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AfterTheRomance · 12-18-2004, 03:05 PM

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PHOENIX (AP-CP) - A $15-million US jury award against Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has pushed his comic-book business into bankruptcy court.

Todd McFarlane Productions Inc. of Tempe, Ariz., filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors Friday in U.S. bankruptcy court.

A jury in St. Louis awarded former NHL player Tony Twist $15 million after concluding that McFarlane and his company profited by using Twist's name without permission and that Twist's publicity rights were infringed.

McFarlane, a Calgary native, gave the name Antonio Tony Twist Twistelli to a violent New York mob boss character in his Spawn comic books in the early 1990s.

Twist, a Canadian from Sherwood Park, Alta., claimed the comic book character hurt his image and cost him endorsements. The former Quebec Nordique and St. Louis Blue was known more for his fighting than his skating, racking up 1,121 penalty minutes before his last big-league game in 1999.

The U.S. Supreme Court in January rejected without comment an appeal by McFarlane that argued his work was free speech.

Last year, he said his McFarlane Cos., then an umbrella of seven businesses, had annual sales exceeding $50 million.

The bankruptcy filing allows McFarlane's company to continue to operate and reorganize its finances while freeing it from the threat of creditors' lawsuits.

In 1999, McFarlane paid $3 million for Mark McGwire's 70th home-run baseball. He also paid $450,000 last year for Barry Bonds' record 73rd home-run ball and owns Sammy Sosa's 66th home-run ball.

vort3x · 12-18-2004, 07:51 PM

I still can't belive Twist got 15 million. that's bloody rediculouos.

[IBleedOil] · 12-18-2004, 08:35 PM

The system is broke.

**German Rocket #7** · 12-19-2004, 11:12 AM

ouch. Should be forbidden to let guys like Twist even think of suing someone else.

**Andrew** · 12-19-2004, 10:14 PM

The spawn board has been down for over a day now....interesting....

**Rex** · 12-19-2004, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew

The spawn board has been down for over a day now....interesting....

It was having problems before the news really even came out.

EDIT: Okay, maybe...it is sort of pissing me off right now. I need it back.

donkinbuck · 01-10-2005, 10:20 AM

Mcfarlane is a rich , and I`m glad Tony got it all,the hockey figures in general went up in price 300% when he took over,I still like my Kenner Starting line-ups!!Buy your baseballs Todd your 3 Mill.baseball is worth **** now!!

12-18-2004, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
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[IBleedOil] Rookie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Leduc, Alberta Posts: 434 vCash: 600	The system is broke. __________________ Edmonton Oilers - 2005/2006 Western Conference Champions.

12-19-2004, 10:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Andrew I <3 azns Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Surrey, BC Posts: 3,438 vCash: 211	The spawn board has been down for over a day now....interesting.... __________________ [00:15] <fireholdah> it isnt even marks that's the problem [00:15] <fireholdah> its the ****in chicks

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donkinbuck Second Line Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nova Scotia,Canada Posts: 1,432 vCash: 600	Mcfarlane is a rich , and I`m glad Tony got it all,the hockey figures in general went up in price 300% when he took over,I still like my Kenner Starting line-ups!!Buy your baseballs Todd your 3 Mill.baseball is worth **** now!! __________________

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