01/14/08

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/.

HALO SERIES 2 PHOTOGRAPHY
First Look at Master Chief, Spartans, Brute Stalker and ODST
In a licensing agreement with Microsoft, McFarlane Toys is producing action figures based on the video game series Halo®. Last few week we dazzled you with photos of the Arbiter (see it here). Now we're proud to bring you the Series 2 Master Chief, Spartans, ODST Soldier and Brute Stalker.

NEW NFL LINEUPS FOR 2008
Plus, Frank Gore K-Mart Exclusive
Todd McFarlane has revamped the 2008 NFL lineups in an effort to offer more figures of the league's best players, while simultaneously extending the sales window for the most popular Sports Picks series. He replaced two announced figures, the as-yet-unnamed "Rookie Draft Pick" figure and both surprise figures with Brett Favre, JaMarcus Russell, Tony Romo, LaDainian Tomlinson and Ben Roethlisberger.

TODD MCFARLANE & BOBBY HULL IN-STADIUM HOCKEY SIGNING
Win Tickets to Coyotes Game, Autographed Figures, Dinner for Two at Gordon Biersch!
Stop by either of our Arizona McFarlane Toys retail stores and enter to win two tickets to the Coyotes vs. Blackhawks game on Jan. 19 in Glendale, Ariz. along with dinner for two at Gordon Biersch!

MCFARLANE TOYS TO SPONSOR NHL ALL-STAR GAME
See Us at Trading Card and Memorabilia Show Jan. 26-27 in Atlanta
McFarlane Toys is very excited to announce that we will be a sponsor of the 2008 NHL All-Star Game Trading Card and Memorabilia Show presented by Upper Deck and McFarlane Toys. This year's event will be in Atlanta at the CNN Center on Jan. 26-27, 2008. The show will be open Saturday from 8AM-7PM and Sunday from Noon-6PM.

DRAGONS SERIES 8 ONLINE FEATURE NOW LIVE
Check out The Rise of Man
Events in the dragon kingdom are escalating, setting the stage for an all-new adventure. McFarlane's Dragons Series 8: The Rise of Man marks the time between dragonkind's rule, and their gradual decline to nothing more than myth.

FIFTH ANNUAL ACTION FIGURE AWARDS RESULTS
Collectors Choose the Best of 2007 in Annual Online Poll
For the fifth straight year, the McFarlane Toys collectors voiced their opinions on the year's best figures, coming to a consensus to hand out the McFarlane Toys Action Figure Awards. More than 2,500 votes were cast, and winners were named in 21 categories. There's no better judge of our figures than the collectors themselves, so let's take a look and see what you crowned the best figures of 2007.

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.

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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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