July 24, 2023

SPAWN Creator Todd McFarlane Joins Whatnot and Invites Comic Fans to Own a Piece of San Diego Comic-Con History

By Staff Reports Whatnot, the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S., is partnering with comics icon Todd McFarlane to host a first-of-its-kind livestream shopping event where actual pieces of Todd McFarlane’s San Diego Comic-Con booth will be offered for auction. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con International 2023 (SDCC), Todd debuted his Whatnot channel live on Friday, giving away signed […]

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September 8, 2019

Pastrami Nation Issues #4: Spawn #300 Review

By Nolan P. Smith Welcome back to another installment of Issues, our audio only podcast dedicated to the review of single issue comic books. With this episode, we look at the biggest comic book release of the month, Spawn #300 from Image Comics. This is a milestone for the comic book industry, make sure to check it out! Music from […]

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August 30, 2019

Alex Ross, Jason Shawn Alexander, Francesco Mattina, & Jerome Opeña Covers Revealed for Spawn #301

By Staff Reports Image Comics is pleased to reveal a few of the highly anticipated covers for the upcoming record-breaking, history-making SPAWN #301 issue by Todd McFarlane, President at Image Comics and creator of SPAWN. This record-breaking SPAWN #301 hits stores on Wednesday, October 2. SPAWN #301 CVR A MCFARLANE SPAWN #301 CVR B CAPULLO SPAWN #301 CVR C VIRGIN […]

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July 31, 2019

Spawn #300 Jerome Opena Cover Revealed

By Staff Reports Image Comics is pleased to reveal the breathtaking Jerome Opeña cover—with pencils by Jerome Opeña, inks by Todd McFarlane, colors by Fco Plascencia—for the upcoming milestone SPAWN #300 issue by Todd McFarlane, President at Image Comics and creator of SPAWN. This is just one of many exciting cover reveals to come on the #Roadto300! The record-setting SPAWN […]

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May 30, 2018

Star of New SPAWN Film Revealed: Oscar-winning Actor Jamie Foxx

By Staff Reports In an exclusive scoop, Deadline broke the news that Jamie Foxx is set to play the titular character in Todd McFarlane’s forthcoming Blumhouse Productions adaptation of SPAWN. This newest adaptation—a gritty, R-rated reimagining—marks Image President, co-founder and SPAWN creator, Todd McFarlane’s film directorial debut. McFarlane, an Emmy/Grammy-winning producer/director is also on board as screenwriter and co-producer with […]

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February 11, 2017

Image Comics Founders Reunite At Emerald City Comicon 2017 to Celebrate 25th Anniversary

The Founding Fathers of Image Comics Come Together at ECCC By Staff Reports Image Comics and ReedPOP, the leading producer of pop culture events are pleased to announce that original Image Comics company founders Todd McFarlane, Jim Valentino, Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, Marc Silvestri, and Whilce Portacio will reunite at Emerald City Comicon 2017 to celebrate the company’s milestone 25th […]

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January 27, 2017

Celebrate Image Day On Wednesday, February 1st

Image Comics Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence By Staff Reports On February 1, 1992, seven comics superstars Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino came together to form their own company that would change the landscape of comics forever. Current partners McFarlane, Valentino, Kirkman, Larsen, and Silvestri collectively have brought creator-owned comics […]

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February 12, 2016

Toy Fair 2016: McFarlane Toys Declares War- Gears of War Action Figures Coming Soon

By Staff Reports Legendary comic book and toy creator Todd McFarlane announced today that his company, McFarlane Toys has partnered with one of the gaming industry’s hottest properties, Gears of War, to produce a line of highly collectible action figures.  Known for its gritty, gory, hyper realistic gameplay, Microsoft’s Gears of War has been an Xbox staple for nearly a […]

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November 19, 2015

McFarlane Toys Releases Medieval Spawn Resin Statue

By Staff Reports Ripped from the pages of the record breaking Spawn Comic, comes the return of Medieval Spawn ready to destroy all forces of darkness. McFarlane Toys founder and legendary artist Todd McFarlane and his award-winning McFarlane Toys design group, are excited to bring the comic hero, Medieval Spawn to life in this limited edition, highly detailed, hand-crafted cold-cast […]

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July 2, 2015

Winter is Coming: McFarlane Toys and HBO Global Licensing Announce Agreement To Create a New Construction Line Based on the Critically-Acclaimed Series Game of Thrones

By Staff Reports McFarlane Toys, in partnership with HBO Global Licensing, announced today a new licensing agreement to bring the global television phenomenon Game of Thrones to the construction toy aisles this Fall 2015. In 2014, Todd McFarlane’s award-winning toy company, McFarlane Toys, revolutionized the construction brick aisle with its introduction of realistic and highly detailed construction sets. McFarlane Toys […]

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November 15, 2013

McFarlane Toys Reveals Highly Limited Edition Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Edward Kenway Statue

By Staff Reports (Tempe, Ariz.)— From one of the most anticipated video games of the year, Ubisoft®’s Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, McFarlane Toys  is bringing to life the charismatic yet brutal pirate captain, Edward Kenway, as an exclusive limited-edition resin statue. McFarlane Toys’ highly detailed, hand-painted, cold-cast resin statue depicts the main character of the video game franchise– the […]

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October 1, 2013

McFarlane Toys Launches New WWE® ICON SERIES Collectibles

(Tempe, Ariz.)— McFarlane Toys and WWE announced today a new licensing agreement to produce the first-ever WWE limited-edition collectible statues. The WWE ICON Series will include both current WWE Superstars and Legends. Fans can look forward to all the statues featuring authentic WWE memorabilia, which are highly limited in production.  Select statues will also feature a limited run of authentic […]

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June 26, 2013

Spawn Creator Todd McFarlane Added To Fan Expo Canada Line-up

(TORONTO, ON)– Todd McFarlane, McFarlane Toys founder and Spawn Creator, comes to Fan Expo Canada™, hitting the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from August 22-25, to launch his company’s newest Ubisoft figures and toys. As previously announced, McFarlane Toys will create a wide range of products, including figures, statues, playsets and novelty toys based on the successful Assassin’s Creed® franchise and […]

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December 3, 2012

Chopping Block Review: The Art of Todd McFarlane

Review by Nolan P. Smith- Pastrami Nation Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: November 2012 Website: www.imagecomics.com Todd McFarlane is an icon in the comic industry. From his groundbreaking work at Marvel Comics, which included the first appearance of the memorable Spider-Man villain, Venom, to his creator owned work as one of the founders of Image Comics, McFarlane is a visionary […]

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July 19, 2012

Spawn #221 Sells Out as Todd McFarlane Returns

The man is back. Image Comics announced today that Spawn #221 has sold out, that being no surprise as the issue marks the return of Spawn’s creator, Todd McFarlane. The book is out August 8th, so selling out now is pretty impressive. Plus the homage covers, like The Walking Dead one above, are pure awesomeness. Check out the press release […]

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