Batman & Spawn

I had a discussion today with a friend of mine about Spiderman, one of my favorite comic characters.  That got me thinking about who was the best Spiderman artist.  Who made the character more interesting than the actual story.  Has to be Todd McFarlane.

McFarlane joined Marvel Comics in 1984.  He took over the drawing duties of  The Amazing Spiderman book in 1988.  He also drew the first 16 issues of the spin-off comic Spiderman starting in 1990.

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While at the top of the heap as an artist in the comic book world, Todd decided to form his own publishing company with six other top artists.  This group of artists left Marvel Comics and formed Image Comics.  Through Image Comics, each artist had total creative control of their own characters.  McFarlane’s character Spawn debuted in 1992.

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There’s more to his career than just comic books.  McFarlane has branched out into producing movies, directing music videos, animation, designing hockey jerseys, and designing toys for his own toy company.  For a cool retrospective on his comics career checkout
Todd McFarlane: A Retrospective.

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Todd McFarlane’s website
spawn.com.