HE MAY BE THE RICHEST, strangest, most rebellious comic-book artist in America. But even Todd McFarlane - creator of Spawn, the country's hottest superhero - doesn't let his little daughters near the ...

Superhero universes are no stranger to creating outside-of-continuity stories that see their heroes placed into dire apocalyptic stakes. In Marvel Comics, the likes of Deadpool, Wolverine, and the ...