Comics Spawn
Comics Spawn
Billion Dollar Animation Industry
Billion Dollar Animation Industry
The Second Golden Age of Animation is creating enormous revenues from both box office gross to billions of dollars in sales generated by all manner of kids’ products spinning off from Intellectual Properties aimed at the kiddy market, products that range from the bizarre (Spongebob) to the sublime (Harry Potter).
When was the First Golden Age of Animation? This was a period in American animation history beginning in 1928 that began with the introduction of sound cartoons. It continued into the early 1960s when the introduction of this new medium of television animation drew audiences away from cinemas. It was during these years that an impressive number of Animation Properties came into being; such characters as Tom and Jerry, Superman, Woody Woodpecker, Felix the Cat as well as a huge range of Disney characters.
Walt Disney's first films; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi came into being during this era.
What then is the Second Golden Age of Animation? It is happening today. Traditional animation, called cell animation, had been the standard since the 1920’s. Very labor intensive, cell animation was the backbone of the Disney corporation production facility and other companies such as Hanna Barbera. The introduction of computers, while slow to take hold, has completely changed the face of animation production taking animation from two dimensional characters to three dimensional images that are more realistic, easier to manipulate and store and most importantly, are the backbone of the huge video gaming market.
Animated films have far outstripped other genres in home video and DVD sales in the last fifteen years with retail dollars now capturing 32% of total sales, far ahead of second place comedy at 20% according to the Producer To Producer Book, 2nd Edition. In recent years, the licensing and merchandising industry driven by animated television series targeted at children has performed beyond most industry expectations. An excellent case in point, the children’s craze, Pokemon, surpassed accumulated worldwide sales of $10.0 Billion by 2001. Licensing and Merchandising revenues are expected to exceed $100 Billion annually by the year 2010 fueled by such monster hits as Shrek 2 - $881 Million Dollars, Finding Nemo - $865 Million and The Incredibles - $624 Million to name just three.
The target market for children's television and films is the 50 million plus 4 - 12 year old North American kids whose buying power for toys, games and puzzles was approximately U.S.$13.4 billion per year in the nineties and now in excess of $200 Billion a year. The secondary markets are Europe, Asia and the Pacific region where North American companies have traditionally experienced success with many movie driven properties.
Kids buying power grew 12% over the 90’s and is expected to continue at a double digit growth rate well into the 2000’s. So dramatic was this growth of the Kids market that marketers dubbed the 90's as the "Decade of the Child". In response to this phenomenon, more and more toys, clothes, food and entertainment products are being developed for this huge and growing market. The companies involved in producing children's live and animated productions have now identified this Kid’s market as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and now team up with toy companies and other manufacturers to exploit this lucrative ancillary market with an unimaginable number of products ranging from downloadable clips for cell phones to video games to social networking websites.
Computer generated films are now the driving force behind the enormous jump in sales of toys, electronic games and the multitude of other products aimed at the kid and tween market. items.
What does the future hold in this new Golden Age of Animation? Producers, manufacturers, distributors and kids are always on the lookout for that next new product. What will that be? As usual, it’s anybody’s guess. Who would have thought that some years ago, adults would be fist fighting over something called Cabbage Patch Dolls? Whatever the next hit is, it will no doubt be spawned from the depths of a computer chip.
The Author and Associates
Michael Trigg is CEO of You N Me Productions Corp, a Vancouver Canada entertainment company.
Resources
Greanwold’s World www.greanwold.com is the environment of Greanwold and his Minosaur friends, the newest children’s property in the kids international market place.
About the Author
Michael Trigg is CEO and one of the founding members of You N Me Productions Corp., a Vancouver, Canada based company specializing in entertainment for children. Michael has written his first children’s book entitled Greanwold – Treasure Cave. Greanwold is also the focus of a new children’s website entitled Greanwold’s World.
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Spawn (Comics) $82.85 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Spawn (Albert Francis Al Simmons) is an undead superhero in the Image Comics Universe. He first appears in Spawn #1 (May 1992) and was created by Todd McFarlane. The series has spun off several other comics, including Angela, Curse of the Spawn, Sam Twitch and the Japanese manga Shadows of Spawn. Spawn was adapted into a 1997 feature film, an HBO animated series lasting from 1997 until 1999 and a series of action figures whose high level of detail made McFarlane Toys known in the toy industry. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 122 Publication Date: 2010/08/04 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.29 inches |
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Spawn: In the Demons Hand $90.81 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Spawn: In the Demons Hand is a video game developed and published by Capcom for the Dreamcast and Arcade, released on February 1, 2000 in North America. It is based on the Spawn comic book series created by Todd McFarlane and produced by Image Comics. Critics judge this as the best Spawn game, although it did not achieve high rates in Gamespot and IGN, specially due to camera and AI problems. A port was planned for the PlayStation 2 as a launch title but it was later canceled. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 124 Publication Date: 2011/07/03 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.29 inches |
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Todd McFarlanes Spawn $92.4 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Todd McFarlanes Spawn was an animated television series which aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999. It was based on the Spawn comic series from Image Comics. The show was nominated for and won an Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Animation Program (longer than one hour). An unrelated series titled Spawn: The Animation is in production since 2009, with Keith David reprising his role as the titular character.The series centered around the story of an exserviceman who fought in the Vietnam war as a commando named Al Simmons. He was betrayed and killed by a man whom he believed to be his close friend (the man, Chapel, burned him alive with a flamethrower). Upon his death, Simmons vowed revenge on Chapel and hoped that he would one day return to his beloved wife Wanda. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 146 Publication Date: 2010/08/19 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.34 inches |
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Spawn - $14.99 One of the most popular independent comic books of its decade was transformed into this dark, bloody adventure intended to launch a profitable superhero franchise. Michael Jai White stars as Al Simmons, a corrupt assassin betrayed and murdered by his evil government supervisor, Jason Wynn (Martin Sheen). Sent to Hell, Simmons is offered a chance to return to the earthly plane if he will become a "Hellspawn" ("Spawn" for short), one of many super-powered creatures assigned to encourage living souls along the path to damnation. Simmons hastily agrees to this deal and becomes a twisted, scarred version of his former self, living in a dingy alleyway, with no hope of regaining his life, as several years have passed and his wife Wanda (Theresa Randle) has married his best friend, Terry Fitzgerald (D.B. Sweeney). Despite the best efforts of his mentor, a demonic clown (John Leguizamo), Spawn performs mostly heroic acts, though he is not above seeking revenge on Wynn. Despite the film's middling box office take, plans for a sequel were announced. The same summer that Spawn was released, the comic was also the basis of a well-received cable TV series. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi |
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Image Comics $127.45 Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by seven highprofile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creatorowned properties. Along with DC, Marvel and Dark Horse, Image Comics is one of the four largest comic book publishers in America. Its bestknown series include Spawn, Pitt, The Savage Dragon, Shadowhawk, Youngblood, Supreme, WildC.A.T.s, Gen, Wetworks, Cyberforce, Witchblade, The Darkness, Invincible, the third volume of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Walking Dead. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 212 Publication Date: 2010/04/21 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.48 inches |
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Grunion Spawn on Beach $24.99 Jeff Foott Grunion Spawn on Beach - Photographic Print |
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Frog Spawn: The White Hot Batch $17.99 Frog Spawn: The White Hot Batch |
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Shadows of Spawn $16.89 Volume 2 of the pulsepounding story of a Spawn and his struggle for vengeance against his own gangster killers. At the same time, hes trying to hold onto his humanity long enough to save the life of his sister. Allnew heroes and villains and 100 manga Spawn like youve never seen him before Author: Tokoro, Juzo/ Tokoro, Juzo Series Title: Spawn Series Number: 2 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 197 Publication Date: 2006/02/01 Language: English Dimensions: 7.28 x 5.06 x 0.65 inches |
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Salmon Gather in a Stream to Spawn $39.99 Karen Kasmauski Salmon Gather in a Stream to Spawn - Photographic Print |
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Sockeye Salmon Migrate and Spawn $24.99 Jeff Foott Sockeye Salmon Migrate and Spawn - Photographic Print |
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Spawn - Special $9.99 One of the most popular independent comic books of its decade was transformed into this dark, bloody adventure intended to launch a profitable superhero franchise. Michael Jai White stars as Al Simmons, a corrupt assassin betrayed and murdered by his evil government supervisor, Jason Wynn (Martin Sheen). Sent to Hell, Simmons is offered a chance to return to the earthly plane if he will become a "Hellspawn" ("Spawn" for short), one of many super-powered creatures assigned to encourage living souls along the path to damnation. Simmons hastily agrees to this deal and becomes a twisted, scarred version of his former self, living in a dingy alleyway, with no hope of regaining his life, as several years have passed and his wife Wanda (Theresa Randle) has married his best friend, Terry Fitzgerald (D.B. Sweeney). Despite the best efforts of his mentor, a demonic clown (John Leguizamo), Spawn performs mostly heroic acts, though he is not above seeking revenge on Wynn. Despite the film's middling box office take, plans for a sequel were announced. The same summer that Spawn was released, the comic was also the basis of a well-received cable TV series. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi |
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Spawn: The Album $6.99 SPAWN, THE ALBUM contains an unlisted bonus track by Morphine and Apollo Four Fourty.Producers include: The Crystal Method, Filter, Marilyn Manson, Sean Beavan, P & P Hartnoll.Engineers include: The Crystal Method, Filter, Sean Beavan, Chris Flam, Rob Playford.One of the first requirements of an action movie is a soundtrack with a quick tempo, a raw edge, and a concept which relates it to the film. On SPAWN: THE ALBUM, hard rock favorites such as Metallica, Korn, and Slayer team up with rising electronica musicians like DJ Spooky, The Dust Brothers, and Atari Teenage Riot, making for an unlikely, but powerful new cross-breed of today's heaviest sounds. Some tracks feature electronic beats intertwined with heavy metal guitar riffs, while others alternate between techno segments and explosive power-chord bravado. By the end of this dual assault of rapid-fire beats and fist-pounding guitar, there can be no doubt that this soundtrack succeeds in SPAWNing a new music fusion which, like the film's namesake, is heavy, fearsome, and completely futuristic.One of the first requirements of an action movie is a soundtrack with a quick tempo, a raw edge, and a concept which relates it to the film. On SPAWN: THE ALBUM, hard rock favorites such as Metallica, Korn, and Slayer team up with rising electronica musicians like DJ Spooky, The Dust Brothers, and Atari Teenage Riot, making for an unlikely, but powerful new cross-breed of today's heaviest sounds. Some tracks feature electronic beats intertwined with heavy metal guitar riffs, while others alternate between techno segments and explosive power-chord bravado. By the end of this dual assault of rapid-fire beats and fist-pounding guitar, there can be no doubt that this soundtrack succeeds in SPAWNing a new music fusion which, like the film's namesake, is heavy, fearsome, and completely futuristic. |
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CM Storm Spawn - mouse $38.99 Cooler Master CM Storm Spawn - Mouse - optical - 7 button(s) - wired - USB |
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Spawn Volume 11: Crossroads $17.77 Features Todd McFarlanes character Spawn. Ties up major plot lines started from the debut issue of the Spawn monthly book. A turning point in the story line for the Spawn characters. Author: McFarlane, Todd/ Miki, Danny/ Conrad, Kevin Series Title: Spawn Series Number: 11 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2000/11/13 Language: English Dimensions: 10.22 x 6.70 x 0.22 inches |
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Evil Spawn - $8.99 Evil Spawn, a violent, bloody, but surprisingly effective English horror film directed by Kenneth Hall, deals with a woman's fear of aging and its consequences. When a space probe brings back microbes, scientist Dr. Zeitman (John Carradine) uses them for his experiments in aging but dies before his work is finished. An aging actress, Lynn Roman (Bobbi Bresee), desperate because she is being passed over for roles being given to younger women, injects herself with the drug -- hoping to become young again. The microbes in the serum turn the actress into a bug-like alien killer who quickly deals with her rivals. The film is routine, but the special effects are frightening and the premise is interesting, and while it adds little that is new, is worth a view for horror-film fans. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi |
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Atlantic Salmon Swimming Upriver to Spawn $39.99 Paul Nicklen Atlantic Salmon Swimming Upriver to Spawn - Photographic Print |
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Pink Salmon Head Upstream to Spawn $39.99 Bill Curtsinger Pink Salmon Head Upstream to Spawn - Photographic Print |
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Chum Salmon Swimming Upstream to Spawn $34.99 Bill Curtsinger Chum Salmon Swimming Upstream to Spawn - Photographic Print |
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Sockeye Salmon Swim Upstream to Spawn $39.99 Robert Sisson Sockeye Salmon Swim Upstream to Spawn - Photographic Print |
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Fireworms Gather at the Ocean's Surface to Spawn $39.99 Darlyne A. Murawski Fireworms Gather at the Ocean's Surface to Spawn - Photographic Print |
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Alewives Swim to a River in Spring to Spawn $39.99 Bill Curtsinger Alewives Swim to a River in Spring to Spawn - Photographic Print |
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Coolermaster Cm Storm Spawn - Mouse $40 Coolermaster Cm Storm Spawn - Mouse Cooler Master CM Storm Spawn - Mouse - optical - 7 button(s) - wired - USB |
Big Money in Kid’s Properties
What is a Property? For most people the term “Property” generally brings to mind real estate or a belonging. In the world of entertainment or licensing and merchandising, a Property refers to a character or a group of characters. In other words, an Intellectual Property. Well known examples are Mickey Mouse as a single Property or the Teenage Ninja Turtles as a group Property.
Properties can be utilized or arise in a book, a comic book, as an image on a cup or can be the focus of a television program or can be utilized in a television commercial.
Billions of dollars have been generated since Mickey Mouse developed in the wonderful mind of Walt Disney and of course the Disney Corporation is the epitome of intellectual Property rights that all others aspire to.
What does a Property consist of? This is where matters become confusing. If you can imagine in your mind, a pizza pie that has been cut up into slices. Or, better still, take a sheet of paper and draw a pizza or a circle. Then, divide the circle into parts – let’s say sixteenths. Each one of those sixteen pieces represents a different part of the whole and each one of those pieces can be sold off or licensed, as is more the common practice.
The following are some of the more common categories that are licensed off as part of a Property; publishing, music, board games, electronic games, clothing, television, action figures, plush dolls, remote control toys, play sets, cards, greeting cards, educational products and so on.
Obviously, the more popular the Property, the more licensing fees are generated and the wider the range of products. A wonderful example of a Property that spun off from a first book is Harry Potter. I'm sure that when J.K. Rowling was slogging over her first book in a London cafe, she had no idea that Harry would become a world-wide phenomena spawning a huge array of children's products.
If you have an idea for children that you think kids around the world will crave after, get started. The North American licensing and merchandising market totaled sales of over $60 Billion in 2006 and North American kids spent over $200 Billion in the same year. How to get started you ask? If you have an idea for a character and have limited artistic abilities, hire an illustrator or an art school student to take from your mind and transpose it onto paper. If you enjoy telling stories that kids like, even if your writing abilities are marginal, write them down. The point is - get started. Don't imagine you are going to be an overnight success. It takes hard work, long hours and a lot of money to become and overnight success, however, if you can develop your idea into something kids enjoy or better still want, you are halfway there.
The Author and Associates
Michael Trigg is CEO of You N Me Productions Corp, a Vancouver Canada entertainment company.
Resources
Greanwold’s World www.greanwold.com is the environment of Greanwold and his Minosaur friends, the newest children’s property in the kids international market place.
About the Author
Michael Trigg is CEO and one of the founding members of You N Me Productions Corp., a Vancouver, Canada based company specializing in entertainment for children. Michael has written his first children’s book entitled Greanwold – Treasure Cave. Greanwold is also the focus of a new children’s website entitled Greanwold’s World.
Comics Spawn
