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Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, and media entrepreneur. more...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McFarlane became a comic book superstar with little precedent due to his work on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man franchise. In 1992, he helped form Image Comics pulling the occult hero Spawn, from his high school portfolio and updating him for the 1990's. Spawn was one of the 1990s' most popular heroes and encouraged a trend in creator-owned comic book properties.

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 is also co-owner of National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers and a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs.

Biography

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 cartoon-ish approach had a noticeable influence on McFarlane's work). Gil Kane was also a major influence on McFarlane.

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