“During a restless career of more than 45 years, the American artist Alex Toth, who has died aged 77, drew comics in almost every genre – from war and western to horror and romance – and illustrated stories of Superman, Batman, Zorro, Green Lantern, the Flash and the X-Men… A man of strong convictions, he was impatient with pedestrian scripts, meddling editors, shortsighted publishers and his own shortcomings. Yet he remained passionate about improving his craft and his chosen media, animation and, above all, comics.”