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Todd McFarlane was born in the year 1961. He is a Canadian artist, cartoonist, writer, entrepreneur and toy designer with a net worth of $300 million.
He was born in Calgary and he picked up drawing as his hobby. He was a great fan of comic creators like Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, John Byrne, and George Perez. Alan Moore’s writing also greatly fascinated him. When he was as young as 16, he created the character of Spawn and spent hours to perfect each component of the character. On a baseball scholarship, he attended graphic art classes at the University of Eastern Washington. Todd always wanted to make his career in baseball, but one severe ankle injury brought a full stop to his dreams. It was then that he concentrated on drawing. He also worked at a comic novel store to fund the rest of his education.
McFarlane has earned his wealth from his numerous works in comic novels and for his fantasy series Spawn. In his early days, he had to struggle. He used to send numerous works to dozens of editors, who mainly rejected his work. Some of them did send him some useful criticism. His first work was the backup story in Coyote. Todd soon began drawing for both Marvel and DC Comics. He also did the cover for DC’s Batman series and the cover for the Spider-Man series. After he left Marvel, along with six artists, he formed the umbrella company named “Image Comics”. He started his own company in the name of Todd McFarlane Productions and released Spawn. He was the artist, writer for the first seven issues of Spawn.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2019 |
Asset |
Current value of Todd McFarlane's website mcfarlane.com |
$38,000 |
|
2019 |
Asset |
Current value of the website imagecomics.com as the company's president |
$91,200 |
|
2018 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Venom as the film's writer |
$855,720,000 |
|
2018 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Todd McFarlane's 70th home-run baseball dinged by St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire |
$3,000,000 |
|
2018 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book Spider-Man (approximately 2.5 million copies sold) |
$72,380,000 |
|
2018 |
Earnings |
Estimated annual earnings of Todd McFarlane's five private companies |
$50,000,000 |
|
2018 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book Spawn (approximately 150 million copies sold) |
$3,600,000,000 |
|
2016 |
Earnings |
Annual sales of Image Comics, the nation’s third largest comic book publisher as the company's co-founder |
$50,000,000 |
|
2012 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Todd McFarlane's original art for The Amazing Spider-Man #328 (Marvel, 1990) and Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1990) |
$1,020,000 |
|
2012 |
Others |
Sales of the video game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning as one of the game's artists (approximately 1.2 million copies sold) |
$23,990,000 |
|
2011 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2011 (approximately 70,418 copies sold) |
$1,900,000 |
|
2010 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2010 (approximately 72,663 copies sold) |
$5,890,000 |
|
2009 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2009 (approximately 77,403 copies sold) |
$6,270,000 |
|
2009 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book Image United (approximately 69.5 thousand copies sold) |
$278,000 |
|
2008 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2008 (approximately 105,948 copies sold) |
$8,580,000 |
|
2006 |
Earnings |
Annual revenue of McFarlane Toys of Tempe as the company's owner |
$60,000,000 |
|
2005 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2005 (approximately 112,564 copies sold) |
$3,040,000 |
|
2004 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2004 (approximately 123,540 copies sold) |
$3,340,000 |
|
2003 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2003 (approximately 122,173 copies sold) |
$3,300,000 |
|
2003 |
Asset |
Purchase value of San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds' October 2001, record-breaking 73rd home run ball at an auction |
$517,500 |
|
2002 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2002 (approximately 122,572 copies sold) |
$3,310,000 |
|
2001 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2001 (approximately 113,557 copies sold) |
$3,070,000 |
|
2000 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 2000 (approximately 113,685 copies sold) |
$3,070,000 |
|
1999 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1999 (approximately 127,915 copies sold) |
$3,050,000 |
|
1998 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1998 (approximately 119,547 copies sold) |
$2,850,000 |
|
1998 |
Asset |
Purchase value of the baseball that St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire hit for his then record-breaking 70th home run and Sammy Sosa's 66th home run ball |
$2,780,000 |
|
1997 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1997 (approximately 159,950 copies sold) |
$3,820,000 |
|
1997 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Spawn as the film's executive producer |
$87,950,000 |
|
1996 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1996 (approximately 216,779 copies sold) |
$4,770,000 |
|
1995 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1995 (approximately 234,290 copies sold) |
$5,150,000 |
|
1994 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1994 (approximately 353,025 copies sold) |
$6,350,000 |
|
1993 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1993 (approximately 592,442 copies sold) |
$8,890,000 |
|
1992 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1992 (approximately 544,900 copies sold) |
$8,170,000 |
|
1991 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1991 (approximately 340,977 copies sold) |
$5,110,000 |
|
1990 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1990 (approximately 334,893 copies sold) |
$4,020,000 |
|
1989 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1989 (approximately 266,100 copies sold) |
$3,190,000 |
|
1989 |
Salary |
Estimated salary as a comic book artist for the year 1989 |
$100,000 |
|
1988 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1988 (approximately 271,100 copies sold) |
$3,250,000 |
|
1987 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1987 (approximately 284,692 copies sold) |
$2,560,000 |
|
1986 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1986 (approximately 276,064 copies sold) |
$2,480,000 |
|
1985 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1985 (approximately 326,695 copies sold) |
$2,940,000 |
|
1984 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1984 (approximately 261,064 copies sold) |
$2,040,000 |
|
1983 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1983 (approximately 241,762 copies sold) |
$1,740,000 |
|
1982 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1982 (approximately 240,683 copies sold |
$1,730,000 |
|
1981 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1981 (approximately 242,781 copies sold) |
$1,750,000 |
|
1980 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1980 (approximately 296,712 copies sold) |
$1,780,000 |
|
1978 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1978 (approximately 258,156 copies sold) |
$1,160,000 |
|
1977 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1977 (approximately 281,860 copies sold) |
$1,270,000 |
|
1976 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1976 (approximately 282,159 copies sold) |
$1,130,000 |
|
1975 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1975 (approximately 273,773 copies sold) |
$952,210 |
|
1974 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1974 (approximately 288,232 copies sold) |
$1,010,000 |
|
1973 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1973 (approximately 273,204 copies sold) |
$956,210 |
|
1972 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1972 (approximately 288,379 copies sold) |
$793,040 |
|
1971 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1971 (approximately 307,550 copies sold) |
$922,650 |
|
1970 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1970 (approximately 322,195 copies sold) |
$757,160 |
|
1969 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1969 (approximately 372,352 copies sold) |
$875,030 |
|
1968 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1968 (approximately 373,303 copies sold) |
$653,280 |
|
1967 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1967 (approximately 361,663 copies sold) |
$632,910 |
|
1966 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man for the year 1966 (approximately 340,155 copies sold) |
$595,270 |