01/30/06

Todd McFarlane Update

Here are the latest headlines from the News Section of spawn.com, plus contests and much more! We encourage your interest and feedback.

In the News

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MCFARLANE TOYS ANNOUNCES HANNA-BARBERA PARTNERSHIP
Legendary Cartoon Favorites to Get the McFarlane Touch
Warner Bros. Consumer Products has announced its global partnership with McFarlane Toys to introduce an all-new line of action figures based on characters from the hugely successful Hanna-Barbera™ library. This new range of action figures will be available at retail outlets worldwide beginning in the summer and continuing through the fall of 2006.

TODD'S SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE SIGNING SCHEDULE
Win a Signed Barry Sanders Figure -- In Person or Online!
If you're one of the lucky fans attending Super Bowl XL next weekend -- or if you're anywhere near the Detroit area February 3-5, don't miss your chance to meet Todd McFarlane at the NFL Experience.

PHOTOGRAPHY OF MANTLE AND RUTH COLLECTOR'S EDITION FIGURES
Two Yankees Legends Get the 'Star Treatment'
McFarlane Toys continues their "Collector's Edition" figures by offering New York Yankees legends Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle this summer. The first "Collector's Edition" Sports Picks figure was last year's Barry Bonds figure, packaged in a "window-box" format that was displayable without even opening the box.

SNEAK A PEEK AT N.Y. MUSEUM EXHIBIT - 'TODD MCFARLANE: A RETROSPECTIVE'
New Content Now Available at MoCCA Mini-site
As previously announced, MoCCA (the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art) in New York will host "Todd McFarlane: A Retrospective" February 25 through May 1. The multimedia retrospective exhibit showcasing Todd's art and career will include original artwork and artifacts including original comic art pages, animation cels, character designs and layouts, as well as toy designs and prototypes from the McFarlane Companies archives

INPRINT MAGAZINE RUNS RAVENS REPORT COVER RETROSPECTIVE
Win a Limited-edition Poster Featuring All Eight Covers
The Baltimore Ravens year-end edition of InPrint, the exclusive magazine for Baltimore Ravens season ticket-holders, will feature reprints of each of the Greg Capullo/Todd McFarlane-designed Ravens Report covers from the 2005 season. Capullo and McFarlane designed the covers for all the Ravens home games this season, giving a superhero spin to some of the franchise's top players. InPrint will showcase all of the covers and include a profile beside each cover's athlete(s). In addition, the magazine will include a never-before-released Capullo/McFarlane cover of kicker Matt Stover.

Contests, Contests, Contests

The crack team at spawn.com has lots of stuff to give away to our dedicated Web site users. Be sure to enter any of the contests listed on the new Contests Section of spawn.com for your chance to score cool McFarlane prizes. And check back often as this section is updated with new contests periodically. Good luck.

ToyFest 2006

Check out the ToyFest page for the latest news on McFarlane Toys and the 2006 lines.

Spawn.com Message Boards

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Where to Buy and Release Dates

Not sure where to find you favorite McFarlane Toy? Check out the spawn.com Where to Buy page. When can you buy it? Go to the Release Dates chart from our Toys page.

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