Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary , Alberta ) is a Canadian - American comic artist.
history
McFarlane grew up in California and actually wanted to be a professional baseball player . When he could no longer play because of injury, he began Comics to draw. After graduating from college in graphics / design at Eastern Washington University, he worked primarily for comic book publishers Marvel and DC . In 1985 he married and moved back to Canada. Initially, he was mainly engaged in the series The Incredible Hulk , Daredevil and GI Joe: A Real American Hero at Marvel. In the late 1980s he created several editions of the DC Comics Batman and the Marvel series Wolverine . Due to the huge success that McFarlane had as a co-artist on the comic series The Amazing Spider-Man , he got his own Spider-Man magazine series. The first issue appeared in September 1990 and became the best-selling comic book of all time. McFarlane recorded the issues of this series up to issue sixteen. It was he who first introduced the readers to Venom , the opponent of Spider-Man who can also be seen in the movie Spider-Man 3 . At the height of his success with Marvel, he resigned. In 1991, after giving birth to his daughter, McFarlane stopped drawing comics and moved to Portland , Oregon . In 1992 McFarlane was one of the co-founders of the comic publisher Image Comics . In particular, he published the Spawn series under the Image Label . This has been one of the best-selling comic books in the USA since the first issue. Todd McFarlane currently resides in Phoenix , Arizona with his family .
McFarlane Toys
Originally to market the character Spawn , he founded the marketing and merchandising company Todd Toys , which was later renamed McFarlane Toys . In addition to the comics, this product division wrote its own success story and has now enjoyed cult status among collectors. In addition to detailed miniature sculptures, so-called action figures , comic figures and well-known US athletes from the fields of ice hockey , baseball , football and basketball , figures from pop culture are also displayed . In particular, small memorials are placed on the stars of the rock music business. The most popular McFarlane Music Figures include authentic plastic representations of Jimi Hendrix , Elvis Presley , Jimmy Page , Ozzy Osbourne , Slash , Jim Morrison , Alice Cooper and the bands Mötley Crüe , KISS and Metallica . Fans express their wishes for new characters in the weekly chat with company founder Todd McFarlane. Rock stars such as Axl Rose , Robert Plant , Steven Tyler and Joe Perry are on the wish list . Figures by musicians Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora have been announced for August 2007 .
Other Projects
McFarlane drew the trick sequences for the film Lost Heaven by and with Jodie Foster .
He has also directed the following music videos:
He is a partner in the North American ice hockey team Edmonton Oilers from the National Hockey League and created the design of their alternative jersey.
He drew the album covers for Follow the Leader by Korn and Ten Thousand Fists by Disturbed .
He also created the world of the video game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning with Ken Rolston, RA Salvatore and Grant Kirkhope . He also had a small appearance in Mass Effect 3 , because he designed the Reckoner Knight armor. He also designed a kit for Assassin's Creed Unity.
Web links
- Todd McFarlane in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Todd McFarlane Company homepage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McFarlane, Todd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-American comic book artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Calgary , Alberta |