Todd McFarlane
Appearances
The Jordan Harbinger Show
1093: When the Hunter Becomes the Honeypot | Feedback Friday
I left Marvel, remember the straw that broke the camel's back. We started Image Comic Book. I had to create my own character, my own comic book. I pulled out this character called Spawn, somebody I created when I was a kid, when I was 16. Spawn comes out, ends up setting a record for the most sales ever by a creator that is non-corporate. And I've never drawn a page for Marvel or DC since.
The Jordan Harbinger Show
1093: When the Hunter Becomes the Honeypot | Feedback Friday
I think there are thousands that are way, way, way, way, way better than me. I don't say that humbly. I say that as a fact. But there's another piece to it. Then there's the hustle. And I am relentless on that part. What I'm not ever trying to do is slay the giant. I'm never going to do it. I'm not big enough. I don't have enough resources to do it. That's not the goal.
The Jordan Harbinger Show
1093: When the Hunter Becomes the Honeypot | Feedback Friday
The goal is to survive amongst the giants and to thrive amongst the giants. And then you get to ask sort of the ironic question. Why can't the giant kill me? They've got nothing but time and effort and money and resources, and they can't squash me. And then in the toy business, I've got a toy business. I go up against the Hasbro's and Mattel's of the world, and those are Fortune 500 companies.
The Jordan Harbinger Show
1093: When the Hunter Becomes the Honeypot | Feedback Friday
I literally am at war against giants every day of my life. I either accept what's in front of me or I go and change it. If you're successful at art, then the byproduct of that is cash. Cash to me should be sort of the last thing in the equation.