Anonymous asked:

Without Todd McFarlane Spider-Man would not be around today, I think it's time people began considering him as one of the character's creators alongside Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. People do it with Chris Claremont and X-Men characters all the time, so why not allow Todd McFarlane the same accord with a character he kept alive.

brevoortformspring Answer:

Todd McFarlane did great work on Spider-Man, but he in no way saved that character from extinction. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN was a top-selling title when he came onto it. It remained a top-selling title and sold even better while he was doing it, but that’s not quite the same thing as what you’re talking about. So, sure, Todd’s work on Spider-man ought to be celebrated for what it was—an excellent run. But let’s be careful about annointing messiahs.

I have to admit that I’m a big fan of Todd McFarlane; heck, he was agreat influence in my art style back then. But I have to agree on this. My brother and I were actually more hooked on Spectacular than Amazing back then. Spectacular was drawn by Sal Buscema and not Todd McFarlane. Spiderman is famous with or without the help of McFarlane.

Feb 06, 2015
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  8. ringjo said: My brother and I loved Spectacular more than Amazing back then. And Spectacular was drawn by Sal Buscema. Nuff said.
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