The Superstar Artist Who Lost Everything (Todd McFarlane)

Todd McFarlane had it all. Ten years later he was bankrupt. What really happened? The World vs. Todd McFarlane by Daniel Best: *Todd McFarlane Reading Guide* Hulk Vol 1: Hulk Vol 2: Out-of-Print Hulk Omnibus: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2: Out-of-print Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus: Solo Spider-Man: *Spawn Reading Guide* If you want the full Spawn history, the compendiums below are your best bet: Spawn Compendium 1: Spawn Compendium 2: Spawn Compendium 3: Spawn Compendium 4: Spawn Compendium 5: Spawn Compendium 6: If you want to start reading modern Spawn, start here: Spawn: Vengeance (contains a 2 issue recap of the whole series): Spawn: The Record-Breaker (includes issue 300): Spawn: Aftermath: Spawn: Omega: The trades are pretty far behind the current reading order, so from there I’d recommend single issues using this guide: The Spawn Figure on my Shelf: With custom cape: *Todd McFarlane Art Books* Spider-Man Artist’s Edition (Oversized scans of the original art): The Art of Todd McFarlane: The best way to read Infinity Inc is on the DC Unlimited App: 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 mcfarlane @DailySpawnArchive Asset Credits: Sotheby’s Photo Credit Ajay Suresh New Yorker Hotel Photo - : - 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.