02/04/05

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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Super Bowl XXXIX is here
Staffers in Jacksonville... with exclusive figures for sale
Super Bowl 39 in Jacksonville, FL, is live and well, and it's gametime for McFarlane's Sports Picks fans as our newest event exclusive figures are currently on sale at the Topps Super Bowl XXXIX Card Show at the NFL Experience. We will be present throughout the event at the JEA Park in downtown Jacksonville near the St. John's River, directly across from Alltel Stadium.

Todd will sign at TRU Times Square store on April 14
Don Mattingly 3-inch Toys R Us exclusive figure
McFarlane Toys is producing an exclusive 3-inch-scale baseball figure for Toys "R" Us Times Square store in Manhattan. This limited-edition figure � only available at TRU Times Square -- immortalizes one of the most popular players in New York Yankees history, Don "Donnie Baseball" Mattingly. McFarlane Toys is happy to debut its first-ever Mattingly figure and first 3-inch MLB Legends figure at Toys "R" Us.

Live radio broadcast, Todd in the house, fans invited to join in
Special NBA exclusive event at McFarlane Toys Store and Showroom in Tempe
McFarlane Toys will host a special event at the McFarlane Toys Store and Showroom at 8945 S. Harl, suite 112, in Tempe, Thursday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 10 a.m. in conjunction with the beginning of the NBA All-Star Jam in Denver. The event will feature a special live broadcast with 910AM XTRA Sports jocks Dan Bickley and Mike Jurecki, and McFarlane Toys founder and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane will be on-hand to greet fans.

Orlando Magic toy giveaway scheduled for Feb. 13th game
Steve Francis 3-inch figure stadium promo
Here's a reminder: The NBA's Orlando Magic will be giving away McFarlane Toys' 3-inch Steve Francis figures to the first 5,000 fans through the gates for the Feb. 13, home game against the New Orleans Hornets.

Series 27: The Art of Spawn online feature coming
All the inside information on the latest Spawn figure series
Series 27: The Art of Spawn is the next Hellspawn action figure line scheduled to be released by McFarlane Toys. This is a substantial toy line, featuring six regular retail clamshell figures, a deluxe two-figure boxed set and a Collector's Club exclusive.

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 2005

Check out the ToyFest page for the latest news on McFarlane Toys and the 2005 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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