Todd McFarlane Launches Kickstarter for Updated Version of the Original SPAWN Action Figure
I remember walking into my local comic book store and seeing the very first issue of Spawn on the shelves. I bought it and I was completely hooked! A few years later, in 1995 I walked into KB Toys and saw a badass Spawn action figure… so, I bought it! I still have that original action figure, and it’s never been opened. I collected all of the figures in that first few waves. Those Spawn toys were the coolest new toys I had seen at the time and McFarlane Toys changed the action figure game.
Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has teamed up with Kickstarter to give fans an updated version of that original 1995 action figure and comic release. The Kickstarter is already well over the $100k goal, but you can still pitch in if you want.
The updated Original Spawn Action Figure and Comic Remastered figure will be 7-inches tall and come with a huge folding cape and weapon. The articulation in this version will be more than double what the original action figure had, and the included comic cover will be remastered by McFarlane, who says in a statement:
“As an artist and a creator, I have worked to evolve my creations to the highest artistic level achievable. I’m going back to the beginning of the first Spawn Action Figure and Comic I ever created. It will be remastered and modernized with all the skill sets, details and technology that I have learned over the past 26 years to bring you the best version of that iconic Spawn Action Figure and Comic from 1995. It’s an honor that Kickstarter is creating a new toy section on its platform and debuting it to commemorate the first-ever Spawn Kickstarter.”
Nick Yulman, Kickstarter’s Head of Design & Technology, added:
“We’re thrilled that Todd McFarlane Productions is bringing Spawn to Kickstarter. When McFarlane launched his first line of toys in 1995, he showed that creative independence is a key ingredient in doing something innovative and new within an established and sometimes stagnant industry. We’re creating this new section for Toys on Kickstarter to celebrate the launch of this project and to inspire more independent toy designers to follow their visions.”
The collectible will come in a new resealable clamshell package which is designed so you may take out your figure and comic for display, but also be able to return them both into their packaging like you have never opened it in the first place.
Fans can also get an autograph by Todd McFarlane himself, with the artist personally signing a nameplate that can be used for display with your Spawn Action Figure and Comic, with each autographed item also coming with a bonus weapon: A reimagined, hyper-detailed updated version of the wooden plank weapon from that original Spawn Action Figure from 1995.
The Kickstarter campaign comes with four levels including a classic costume version, a modern costume version with a new head, an artist proof and the three-pack bundle that will include a classic, modern and black and white figure, with the latter two coming with a new head sculpt. The first three levels will be offered with or without an autograph while the three-pack will only be offered with an autograph and each of the single figures will feature a never-before-seen cover remastered by McFarlane, and each level ranges from $40-160, based on the offerings.
I’m gonna have to get my hands on one of these. What about you? Check out a video and some images of the figure below.
