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January 23, 2004
Todd McFarlane Update
Todd schedule for a Houston signing on Jan. 31 - Major NBA news below
Welcome to the Todd McFarlane Update. Since our last update, we've added several thousand more new subscribers. Welcome to you all! Here are the latest headlines from the News Section of spawn.com, plus contests and much more! Thank you for your readership and welcome to those of you who are new. The latest check of the database puts our count at nearly 21,000!
To read the full text of the stories listed below, please click here: http://spawn.com/news/.
IN THE NEWS - Breaking News Alerts!!!
Shaq/Yao toy two-pack photos unveiled
Deluxe boxed basketball figs available in February
We run a pretty tight ship here at spawn.com, releasing all the latest news that's fit to be printed on our wide range of products. Things do, occasionally, fall through the digital cracks, though. Such is the case with the soon-to-be-released NBA two-pack featuring Shaq and Yao.
In other breaking NBA news, McFarlane Toys has secured the rights to make retired NBA Legends action figures. Look for this series to begin in 2005 and a complete first lineup in the coming months.
Last-minute Super Bowl details
Todd in Houston for autograph signing
Breaking news to report on spawn.com: Spawn creator and McFarlane Toys founder Todd McFarlane will be in Houston on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. He will be signing Jan. 31 at the NFL Experience autograph area from 4 to 6 p.m.
New Spawn Store software nearing rollout
Spawn.com ecommerce will have new look, feel
The McFarlane Toys Collector's Club, which operates through the online Store at spawn.com, has grown by leaps and bounds over the last couple of years. While that's great news for the business and for the individual collectors, it's put a real hardship on our ecommerce software structure.
Eighth baseball toy series nearing release
MLB Series 8 will hit retail shelves in February
The Super Bowl is nearly here. Both the NBA and NHL seasons are in full swing. We're building toward March Madness in college basketball.
So what's all this baseball talk?
Series 25 toy feature online at spawn.com
The inside scoop on the 25th series of Spawn figures
Spawn Series 25: The Classic Comic Covers 2 continues the theme we began in Series 24: Turning compelling comic book images from the Todd McFarlane Productions line of comics into action figures.
Last-minute Super Bowl details
Todd in Houston for autograph signing
Breaking news to report on spawn.com: Spawn creator and McFarlane Toys founder Todd McFarlane will be in Houston on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. He will be signing Jan. 31 at the NFL Experience autograph area from 4 to 6 p.m.
RECENT HEADLINES
With the recent holiday break, you may have missed a few headlines and stories. Here's quick look at the headlines from the last three weeks!
NEWS YOU CAN USE
CONTESTS
The crack team at spawn.com has lots of stuff to give away to our dedicated Web site users. Be sure to enter any of the contests listed on the new Contests Section of spawn.com for your chance to score cool McFarlane prizes. And check back often as this section is updated with new contests periodically. Good luck.
Sports Picks Winter Release Schedule
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THANKS!
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