the Life (15) Freak on a Leash is a commercially successful song by the band Korn. ... Look up disturbed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is a 2002 film directed by Peter Care. ...

Sports

McFarlane is an avid baseball fan; he briefly tried to achieve a pro career in the sport as a young adult. McFarlane has bought, at auction, multiple balls from Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's 1998 race to establish a record for the greatest number of home runs hit in a single season. McFarlane owns Sosa's 33rd, 61st and 66th home run balls, and McGwire's first, 63rd, 67th, 68th, 69th and 70th. (McGwire's 61st was the ball which tied Roger Maris' then-record, while McGwire's 70th set a new record -- broken in 2001 by Barry Bonds.) He later purchased Bonds' record breaking 73rd home run ball for $450,000. This article is about the sport. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the Oakland Athletics before finishing his final years with the St. ... Samuel Sammy Sosa Peralta (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a designated hitter for the Texas Rangers of the American League. ... Mark McGwire swinging for the fences. ... Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who is primarily remembered for breaking Babe Ruths 34-year-old single-season home run record in 1961 on the last day of the season. ... Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California) is currently a left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. ...

• As well as being part owner of the Edmonton Oilers, McFarlane also designed the logo used on the team's alternate (third) jerseys. This jersey will not be worn by players during the 2007-08 NHL season as the league will be using only the home and away jersey designs.

Recently, Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox, has teamed up with McFarlane, forming 38 Studios (formerly Green Monster Games), LLC. This gaming studio will feature McFarlane's art direction and will also feature R.A. Salvatore as creative director. The studio's focus will be massive multiplayer online games of which Schilling is an avid fan. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The 2007-08 NHL season will be the 90th season of the National Hockey League. ... Curtis Montague (Curt) Schilling (born November 14, 1966 in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, is a video game development and publishing company formed by Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling and named for his player jersey number. ... R. A. Salvatore is a science-fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and Forgotten Realms novels. ...

Other Media

In December 2002, Todd McFarlane directed the music video "Breath" for Canadian hip-hop group Swollen Members that featured Nelly Furtado. He later drew both the Canadian and International covers for their next album "Heavy," released October 2003. Swollen Members is a Canadian hip hop hip/hop group hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting principally of the duo Mad Child and Prevail. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese citizenship. ...

McFarlane also created the character Necrid for the console versions of the video game Soul Calibur II. Necrid (ネクリッド Nekuriddo) is a fictional character designed by Todd McFarlane for the Soul Series of fighting games. ... “Game console” redirects here. ... “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... Soul Calibur II ) is a versus fighting game developed and published by Namco and the third installment in the Soul video game series. ...

In January of 2005, McFarlane announced that he was set to produce a half-hour anthology television series for Fox called Twisted Tales, based on the Bruce Jones' comic book to which McFarlane had purchased the rights.[3] According to the Internet Movie Database, McFarlane will serve as the series' narrator/host. [4] Produce on display at La Boqueria market in Barcelona, Spain. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... The notoriously sick cover of Twisted Tales #2, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson Twisted Tales was a horror anthology comic book edited by Bruce Jones and April Campbell. ... Bruce Jones is an American comic book writer, novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter possibly best known for writing Marvel Comics The Incredible Hulk from 2001-2003. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

Todd McFarlane is also the cartoonist responsible for the cover art of the album Ten Thousand Fists, released in September 2005 by rock band Disturbed, as well as that of metal band Iced Earth's 1996 Spawn-based concept album The Dark Saga and Korn's third studio album Follow The Leader, which was released in 1998. Alternate cover Image:Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists. ... Look up disturbed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal, opera, Speed metal and NWOBHM. In 1999 their leader and songwriter Jon Schaffer teamed up with Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kürsch to form a side project called Demons & Wizards. ... The Dark Saga is a concept album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. ... This article is about the band. ... Follow the Leader is KoЯns third album and a departure from their first two albums in sound and production. ...

Lawsuits

McFarlane lost judgments in two lawsuits in the 2000s. The first was a 2002 suit in which McFarlane contested with writer Neil Gaiman over the rights to some supporting Spawn characters created by Gaiman in issue #9 of the Spawn series and over payment for later works featuring those characters. In 1997 the two signed a deal in which Gaiman would give his share of characters Angela, Medieval Spawn and Cogliostro to McFarlane in exchange of McFarlane's share of British superhero Miracleman (in reality, what McFarlane actually owned were two trademarks for Miracleman logos, not the character, which would become clear only after the lawsuit concluded). However, this deal was broken by McFarlane, which motivated Neil Gaiman to start the lawsuit. The jury was unanimous in favor of Gaiman. The two are now involved in a dispute over ownership of Miracleman, but no lawsuit has been filed in that dispute. Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ... Angela is a comic book character in Todd McFarlanes Spawn. ... Cogliostro (Cog, initially rendered Cagliostro) is a supporting character in Todd McFarlanes Spawn comic series. ... Miracleman, originally known as Marvelman in his native United Kingdom, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created in 1954 by writer-artist Mick Anglo for publisher L. Miller & Son. ...

The second was a December 2004 suit in which hockey player Tony Twist sued Todd McFarlane because he named a mobster character in Spawn after Twist. Tony Twist (born May 9, 1968 in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada) was a professional ice hockey player. ...

Awards

• Todd McFarlane's work has won him numerous awards over the years, including a 1992 National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Comic Book.
• Todd received football's Artist of the Year award for 2005, for his work on program covers for the Baltimore Ravens.

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Parodies

McFarlane's character designs were parodied in the internet comic strip Penny Arcade through the character of Dr. Raven Darktalon Blood. Penny Arcade is a webcomic and blog written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. ...

Trivia

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• Todd McFarlane appears also in the Spawn movie, as a homeless man on whom Spawn turns his gun while searching for the Violator.
• Todd McFarlane stated in an interview, when asked, that he wouldn't make an epic film like The Passion of the Christ, but stated that he would rather make "The Passion of the Antichrist" instead.
• Todd McFarlane had a letter published in The New Adventures of Superboy #23, November 1981. The issue under discussion was #18 of the same series.
• Todd McFarlane once appeared in a commercial for Levi's Jeans.
• Todd also appears on Korn's Deuce(DVD) in the behind the scenes look at the making of Freak On A Leash. He is shown describing how the animation is going to work for the video.
• During his early work at Marvel and DC , Todd would often sneak in a picture of Felix the Cat.^[1]
• Todd McFarlane is left handed.

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References

External links

• Spawn.com features a biography and info about McFarlane's work
• press release on twist issue latest on twist issue
• Comic Book Awards Almanac
• Interview on SuicideGirls
• 1992 Audio Interview by Gary Groth
• Interview - Now Playing magazine
• Todd McFarlane's work on Marvel.com