Todd McFarlane Net Worth

May 2024 · 6 minute read


Todd McFarlane net worth is
$300 Million

Todd McFarlane Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Todd McFarlane (/m?k?f?rl?n/) is a Canadian cartoonist, artist, writer, toy 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. 
Full NameTodd McFarlane
Net Worth$300 Million
Date Of BirthMarch 16, 1961
Place Of BirthCalgary, Alberta, Canada
ProfessionScreenwriter, Cartoonist, Film producer, Visual Artist
Work PositionThe Amazing Spider-Man artist
EducationAlberta College of Art and Design, Eastern Washington University, William Aberhart High School
NationalityCanadian
SpouseWanda McFarlane
ChildrenJake McFarlane, Kate McFarlane, Cyan McFarlane
NicknamesTodd McFarlane, McFarlane, Todd
Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/liketoddmcfarlane
Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/todd_mcfarlane
IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0568825
AwardsGrammy Award for Best Music Video, Inkpot Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More)
MoviesThe Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle, Spawn 2, Spawn, Tortured Souls: Animae Damnatae
TV ShowsTodd McFarlane's Spawn, Spawn: The Animation
Star SignPisces
#Trademark
1Extremely detailed artwork
#Quote
1(on paying $2.7 million for Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball) "Right now I'm the guy who paid $2.7 million for a piece of History. If the record is ever broken I'll be the guy who paid $2.7 million for a $2.70 baseball ball."
#Fact
1"Al Simmons" was the name of a roommate of Todd McFarlane.
2"Cyan" is the name of creator Todd McFarlane's daughter, while "Wanda" is the name of his wife. "Terry Fitzgerald" is the name of a friend of McFarlane. All names are from his comic ''Spawn''.
3Columbia Pictures showed interest in making a film adaptation of Spawn when the comic book was launched in 1992. Negotiations eventually fell through as Todd McFarlane felt the studio was not giving him enough creative control. McFarlane eventually sold the film rights to New Line Cinema for $1 in exchange for creative input and merchandising rights.
4Was sued in January 2002 by acclaimed comic book writer and novelist Neil Gaiman for violation of copyright and non-payment of royalties. The case went to court in October 2002, when the seven-person federal jury in Wisconsin took three days to decide in favor of Gaiman, agreeing that McFarlane used Gaiman's created characters without permission or compensation. Gaiman was awarded $45,000 plus court costs which Gaiman then donated to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (www.cbldf.org).
5Was sued by hockey player Anthony Twist in 1997 for misappropriation of his name, because the Spawn comic books featured an extremely violent character named Tony Twist. After the real-life Twist presented extensive evidence at trial that McFarlane had him in mind, a jury returned a verdict against McFarlane and several other defendants for $24.5 million. However, the verdict was overturned in 2003 by the Missouri Supreme Court, which concluded that the jury was improperly instructed and that the use of Mr. Twist's name was probably protected by the First Amendment.
6Created the Spawn comic book series in 1992, which was made into a successful movie in 1997.
7In June of 2003, he paid $450,000 for Barry Bond's record 73rd home run ball.
8Pencilled Amazing Spider-Man #298 - #328, inked ASM #300 - #328, and wrote, pencilled, and inked Spider-Man #1 - #14 and #16. SM #1 sold 2.5 million copies (most of which were sales of alternate covers).
9Part owner of the Edmonton Oilers. Founded his own toy company called McFarlane Toys. They produced toys for Shrek, Austin Powers the Spy who shagged me, among others.
10Designed the Edmonton Oiler's third Jersey.
11Famous for drastically redesigning characters, such as Spider-Man. With Spider-Man, he gave him much larger eyes, a new "spaghetti" webbing, and a more "spidery" appearance when swinging on his webs.
12In January 1999 he purchased Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball at an auction for $2.7 million.
13In 1992, he co-founded Image Comics along with Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Jim Valentino, Marc Silvestri, and Whilce Portacio.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Venom2018characters announced
Ultimate Spider-Man2012TV Series creator
Spawn: Armageddon2003Video Game story
Spawn: In the Demon's Hand2000Video Game characters / creator
Spawn1997-1999TV Series comic book - 18 episodes
Spawn1997comic book
Todd McFarlane's Spawn1997Video
Spider-ManTV Series character: Eddie Brock/Venom - 4 episodes, 1995 - 1996 character: Eddie Brock - 2 episodes, 1994 - 1995 character: Edward "Eddie" Brock - 2 episodes, 1995
Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin1991Video Game comic book & characters
Spider-Man: The Video Game1991Video Game comic book & characters

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Evil Prophecy2004Video Game executive producer: TMP/TME
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys2002animation producer
Spawn: In the Demon's Hand2000Video Game executive producer
Spawn1997executive producer
Spawn1997TV Series executive producer
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game1995Video Game executive producer

Animation Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Disturbed: Land of Confusion2009Short animator / character designer
Soulcalibur II2003Video Game special character designer: "Necrid"
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys2002animation sequences
Korn: Freak on a Leash1999Short animator / character designer
Pearl Jam: Do the Evolution1998Video short animator

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Disturbed: Land of Confusion2009Short
Korn: Deuce2002Video documentary music video
Korn: Freak on a Leash1999Short
Pearl Jam: Do the Evolution1998Video short co-director

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Ultimate Spider-Man2014TV Series creator - 3 episodes
Pearl Jam: Touring Band 20002001Video documentary director: video "Do the Evolution"

Art Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag2013Video Game cover art: designer
The Amazing Spider-Man1990Video Game artist: box cover illustration

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Spawn1997Bum

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bird of Steel!special thanks filming
The Making of 'Halo Legends'2010Video documentary special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Super-Fan Builds2016TV SeriesHimself
COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages2016DocumentaryHimself
Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years2016TV Movie documentaryHimself
Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop!2014TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Image Revolution2014DocumentaryHimself
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle2013TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself - Artist & Writer
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead2013TV Short documentaryHimself
Talking Dead2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Roadtrip Nation2011TV Series documentaryHimself
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope2011DocumentaryHimself
Attack of the Show!2011TV SeriesHimself - McFarlane Toys
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story2010DocumentaryHimself
Fuse Celebrity Playlist2006TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Monsters in Miniature by Todd McFarlane2004Video documentary shortHimself
T3: Toys in Action2003Video shortHimself
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime2003Video documentary shortHimself
Inside 'The Animatrix'2003Video documentary shortHimself
Player$2003TV SeriesHimself
Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century2002Video documentary shortHimself
Anatomy of a Scene2002TV Series documentaryHimself
Life and Times2001TV Series documentaryHimself
The Devil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd McFarlane2001Documentary shortHimself
Citizen Todd2001TV Movie documentaryHimself
Spawn1997-1998TV SeriesHimself - Host
Todd McFarlane: Chapter & Verse1998Video documentary shortHimself
The Anti Gravity Room1997TV SeriesHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1999Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour)Spawn (1997)

Known for movies

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