GEN C: Spawning Success: Todd McFarlane on Comics, Toys, and Crypto

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🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Legendary comic creator Todd McFarlane discusses his journey from artist to entrepreneur on this week’s episode of “Gen C”. Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn and founder of Image Comics and McFarlane Toys, joins the podcast to discuss his career. He shares his journey from comic book artist to successful entrepreneur, offering insights on building brands and navigating the entertainment industry. McFarlane also delves into his recent forays into blockchain and digital collectibles, explaining his perspective on the future of art and collectibles. Links mentioned from the podcast: Todd on Twitter McFarlane Toys Website Watch this episode on video: YouTube CoinDesk Follow us on Twitter: Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3 - Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) is the ownership layer of web3 with the most battle tested smart accounts. Trusted to secure over $100 billion, Safe offers unparalleled usability and security for individuals, DAOs, and institutions. Experience true digital ownership with Safe's flagship web and mobile wallet and its leading account abstraction infrastructure. Get started today at safe.global. - "Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by SAFE, the account abstraction leader on Ethereum.
0:19.0	All right, everyone, welcome to Gen C.
0:22.5	This is Can Week.
0:24.1	So Avery is on the French Riviera, enjoying hopefully some champagne on a yacht with everyone
0:31.3	else in the advertising industry.
0:32.9	I am stuck here in New York, but have the pleasure of bringing on an incredible guest, someone
0:38.4	we've been trying to bring on to the podcast for a while. Todd McFarlane, Todd, for those of you
0:43.7	who don't know, was at one point pretty much the most successful comic book artist out there.
0:50.0	He helped create the characters Venom amongst many other characters. And then also broke off to create Image Comics, which was the most successful independent
0:58.7	comic brand out there, still number three behind Marvel and DC.
1:02.9	Also started MacFarlane Toys, one of the largest toy manufacturers in the world, has done movies,
1:07.4	has done TV, and has recently also been utilizing blockchain and digital collectibles,
1:14.7	both for himself as an artist, but also for a bunch of the IP that he works on. So we have a
1:19.6	wide-ranging conversation ahead of myself talking with Todd about all of his thoughts on the
1:25.3	creator economy, what it means to be a creator and an artist,
1:28.0	building brands, building businesses,
1:30.0	and also utilizing sort of non-traditional techniques
1:33.7	to help build your personal business.
1:36.4	There's some great stories in this.
1:38.0	And then finally, which I think is really fascinating
1:40.7	to hear his approach to blockchain crypto
1:42.9	and why it matters, both for himself,
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