Todd McFarlane
Comic Book Artist / Entrepreneur
“All the ideas you have when you are younger, who knows, maybe in 10 years, you'll be in another spot and that idea might work.”
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By Roadtrip NationTodd McFarlane
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
When he was growing up, he had two passions: baseball and comic books.
He'd never planned on going to college, but then he was offered a baseball scholarship to the Eastern Washington University.
Took the opportunity to study graphic arts while playing baseball and working part-time at a local comic book shop.
When he finished college, no professional baseball teams wanted to recruit him, so he turned all of his focus towards comic books.
He sent his comics to stores and companies all over the U.S. and received over 700 rejection letters in return.
But when he finally got his first letter of interest, it was from none other than Marvel / Epic Comics.
After several years with the company, he and a few other artists started their own platform, on which he published the now-infamous Spawn.
Since then, he's pursued just about anything that interested him: he's started a toy company, owned an NHL team, and produced music videos.
Education
High School
Career
Comic Book Artist / Entrepreneur
I created "Spawn" and also design and make action figures for the best comic book, movie, and TV characters.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Art
Writing
Being Creative
Interviewed By
Tempe - Albuquerque
The Roadtrippers start out in hot Tempe, Ariz., where they speak with Todd McFarlane, the creator of the best-selling comic book series Spawn, and Antoine's personal hero. The team is given encouraging advice by Todd to move away from the idea that they "need to have everything now." Next, the team heads to Albuquerque, N.M., where an unfortunate event happens-an unexpected mechanical issue leads the Green RV to catch fire. The Roadtrippers pull over and no one is seriously injured; but emotions are high as the stark realization sets in as to whether they'll be able to continue their journey.
