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Tim FerrissHow to Make Iconic Art, Reinvent Spider-Man, and Meet Every Deadline | Todd McFarlane
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- December 2, 2022
- Duration
- 1h 41m
- Channel
- Tim Ferriss
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Brought to you by MasterClass online video lessons taught by 180+ of the world’s best http://masterclass.com/ferriss, Helix Sleep premium mattresses http://helixsleep.com/tim, and Vuori comfortable and durable performance apparel https://vuoriclothing.com/tim. Resources from the episode: https://tim.blog/2022/11/30/todd-mcfarlane/ Todd McFarlane (@Todd_McFarlane) is an Emmy- and Grammy-winning director/producer and creator of one of the world’s best-selling comic books, Spawn. He is best known to many comic book fans for his work as the artist on The Amazing Spider-Man, for which he co-created Marvel’s top villain, Venom. Todd is the CEO of Todd McFarlane Productions, McFarlane Toys (one of the US’s top action-figure manufacturers), and McFarlane Films. He is also a co-founder of Image Comics, which debuted Spawn in 1992, selling 1.7 million copies of the first issue. In 1997, Spawn was made into an Emmy Award-winning animated series on HBO and a live-action feature film that grossed over $100 million. In 2019, Todd made history with Spawn number 301, earning the Guinness World Record for longest-running creator-owned superhero comic book series. Please enjoy! 00:00 Start 1:18 Baseball. 6:55 Rejection letters. 10:53 Compelling storytelling and meeting deadlines. 18:52 How industry status quo led to the founding of Image Comic Books. 29:25 The Comics Code and the last straw. 35:51 The Marvel Dream Team exodus. 54:59 How is Todd’s camel bladder a competitive advantage? 1:00:51 Career bouncing and double-shifting as a penciler and inker. 1:19:15 The happy accident of Venom. 1:29:31 De-Rockwelling the company icon and inventing “spaghetti webbing.” 1:33:36 Bucking the status quo to become the status quo. 1:37:46 Parting thoughts and a promise for round two. About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 800 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ #TimFerriss #TheTimFerrissShow #ToddMcFarlane
SPEAKERS
Tim Ferriss
hostHost of The Tim Ferriss Show and author/investor who interviews top performers across fields.
Todd McFarlane
guestCanadian comic book creator and entrepreneur, creator of Spawn and influential Spider-Man/Venom artist, and co-founder of Image Comics.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and Todd McFarlane, How to Make Iconic Art, Reinvent Spider-Man, and Meet Every Deadline | Todd McFarlane explores Todd McFarlane on deadlines, rebellion, and founding Image Comics Todd McFarlane explains how competitiveness from family and baseball translated into an intense approach to freelancing, deadlines, and business leverage.
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