The lines wrapped around the block – men, women, even whole families – and kept growing. It was clear something was up Saturday on Lake Avenue in Pasadena.

And there was: Todd McFarlane – known for drawing a run of “The Amazing Spider-Man,” creating the comic book series “Spawn” and co-founding the independent company Image Comics , among other things – was doing his first comic book store signing in 14 years at P Dot’s Comics & Collectibles .

McFarlane was there to support his adopted hometown.

“After 30 years of living in Phoenix, Arizona, my wife and I moved out to Pasadena – we bought a house up in Altadena. Before we could begin to remodel, we were here during the fires,” says McFarlane, whose children live in Pasadena. “It was a harsh day.”

McFarlane, whose home survived th

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