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- Todd Dean Mark McFarlane
- Born: March 16, 1961
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Biography
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Todd started drawing comics at 18, shortly after he started collecting
them. He got his first professional job from Steve Engelhart on Marvel/Epic's
Coyote #11; but this didn't happen until he'd sent out about 700
sample packages.
"I mailed nearly every comic company in existence, someone finally
cracked." - Todd McFarlane
He can rough out a page of artwork in about 20 minutes using a
non-reproduction blue pencil. Todd does very little pencilling, however, and
prefers inking with a Hunt's mapping point 102 tip and black india
ink. It takes him about four hours to complete a drawing.
Todd's career began in relative obscurity with his work on Coyote,
Invasion and Infinity Inc. His ability to put out quality work in a timely
manner opend the door for his work on The Incredible Hulk. Todd's
run on the Hulk started his incredible rise to popularity. He's most
famous for his run on The Amazing Spider-man, particularly issues
featuring Venom.
In 1990 Todd released an all new Spider-man series which at the time
was the biggest selling issue of all time.
"Draw with a purpose. Repetition is boring but necessary in order
to improve. Be honest with yourself in evaluating your work."
- Personal Favourites:
- Movies: The Color Purple, Beaches, When Harry Met Sally
Foods: Mexican, broccoli, artichokes
Athletes: Wayne Gretzky, Nolan Ryan
Comic Artists: Mike Golden, Frank Miller
Source: Image Plus #1
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