CURIOSITIES

The curiosities of Ozzy Osbourne's "Patient number 9" video clip

The video clip released a few months ago for the return of the great Ozzy with the album entitled "Patient number 9" contains some very interesting elements regarding its making and style. It is a video clip that alternates images of the 73-year-old British singer with a gothic-style cartoon whose protagonist is obviously Ozzy himself. But who made this video clip?

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The official video for the song, directed by Todd McFarlane and M. Wartella, incorporates drawings by Osbourne himself. "My demons were animated and can be seen during Jeff Beck's guitar solo in the song," said Ozzy
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Canadian Todd McFarlane is best known for creating the characters of Venom and Spawn, between the 1980s and 1990s
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Micheal Wartella, on the other hand, is a fumenti underground designer from New York City who has already directed some video clips for the White Stripes
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McFarlane also owns the Edmonton Oilers Hockey team and is a big collector and enthusiast of baseball-related items.
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In 1992 McFarlane co-founded Image Comics with other authors and published the comic book Spawn for it, which set a sales record and was the first major comic book for which the author held the rights to the exploitation of intellectual property.
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In 1992 McFarlane was awarded Comic-Con International's Inkport Awaard. This is an award given to those authors, artists and creatives who have distinguished themselves for their contributions in areas such as Comics, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Film and Television.
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In 2020, Todd McFarlane produced the cover of the 50th volume of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide magazine. In the U.S., it is considered the "Comic Book Collector's Bible," whose longevity spans five decades; in fact, it debuted in 1970 and is the most widely followed and trusted guide for reports on the comic book market, comic book valuations, and prospects for those planning to invest in the industry.
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