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| Todd McFarlane | |
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 McFarlane at the 2017 New York Comic Con | |
| Born | March 16, 1961 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker, Publisher |
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| Spouse(s) |
Wanda Kolomyjec (m. 1985) |
| Children | 3 |
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Todd McFarlane (/məkˈfɑːrlɪn/; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic book creator, best known for his work as the artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-fantasy series Spawn, as well as being the current President and a co-founder of Image Comics.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McFarlane became a comic-book superstar due to his high-selling work on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man franchise,[2] on which he was the artist to draw the first full appearances of the character Venom. 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. 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 in creator-owned comic-book properties.
After leaving inking duties on Spawn with issue No. 70 (February 1998), McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment, a film and animation studio. In September 2006, it was announced that McFarlane would be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios, founded by Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling.[4] McFarlane used to be a co-owner of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers before selling his shares to Daryl Katz.[5] He is also a high-profile collector of record-breaking baseballs.
As a filmmaker, he produced the 1997 film adaptation of Spawn starring Michael Jai White. He will make his directorial debut with 2025’s reboot film - King Spawn which will star Jamie Foxx.
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ a b Wallace, David (February 10, 2007). "Silver Soapbox: The Complete Todd McFarlane Spider-Man". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ Hennum, Shea (March 12, 2015). "What Spawn Means to the Future of Image". Paste.
- ^ Li C. Kuo (September 8, 2006). "Curt Schilling Founds Green Monster Games". GameSpy. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ^ "Katz's bid to buy Oilers 100-per-cent successful" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. The Edmonton Journal, February 6, 2008.