Todd McFarlane Canadian-born comic book illustrator Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Todd-McFarlane Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Todd-McFarlane Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Sep 5, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Quick Facts Born: March 16, 1961, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (age 63) (Show more) Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian-born comic book illustrator who gained fame in the late 1980s for his work on the Marvel Comics series The Amazing Spider-Man and who in 1992 co-founded Image Comics, where he created the massively successful antihero Spawn. The first issue of the comic book featuring the antihero, Spawn no. 1, sold more than 1.7 million copies, making it almost instantly one of the top-selling independent comic books. McFarlane spent most of his childhood in California. In 1975 he moved back to Calgary with his family and completed high school ...(100 of 685 words)

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