Tag: Todd McFarlane
Top Secret Venom artist is revealed…and you’ll never ever believe who it is!
A while ago, Marvel teased a "Top Seekrit" cover artist on a secret variant for VENOM #`1, one of the new "Tough Guys" line...
Todd McFarlane hacks Stan Lee
STAN THE MAN…YOU’VE BEEN HACKED!! pic.twitter.com/DmYM8FrQt3— stan lee (@TheRealStanLee) November 2, 2015
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Not content with cuddling Grumpy Cat, Stan Lee is now under attack from...
SDCC ’15: We talk cape snaps, controversy and cons with the Batgirl of Burnside...
At SDCC '15 I talked with the Burnside Batgirl crew about their creative origins, how the look that launched a thousand cosplays came to be, how to handle creative criticism, and their earliest con experiences.
UPDATE – Amazing Arizona Con 2015: Deadpool ruled & art crooks were called out
The Valentines State’s first comic con of the year wrapped up over the romantic weekend. Jimmy Jay, Amazing Arizona Comic Con organizer, didn’t let a hallmark holiday get in the way of putting on his three-day annual comic book convention on Friday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 15. The event kicked off with an intimate panel with Spawn Creator Todd McFarlane and the New York Times best selling Batman artist, Greg Capullo. They signed someone's baby.
McFarlane Teases his “single BIGGEST issue” of Spawn at Image Expo
By: Alexander Jones
Author Todd McFarlane has just announced a teaser for a brand new project he’s taking over to Image Expo, as well as...
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – Comics are for Everyone
Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it's More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat's own Heidi...
Now a big softie, Todd McFarlane comments on the return of Angela
Although once known for combative rhetoric and an aggressive stance, McFarlane Toys CEO Todd McFarlane sounded a conciliatory note when asked about the return...
Interview and Exclusive Preview: Peyo’s BENNY BREAKIRON with Jim Salicrup of Papercutz
Following a multi-volume and ongoing celebrated run of bringing Peyo’s original SMURFS comics to English-speaking reader, all ages comics publisher Papercutz is poised to...
Todd McFarlane is suing Al Simmons over Spawn identity—here’s the complaint
It's been a a little while since Todd McFarlane was involved in a lawsuit, but that sad, empty feeling can go away now, as...
Gaiman settlement cost Todd McFarlane $1,100,000
Daniel Best digs up the bankruptcy court proceedings for Todd McFarlane Inc. and notes that the $2.2 million settlement includes $1.1 million set aside for the "Gaiman Settlement (Class 4)." As Best notes, this is not necessarily the amount of money that Neil Gaiman received, since lawyers fees were to come out of the money.
Must read: Gaiman/McFarlane/Miracleman: The Saga
This is what we call a "hot drink" post in the biz*, as in, you must get a hot drink and a comfy chair before you dive in to the next link. Pádraig Ó Méalóid has done an amazing job of putting together a Gaiman/McFarlane/Marvelman timeline, which, although it only skims the details of the Marvelman deals of the '80s, does cover the 10-year legal battle between Gaiman and McFarlane as it pertains to Marvelman. It's a tale of (Tony) twists and turns. Of course the pre-history is also stunning:
What Neil Gaiman is going to do—or not do— with the $382,000 Todd McFarlane...
Although when a final settlement was reached in the epic Gaiman/McFarlane legal battle a few weeks ago, most people thought it was all over. But now there is The Accounting. Daniel Best dug up the settlement papers which mentioned just how much money Todd McFarlane might owe Neil Gaiman. Just to be clearer about this, the money in question is in an escrow account and there is really no discussion over its exact disposition. As noted it would go to legal fees, or Neil Gaiman or other things. In addition, the profits from the characters Gaiman co-created—the actual subject of the lawsuit—have yet to be audited.
