Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie
McDuffie seated at a drawing table
McDuffie in the late 1980s or early 1990s
BornDwayne Glenn McDuffie
(1962-02-20)February 20, 1962[1]
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 2011(2011-02-21) (aged 49)
Burbank, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, producer, editor
Notable works
Comics: Milestone Media, Static
TV: Static Shock, Damage Control, Justice League Unlimited, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, All-Star Superman
Spouse(s)
Patricia D. Younger
(div. 1991)
(m. 2009)
RelativesKeegan-Michael Key
(half-brother)
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Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962 – February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television. He was best known for co-founding the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic book company Milestone Media, which focused on underrepresented minorities in American comics, creating and co-creating characters such as Icon, Rocket, Static, and Hardware. McDuffie was also known as a writer and producer for animated series such as Static Shock (based on the Static character), Damage Control, Justice League Unlimited and the Ben 10 franchise.

McDuffie earned three Eisner Award nominations for his work in comics.[2]

  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. February 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Moore, Matt (February 23, 2011). "Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies at 49" Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, USA Today

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