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Post by defiant1 on Feb 22, 2011 19:42:59 GMT -5
R.I.P Dwayne McDuffie I'm not deeply familiar with his work, but he was well respected by his peers. www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30969Evidently he had a surgery and there were complication. His wife found him dead in his apartment. He would have been in his mid-40's. It's eerie visiting his website, because he made a post the 19th. He was also promoting a signing on the 23rd. df1 |
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Post by G on Feb 22, 2011 21:27:19 GMT -5
Pretty sad....
Like yourself, I'm not deeply familiar with his work but his name seems very present in the last 15 years and his name alone is easily recognizable. That alone merits some applause because too often I don't have any idea who I'm looking at.
I remember seeing his name on Static and Deathlok, but I don't have any real memorable moments by him. I'm curious what run he did on Fantastic Four. I just got done watching a decent video on him about racism and black comic writers. It was pretty interesting and he had some good points.
Here it is...
He was obviously a talent in comics.
Sad to hear about his early passing. His age hits close to home.
RIP
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Post by bigw1966 on Feb 23, 2011 10:56:17 GMT -5
This is really a major loss to the industry.
Dwayne created the Milestone line of comics with Static, Icon, Hardware and other characters that became one of the worlds in DC Unniverse. Static was about to become part of the DCU proper.
Dwayne also had one of the best runs on FF ever and also did Avengers and a number of other books.
He did the majority of the writing of Justice League Unlimited and also wrote or adapted most of the DC direct to DVD movies including the just released All Star Superman.
He also created BEN 10 which is a very popular character and co-created the offshoot Generator Rex.
That and he was just a super nice guy who had been in the industry since the 80s and started off as an Editorial assistant for Len Wein I think.
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Post by bigw1966 on Feb 23, 2011 22:53:19 GMT -5
Another title that Dwayne created and wrote which you guys may be familiar with was the Marvel title DAMAGE CONTROL
The one about the people who handle all of the damage the capes cause.
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Post by defiant1 on Feb 24, 2011 5:54:44 GMT -5
Another title that Dwayne created and wrote which you guys may be familiar with was the Marvel title DAMAGE CONTROL The one about the people who handle all of the damage the capes cause. The properties you are informing us about are referenced in all the obituaries. I wasn't buying comics when Damage Control came out. I'm not deeply familiar with his work because none of it falls into a category of something that interests me. I've never read his DC work, because the DC characters have never interested me. df1 |
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Post by cyberstrike on Feb 24, 2011 17:17:15 GMT -5
Another title that Dwayne created and wrote which you guys may be familiar with was the Marvel title DAMAGE CONTROL The one about the people who handle all of the damage the capes cause. The properties you are informing us about are referenced in all the obituaries. I wasn't buying comics when Damage Control came out. I'm not deeply familiar with his work because none of it falls into a category of something that interests me. I've never read his DC work, because the DC characters have never interested me. df1 Since when have The Avengers and The Fantastic Four ever been considered "obscure properties"? |
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Post by defiant1 on Feb 24, 2011 18:57:27 GMT -5
The properties you are informing us about are referenced in all the obituaries. I wasn't buying comics when Damage Control came out. I'm not deeply familiar with his work because none of it falls into a category of something that interests me. I've never read his DC work, because the DC characters have never interested me. df1 Since when have The Avengers and The Fantastic Four ever been considered "obscure properties"? You put that in quotes as if I said it and of course a quick search above shows that I didn't. I was not buying comics when he started writing. When I got back into comics, I wasn't wild about the art on anything Marvel produced. The Marvel comics I bought post 1990 are very scattered. If I own any of his comics, I'm not aware which they are. I mainly bought Valiant and indy comics. I'm not black, so I didn't feel any need to read about black heroes or a company centered around politically correct black heroes. I like the comedy centered around the politically incorrect black heroes like Zwanna, Son of Zulu, Omega Man, & Lionheart but Milestone characters were pretty straightforward and seemingly trying to validate a race that I feel is already validated. I didn't read Milestone for the same reason I didn't thumb through Jet magazine. I always heard very positive things about it, but I never felt as though I was the target audience. Perhaps if they'd promoted it as "Comics by black people-- made for white people", I might have picked up a few more. It looked like simply an alternative group of comics intended to target a black audience. I never saw anything on the covers that looked too compelling and they weren't escalating in value, so again... that falls out of the scope of things I collect. I want comics that retain and grow in value as well as being good, not ones that are simply a good read. I'm not a huge fan of any DC characters. If my collection was purged completely of 70's & up DC comics, I wouldn't miss them. df1 |
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Post by bigw1966 on Feb 25, 2011 13:14:19 GMT -5
You can send them to me defiant. I will pay shipping.
He didn't just write about Black characters obviously, What he did was give them a better voice and break them out of the stereotype that they had been shouldered with.
All of his cartoon work was wide ranging, and I know you don't watch cartoons.
Bottom line, this was one of the few people who had an enormous impact on the comics industry and to whom all praise is well deserved.
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Post by defiant1 on Feb 25, 2011 17:56:04 GMT -5
You can send them to me defiant. I will pay shipping. He didn't just write about Black characters obviously, What he did was give them a better voice and break them out of the stereotype that they had been shouldered with. All of his cartoon work was wide ranging, and I know you don't watch cartoons. Bottom line, this was one of the few people who had an enormous impact on the comics industry and to whom all praise is well deserved. I trust colorist Janet Jackson's praise of him. She rattled off about 6 Twister posts after his death and the news obviously upset her deeply. I don't classify black people as a stereotype, so writing a comic with that goal isn't a message I care about either pro or con. To me, it's an unnecessary goal. Jim Shooter said he had to hail a cab for Dwayne because the cab drivers wouldn't stop for him. Jim would hail the cab and then step back so Dwayne could get one. I guess it all has to do with perspective. He's dealt with racial prejudice and I don't mind his trying to provide that message. I saw one or possibly two episodes of the Static cartoon. I can honestly say I had a slightly positive impression of it, but not enough to excite me. I like better animation and his abilities were not overly exciting to me. I remember very little of it, but I do remember it interested me enough to sit through it. If I find any Milestone comics in my collection, I'll keep you in mind. Any I have were picked up in bulk purchases. Right now everything is boxed up and moved downstairs. I don't have a problem giving them to you and paying shipping. Chances are I won't find the one I remember seeing for a long while. I am however going to pull together a long box of Disney Comics to sell for $35 because my friend wants some for his daughter to read. I might find it/them sooner than later. No promises though. I have an allergy attack if I open certain boxes and it affects me for days when that happens. df1 |
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