Todd McFarlane is not sure if he is young and naive or too confident, but the famous artist and colleague
The founder of the image comic says he considers himself the most popular comic --
Book creation, "spawn" to celebrate its 25 th anniversary.
"The characters you're trying to create will not only endure time, but also live longer in a perfect world than you do," McFarlane told the Post's comedy section . ".
"For me, I'm kind of like Walter Disney, who created the career of that little mouse guy.
Now, Walter is no longer walking on earth, but the mouse is walking.
I actually call these characters your creative kids.
Like your real children, you want them to last longer than you, and you go to the grave first.
On Wednesday, picture comics will publish 273 volumes of "spawn" and "director's editing" on the 25 th.
The first anniversary of the series.
With McFarlane heading towards Issue 300, this is a rare figure in modern comics --
He sees it as a symbol of honor, with "spawn" and Image Comics standing out among industry giants such as Marvel and DC Comics.
"We are against big companies.
Disney and Time Warner have marvel and Washington DC.
They have billions of dollars at their disposal, "said McFarlane.
"They have thousands of people to move any mountain range they need.
So if we can survive these difficulties, it will be a victory for me.
The "current" spawn "product sees McFarlane writing every new issue and occasionally wipes it off his digital pencil to illustrate the cover.
He sometimes also draws initial layout sketches for the current "spawn" artist Szymon Kudranski.
When the finished pages came to him, McFarlane left notes for his artist and colorist, spending a lot of time focusing on text balloons with his Letterman, and make sure they are in the right place in each panel.
"I'm disgusted with things that people don't pay much attention to," McFarlane said . ".
"But it's like a referee to me.
If you don't notice that the font is notable then I 've done my job.
"What doesn't lose to McFarlane is that he creates and has the right to one of the most popular color superheroes in comics --book industry—
Sometimes not as popular as recent diversity
Works for major publishers such as Miles Morales/spider in Marvel
Superman in China.
McFarlane admitted that many fans did not realize and remember that Spawn started with black people.
McFarlane's original light bulb moments for creating Al Simmons/Spawn came from his time as a Marvel artist.
"I just find characters like spiders a little weird --
Men and Iron Man are dressed from head to toe, we just assume from outside that they're like Superman and Batman, you know, they're just white little boys, "McFarlane said.
"I 've always been curious, I think, why can't it just be someone else?
"I don't want to be a black story because I want to tell a black story.
Because who am I?
I'm a white Canadian.
I just want to say that heroes have a variety of body types, gender and beliefs.
In America, doing good is more than just being a white male.
The reason why Spawn appeared in his comics
The book series is the love of his life, his predecessor
Wife Wanda, a character recently killed by McFarlane.
For years McFarlane has written "spawn" as a passive and reluctant hero.
As Spawn's true love disappears forever, Spawn's attitude will change, he said. “[Spawn]
I really don't want to be a hero.
"He has been there long enough and he understands that this is impossible," McFarlane said . ".
"He will take it in another direction now, and he will chase evil, and let evil say 'Spawn, leave me alone.
He will get it. the bad guys]
Start saying 'uncle'
After a quarter
McFarlane says he can see the end of "spawn" in his mind, but that doesn't mean it will come soon.
If Superman and Batman can be together for almost a century, why not spawn?
"Do I have an ending? Yes, I do.
Do I wish I had written it?
No, "said McFarlane.
"No one asked what Batman's ending was.
They actually say, 'Hey, can we see more?
Did I ever see when I was just [say]
I'm tired of "spawning" and I don't want any guidance? ’ No.
Worst of all, I would be an editor of those books, like a creative father.
I think I have something to add to each even if someone else is working on this.
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