Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane
McFarlane at the 2011 New York Comic Con
Born	(1961-03-16) March 16, 1961 (age 55) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Inker, Publisher
Notable works	The Amazing Spider-Man Batman: Year Two Haunt Incredible Hulk Infinity, Inc Spawn Spider-Man
Awards	Inkpot Award 1992 National Cartoonists Society Award 1992 National Football League Artist of the Year 2005
Official website

Todd McFarlane (/məkˈfɑːrlɪn/; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian artist, writer, 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, on which he was the artist to draw the first full appearances of the supervillain Venom. 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 No. 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 would 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 a co-owner of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers but sold his shares to Daryl Katz. He is also a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs.