May 17, 2004

Todd McFarlane Update

Conan figures: photos unveiled!

Welcome to the Todd McFarlane Update. Welcome to everyone who is new to the update, as well as those who've been here since the beginning! The database count is now more than 39,750!

Here are the latest headlines from the News Section of spawn.com, plus contests and much more! We encourage your interest and feedback.

In the News

To read the full text of the stories listed below, please click here: http://spawn.com/news/.

First small-scale football line to hit stores in August
NFL 3-inch two-pack figures to be hitting stores

We recently got final photography of our upcoming premiere line of NFL 3-inch two-pack figures and thought the time would be right to share.

If you missed the initial lineup, our first line of National Football League players in 3-inch-scale two-packs consists of...

Two exclusive Collector's Club football toys coming
The Store at spawn.com to offer Rice, Sharpe figures

The McFarlane Toys Collector's Club has two big upcoming surprises for fans of our McFarlane's Sports Picks: NFL action figures. The Club - which operates through the online Store at spawn.com - will offer two, count 'em, two NFL exclusive action figures to members in 2004.

Conan Series 1 action figure photos unveiled

Today, spawn.com is proud to share the first-ever photography of McFarlane Toys' upcoming Conan Series 1 line of action figures. Inspired by the Hyborian legends as originally written by creator Robert E. Howard, this line of figures represents several characters from the Conan mythos, each accompanied by a written legend.

Spawn.com Calgary contest winners
Four folks score cool action figure prizes

A couple weeks back, we announced a special contest to commemorate Todd's trip to Calgary for the ninth annual Calgary Stampeders Fan Fest, during which the new McFarlane-designed CFLPA logo will be unveiled.

Spawn.com message boards get facelift
Redesign offer new features, benefits for visitors

To make the transition relatively simple we kept the look and feel of the boards as similar to the previous incarnation as possible, but we have added a number of features (avatars, personal messaging, rating systems for both members and posts, thread views so you can see how many people have visited each thread, etc.) in order to make your time here that much more enjoyable.

Contests, Contests, 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.

ToyFest 2004

Check out the ToyFest page for the latest news on McFarlane Toys and the 2004 lines.

Spawn.com Message Boards

Do you have an opinion or question about the McFarlane empire? Or, do you have something you want to buy, sell or trade? Visit the Spawn.com Message Boards community or your choice. Registration is fast, cheap (free) and easy!

Where to Buy and Release Dates

Not sure where to find you favorite McFarlane Toy? Check out the spawn.com Where to Buy page. When can you buy it? Go to the Release Dates chart from our Toys page.

Thanks!

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