07/12/05

Todd McFarlane Update

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

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DETAILS ON WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
All the Latest News and Photos on this Incredible New Property
As announced earlier this year, McFarlane Toys is the master toy partner for the upcoming Aardman family feature film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit, coming to theaters in October 2005.

Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder to make appearance at Comic Con.
TODD MCFARLANE TELLS ALL AT COMIC-CON '05 PANEL
Several months ago, we officially announced that the spawn.com/McFarlane Toys road crew would be attending Comic-Con International 2005 in San Diego from July 14-17. The story gets better. Spawn creator and McFarlane Toys founder Todd McFarlane, and Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder will attend the Con, too.

SPAWN SERIES 28 ACTION FIGURE FIRST-LOOK
See Half of this Incredible Upcoming Toy Series
They're not quite done yet, but they have completed and photographed four of the eight figures. As soon as we saw them, we knew we just couldn't wait for the remainder to be complete.

TWO STADIUM TOY PROMOTIONS COMING THIS MONTH
Phillies and Blue Jays Give Away Special Figure Two-Packs
There are two special McFarlane Toys stadium giveaway promotions during the month of July that sports fans in Philadelphia and Toronto won't want to miss out on.

VOICE-CASTING FOR 'SPAWN: ANIMATION'
The Work Begins in Auditioning Voice Talent for New Project
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been knee deep in voice casting for the animated show, which is no easy task. In animation, the voice of the character is extremely important as it must convey many of the subtleties that are difficult to portray in the animated body language of a character. It's not easy to get the subtlety of a raised eyebrow or a snide look; sometimes those similar emotions can be delivered more easily through verbal expression.

Last Day to purchase MLB exclusive in Detroit
Pudge and Percival Exclusive Figures On Sale Through July 12th
McFarlane Toys staffers are packing up the booth, their belongings and a bunch of cool show-exclusive figures for our annual trek to the MLB FanFest. Once again we'll be part of the John Hancock All-Star FanFest, an interactive baseball theme park that will open Friday, July 8 and run through Tuesday, July 12 at COBO Conference/Exhibition Center in Detroit as part of 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Week.

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 2005

Check out the ToyFest page for the latest news on McFarlane Toys and the 2005 lines.

Spawn.com Message Boards

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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.

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