Age: 65
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Todd McFarlane (/məkˈfɑːrlɪn/; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, writer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, best known for his work as the artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-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 character 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.[4] McFarlane used to be a co-owner of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers before selling his shares to Daryl Katz.[5] He is also a high-profile collector of record-breaking baseballs. As a filmmaker, he produced the 1997 film adaptation of Spawn starring Michael Jai White. He will make his directorial debut with the reboot film, which will star Jamie Foxx.
Todd MacFarlane
Writer
for Writer in Spider-Man: Sting of Vengeance
Suggested by matthewfenner
Six months after his brutal fight with the Lizard, Peter Parker is trying to rebuild a normal life — juggling school, patrols, and the lingering trauma of being Spider-Man. With only small-time criminals left to stop, things finally seem stable… until ex-detective Mac Gargan enters the picture. Funded by J. Jonah Jameson and transformed by a reckless Oscorp experiment, Gargan becomes Scorpion — a vicious, mutated killer with one goal: destroy Spider-Man. What begins as a manhunt turns into a citywide bloodbath, forcing Peter to face a new kind of monster — one born from hatred, failure, and his own unintended consequences. Spider-Man: Sting of Vengeance is an R-rated descent into vengeance and identity. As Scorpion’s rampage grows more personal, Peter realizes the attacks aren’t just against Spider-Man — they’re against him. Every battle drags him closer to breaking, pushing him to question whether his war on crime only creates new demons. In a violent, rain-soaked showdown across the New York skyline, Spider-Man must risk everything to stop Scorpion, even if it means losing the last pieces of his innocence — and the boy he used to be.
