![]() I think it was the day I came out of the womb and it was in my DNA, right? So there’s not a single day I don’t recall not being taught. Here’s the answer to that question so we can get that out of the way. I always think that sometimes interviews are laying on a psychologist’s couch, and they’re like, “Todd, why are you like that? What drives you?” It’s always interesting when you do certain interviews with people. I would say it informed me more on the eventual business side, the competitiveness on the business side. And I’ll give you a little bit of back history. ![]() Todd McFarlane: So here’s what I would say about that. ![]() And I thought we would begin, and this might be a dead end, we’ll see where it goes, but asking about how baseball informed your approach to art and comics, if at all, if those two things tie together for you. So it’s exciting to have you here and I’m excited to dig into all sorts of things. And I am a longtime collector and fan of your work. Tim Ferriss: And I thought we could start with a confession on my side, which is ever since I was a kid and to this day, I still have a poster of The Incredible Hulk #340, Grey Hulk versus Wolverine, that features your artwork. You can find him on all the social Instagram Twitter McFarlane, Facebook liketoddmcfarlane. Todd made history with Spawn #301, earning the Guinness World Record for longest trying creator-owned superhero comic books series. In 1997, Spawn was made into an Emmy award-winning animated series on HBO and a live-action feature film that grossed more than $100 million. He is also a co-founder of Image Comics, which debuted Spawn in 1992, selling 1.7 million copies of the first issue. Todd is the CEO of Todd McFarlane Productions, McFarlane Toys, one of the US’ top action figure manufacturers, and McFarlane Films. He is best known to many comic book fans for his work as the artist on The Amazing Spider-Man, for which he co-created Marvel’s top villain, Venom. He is an Emmy- and Grammy-winning director, producer, and creator of one of the world’s best-selling comic books, Spawn. My guest today, I’m so excited to have with us, Todd McFarlane. Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show. Tim Ferriss: Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. For the sake of clarity, media outlets are permitted to use photos of Tim Ferriss from the media room on tim.blog or (obviously) license photos of Tim Ferriss from Getty Images, etc. WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED: No one is authorized to copy any portion of the podcast content or use Tim Ferriss’ name, image or likeness for any commercial purpose or use, including without limitation inclusion in any books, e-books, book summaries or synopses, or on a commercial website or social media site (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) that offers or promotes your or another’s products or services. For the sake of clarity, media outlets with advertising models are permitted to use excerpts from the transcript per the above. WHAT YOU’RE WELCOME TO DO: You are welcome to share the below transcript (up to 500 words but not more) in media articles (e.g., The New York Times, LA Times, The Guardian ), on your personal website, in a non-commercial article or blog post (e.g., Medium), and/or on a personal social media account for non-commercial purposes, provided that you include attribution to “The Tim Ferriss Show” and link back to the tim.blog/podcast URL. Tim Ferriss owns the copyright in and to all content in and transcripts of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, with all rights reserved, as well as his right of publicity. You can watch the interview on YouTube here.ĭUE TO SOME HEADACHES IN THE PAST, PLEASE NOTE LEGAL CONDITIONS: Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. With many episodes lasting 2+ hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors. In 2019, Todd made history with Spawn #301, earning the Guinness World Record for longest-running creator-owned superhero comic book series. In 1997, Spawn was made into an Emmy Award-winning animated series on HBO and a live-action feature film that grossed over $100 million. Todd is the CEO of Todd McFarlane Productions, McFarlane Toys (one of the US’s top action-figure manufacturers), and McFarlane Films. Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Todd McFarlane ( an Emmy- and Grammy-winning director/producer and creator of one of the world’s best-selling comic books, Spawn.
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