McFARLANE TOYS TO HOST AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS, EVENT EXCLUSIVES AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2007
TODD McFARLANE TO MAKE APPEARANCE TEMPE, Ariz. - McFarlane Toys will be attending the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con this week, with plenty of first-looks and events in store for each attendee.
MCFARLANE TOYS' action figure lines "First Looks": With the highly anticipated Halo 3 line scheduled to be released in March 2008, McFarlane Toys will be displaying a "first look" of the Master Chief prototype, along with the collectible mini figures and limited-edition Xbox Controllers featuring original artwork by Todd McFarlane & Greg Capullo, on shelves September 2007. Also on display will be prototypes from Beowulf (Paramount), Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Warner Bros.) Jack Bauer from 24 (FOX), LOST Series 2 (ABC/Disney), The Simpsons Movie (FOX), SportsPicks NFL 16 and MLB 18, McFarlane's Dragons Series 7, McFarlane's new Twisted X-mas and Warriors of the Zodiac lines, as well as Adventures of Spawn Series 2.
GIVEAWAYS: For the first time ever, McFarlane Toys will be passing out free SPAWN masks at the McFarlane Booth. A "Prize Patrol" made up of friendly staffers will wander the Con giving special tickets to attendees wearing these exclusive masks. Tickets can be redeemed for prizes at the McFarlane Toys booth!
Join us in the McFarlane Toys booth, #2601 for autograph signings, scheduled throughout the day on Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28, with special guest appearances and give-aways. Note: All artists and writers, including Todd McFarlane, are available for photo opps and interviews before or after each event. Please contact Carmen Bryant at 602.448.8667 or Lauren Cross at 480.215.4656.
Todd McFarlane Events
FridayWHAT: HBO SPAWN Animation Signing (Free limited-edition SPAWN lithographs to the first 150 people)
WHO: SPAWN creator Todd McFarlane
WHEN: 2pm-3pm
Media Photo Opportunity: 1:55p.m.
WHERE: SDCC Autograph Area - Tickets for this signing can be picked up at the autograph area at 11:00 am Friday
SATURDAYWHAT: Comic-Con Panel - Mission: McFarlane - All the stuff about the McFarlane Companies that we can talk about in an hour, including company announcements
WHO: Todd McFarlane (SPAWN, McFarlane Toys), R.A. Salvatore (Drizzt Do'Urden, 38 Studios), Brian Haberlin (editor-in-chief, SPAWN Comics), Brett Close (president and CEO, 38 Studios). ALSO: A special appearance by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead and I).
WHEN: 4PM-5PM
WHERE: ROOM 5AB
WHAT: McFarlane and Special Guests Autograph Signing- - Free 38 Studios shirts autographed by Curt Schilling (Boston Red Sox pitcher and 38 Studios founder), McFarlane and Salvatore and McFarlane/Kirkman limited-edition signing plate to all ticket holders
WHO: Todd McFarlane, Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible), & R.A. Salvatore (38 Studios creative content director, The Two Swords, Book III)
WHEN: 5PM-7PM, following Todd's 4PM panel in room 5AB
Media Photo Opportunity: 5:00PM
WHERE: SDCC Autograph Area, located upstairs in the Sails Pavilion. Drawing for line tickets in the autograph area at 1PM on Saturday.
McFARLANE COMPANY EVENTS
FRIDAY, July 27
WHAT: Godslayer Creative Team Signing (Free Godslayer comic book and exclusive poster)
WHO: Writer Brian Holguin (SPAWN: Godslayer, SPAWN), Artist Philip Tan (SPAWN: Godslayer, SPAWN, Uncanny, XMen), Artist Jay Anceleto (SPAWN: Godslayer, Aria, Marvels 2)
WHEN: 2pm-3pm
WHERE: McFarlane Toys Booth #2601
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WHAT: SPAWN Creative Team Signing (free SPAWN comic book and exclusive poster)
WHO: Writer David Hine (SPAWN, District X, Strange Embrace), Artist Brian Haberlin (SPAWN, TMP editor-in-chief)
WHEN: 5pm - 6pm
WHERE: McFarlane Toys Booth #2601
SATURDAY, JULY 28:WHAT: SPAWN Creative Team Signing (Free SPAWN comic book and exclusive poster)
WHO: Writer David Hine (SPAWN, District X, Strange Embrace), Artist Brian Haberlin (SPAWN, TMP editor-in-chief)
WHEN: 11AM-NOON
WHERE: Booth #2601
WHAT: Godslayer Creative Team Signing (Free Godslayer comic book and exclusive poster)
WHO: Writer Brian Holguin (SPAWN: Godslayer, SPAWN), Artist Philip Tan (SPAWN: Godslayer, SPAWN, Uncanny, XMen), Artist Jay Anceleto (SPAWN: Godslayer, Aria, Marvels 2)
WHEN: 2PM-3PM
WHERE: Booth #2601
WHAT: Adventures of SPAWN Creative Team Signing (Free Adventures of SPAWN comic book for first 300 attendees and exclusive poster)
WHO: Writer Jon Goff (Adventures of Spawn), Artist Khary Randolph (Adventures of Spawn, Chaotic), Artist Jon Landry (Adventures of Spawn, Tales of the TMNT)
WHEN: 3PM-4PM
WHERE: Booth #2601
About McFarlane Toys
Grammy-and Emmy-winning producer/director Todd McFarlane, best known as the creator of Spawn and the founder of SPAWN.COM, is the creative force behind McFarlane Toys. The international award-winning company is one of America's top action figure manufacturers with successful movie licensing tie-ins, including figures from the Oscar-winning animated feature film Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit (Dreamworks), Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Warner Bros.), and the popular cult flick Napoleon Dynamite (Fox). Additionally, the company has acquired the action figure licenses for the Hanna-Barbera (Warner Bros.) library and ABC's hit series Lost. McFarlane Toys added a new dimension to its already expanding product line with the launch of McFarlane's Pop Culture Masterworks which re-create iconic 3-D wall hangings using both traditional sculpting and the art of forced perspective. Releases include Jaws, Friday the 13th, Alien and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. McFarlane Toys also makes official league-licensed figures for baseball, football, basketball and hockey within its Sports Picks(tm) line, as well as the Legends line in all four sports. McFarlane Toys has replicated some of rock music's greatest icons including Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix and Mötley Crüe. Check out www.spawn.com <http://www.spawn.com/> for more information.
