04/10/06

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

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

FIRST LOOK AT HANNA-BARBERA FIGURE PHOTOS
Much-anticipated Line Celebrates Iconic Cartoon Characters
There is a lot of excitement surrounding our upcoming Hanna-Barbera line of toys. In a global partnership with Warner Brothers Consumer Products, McFarlane Toys will produce an all-new line of 3-D replicas based on characters from the hugely successful Hanna-Barbera™ library.

ANNOUNCING NEW NFL LEGENDS AND SPORTS PICKS ACTION FIGURES
Sports Boxed Sets Headed to Stores Starting July
Football season never ends for McFarlane Toys. The moment Jerome Bettis hoisted the Lombardi Trophy in his backyard we began planning our boxed sets for the upcoming season. The first one arriving at retail is reminiscent of this February's Super Bowl match-up, featuring Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.

2006 RELEASES SCHEDULE UPDATE
Latest News on New Action Figures and Revised Release Dates
We've got updated information on some toy releases through the end of 2006. Some of these figures have already been announced but have new release dates; others are new to the schedule. For a complete list of scheduled 2006 releases, go here.

MILITARY 3 FEATURE GOES LIVE
Complete Figure Photos, Specs and More
I don't know, but I been told,
Military 3's as good as gold.
Feature's up now, starts today
Cool new stuff's a click away!
Sound Off 1, 2... Sound Off 3, 4...

LED ZEPPELIN I CONTEST WINNERS
Five Winners Score Prize Package Including Exclusive 3D Album Cover
Plucked from a staggering number of entries, the following five lucky winners will receive McFarlane's Pop Culture Masterworks Led Zeppelin 1 album cover (see photos here), a Led Zeppelin two-disc DVD boxed set released in 2003, AND the Led Zeppelin two-CD set, Early Days & Latter Days. The winners are...

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 2006

Check out the ToyFest page for the latest news on McFarlane Toys and the 2006 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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