Director: Kenton Vaughan
National Film Board of Canada. 2000. $39.95
Length: 77 minutes
Audience: High School
Topics: comic books, cross-marketing, media violence

NFB film description:

He's a legend to his legions of fans. His superhero Spawn has made him the most successful comic book artist in history. He is driven, controversial, relentless in the pursuit of his dreams. Yet he lives a happy suburban life married to his childhood sweetheart - who helps him to manage a multi-million-dollar entertainment empire that encompasses comic books, toys, television, video games and movies.

The Devil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd McFarlane profiles this enigmatic man and explores some of his most intimate thoughts. At the pinnacle of his career, McFarlane still says that his true love is baseball, not art. And he doesn't reject the rules - he just wants to play by his own.

The Devil You Know can be ordered online from the National Film Board.