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Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian cartoonist, artist, writer, 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.〔("Katz's bid to buy Oilers 100-per-cent successful" ). ''The Edmonton Journal'', February 6, 2008.〕 He is also a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs. ==Early life== McFarlane was born on March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.〔("Todd McFarlane" ). IGN. Retrieved November 9, 2014.〕〔("McFARLANE, Todd (1961-)" ). The Joe Shuster Awards. Retrieved November 9, 2014.〕〔("TODD McFARLANECOMPLETE BIOGRAPHY" ). spawn.com. Retrieved November 9, 2014.〕〔McFarlane, Todd. "The Spawning Ground". ''Spawn'' No. 1 (May 1992). Image Comics.〕 He began drawing as a hobby at an early age,〔McFarlane, Todd. ''The Art of Todd McFarlane: The Devil's in the Details''. Todd McFarlane Productions/Image Comics. November 2012.〕 and was a fan of comics creators such as John Byrne, Jack Kirby, Frank Miller and George Pérez, as well as the writing of Alan Moore.〔 (John Parker of ComicsAlliance has also noted the influence of Walt Simonson in McFarlane's work.〔Parker, John (June 12, 2012). ("ComicsAlliance Reviews Todd McFarlane's 'Spawn' Year One, Part 1: Questions Read More: ComicsAlliance Reviews Todd McFarlane’s 'Spawn' Year One, Part 1: Questions" ). Comics Alliance.〕) McFarlane created the character Spawn when he was 16, and spent "countless hours" perfecting the appearance of each component of the character's visual design.〔 He graduated from William Aberhart High School.〔 In the early 1980s, McFarlane attended Eastern Washington University on a baseball scholarship, and studied graphic art.〔〔Nowak, Peter (December 24, 2007). ("Canadian business: Artist spawns a web of influence" ). CBC News〕 He sought to play baseball professionally after graduation, but suffered a career-ending ankle injury in his junior year. He subsequently focused on drawing, working in a comic book store to pay for the rest of his education,〔 and sharing a trailer with his then-girlfriend, Wanda.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Todd McFarlane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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