The Superstar Artist Who Lost MILLIONS (Todd McFarlane)

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Todd McFarlane had it all. Ten years later he was bankrupt. What really happened? The World vs. Todd McFarlane by Daniel Best: https://amzn.to/3RmYJUN *Todd McFarlane Reading Guide* Hulk Vol 1: https://amzn.to/3R3kdof Hulk Vol 2: https://amzn.to/3T2MTAu Out-of-Print Hulk Omnibus: https://amzn.to/3sXpYvK Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1: https://amzn.to/3RjFhbf Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2: https://amzn.to/3sRoSBF Out-of-print Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus: https://amzn.to/3QYOMvk Solo Spider-Man: https://amzn.to/3N0WOTd *Spawn Reading Guide* If you want the full Spawn history, the compendiums below are your best bet: Spawn Compendium 1: https://amzn.to/46v8vbC Spawn Compendium 2: https://amzn.to/3sTPHFa Spawn Compendium 3: https://amzn.to/3N5IQ2a Spawn Compendium 4: https://amzn.to/47W2p5o Spawn Compendium 5: https://amzn.to/3N6mgqe Spawn Compendium 6: https://amzn.to/3uzfeUB If you want to start reading modern Spawn, start here: Spawn: Vengeance (contains a 2 issue recap of the whole series): https://amzn.to/3SYtQXX Spawn: The Record-Breaker (includes issue 300): https://amzn.to/49Z4pvu Spawn: Aftermath: https://amzn.to/3QWnl5j Spawn: Omega: https://amzn.to/3SYtVLf The trades are pretty far behind the current reading order, so from there I’d recommend single issues using this guide: https://comicbookreadingorders.com/other/spawn-reading-order/ The Spawn Figure on my Shelf: https://amzn.to/3T2MvBH With custom cape: https://amzn.to/3GlhZeV *Todd McFarlane Art Books* Spider-Man Artist’s Edition (Oversized scans of the original art): https://amzn.to/3T1TdrS The Art of Todd McFarlane: https://amzn.to/49RaV7v The best way to read Infinity Inc is on the DC Unlimited App: https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/ The best way to read Coyote is to buy these copies from me. (As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases) *Notes* McFarlane’s business was a web of intertwined corporations that even he at times seemed to have trouble keeping track of. The one that went bankrupt was the entity that oversaw Spawn, and that was likely walled off from his personal finances and that of his toy business. So it is possible that McFarlane retained a good bit of personal wealth while his business went bankrupt. But he obviously isn’t very upfront about his own finances, he did claim to have spent most of his money buying baseballs, but again, this is not something I was able to verify beyond using McFarlane as the source. *Sources* The World vs. Todd McFarlane by Daniel Best The Art of Todd McFarlane https://ohdannyboy.blogspot.com/search/label/todd%20mcfarlane https://www.nfb.ca/film/devil_you_know_inside_mind_of_todd_mcfarlane/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leydL0NjFSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thW0ZG6i3e4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpI2lqEYTS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv7oET_0y24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g03lXK4gcWY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oVrl0mQhXA https://www.tcj.com/tcj-issue/the-comics-journal-no-152-august-1992/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s2xiJAREpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e_pBffItnk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvKbRIuWFio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Gz9KAPcHA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzHUoB4CKc0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqfRt9kBXCg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw8l7W_rZzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qc3hNtKJ1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoMq3tGaT5U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amCR_dmw5KU https://www.youtube.com/@DailySpawnArchive https://www.cbr.com/comic-legends-the-secret-origin-of-spider-mans-spaghetti-webbing/ https://comicbookinvest.com/2019/11/25/a-look-at-spawns-sales/ https://comichron.com/blog/2010/07/13/june-2010-flashbacks-to-past/ https://archive.org/details/wizardmagazine034/page/n227/mode/2up https://www.facebook.com/liketoddmcfarlane/posts/part-2-big-break-in-my-career-came-when-someone-diedlast-week-i-wrote-about-the-/769852979725453 https://podcast.robliefeldcreations.com/the-secret-secret-origin-of-image/ https://podcast.robliefeldcreations.com/the-dc-comics-detour/ https://podcast.robliefeldcreations.com/comic-book-feuds-todd-mcfarlane-vs-peter-david/ https://podcast.robliefeldcreations.com/what-is-image-comics/ https://podcast.robliefeldcreations.com/image-comics-the-death-of-superman/ https://podcast.robliefeldcreations.com/todds-toys/ Asset Credits: Sotheby’s Photo Credit Ajay Suresh New Yorker Hotel Photo - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewYorker_Hotel.JPG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikMIEG2yew8 - Interview with George Perez I believe all other content used in this video falls under the remit of Fair Use, but if any content owners would like to dispute this I will not hesitate to immediately remove said content. It is not my intent to in any way infringe on anyone’s content ownership. If you find your art, images, or videos in this video and are not otherwise credited, I will be glad to include your credit, please just email the address on my “about” page.