Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962February 21, 2011) was an American writer of

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s and television, known for producing and writing the animated series ''

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'', '' Damage Control'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and co-founding the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic book company

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, which focused on underrepresented minorities in American comics. McDuffie earned three

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nominations for his work in comics.

Early life and education

McDuffie was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Leroy McDuffie and Edna (Hawkins) McDuffie Gardner. He attended and graduated from the Roeper School, a school for gifted children in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 1980. Of African-American characters in comics, he later, said: In 1983, he graduated with a

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in English from the

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, followed by a master's degree in physics.What Dwayne McDuffie Meant To Comics And Why There's An Award In His Name
by Matt Wayne, in ''

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''; published February 27, 2015; retrieved April 18, 2017 He then moved to New York to attend film school at

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. While McDuffie was working as a

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at the

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''Investment Dealers' Digest'', a friend got him an interview for an assistant editor position at

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. Posthumously, comedian

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discovered he was Dwayne McDuffie's biological half-brother, by their father.

Career

Marvel and Milestone

Going on staff at Marvel as editor

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's assistant on special projects, McDuffie helped develop the company's first superhero trading cards.Fox, Margalit (February 23, 2011)
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Print edition February 24, 2011, p. B12. He also scripted stories for Marvel. His first major work was ''

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about the company that shows up between issues and tidies up the mess left by the latest round of

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battles. After becoming an editor at Marvel, McDuffie submitted a spoof proposal for a comic entitled ''Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers'' in response to Marvel's treatment of its black characters. Becoming a freelancer in 1990, McDuffie wrote for dozens of various comics titles for Marvel,

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, and

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'' for

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editor

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, whom he cites on his website as having taught him everything he knows. In early 1991, he divorced his first wife, Patricia D. Younger, in Seminole County, Florida. In the early 1990s, wanting to express a multicultural sensibility that he felt was missing in comic books, McDuffie and three partners founded

, which ''

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, Ohio, described in 2000 as "the industry's most successful minority-owned-and operated comic company." McDuffie explained: Milestone, whose characters include the African-American

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, and Hardware; the Asian-American

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, and the multi-ethnic superhero group the

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, which include Black, Asian and Latino men and women, debuted its titles in 1993 through a distribution deal with DC Comics. Serving as editor-in-chief, McDuffie created or co-created many characters, including Static.

Movies, television, and video games

After

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had ceased publishing new comics,

was developed into an animated series ''

''. McDuffie was hired to write and story-edit on the series, writing 11 episodes. His other television writing credits included ''

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'' and ''

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''. McDuffie was hired as a staff writer for the animated series ''

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'' and was promoted to story editor and producer as the series became ''

''. During the entire run of the animated series, McDuffie wrote, produced, or story-edited 69 out of the 91 episodes. McDuffie also wrote the story for the

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''. McDuffie was hired to help revamp and story-edit Cartoon Network's popular animated ''

'' franchise with '' Ben 10: Alien Force'', continuing the adventures of the ten-year-old title character into his mid and late teenage years. During the run of the series, McDuffie wrote episodes 1–3, 14, 25–28, 45 and 46 and/or story-edited all forty-six episodes. McDuffie also produced and story edited for the second sequel series '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'', which premiered April 23. 2010. He wrote episodes 1, 10, 11, 16, 30, 39 together with

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and 52. McDuffie wrote a number of direct-to-DVD animated films featuring DC Comics characters – including '' Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths'' and '' Justice League: Doom''. (requires scrolldown) He scripted the direct-to-DVD adaptation of ''

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'', which was released one day after his death. '' Justice League: Doom'' was released posthumously in 2012. McDuffie's work was also seen on '' Ben 10: Omniverse'', having shared story by credit on the first two episodes, "The More Things Change, Parts 1 and 2."

Return to comics

After his popular work in ''

'' and ''

'', McDuffie returned to writing comic books. He wrote the Marvel

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''. In 2007, McDuffie wrote several issues of ''

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'' for

, starting in January through to its cancellation. Later that year, he became the regular writer on ''

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'', scripting issues #542–553 (

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d Dec. 2006 March 2008). As well, he wrote ''

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'' vol. 2, writing virtually every issue from #13–34 (Nov. 2007 – Aug. 2009). He was fired from that series following a Lying in the Gutters compilation of his frank answers to fans about the creative process. He married comic book and animation-TV writer

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in 2009. McDuffie wrote ''

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'' for DC Comics, a two-issue, squarebound miniseries chronicling the final adventures of his

characters before a catastrophic event that fuses their continuity with the continuity of the

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Death

On February 21, 2011, one day after his 49th birthday, McDuffie died at

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, of complications from emergency heart surgery.McLellan, Dennis
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Tributes

The 2012 film '' Justice League: Doom'' was dedicated to the memory of Dwayne McDuffie, and the Blu-ray and 2-Disc DVD editions of the film included the documentary, ''A Legion of One: The Dwayne McDuffie Story.'' That same year, a diner named "McDuffie's" was depicted in the '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' episode "The New Guy". In 2012, the ''

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'' episode "Damage" was dedicated in memory of Dwayne McDuffie. In the episode, a new character named "Mac" was introduced as the CEO of the

, the fictional company created by McDuffie. Also in 2012, the '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' final episode "The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2", the crew of the series dedicated the episode in his memory in the credits. The same tribute appeared in the racing video game based on the series, '' Ben 10: Galactic Racing''. In the 2011 ''Static Shock'' comics series, Virgil Hawkins' new high school is named after McDuffie. In 2015, the Long Beach Comic Expo gave out the first Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics. It has since become an annual event for the expo. The

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is given out each year at the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival. In 2019, the DC Comics character Naomi’s last name was revealed to be McDuffie.

Awards and nominations

*In 1995, McDuffie received

nominees for Best Writer (for

), Best Editor (for Worlds Collide,

, and Shadow Cabinet), and Best Continuing Series (with M.D. Bright for Icon) *In 1996, McDuffie won the Golden Apple Award from his alma mater the Roeper School for the "use of popular art to promote and advance human worth and dignity." *In 2003, McDuffie was awarded the

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in Children's Animation for the "Jimmy" episode of ''

'', about gun violence. *In both 2003 and 2004, McDuffie was nominated, with other ''

'' creators, for daytime Emmy awards. *In 2005, he was nominated for the

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award in animation, with

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and

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, for the "Starcrossed" episode of ''

''. *In 2008, McDuffie was voted Favorite Breakout Talent in the

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in ''

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''. *In 2009, McDuffie won Comic Con International's

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. *In 2011, McDuffie was posthumously awarded the Animation Writers Caucus' annual Animation Writing Award by the Writers Guild of America, West.Fernandez, Jay A. (November 17, 2011)
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''.

Screenwriting

* series head writer denoted in bold

Television

* ''

'' (2000-2004): season 4 head writer * '' What’s New, Scooby-Doo?'' (2002) * ''

'' (2002-2004): season 2 head writer * ''

'' (2004) * ''

'' (2004-2006) *'' Ben 10: Alien Force'' (2008–2010) *'' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' (2010–2012) *'' Ben 10: Omniverse'' (2012)

Films

* '' Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths'' (2010) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Justice League: Doom'' (2012)

Bibliography

Regular writer

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" (in '' Marvel Comics Presents'' #19,

, May 1989) *''

'' (4-issue

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, Marvel Comics, May–Aug. 1989) *'' Captain Marvel Giant-Sized Special'' ( one-shot, Marvel Comics, Nov. 1989) *'' The Sensational She-Hulk in Ceremony'' (2-issue miniseries, Marvel Comics, 1989) *'' Giant Size Special Captain Marvel'' (one-shot, Marvel Comics, Nov. 1989) *''

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'' #26–29 (Marvel Comics, December 1989 – February 1990) *''Damage Control'' vol. 2 (4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, December 1989 – February 1990) *'' The Amazing Spider-Man: Children Special'' #1–3 (Marvel Comics

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1990) *''

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'' #1–4 (4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, July–October 1990) *"The Road to Hell" (with co-author

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, in ''

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'' #30–31, 1991) *''

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'' #1–4 (

, May–Sept. 1991) *''Damage Control'' vol. 3 (4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June 1991 – September 1991) *'' Prince: Alter Ego'' (one-shot,

(Piranha Music, 1991)) *''

'' vol. 2, #1–5, #11–16, annual #1 (Marvel Comics, July–Nov. 1991, May–Oct. 1992) *'' Prince: Three Chains of Gold'' (one-shot, DC Comics (Piranha Music, 1992)) *''

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'' #1–4 (Marvel Comics, July–Oct. 1991) * " Rest and Sweet Glory" (in ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #113–118, Marvel Comics, 1992) *'' The Demon'' #26–29 (DC Comics, August–November 1992) *'' Back to the Future: Forward to the Future'' #1–3 (Harvey Comics, Oct. 1992 – Jan. 1993) *''

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, April–July 1993) *'' Hardware'' #1–8,10–19, 25, 29–32 (DC Comics ilestone April 1993 – Oct. 1995) *''

'' #1–10,13,15–17,19–31,34–36,38–42 (DC Comics ilestone May 1993 – Feb.1997) *''

'' #1–4 (DC Comics ilestone June–Sept. 1993) *'' Shadow Cabinet'' #0 (co-author, DC Comics ilestone Jan. 1994) *'' Captain Marvel'' (one-shot, Marvel Comics, February 1994) *'' Worlds Collide'' (one-shot, DC Comics ilestone July 1994) *''

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'' #17,19–21 (Acclaim Comics, February–June 1998) *'' Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse'' (one-shot, DC Comics, May 2000) *''Static Shock! Rebirth of the Cool'' #1–4 (DC Comics ilestone January–September 2001) *'' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #156–158, #164–167 (DC Comics, August–October 2002, April–July 2003) *'' Fantastic Four Special'' (one-shot, Marvel Comics, Feb. 2006) *''

'' (6-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, July–Dec. 2006) *''Fantastic Four'' #542–553 (Marvel Comics) *''

'' #13–28, 30-34 (DC Comics, 2007–2009)

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" (co-author, in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 3, #4, Marvel Comics, Dec.1990) * "Cupid's Arrow" (in ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 3, #9, Marvel Comics, April 1992) *"

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" (co-author, in ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 3, #11, Marvel Comics, Oct. 1992) * " Cupid's Error" (co-author, in ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 3, #12, Marvel Comics, Jan.1993) *''

'' #7–10, 15 (Marvel Comics pic 1991–1992) *'' Hardware'' #25 (DC Comics ilestone March 1995) *"Communications Error." '' JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant'' #1 (DC Comics, Feb.1993) *''

'' #14 (DC Comics ilestone Aug. 1994) *''

'' #35 (DC Comics ilestone Feb. 1996) *''

Impulse Impulse or Impulsive may refer to: Science * Impulse (physics), in mechanics, the change of momentum of an object; the integral of a force with respect to time * Impulse noise (disambiguation) * Specific impulse, the change in momentum per uni ...

'' #60 (DC Comics, May 2000) *"Never Say Die." '' Batman: Gotham Knights'' #27 (DC Comics, May 2002)

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*'' Freddy Kreuger's A Nightmare on Elm Street'' #1–2 (Marvel Comics, October–November 1989) *''

'' #1–30 (DC Comics ilestone April 1993 – Sept. 1995) *'' Hardware'' #1–10 (DC Comics ilestone April 1993 – Dec. 1993) *''

'' #1–8 (DC Comics ilestone May–Dec. 1993) *''

'' #1–28 (DC Comics ilestone June 1993 – Oct. 1995) *''

'' #30 (DC Comics ilestone Dec. 1995) *'' Shadow Cabinet'' #0 (DC Comics ilestone Jan. 1994) *''

'' #0 (DC Comics ilestone Jan. 1994) *''Frank'' (2-issue miniseries, Harvey Comics, March–May 1994) * " The Call" (in '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #34, DC Comics, June 1994) *''Kobalt'' #1–10 (DC Comics ilestone June 1994 – March 1995) *'' Shadow Cabinet'' #1–17 (DC Comics ilestone June 1994 – Oct. 1995) *''

'' #1–16 (DC Comics ilestone June 1994 – Sept. 1995) *'' Worlds Collide'' (one-shot, DC Comics ilestone July 1994) *''Deathwish'' #1–4 (4-issue limited series, DC Comics ilestone Dec. 1994 – March 1995) *''My Name is Holocaust'' #1 (limited series, DC Comics ilestone May 1995) *'' Kobalt'' #14 (DC Comics ilestone Aug. 1995) *'' Static Shock! Rebirth of the Cool'' #1–4 (DC Comics ilestone January–September 2001)

References

External links

Official website
(Archive, 29 Apr 2011) * * *
Dwayne McDuffie Memorial Press Conference"
''Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction''. Captphil: Online. 2008. *Wayne, Matt (February 27, 2015)
"What Dwayne McDuffie Meant To Comics And Why There’s An Award In His Name"
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Dwayne McDuffie interview at Fantastic Four Headquarters
{{DEFAULTSORT:McDuffie, Dwayne Writers from Detroit American comics writers Comic book editors African-American writers African-American comics creators American comics creators American television producers Inkpot Award winners Tisch School of the Arts alumni University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni Writers from California 1962 births 2011 deaths