McFarlane Spawn

A big trivia thing professionals will talk about whenever they have interviews about him is that he doesn't like wearing shoes. So he's always barefoot in the hotel room and even the hotel as much as he can.

And the more I learned about my own autism the more "Weird" things that he and other creatives do makes way more sense to me.

All I know is he was cool to me as a kid and then cool to me as an adult, both at cons. I cannot agree that he gives off the same vibes as Vala. That is a special frequency.

I meant Rob Leifeld at NYCC years ago, another one that I had only met as a kid and then coming back as an adult. I remember him being really laid back, but at NYCC it was like he was walking on hot glass. I specifically brought my NM into X-Force issues for him, and just based on some of the other chatter at the table, I had the sense that he's constantly waiting for someone just to take a shot at him.

Which you know just as a human being that's never a fun feeling, so I could see why he was extra guarded even with the enthusiasts.

Or maybe I'm too emphatic.
 
TheGillMan said:
He definitely loves the sound of his own voice.

The one time I ever met Todd, he DEFINITELY gave me the same vibes as Vala.

My best friend and I met Todd at a convention in the early 90s (Spawn #4 had just hit shelves). He was not only rude to us, but to every single person in line. I've heard people say their experiences with him have been positive, but my one encounter with him he was a narcissistic bully who clearly thought he was superior to everyone in the room. I've bought many of his toys over the years, and I DO have a nostalgic thing for Spawn, but I'll never forget what a total chode he was that day.
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I saw him in passing as I was standing around near a booth I didn't realize he was manning at a convention once. He was talking to someone and I basically said "Hey it's Todd McFarlane," (not loud enough to draw a crowd, just acknowledging my surprise that he was right there basically alone) as he finished talking to whatever associate he was dealing with. I just was wanting to say hello and shake his hand. He not only ignored me but couldn't get away from me fast enough. I don't know what the deal was, but I told the person he was talking to (he was some sort of industry person or one of the folks at his booth also) "you can tell Todd he's not that big a deal, I don't want his autograph or anything, I was just saying hello." The guy basically looked at me with an astonished look on his face (I don't know why) and I went on about my business. No harm, no foul, but that was my one and only experience with him and it was a snub.

I don't have anything against the guy, maybe he had to go to the bathroom, maybe he was having a bad day, but on it's face it just looked like he couldn't be bothered or thought he was too important to say hello to a fan that wasn't in line holding merch for him to sign.

I still like a lot of his stuff and enjoy the sculpting. I can respect his attitude toward ensuring he made it in the comic industry as well, I just have nothing to say about him from personal experience other than he snubbed me and basically got out of dodge the moment I tried to say hello.

By comparison I literally walked passed Len Wein, creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing, sitting at basically a card table with a cardboard sign with his name on it. It was the saddest booth I'd ever seen, almost not a booth at all. People were filing past him and he was being paid no attention by anyone. Once I saw the name I said "oh you're the Wolverine guy" and he was just happy to be acknowledged and basically said he'd sign anything I might want autographed (he didn't appear to be charging for it either). I told him I'd have to go get something with his work first. My group ended up wanting to leave early so I never did get to return to his booth, but he was very gracious and just happy to be there and be acknowledged. He died shortly after but I did see online that some other X-Men cosplayers took him out to dinner after. I don't think he was rolling in any sort of dough, but he was exceptionally kind of all the pro's I came across in my dealings.

Other than him Humberto Ramos was probably the most gracious, despite not being able to speak much English (like at all) at the time, but he signed everything I brought him for free and did his best to carry on a conversation with my very basic Spanish skills. J. Scott Campbell was very polite and good natured and good about making chit chat with his line of people as they came up. It was pretty obvious you were expected to buy something, but he was willing to sign comics you brought from elsewhere. Sadly his booths have turned more into "the calendar store" and it's just about selling you packages of items now and a lot of the personal touch is gone. I'd like to meet Jim Lee, but his booth is always empty any of the times I've passed by it.
 
RichardSimmonsRobot said:
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By comparison I literally walked passed Len Wein, creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing, sitting at basically a card table with a cardboard sign with his name on it. It was the saddest booth I'd ever seen, almost not a booth at all. People were filing past him and he was being paid no attention by anyone. Once I saw the name I said "oh you're the Wolverine guy" and he was just happy to be acknowledged and basically said he'd sign anything I might want autographed (he didn't appear to be charging for it either).
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Towards the end he couldn't even do anything associated with Wolverine at the last cons I saw him at. Same for the Ghost Rider guy.

Marvel legal is classless.

Your Todd story is my first Campbell story almost beat for beat, so that amuses me.

Something to remember at cons and festivals (I work for the Toronto International Film Festival) is that the talent often has a tight schedule, and they have their own things going on. Some coworkers and volunteers take it personal, and yeah, maybe you are a small reason Emily Blunt even has a career, but she's gotta eat and piss too.
 
That's the thumb of a man who knows how to play the long game. I went to see No Other Choice at an out of town theater because it wasn't playing at my nearest. Then I stopped in the Walmart nearby to see if they had this so called $50 - $60 Spawn figure I've been hearing about.

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That's a very nice find! Mine that I paid a full $60 for was delivered today and I wasn't feeling good about it before, but now I feel much, much worse. LOL!
 
Look.. I would pay 20 dollars for that Spawn and have a lot fewer complaints than I do as a 60 dollar Spawn that I am not buying.
 
RichardSimmonsRobot said:
Honestly that's the worst addition I think Todd made to that character. Giving him a power-stopwatch and still having him around 30+ yrs later.

Just make him have to recharge himself like a Lantern ring.
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The power meter has been gone since issue 50 after he used up the last vestiges of it to help cure Terry Fitzgerald of his brain tumor. Since then Soawn has basically been a god without limits. Though he has gained his humanity back permanently and lost the ability to become Spawn for awhile but has since returned


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