The Comic Books Todd McFarlane Hunts For! // Todd's 1st Work in the Industry // Interview PART 1

[@Gordypow]

I personally appreciate the bark-only appearance of Dogg McFarlane more than most probably would.

[@jamichealruiz8640]

Facts 🔥

[@ericq9579]

Todd McFarlane is such a humble guy I couldn't tell whats greater his personality or his professional work

[@jarodz2846]

Tom,,, you just McFarlanized us! What a great interview!! 😎

[@masterbuilder2856]

Awesome. The Todd-father is the best. Very down to earth and easy to talk to. Having been to a few signing and getting the chance to actually talk to him is the greatest.... 👍

[@michaelmincey301]

Such a humble guy; his early stuff is so wonderful regardless of what he thinks of it. Spider-man #1 is my fav.

[@timthecomicbookjerk9541]

Todd’s run on Amazing Spider-Man was magnificent!! Unrivaled to this day!! Such a great time for collecting comics!! Can’t wait to see the rest of the interview!!

[@ronmacrae5007]

HUGE McFarlane fan, glad to see him on your great show.

[@philipamaenza8579]

Enjoying this interview series. McFarlane showed his hustle and tenacity - good thing for everyone to learn from.

[@Pete_Cap]

ASM 300 HANDS DOWN ! This was the first real interview of Todd I have ever watched. Im definitely getting his autograph at the next Con I see him. He seems like a real genuine guy !

[@kevinhenson1286]

Todd loves his fan base and it always shows. He is still a great fan boy at heart.

[@richardpeaster376]

Such a great artist, writer, and comic book individual.

[@TheDemonator88]

Dude he's such a nice guy. When you praised him for helping your shop stay afloat he said it was the only way to go to keep the industry up. My favorite is the Incredible Hulk 340. Its such a DOPE cover.

[@Undici]

What an interview! Favourite cover has to be ASM #300, such a classic and homaged to no end, haha!

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Great interview with Todd on his early work. My favorite cover of his will always be amazing Spiderman 300

[@jerryrowe1671]

The Toddfather is such a class act. Spawn is hitting it out of the park every issue

[@gregpragel3358]

Met Todd at my 2nd con at NYCC - signed my my 299 - took a pic and was the kindest guy - amazing interview !!! :)

[@jamesbrown3352]

Todd is single-handedly responsible for me coming back to comic books. I collected comics in the early to late '70's and stopped in early 1982. Life happened, and then I walked into a comic book store in 1988, saw his work on Amazing Spider-Man, and the rest is history. I used to read to my son Todd's ASM (and Incredible Hulk) books when he was a little boy. Good times !!!

[@mysteriosquack5704]

Got to meet him at a surprise signing in 2019. He is such a super guy. Very genuine and grounded.

[@ronerbman22]

As a kid from the late 80's/early 90's that had a semi-rough home life, he offered me an escape from that-that I could never thank him enough for.

[@xmuta]

Same here

[@ludotoyhunter8492]

Man, didn’t have a rough home life as a kid but I have a chronic illness and stayed sick and in pain. When I found comics I was in Heaven but when the magnificent 7 launched image comics I had an escape from the pain and suffering with these books. Being 11 and 12 years old and studying the art work and trying to replicate it and duplicate McFarlane and liefeld and Lee was a painstaking labor of love that I would not trade for ANYTHING! The first introduction to how good McFarlane actually was, was in spider man 13 and 14 with mobius and the black suit spidey. I studied and drew the things in that issue multiple times and kept studying it over and over again. I had three issues of each book (spidey 13 and 14) at one point, one to keep, one to read and one to peruse and study the hell out of! I have met all the image founders except for Todd McFarlane and I hope that he makes his way to Chicago when the conventions restart.

[@skeletonshorror5184]

Same here, comics saved my sanity.

[@hi-voltmark9921]

Todd is the of the best , period. True living legend. I share his need to pick up all avengers annual #10 I find . The artwork in that book is so good.

[@wideawakeontheedge2108]

I came late to the game to McFarlane in 90s. Picking up Spawn 5 is a very fond memory. There weren't too many places to get comics in my town growing up, so after having read about Spawn for what seemed like an eternity, it was so cool to finally have one. Spawn 5, nothing particularly landmark about the cover, but it is simply my favorite. Understated compared to some of his ASM work, but, in my estimation, perfect.

[@6thface]

Spider-man 1 will always be my favorite McFarland cover. I remember stocking them at my LCS when it came out.

[@CulturaGeekPR]

This is awesome Tom! Congrats on the interview! My favorite McFarlane cover is probably Batman 423!

[@adamgibbs6492]

Todd is so humble! Those early pages are unbelievable. My favorite cover is probably his Batman 423 or Spawn 1

[@mattelder]

Great seeing Todd in the online space over the last little bit.

[@michaelmazzarella72]

Tom-interviews like this are awesome-thanks for doing them

[@CardShopReality]

Matthew Mcconaughey should play Todd in a movie! THUMBS UP Tom!

[@randolruiz9937]

That would be 🔥

[@MrPonytron]

Come to think of it, they do look similar 🤔

[@eladreltuc]

John Turturro would be better 😂

[@KTF0]

Christian Bale would nail it 100% voice and personality. Plus he kinda looks like Todd.

[@peterich22]

i've always loved and appreciated how genuine Todd is. such a solid dude

[@joaquinmejorado]

One of the reasons I love comics..loved his creative takes on classic characters and how he changed the game of comics as a whole with his art 👍🏻 Love your videos ComicTom101

[@ebaymandavid723]

How awesome that a major artist & publisher literally takes the time out of his busy day/schedule to chat with you! Great vid! I look forward to his next interview with you! 🤘👍

[@mjholthaus]

Fantastic interview. Todd McFarlane is such an authentic human being. Thank you.

[@randacheyenne]

This guy is such a treasure. Great interview, looking forward to part two!!

[@bradarnold2652]

My first introduction to Todd McFarlane was when I got back into comics as a young adult and saw the cover to Spiderman #8 on the shelf at the comic shop. I became a big fan of his art after that and have not looked back.

[@ready_set_collect]

Some of the best Todd interviews!

[@COHStarSlammer]

Continue to excel Tom! Varied content like this is just as important as the core videos you do. It brings us all together just that little bit more!

[@donaldstansfield8383]

The Todd father - humble , talented - honestly needs to be mentioned up there with any great comic creators. Changed the business.

[@KaniacKev07]

Todd is the real deal! Started from the bottom and made it to the top on his own 🙏👏

[@DarkStarNinja_]

Loving the Todd interviews and I would say Spawn 307 is one of my favorite covers of his the close up of Spawn just looks perfect to me.

[@davidglazer677]

I think ASM #300 is one of, if not the most, iconic Comic book cover ever drawn !!

[@aberger1982a]

Great Interview - well done. We need more content like this - I love it!

[@darrylgusek8161]

I have ALWAYS loved comic books but when Todd's, Spider Man #6 caught my eye, I HAD to look through it. It introduced me to a whole new quality of art that I had never seen before. Right down to the paper, inks and colors. I bought it right away and impatiently waited for the local drug store, where I had made my purchase, (the small town where I live did not have a comic shop) to recieve the next issue. It was the second part of a two part story featuring Ghost Rider and Hobgoblin. Thus began my adventures of treasure hunting for back issues and used book stores. Thank you Todd!

[@profholt82]

Excellent interview. You're a natural, Tom. And Mr. McFarlane has always been such a genuine guy. It's cool to hear about his beginnings in the industry. Looking forward to part 2.

[@matthewsummers1697]

Love Mcfarlane! ASM 316 is my all time favorite! Keep the great vids coming Tom.

[@richmcmann4035]

I gotta say I love his ASM 316 cover. Just super awesome. McFarlane is the freaking goat.

[@getschwifty8449]

Brilliant work Tom, I could see that gleam in Todd's eye when you brought up things he loved to collect, as well as Coyote.

[@anthonyshortbox5498]

i remember the first todd mcfarlane cover i saw was asm 298. it was 1994 and i was in middle school. my friend brought it out of his uncles collection that was in the attic, it was such a dope cover to see being that i was brand new to comics. to this day, the cover is a flashback to my youth. thanks todd for all that you have done! peace

[@petescomicbooks546]

I could listen to these Todd stories all day. His Spider-Man #1 is my favorite of all time. Thanks for making these videos Tom 🙏🏻

[@JB-ou6fl]

I like Todd's thinking about the importance of everyone in the industry helping each other out.

[@darthsneaky]

I just love listening to Todd...I think it's his passion that is infectious and leave me wanting more! Great video

[@Bigmattybee1]

I LOVE that I actually have some of the books Todd hunts for!

[@michaeldefilippis210]

I had the great honor of meeting Todd Mcfarlane at the Amazing Comic Con in Las Vegas a few years ago. He signed comics for free, gave you some time to actually talk to him and took a selfie with you. What a class act and tremendous human being. Hands down my favorite comics creator.

[@jbeazy7088]

I have the same Experienced liked you. I met him 2015 Image Expo in San Francisco and he did the same thing to Everybody took time and joke around :)

[@wickedjimmy724]

Todd McFarlane seems like a wholesome person it made me smile while I was watching this.

[@alanskiles643]

I love ASM300 and thanks for all that you all do! Todd seems to be a very Humble guy and awesome to see his artwork.

[@markbaechle9412]

Listening to Todd and his love of comics is awesome. One of my comic heroes from my youth. His ASM 313 cover is an all-time favorite.

[@gm86ba]

Amazing interview with someone who not only looks at himself but at his fan base.

[@monkeyideas]

Amazing Spiderman 300. Still remember the day it came out and went to my local comic shop to purchase my copy.

[@johnwilliams9985]

The Toddfather👑 Loved his early Spider-Man work! ASM 300🔥

[@ryanhaislip3653]

So awesome to see this Todd-father interview! He has always been my favorite and the reason i got excited about comics when i was younger.

[@stevetaddonio9783]

One of my all time favorite artist! I have and love the amazing Spider-Man cover 307!

[@jesse29barton]

Very good interview, professional and well executed. I've watched so many ppl discuss famous artists/writers work ect but this is the first I've seen someone address what that artist/writer collects. We often fail to realize these professionals are also fans of our beloved community. Very well done, sir.

[@nipalaaq517]

Great talk!! Todd M seems to be very down to earth! You can still hear his passion & enthusiasm!! Can't wait to hear more!

[@DrAwkwardPhD]

Avengers Annual 10 is the first book I sought out when I began collecting again! Rogue FTW!!

[@superspaceape3447]

Great interview! Todd is a super positive dude. Reminds me of my first comic which was a reprint of Amazing Spider-Man 101 off a Walmart spinner rack. Looking forward to the next installment. Favorite cover is Spawn 6 first appearance of Overt-Kill. The Colors, especially the orange really pops.

[@thomasmauritsen687]

Todd is so down to earth, love his life stories.

[@805rips4]

Great interview. I think my fav. cover of his has to be his work on Detective Comics. Just love those covers.

[@0001111000220]

Batman 423 has got to be my favorite at the moment... he’s got so many amazing covers!

[@joshua3732]

Man I was a teenager when Image happened. It was the most exciting time in comics for me. I still love the Spawn #1 cover the most.

[@KAID23AEK]

ASM 300 is one of my favorite McFarlane covers. We’re like a marriage. We need each other in order for this relationship to last.

[@wrenchedoutexperiment6829]

Todd is one of my favorite guys in comics! Spawn 311 is amazing and hands down the best out now.

[@MP-vd1ck]

Todd Mcfarlane has always been a successful risk taker a pioneer in the comic book industry.

[@anthonytuero3697]

Love this interview. Todd is such a cool and humble guy. Can’t wait for the parts of the interview!

[@SBAVoltronProdt]

ASM 300 is not only my favorite Todd cover but it’s probably one of my favorite books and covers ever! Awesome interview, can’t wait for the next part!

[@williamsantana6594]

Dodger strange 23 one of my favorites good taste. Thank you for bringing the interview to us comic book community. I really enjoy it I hope some more to come I'm looking forward to it thank you

[@patrickmel8728]

Great interview, gotta love the Toddfather, he's great for the industry. Favorite cover is Spidey 300, bc that's my childhood on paper

[@jimchurchsr2860]

That was cool -I’ll tell you what between Todd and Stan those two guys and I’m sure hundreds more have the enthusiasm to keep the comic industry and all us fans entertained. Todd is nothing short of a very very class act. I’ll never forget the first time I met him or Stan

[@brandonkief3278]

Awesome start to these interviews! Love the Todd Father and got to meet him twice! My favorite is ASM 316! Love that as the first cover of Venom!

[@christopherreynolds6964]

Met Todd at FanExpo Toronto in 2019. Great guy... Took the time to talk to everyone and he signed the back cover of Wolverine #6 for me. Probably my favorite Wolverine head portrait ever!

[@hxp07]

Would love a #298! Great interview with one of my favorite artists!

[@JernosComicsPopCulture]

Amazing man! Well deserved opportunity to talk to a living legend. As for MY personal favorite cover, I could go cliche and say ASM 300, Spider-Man 1 or Batman 423, but I'm going to have to to with the Spawn 311 Chadwick Boseman Tribute variant. Just an amazing and humbling piece for a real life hero that inspired so many.

[@javierrios5475]

Love the interview, just SUBBED! My comic book I like to rebuy would be X-FORCE 1, because of the poly bag in was in and trading card it came with. LOVED IT!

[@DeeRunkComics]

Favorite cover from Todd is Spider-Man 1. I love seeing all of the homages that have come from it.

[@dustinw]

Loved Todd forever. Always entertaining to hear him talk about past, present and future comic stuff!

[@DCPatrol]

McFarlane is the man! My favourite cover of his is Spawn 7. Have just always loved it!

[@ja6o8123]

Todd is such a cool guy. I'd say my favorite cover would have to be asm 317, I just love how chaotic it looks.

[@adrianortiz3281]

A true inspiration. I have always love the true-to-life artistry that his books always given. The emotions, the flare. Truy a humbled person and great personality.

[@brianvillalobos9531]

Great interview, can't wait for part 2! Favorite Todd cover is Spawn #4.

[@jordanhicks149]

ASM 300 hands down amazing, I love the guy so humble and a gentleman.

[@stephenfoster3389]

Awesome interview......I really liked Todd's work in Infinity Inc.

[@ActualDracula237]

Great interview so far! So many contenders but I'm gonna go with Spider-Man # 1 as my favourite Todd cover.

[@michaelirizarry4860]

Awesome interview, can't wait for the rest!!! "Nuff said!

[@bigfurness2]

Love the early spawn covers, but Incredible Hulk 340 has to be my favorite.

[@SociallyTriggered]

Very cool. He was very humble and honest about his early work.

[@bobbymack3636]

Always been a fan of Todd Mcfarlane!!!!!! Spitfire for New Universe was my first experience with him!

[@sergiogonzalez827]

Always awesome to here todd. Still has so much enthusiasm. Maybe later we will get him making his sound effects while describing moments in pages. My favs are hulk 340 anything spawn. All of it. ✌

[@eddybear9817]

Great interview Tom! Can't wait to watch part 2!! Love seeing Todd's energy when he talks comics!

[@graposo7]

That was awesome! My favorite cover is his spider-man #1!🙂

[@clrob78able]

Love the Toddfather, great interview. Can't wait for part 2.

[@briana656]

I loved todds intros to the old HBO Spawn cartoons.

[@randolruiz9937]

Todd McFarlane is going all out!!! Crazy writers and artists. Super excited for what’s to come out! Pull list just went up!! Haha 😆

[@joellindsey2048]

I love how excited he gets about personally desirability comics he hunted. I still do that to this day, including Spawn 1 which I still have from my teenage years!