The Comic Book Greats With Todd McFarlane Part 1

Part 1 of the oldschool VHS series The Comic Book Greats with Todd McFarlane hosted by Stan Lee.

[@YoloMcSwaggot]

"I'm Stan Lee and that's not your fault" - Gotta love this man!

[@StreamerGuy_]

I dont get it🥺😔

[@solar-monk]

LOL best intro ever

[@blakeallen391]

So good lol

[@nameredactedmessageretract7225]

RIP Stan the Man. Excelsior!

[@bbd4880]

Todd changed the way hero’s look and gave them a more modern iconic look and Stan gave us the superhero’s we all love and for that they both will go down in history

[@yorkshireflatcap7026]

Well...Stan didn't

[@nolongeravailable1840]

I love the way Stan is so down to earth, humble, and actually seems like he gives a damn. Rest in peace Mr. Lee, you inspired many dreams of us all.

[@JohnnyDominion]

Indeed he has, I hope someday that I can inspire people with my own creativity someday. I practice my art and writing a lot and have a lot to thank Stan the Man for as well as many others for giving me such a memorable childhood with superheroes. Stan will always be Marvel's Greatest Hero.

[@moscreefus]

Humble, right

[@marcoscerezo5397]

before being a batman, christian bale was drawing spiderman

[@DriedRoast]

I wish we had programs like this now!

[@evildead6654]

Yeah

[@dante_0962]

#putcomicbookgratesondisney+

[@gunshot911]

When you look at his daughter and go, aww that baby is so cute, and then you realize this person is grown up and older than you are now. Makes me feel old and young at the same time.

[@SideBurns]

Well I didn’t expect Todd’s Wife with baby to show up. Wholesome

[@RainyDayBlue8]

take a shot everytime Todd says 'kids'

[@andrewwilson3365]

Todd's a cool dude. He kinda sounds like Kermit the frog to me haha

[@CarReckless]

8:12 i literally jumped off the chair , I've never seen Stan like that !

[@coolcat6303]

I just came across my old VHS tape of this the other day but no longer have a VCR. Probably haven’t watched this in almost 30 years. So really nice to see it again. They are both comic book legends in my book.

[@punchlizzle]

really liked this interview, love todd's perspective on how to draw a scene, thank you 90's comic book nerd for posting this!

[@90scomicbooknerd]

No problem man love these old vhs tapes.

[@xvicious5150]

"...capes that are 40 feet long" Yep sounds about right

[@eriklane78]

anyone else thinks Todd looks like Adam Sandler from the Wedding Singer?.....respect the art though

[@DerekMoore82]

eriklane78 The classic 'mullet perm'. I have no room to talk... I had a bowl cut back then.

[@LatinMessiah]

I was gonna say that, too. You beat me to it. LOL!

[@RainyDayBlue8]

stan lee has so much respect for this guy

[@brandonc2859]

Stan lee is the definition of class, miss that man. Excelsior!!

[@EthanRom]

I wish Stan Lee still wrote for Spider-Man when Todd was drawing them. Imagine the unlimited power

[@Ayanami0001]

That's quite a McMullet

[@eugeniosabater8449]

So his wife and daughter are named like the characters of Spawn! Interesting!🤔

[@satanatum]

What an inspiring conversation! Love these guys!

[@amedeomodigliani4389]

The 90's were such a different time for the industry. Comic book artists were rock stars. Todd, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee all caught their break around the same time and really shook up the industry, the boom and bust of comics happened, and now the industry is in shambles lol

[@monolithgeometry3221]

Still in shambles

[@NUTnCASE]

Manga killing comics. Manga focuses on storytelling, comics focus on politics. A real shame.

[@matheusmenarimmoers7598]

R.I.P STAN LEE

[@rockjr7629]

Will miss you Stan

[@joeleustice]

I had these videos on VHS. Love Todd's hair.

[@nomadenview]

Bryan D Dass maybe 1992

[@desmondsargeant3843]

These are fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@Ko-vb9mq]

Never realized he named Spawn's wife/daughter after his own.

[@nolongeravailable1840]

Forsure, he's always trying to name characters after people he knows...it makes it easier to not build personalities, when you can just throw a real person in an unreal situation.

[@taraishot100]

Not only that but he named spawns wife Wonder after his wife as well

[@-raist]

Al Simmon is named after his friend.

[@EPlainsDrifter]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the panel Stan referred to was from page 3 of "Behind the Dreadful Door!" which appeared in "Strange Tales".

[@kamehax]

Little did she knew it was forever! hahaha @Todd McFarlane

[@eyespy3001]

Stan Lee is like Hugh Hefner’s cooler brother

[@graham2021]

Rob Liefeld just talked about Todd's non-existent trading card line on his podcast. "Why would you wanna sit in the UPPER DECK, when you could sit in the FRONT ROOOWWWW!!!!!"

[@cerethpainting6606]

We miss you Stan!

[@TheJrdiddykong23]

That laugh at the end 😂 14:23

[@teetoo3790]

2 greats. Good video.

[@mattbutler5083]

This series should be required viewing at marvel and dc

[@ihategoogle6066]

This is gold

[@Vinsanity997]

Me when I saw Amazing 300 at the comic shop 8:12

[@STFUppercut69]

Legends.

[@Snaphoo]

Wow, i’ve been reading Spawn Origins vol 1 and 2 and i had no idea Wanda and Cyan were from Todd’s real life

[@zekesalazar7643]

You should draw from both life AND comic books. Just observe what reality holds, and then you juxtapose the two. If you draw from life, eventually you can exaggerate and make anything pop or look cool, not just what you see in comics.

[@raulzavala9061]

I guess I needed a wife and kid to motivate me and push myself harder in submitting artwork.

[@arturm7]

Oro puro, tnks

[@MrGn1212]

How is Spawn in the background? I know Todd has been working on Spawn prior Image Comics but I didn't know he even showcased him way before that.

[@kylebrown6445]

This isn't a "Marvel" show. This a show hosted by Stan Lee that pretty much exclusively interviewed Image guys. Todd had already started Image by then. If you watch the other episodes with Rob and Todd they make little jokes about it.

[@brucewayne2184]

That's an interesting approach lol.

[@frankfontaino176]

yooo lmao why does it sound like they are taking shots at each other

[@dennisthegreatcorpas6159]

frank Fontaino stan hates artist, hince he calls them cartoonist lol

[@markmolino6091]

Dennis TheGreat Corpas ,And this is coming from a guy ,who screwed over Kirby and Ditko.

[@speeknoevil1803]

frank Fontaino. That's the reason Todd left Marvel and deceived the other guy's to leave with him. HE WANTED TO RUN MARVEL COMICS. Couldn't get his way then quit.

[@devote]

Speek No Evil ... lol. He just wanted creative control which Marvel wasn’t giving them after they made Marvel millions

[@theghastlygamer5326]

They are taking shots just like good friends do to each other.

[@sahafalsahaf7134]

AHHHH a monster..

[@satanatum]

Did I saw this woman somewhere, like in Spidey's stuff in early 90s?

[@proberush]

God damn what a great guy.

[@ThePromisedWLAN]

"Andrew Dice McFarlane"

[@NexusVerbal]

Todd McFarlane owned a comic book store? What was it called and where was it?

[@bigbotdelaisla3330]

The Spider's Web in New York. He used to sell his original art through there for a few hundred $$.

[@WarReport.]

Must be 90 to 92 somewhere in there before he left to make image. Man lol Van Isle is beauty and he is from Calgaru

[@haroonabassi1821]

you're a fucking saint for uploading this. Right the fuck on man.

[@ShaggyWanderer]

So did todd create spawn whilst working for marvel? If so how comes spawn wasnt a marvel character ?

[@RadioofHorror]

When and where did this air

[@spidernellie]

3:49 on getting cocky!

[@brodeyleembruggen9910]

🏅

[@imnugget8085]

Stan and Todd both great but one humble and once ignorant but both became prof Stan lee will last longer in history but Todd will be richer when his alive with less heros

[@iamdemby4853]

All 6 dislikes are from dc members

[@Jose_31416]

Is that an spawn drawing?? Todd wss already with hus masterplan going on

[@asktheraccoon]

Todd McFarlane doesn't give 2 shits about what Stan Lee says.

[@xyoungdipsetx]

Addi S. Koon lol

[@Shawnredfield98]

Very close friends with him so yes he did.

[@TimBurVlogs]

What?

[@ABCodeX]

Addi S. Koon Todd Mcfarlane is a huge fan of him and a friend, of course he cares what he says, he’s just comfortable enough to have a casual conversation with him.

[@noahnieto5186]

todd:gotta get cocky

[@RAGOTA57]

Hold the baby properly!!

[@sleepingdog9342]

was this before or after marvel picked him up?

[@jimmyjones9095]

Jean Pierre Peña this was Way before 9/11

[@theghastlygamer5326]

After marvel picked him up. Im not sure if it is before or after image though

[@guileniam]

he named his daughter and wife after Spawn?!

[@mancinmelkor]

The other way around, dude.

[@danishmiller7500]

@@mancinmelkor lolol

[@braksnuts9904]

How do you name your wife

[@IceyCharmander]

Didn’t he just quit Marvel before this interview?

[@impureneighbour9792]

You didn't read comics until you were 17? Yeah, I didn't start reading superhero stuff until after I turned 15.

[@your_source_network_media]

About 10:30 in you can see Todd s gears moving as Stan carries on about his philosophy and you can hear his thoughts 💬. Todd is saying to himself " gee shut up old f***, u can't draw like me tired a** b****" . 🤔

[@monolithgeometry3221]

No, that's your p*** a** projecting , cos you're a loser and probably always will be. Now, go steal sumthin

[@vaderetro264]

This McFarlane guy is too unconventional to achieve long lasting success. I bet by 1995 nobody will remember him.

[@ericfisher1203]

Vade Retro hahahaha

[@bryanc7094]

Yes😂

[@rainretribute9852]

sorry but that ringing noise is really annoying and hard to focus on the video!

[@Chillllllbruh]

Who tf holds a baby like that?

[@ryangarritty9761]

How did they end up with a Chinese baby ? But anyway, it was refreshing and inspired for Stan Lee to bring up the whole subject of hitting the right balance between following your passion, but also being rounded enough to get laid as well.

[@RAA10382]

Plot-twist: She cheated on Todd with Jim Lee. 👀 Nah don’t mind me. Just jokes lol.

[@devinrodriguez3530]

can someone clue me in on why people think stan lee was a dick?

[@Hannibal-xd3th]

2 months to learn how to draw the body lol, sounds impossible.

[@theghastlygamer5326]

It makes sense he focused on one body part per week if you spend hours and hours a day on one body part you can learn it well enough to draw it good. Take a couple months and presto. Then the rest of your life is improving

[@nx9919]

I've actually tried doing portraits of people and, no kidding, it took me a month before figuring out some techniqies of my own It's not really impossible as long as you put effort and time in it Also, having hundreds of bad artworks is better than having a few good artworks

[@HughMansonMD]

I know I'm late, but I started with hands because they seemed the hardest and most expressive - in 2 weeks I went from boxing out forms and taking 20 minutes to set up outlines and still being disappointed with them, to being able to draw an expressive hand in 5 seconds without an outline or creating the simple forms. Their not photorealistic, obviously, but still 5 second comic ink drawings that actually look like a hands is better than I thought they would've been after such a short time. If you work real hard at a specific thing, you'll get it pretty quickly.

[@sampraz1990]

I hate to say it but Stan is a noob compared to Todd don't kill me.

[@cumulushalo576]

Spoiler alert! Todd does not actually draw anything. He does quick doodles and I've seen restroom graffiti look better. He has inked panel page done prior but doesn't show live talent.

[@lordkaizen2287]

True or false in the video he actually gives solid advise on dynamic and keeping things interesting. Idk why your so quick to bash him