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Todd McFarlane (born March 16 , 1961 in Calgary, Alberta ) is a Cartoonist , Comic Book writer, artist, and media Entrepreneur . 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 Figure s 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 Baseball s. BIOGRAPHY McFarlane was born in Calgary, Alberta . He graduated from William Aberhart High School. As a teenager, he discovered Comic Book s 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 Knae was also a major influence ofn Mcfarlane. In the early 1980s, McFarlane attended Eastern Washington University on a Baseball scholarship and studied graphic art. He sought to play baseball professionally after graduation but was not contracted by a professional team. During his time at EWU, McFarlane worked at a comic book shop in Spokane, Washington . Drawings he had done of Marvel and DC superheros were sold at local shops. McFarlane's first published work was a 1984 backup story in Epic Comics ' '' Coyote ''. He soon began working for both Marvel and DC Comics . He illustrated several issues of Marvel's '' Incredible Hulk '' and DC's '' Infinity Inc. '' and various Batman series. |
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