Todd McFarlane's BANNED Covers Revealed! McFarlane HQ Tour! - That Collectibles Show 

Unlike just about any other superstar in the medium, when Todd goes on a promotional tour he does interviews with literally anyone from a channel with 500 subscribers to a couple of thousand or a million. It's impressive for someone who has so much on his plate, but he doesn't seem to take a single opportunity or even a single fan for granted.

Todd literally built a whole empire off of one character and that's incredible.

42:49 Revamped Wolverine the reason many people are here in sure...

I've seen dozens of interviews with Todd and he's usually in full salesman mode - this one was different. You really get a sense of his passions and collector mentality.

The Todd Father in his Natural Environment. Great Feature.

I must admit I'm a big Todd McFarland guy, but after watching this he reminds me of Stan Lee some. Seems like a humble dude. I really like that he is still with his wife. What a cool dude.

So cool. I showed my 5 year old son this. He said he will start his own comic book at 16 and beat you. Better add an extra 10 years Todd. Congrats on your success. Let everyone here massive fan on what you do.

This is one of my top Todd interviews ever! Thank you!

Genuinely find his geeking over Stan Lee signatures to be heart warming.

You can tell he is a comic book nerd, just like us. Amazing videos and i CAN NOT wait to see more from Spawn on the big screen. Thanks for making this!!

One of the greatest interviews ever. Thank you Chris! We love you Todd!

I love Todd so so much. He’s like the fun uncle I never had

What a fantastic walk through Todd's collection and original art, truly a fantastic video!

Man, this was so fun to watch. Todd, be sure to have Chris -- and maybe even Dave from West Coast Davengers -- over again. It's great television.

Outstanding! You just let Todd go and the energy and joy he has for art and collectibles is so contagious, it's like you're still talking to that 16 year old boy! I love his art and he pretty much changed the way toys were made, the quality and detail he puts into everything he does is off the wall. I still remember seeing those first toys at a show and without hesitation me and my friend were buying enough cases to go direct. I still remember filling my house with cases and cases of every line he made! The feeling of opening them when they arrived was just amazing, and they sold fast! The memories of first seeing his art in ASM 298 is still vivid in my mind, that run is still today one of my favorite runs in comics. And what you see in this interview is the real Todd, if you are lucky enough to spend any time around him he is just as down to earth as you can get. This man is a national treasure, he stands tall right up there with likes of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Siegel & Shuster, Bill Finger, Jim Shooter, etc.. And he is not done...

Look at the passion when he talks about his own collections. Do what you love people, thats how you become successful.

What sold me as a kid on Mcfarlane's art was his goddamn environments. Getting characters down is one thing, environments is another. Making the character 'feel' like they're in said environment, whatever it may be, he always made it work, and McFarlane originated Spawn; Capullo 'made' Spawn-A 90's kid perspective.

Todd is such an awesome dude

He’s the new Stan Lee. National treasure fr. I can’t wait until marvel realizes this and start letting him do the cameos.

The Todd Father! Nuff' said! ❤

You can see his exitement on showing of his pieces, total nerd, im also like that when friends come over to my house and see my collection 😅

This video was absolutely amazing

Fantastic interview, love Todd's DPS of Gunslinger (by Brett Booth and Adelso Corona) _but_ sorry to burst Todd's bubble: I own the first DPS of Gunslinger Spawn (also by Brett and Adelso) of Gunslinger on a motorcycle from the Gunslinger short story at the end of King Spawn 1. I'm also the guy who Brett and Adelso were going to sell the complete Gunslinger #1 to, but I ran out of money after buying all their first Gunslinger pages from SpawnU #1 and King Spawn #1... and I prefer those prequel pages to the Gunslinger #1 pages anyway. ;)

Say what you want about todd , cant denie that's mans energy is infectious. Gotta lovem

Wonderful video...congratulations to the channel. Todd McFarlane is a learning experience in everything he says. Seeing the collections and stories was really cool. Brazil loves master Todd McFarlane.

Geat video Chris and todd 👍🏿👍🏿

Been a fan since I was 12, man this was wholesome as hell! I still have a lot of Spawn comics & figures unopened & unread!!

The cereal cards & macaroni card stories killed me. My jaw hurts from laughing so hard!

I'm a huge comic book & Todd McFarlane fan, but what really stood out to me on here was the story of Barry Bonds' 73rd home run ball. That's the famous ball from the "Up For Grabs" documentary where the two guys fought it out in court over who was the legal owner of the ball, as one of them claimed to have caught it before the other knocked it (allegedly) out of the first guy's glove in an ensuing scuffle. I remember the whole debacle didn't sit well with sports fans/collectors back then who felt it was a bit of a black eye on their community. The judge eventually ruled that the two guys were BOTH the owners & would have to split the profit of the ball at auction, which was estimated at around 1.5 million! Well, things obviously didn't work out the way they had hoped lol, & I think one or both also ended up losing money due to court fees & such. Anywho, I always figured the ball went for way less amongst Todd & the other buyers because of the controversy, but Todd's reason for the selling price definitely makes sense as well...awesome stuff! ✌️

Wow! What a high energy guy. Such a fun video.

That Orioles jersey is my favorite piece ..though I'm a massive Toddfather and KISS fan ...I know Steve Geppi. Got me into comics when I moved to Baltimore and he still had retail stores,GEPPIS COMIC WORLD. I frequented the inner harbor store in Harborplace. He literally sold me the first books I ever owned and was always EXTREMELY kind to me, an 11 year old kid that had just moved to the city from the corn fields of Illinois, anytime he was in the shop. Awesome memories.

I need to plan a robbery... cool video!!!

I´ve only have seen this enthusiasm and passion om their collectibles with Adam Svage from Mythbusters. Theres´s just something so compelling about the way and uniqueness of their stories, the type of industries they have worked on and the people the have met

seeing the original cover for spawn 1 has the heaviest aura

I love that he kept , and displays, his old sign. The band "X" got their X sign prop, when the old Exlax building was being torn down, in LA.

Man seein those early Spawn pages was a sight for sore eyes...Just Awesome !

this is one of the best interviews ever !

It’s dope to see Todd being so enthusiastic about his collection as most of us are with ours 😂

That was amazing!!!

Phenomenal video! Thanks for the share!

What a great tour, congrats Chris!

This was pure gold. Thx for this.

Great video! I'm surprised this was an hour long, and sad it was over so soon, lol.

great interview with Todd, really interesting video, thanks for posting.

thank you todd & thank you mr. interview man. made my shitty morning pretty decent 🤙

You can see his eyes how dedication he was working into his comic artwork.

I wish I could see that page from Spidey 300. Good golly thats one of the most iconic pages.

This is incredible. Such a joy seeing all the Spawn art and production items.

Great video, I love the enthusiasm from both of you.

This is very special. I love the original art being shown 🖊

I intended to skim through this long video, but wow… incredible! The origin story of Violator’s name reminds me of something I see at work every week. The safety checklist for our older bandsaw says “BANDSAW JOHNSON” at the top. Sounds like a professional wrestler name.

I love watching Todd interviews, this one was AMAZING.

SO AwESOMe! Thanks for sharing

Todd is just another breed of person. I wish I can meet the guy one day,a real hero of mine.

Might be one of few times I will rewatch a YT video. So cool!

We might disagree but IMO Todd is taking over as the face of the comics industry in Stan Lee's absence. Even if he's not involved to the same degree that he was in his heyday as a full time artist his passion for the art form and respect for the industry is still there.

I find the Toddfather the most likable and genuine personality in the comic book industry

Wow 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Man this is cool as hell. Wow.

So glad to hear another 30 years.wow keep drawing I'll keep buying

whats crazy that Action #1 is worth 6 million

Greatest Todd interview I've ever seen. Truly epic.

Amazing episode!!

48:13 "Oh maaan...". I felt that. Here comes the gold!

Uncle Todd is great 👍🏻

Todd.. you love asterisks right?? Make sure you put BIG asterisks next to those Barry Bond Balls 😂😂😂

The best of the best I’ve seen of Todd showing us all that he is. Pretty awesome video!

Never get tired of Todd calling stuff cool cause he’s always right it is damn cool

Inspirational and forever badass. Thanks yall for this video

I could see some of the Castlevania team being able to execute spawn animated well.

Thank you for sharing this amazing

Todd McFarlane is one cool dude. Wish i had a conversation with him about collectibles. Fun hobby, expensive 😅

Love how he thinks ahead on some of is ideas.

The ultimate nerd out!! I wish I could show Todd how much I collected of his work!! lol

Todd is so awesome and an inspiration. I love his work and love how he shares his experience and insight in the industry. Love how he’s a collector himself. I remember the Spawn movie that came out, I thought it was awesome seeing the character come to life. Nothing came close to that movie during that period. I can’t wait for the new movie. Anxiously waiting since I heard that it’s being made. Wish I could have (and afford) to get Todd’s signature on one of my Spawn comics (just picked up issue #350 today. It’s awesome!!!!). Thank you Todd for everything you have done and made and congratulations on your accomplishments!!!

I’m waiting for another SPAWN movie

I didn't know Todd was a Canadian. No wonder he is so successful in comics. Remember a Canadian created Superman.

This is Super Sickkkkkk!😝

See Todd Buy Todd!!!

My first comic convention I attended I met Stan Lee and had him sign a Todd McFarlane Spider-Man cover. I have been waiting for years for McFarlane to come to the same convention so I could meet him and get his auto on the same cover. I don't really travel to conventions, so I'm beginning to doubt he will ever come so I will probably not get that dual auto. I have a decent amount of key comics, but for me that would be my grail. It was really cool to see him show the dual auto comics he owns.

Todd's art improved so quickly from those submissions to his 1st published work in Coyote. He worked really hard at it.

This video inspired me!

Hey! I Made That Shield for Todd at 1:05:22 I have a video on my page with him signing mine and giving him that one!!! 😀🤘

This is awesome ❤

48:24 😮😢it's so beautiful

Would be great to see king spawn on the big screen

His bad eyes 😂

Have a huge mansion. A compound. A castle. A Louvre. A Met museum......

GREAT TALK'S ❤ALLWHAT IS BEING SAID!!!!THANK U 2 ALL!!!!❤😂🙏🫶🫶❤️

How fitting that the Bonds 73 ball is number 42. That was Jackie Robinson's number and is retired in all of the MLB.

Brilliant and inspiring :)

Todd needs to make his 16yr old version in to figure form, call'em "Precursor Spawn" or "Saturday Night Fever" Spawn 40:07🤔

i liked that last page of spawn 300.

He's the one that is super cool.

Todd was hoping none of the BALCO stuff came up during his baseball talk. Doesn’t want those balls devalued

I love you Todd

I’ve been collecting McFarlane collectibles since they first came out. I am now a figure maker. I would love a job over there I would help change things

he has ALL the steroid baseballs. LOL. And he's proud of THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Todd, I think we all agree Peter and Mary should still be in a loving relationship. For me when they split them up is when I stopped collecting Spider-Man.

I can’t believe I was 8 years old when he created spawn I remember watching the movie and I was instantly hooked I drove my parents crazy getting so many spawn comics man What I wouldn’t give for them to sell official spawn shirts or hoodies Fyi Todd,Maris doesn’t have the record anymore it’s Aaron Judge now