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Todd McFarlane

Acting Born Mar 16, 1961 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 24 credits

Biography

Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is an Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn.

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 a popular hero in the 1990s and encouraged a trend in creator-owned comic book properties.

Since leaving inking duties on Spawn with issue #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 will be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, founded by major league baseball pitcher Curt Schilling. McFarlane used to be co-owner of National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers but sold his shares to Daryl Katz. He's also a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs.

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Known for

Spawn

as Self - Host

Full filmography

  • Spawn (1997) as Self - Host
  • Prisoners of Gravity (1989) as Self
  • Geeking Out (2016) as Self
  • Spawn (1997) as Bum
  • Grave Conversations (2024) as Self
  • Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics (2017) as Self
  • The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans (2022) as Self - Guest Judge
  • Batman & Bill (2017) as Self
  • Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! (2014) as Self
  • Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years (2016) as Self
  • So Much Damage: How Image Comics Changed the World (2017) as Self
  • Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019) as Self
  • With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) as Self
  • Icons Unearthed: Spider Man (2024) as Self
  • The Image Revolution (2013) as Self
  • The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead (2013) as Self
  • Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime (2003) as Self
  • The Comic Book Greats: Compendium (1992) as Self
  • Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century (2002) as Self
  • The Making of 'Spawn' (1997) as Self
  • The Comic Book Greats: Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane (1991) as Self
  • The Overstreet World of Comic Books (1993) as Self
  • The Comic Book Greats: Todd McFarlane (1991) as Self
  • The Legend of Kingdom Come (2025) as Self