Spawn: Origins Volume 18

Todd McFarlane

A risk-taker with an unerring instinct for success, Todd McFarlane has built a multi-million dollar empire using those skills. Along the way, he and his companies have received nearly a hundred national and international awards, including two Emmys, a Grammy, and MTV Music Awards for his producer/director roles.

McFarlane became a true comic book superstar for his record-setting work on Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man franchise, where he co-created the anti-hero Venom. The Sony Pictures’ Venom film starring Tom Hardy set an all-time record for the largest film opening in October and was #1 at the box office its first two weeks of release. This year, McFarlane announced an ensemble of award-winning talent for his upcoming Spawn movie: Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Jamie Foxx (Ray, Django Unchained) will play Spawn, and Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Town, Wind River) will play police detective “Twitch” Williams. This new Spawn film will be a gritty, R-rated re-imagining of the character and marks McFarlane’s feature film directorial debut. Academy Award nominee Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions, the force behind recent hits Get Out, Split, and Halloween, are attached to produce.

McFarlane also co-founded in 1992—and serves as current President of—Image Comics. Image has been the third largest comic publisher in North America for the past 26 years (behind Marvel and DC Comics). In 1994, McFarlane founded the international award-winning McFarlane Toys, now one of North America’s top action figure manufacturers, boasting over 150 licenses (including the recently announced Fortnite license) during that time.

Artistically, McFarlane’s visual impact on the look of Spider-Man (while working at Marvel in the 1990s) can still be seen today. A single page of McFarlane’s original art from an issue of Amazing Spider-Man sold for a record-smashing $657,250. His first issue for Image Comics, called Spawn, sold an unprecedented 1.7 million copies for an independent comic. Since its debut, Spawn has continued to be a fan favorite title around the world, published in 12 languages and sold in 37 countries. The comic became an Emmy Award-winning animated series on HBO and a New Line Cinema feature film.

McFarlane Toys is known for creating toys based on pop-culture obsessions, including the newly launched Fortnite and roleplay line. A whirlwind of expansion in McFarlane’s companies followed: more comics, action figures, and award-winning entertainment projects which boast over 150 licenses.

Brian Holguin

Brian Holguin is a comic book writer best known for his work for independent publishers such as Image Comics and Top Cow Productions. He has written issues of Aria, Cyberforce, KISS: Psycho Circus, Mr. Majestic, and Spawn. He wrote eighteen issues of the original Cyberforce series and became a regular writer on Spawn beginning with issue #71.

Angel Medina

Angel Medina is an American comic book artist known for his work for various comic book companies, including Megaton Comics, First Comics, Marvel Comics, and Image Comics.

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