Editing Dwayne McDuffie

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'''Dwayne Glenn McDuffie''' (February 20, 1962{{spaced ndash}}February 21, 2011) was an American writer of [[comic book]]s and television. He was best known for co-founding the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic book company [[Milestone Media]], which focused on underrepresented [[ethnic minority|minorities]] in American comics, creating and co-creating characters such as [[Icon (character)|Icon]], [[Rocket (DC Comics)|Rocket]], [[Static (DC Comics)|Static]], and [[Hardware (character)|Hardware]]. McDuffie was also known as a writer and producer for animated series such as ''[[Static Shock]]'' (based on the Static character), ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' and the ''[[Ben 10]]'' franchise.

McDuffie earned three [[Eisner Award]] nominations for his work in comics.<ref>Moore, Matt (February 23, 2011). [https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/2011-02-22-mcduffie_N.htm "Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies at 49"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306235052/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/2011-02-22-mcduffie_N.htm |date=March 6, 2012 }}, ''[[USA Today]]''</ref>

==Early life and education==
McDuffie was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Leroy McDuffie<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlotte L. Fullerton and Dwayne G. McDuffie|date=May 31, 2009|url=http://www.eagletribune.com/celebrations/x712198615/Charlotte-L-Fullerton-and-Dwayne-G-McDuffie|publisher=Eagle Tribune|access-date=October 9, 2013|archive-date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220040734/http://www.eagletribune.com/celebrations/x712198615/Charlotte-L-Fullerton-and-Dwayne-G-McDuffie|url-status=live}}</ref> and Edna (Hawkins) McDuffie Gardner. He attended and graduated from the [[Roeper School (Michigan)|Roeper School]], a school for gifted children in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Superhero Tribute of "Comic" Proportions- Dwayne McDuffie '80 {{!}} The Roeper Record|url=http://roeperrecord.com/all-school-news/a-superhero-tribute-of-comic-proportions-from-dwayne-mcduffie-80/|access-date=2020-07-27|language=en-US|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727095433/http://roeperrecord.com/all-school-news/a-superhero-tribute-of-comic-proportions-from-dwayne-mcduffie-80/|url-status=dead}}</ref> One of Dwayne's first introduction to comics was when he learned of the character ''[[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]]'' at the age of 11. He described the character as not being "anyone's sidekick" and "his own hero, his own man", saying that "In the space of 15 pages, black people moved from invisible to inevitable."<ref>{{cite book | last = Yang | first = G.L. | title = The Color of Comic Books | publisher = American Book Review | year = 2014}}</ref> Of other African-American characters in comics, he later said:

{{cquote|You only had two types of characters available for children. You had the stupid angry brute and the he's-smart-but-he's-black characters. And they were all colored either this Hershey-bar shade of brown, a sickly looking gray or purple. I've never seen anyone that's gray or purple before in my life. There was no diversity and almost no accuracy among the characters of color at all.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/04/garden/whoosh-new-superheroes-liberate-the-old-boy-network.html|title = WHOOSH! New Superheroes Liberate the Old-Boy Network|newspaper = The New York Times|date = August 4, 1993|access-date = July 27, 2020|archive-date = July 27, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200727095836/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/04/garden/whoosh-new-superheroes-liberate-the-old-boy-network.html|url-status = live}}</ref>|author=|title=|source=}}
In 1983, McDuffie graduated with a [[bachelor's degree]] in English from the [[University of Michigan]], followed by a master's degree in physics.<ref name="MattWayne">[http://www.playboy.com/articles/what-dwayne-mcduffie-meant-to-comics-award What Dwayne McDuffie Meant To Comics And Why There's An Award In His Name] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006150431/http://www.playboy.com/articles/what-dwayne-mcduffie-meant-to-comics-award |date=October 6, 2017 }}, by Matt Wayne, in ''[[Playboy]]''; published February 27, 2015; retrieved April 18, 2017</ref> He then moved to New York to attend film school at [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]]. While McDuffie was working as a [[copy editor]] at the [[Business journalism|business magazine]] ''Investment Dealers' Digest'', a friend got him an interview for an assistant editor position at [[Marvel Comics]].{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} 

After McDuffie's death, comedian [[Keegan-Michael Key]] discovered that he and McDuffie were biological half-brothers, having the same father.<ref>{{cite web|title=YOU MADE IT WEIRD #275: KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY|url=http://nerdist.com/you-made-it-weird-275-keegan-michael-key/|publisher=Nerdist Podcast|access-date=October 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618175411/https://nerdist.com/you-made-it-weird-275-keegan-michael-key/|archive-date=June 18, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Keegan-Michael Key Has Learned That He And Dwayne McDuffie Were Half Brothers|date=September 18, 2015|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/09/18/keegan-michael-kay-has-learned-that-he-and-dwayne-mcduffie-were-half-brothers/|publisher=Bleeding Cool|access-date=October 9, 2015|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006081538/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/09/18/keegan-michael-kay-has-learned-that-he-and-dwayne-mcduffie-were-half-brothers/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==

===Marvel and Milestone===
Going on staff at Marvel as editor [[Bob Budiansky]]'s assistant on special projects,<ref>"Bullpen Bulletins", Marvel Comics cover-dated June 1990.</ref> McDuffie helped develop the company's first superhero trading cards.<ref name=nytobit>Fox, Margalit (February 23, 2011). [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/arts/design/24mcduffie.html "Dwayne McDuffie, Comic-Book Writer, Dies at 49"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520064022/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/arts/design/24mcduffie.html |date=May 20, 2022 }}. ''[[The New York Times]]''.. Print edition February 24, 2011, p. B12.</ref> He also scripted stories for Marvel. His first major work was ''[[Damage Control (comics)|Damage Control]]'', a [[miniseries]] following a company that cleans collateral damage from 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/01/17/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-138/|title=Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #138|last=Cronin|first=Brian|date=February 18, 2008|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=2009-08-11|archive-date=August 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826004327/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/01/17/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-138/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Becoming a freelancer in 1990, McDuffie wrote for dozens of various comics titles for Marvel, [[DC Comics]], and [[Archie Comics]]. In addition, he wrote ''[[Monster in My Pocket]]'' for [[Harvey Comics]] editor [[Sid Jacobson]], whom he cites on his website as having taught him everything he knows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dwaynemcduffie.com/scripts/|title=Comic Book Scripts, DwayneMcDuffie.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321120657/http://dwaynemcduffie.com/scripts/|archive-date=March 21, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In early 1991, he divorced his first wife, Patricia D. Younger, in [[Seminole County, Florida|Seminole County]], Florida.<ref>[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1991/01/13/divorce-orders-79/ "Public Record: Divorce Orders"], ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'', January 13, 1991. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120923133139/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-01-13/news/9101100528_1_robert-g-robert-n-robert-c WebCitation archive].</ref>

In the early 1990s, wanting to express a multicultural sensibility that he felt was missing in comic books, McDuffie and three partners founded [[Milestone Media]], which ''[[The Plain Dealer]]'' of [[Cleveland]], Ohio, described in 2000 as "the industry's most successful minority-owned-and operated comic company".<ref name=nytobit/> McDuffie explained:
{{quote|text=If you do a black character or a female character or an Asian character, then they aren't just that character. They represent that race or that sex, and they can't be interesting because everything they do has to represent an entire block of people. You know, [[Superman]] isn't all white people and neither is [[Lex Luthor]]. We knew we had to present a range of characters within each ethnic group, which means that we couldn't do just one book. We had to do a series of books and we had to present a view of the world that's wider than the world we've seen before.<ref>[http://dwaynemcduffie.com/comics/milestone/ "The Landmark of Milestone"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228163542/http://dwaynemcduffie.com/comics/milestone/ |date=February 28, 2011 }}, DwayneMcDuffie.com. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110207095146/http://dwaynemcduffie.com/ WebCitation archive]</ref>}}

Milestone, whose characters include the African-American [[Static (DC Comics)|Static]], [[Icon (character)|Icon]], and [[Hardware (character)|Hardware]]; the Asian-American [[Xombi]], and the multi-ethnic superhero group the [[Blood Syndicate]], debuted its titles in 1993 through a distribution deal with DC Comics.<ref name=nytobit/> Serving as editor-in-chief, McDuffie created or co-created many characters, including Static.

===Movies, television, and video games===
After [[Milestone Media|Milestone]] had ceased publishing new comics, Static was developed into an animated series ''[[Static Shock]]''. McDuffie was hired to write and story-edit on the series, writing 11 episodes.<ref name=nytobit/>

His other television writing credits included ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' and ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''.

McDuffie was hired as a staff writer for the animated series ''[[Justice League (animated series)|Justice League]]'' and was promoted to story editor and producer as the series became ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''.  During the series' run, McDuffie wrote, produced, or edited 69 of 91 episodes.

McDuffie also wrote the story for the [[video game]] ''[[Justice League Heroes]]''.

McDuffie was also a writer, producer, and editor for the ''[[Ben 10]]'' series ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Alien Force]]'' and ''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien|Ultimate Alien]]''. His final writing credit was the ''[[Ben 10: Omniverse|Omniverse]]'' pilot episode "The More Things Change", which released in 2012.

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]]''.<ref name=cbrobit>{{cite web|first=Kiel|last=Phegley|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30969|title=Milestone Creator Dwayne McDuffie has Died|publisher=Valnet Inc.|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=February 22, 2011|access-date=February 22, 2011|location=United States|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223160920/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30969|archive-date=February 23, 2011|df=mdy-all}}  (requires scrolldown)</ref> He scripted the [[All-Star Superman (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[All-Star Superman]]'',<ref>Cavna, Michael. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010235200/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2011/02/a_top_talent_remembered_rip_co.html "A Top Talent Remembered: RIP, Comics/Animation Force Dwayne McDuffie"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', February 22, 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010235200/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2011/02/a_top_talent_remembered_rip_co.html WebCitation archive].</ref> which released one day after his death.<ref name="cbrobit"/> ''[[Justice League: Doom]]'' was released posthumously in 2012.

===Return to comics===
After his work on ''Justice League'' and ''Justice League Unlimited'', McDuffie returned to writing comic books. He wrote the Marvel [[miniseries]] ''[[Beyond!]]''.

In 2007, McDuffie wrote several issues of ''[[Firestorm (character)|Firestorm]]'' for [[DC Comics]], starting in January through to its cancellation. Later that year, he became the regular writer on ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'', scripting issues #542–553 ([[cover-date]]d Dec. 2006 March 2008).<ref>[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/namm15.htm#N115 "McDuffie, Dwayne"] at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110628180319/http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/namm15.htm WebCitation archive].</ref> Furthermore, he wrote ''[[Justice League of America]]'' vol. 2 from issues #13–34 (November 2007 – August 2009).<ref>[http://www.comics.org/series/18752/ ''Justice League of America'' (DC, 2006 series)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314011646/http://www.comics.org/series/18752/ |date=March 14, 2011 }} at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> He was fired from the series following a [[Lying in the Gutters]] compilation of his frank answers to fans about the creative process.<ref>Parkin, J. K. (May 28, 2009). [http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/05/dwayne-mcduffie-fired-from-justice-league/ "Dwayne McDuffie Fired from ''Justice League''"]. "Robot 6", Comic Book Resources. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101203151351/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/05/dwayne-mcduffie-fired-from-justice-league/ WebCitation archive].</ref>

McDuffie married comic book and television writer [[Charlotte Fullerton]] in 2009.<ref name=nytobit/>

McDuffie wrote ''[[Milestone Forever]]'', a two-issue miniseries chronicling the final adventures of his [[Milestone Media|Milestone]] characters before they are transported to the [[DC Universe]].

==Death==
On February 21, 2011, one day after his 49th birthday, McDuffie died at [[Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center]] in [[Burbank, California]], of complications from emergency heart surgery.<ref name=laxobit>McLellan, Dennis. [https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dwayne-mcduffie-20110224,0,2785918.story "Dwayne McDuffie dies at 49; comic book and animation writer"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', February 24, 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110303045701/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dwayne-mcduffie-20110224,0,2785918.story WebCitation archive].</ref>

===Tributes===
The 2012 film ''[[Justice League: Doom]]'' is dedicated to Dwayne McDuffie, and the Blu-ray and 2-Disc DVD editions of the film include 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 ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' episode "Damage" was dedicated to McDuffie. Furthermore, Mac Porter, the CEO of Damage Control, is modeled after him.

The ''Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' finale episode "The Ultimate Enemy" and the video game ''[[Ben 10: Galactic Racing]]'' are dedicated to McDuffie.

In the 2011 ''Static Shock'' comics series, Virgil Hawkins' high school is named after McDuffie.

In 2015, the Long Beach Comic Expo gave out the first [[Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cbr.com/magruders-m-f-k-wins-first-dwayne-mcduffie-award-for-diversity/|title = Magruder's "M.F.K." Wins First Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity|date = March 2, 2015|access-date = November 21, 2016|archive-date = November 22, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161122072403/http://www.cbr.com/magruders-m-f-k-wins-first-dwayne-mcduffie-award-for-diversity/|url-status = live}}</ref> It has since become an annual event for the expo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/diverse-comic-book-nominees-unveiled-863727|title = Diverse Comic Book Nominees Unveiled for McDuffie Awards| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date = February 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.comicsbeat.com/the-dwayne-mcduffie-award-for-diversity-in-comics-announces-2017-judges/|title = Syndicated Comics|date = September 16, 2016|access-date = November 21, 2016|archive-date = November 21, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161121234359/http://www.comicsbeat.com/the-dwayne-mcduffie-award-for-diversity-in-comics-announces-2017-judges/|url-status = live}}</ref>

The [[Dwayne McDuffie Award for Kids' Comics]] is given out each year at the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival.

DC Comics character [[Naomi McDuffie]] is named after McDuffie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jason |date=2019-07-11 |title=Naomi: DC's Teen Superhero's Last Name Honors A Late Creator |url=https://www.cbr.com/naomi-bendis-walker-full-name-dwayne-mcduffie/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations ==
*In 1995, McDuffie received [[Eisner Award]] nominees for [[Eisner Award for Best Writer|Best Writer]] (for [[Icon (character)|Icon]]), [[Eisner Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] (for ''[[Worlds Collide (comics)|Worlds Collide]]'', [[Xombi]], and [[Shadow Cabinet (comics)|Shadow Cabinet]]), and Best Continuing Series (with [[M.D. Bright]] for Icon)<ref>{{cite web|title=1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner95.php|access-date=2019-02-28|archive-date=January 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107161228/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner95.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
*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".<ref name="About Dwayne McDuffie">{{cite web|title=About Dwayne McDuffie|url=http://dwaynemcduffie.com/?page_id=19|website=dwaynemcduffie.com|access-date=October 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823055727/http://dwaynemcduffie.com/?page_id=19|archive-date=August 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
*In 2003, McDuffie was awarded the [[Humanitas Prize]] in Children's Animation for the ''[[Static Shock]]'' episode "Jimmy", which explores the topic of gun violence.<ref name=nytobit/>
*In 2003 and 2004, McDuffie was nominated, with other ''[[Static Shock]]'' creators, for daytime Emmy awards.
*In 2005, McDuffie was nominated for the [[Writers Guild of America]] award in animation, with [[Rich Fogel]] and [[John Ridley]], for the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' episode "Starcrossed".<ref name="About Dwayne McDuffie"/> 
*In 2008, McDuffie was voted Favorite Breakout Talent in the [[Wizard Fan Awards]] in ''[[Wizard Magazine]]''.
*In 2009, McDuffie won Comic Con International's [[Inkpot Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Inkpot Awards|date=December 6, 2012|url=http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot|publisher=Comic-Con|access-date=October 9, 2013|archive-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404122718/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot|url-status=live}}</ref>
*In 2011, McDuffie was posthumously awarded the Animation Writers Caucus' annual Animation Writing Award by the Writers Guild of America, West.<ref>Fernandez, Jay A. (November 17, 2011). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/dwayne-mcduffie-earl-kress-WGAW-Animation-263137 "Dwayne McDuffie and Earl Kress to Receive WGAW Animation Writing Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209080143/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/dwayne-mcduffie-earl-kress-wgaw-animation-263137 |date=February 9, 2017 }}. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref>

==Screenwriting==
* series head writer denoted in bold
===Television===
* '''''[[Static Shock]]''''' (2000–2004): season 4 head writer
* ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' (2002)
* '''''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]''''' (2002–2004): season 2 head writer
* ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' (2004)
* '''''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''''' (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)
* ''[[All-Star Superman (film)|All-Star Superman]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Justice League: Doom]]'' (2012)

==Bibliography==

===Regular writer===
* "[[Damage Control (comics)|Overture]]" (in ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #19, [[Marvel Comics]], May 1989)
*''[[Damage Control (comics)|Damage Control]]'' (4-issue [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], Marvel Comics, May–Aug. 1989)
*''[[Monica Rambeau|Captain Marvel]] Giant-Sized Special'' ([[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]], Marvel Comics, Nov. 1989)
*''[[She-Hulk|The Sensational She-Hulk in Ceremony]]'' (2-issue miniseries, Marvel Comics, 1989)
*''[[Monica Rambeau|Giant Size Special Captain Marvel]]'' (one-shot, Marvel Comics, Nov. 1989)
*''[[Avengers Spotlight]]'' #26–29 (Marvel Comics, December 1989 – February 1990)
*''Damage Control'' vol. 2 (4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, December 1989 – February 1990)
*''[[Spider-Man|The Amazing Spider-Man: Children Special]]'' #1–3 (Marvel Comics [Canada], 1990)
*''[[Deathlok]]'' #1–4 (4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, July–October 1990)
*"The Road to Hell" (with co-author [[Matt Wayne]] and art by [[Colin MacNeil]], in ''[[Toxic!]]'' #30–31, 1991)
*''[[Monster in My Pocket]]'' #1–4 ([[Harvey Comics]], May–Sept. 1991)
*''Damage Control'' vol. 3 (4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June 1991 – September 1991)
*''[[Prince (musician)|Prince: Alter Ego]]'' (one-shot, [[DC Comics]](Piranha Music, 1991))
*''[[Deathlok]]'' vol. 2, #1–5,  #11–16, annual #1 (Marvel Comics, July–Nov. 1991, May–Oct. 1992)
*''[[Prince (musician)|Prince: Three Chains of Gold]]'' (one-shot, DC Comics (Piranha Music, 1992))
*''[[Double Dragon]]'' #1–4 (Marvel Comics, July–Oct. 1991)
* "[[Bill Foster (comics)|Rest and Sweet Glory]]" (in ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #113–118, Marvel Comics, 1992)
*''[[Etrigan the Demon|The Demon]]'' #26–29 (DC Comics, August–November 1992)
*''[[Back to the Future|Back to the Future: Forward to the Future]]'' #1–3 (Harvey Comics, Oct. 1992 – Jan. 1993)
*''[[Blood Syndicate]]'' #1–4 ([[Milestone Comics]], April–July 1993)
*''[[Hardware (comics)|Hardware]]'' #1–8,10–19, 25, 29–32 (DC Comics [Milestone], April 1993 – Oct. 1995)
*''[[Icon (character)|Icon]]'' #1–10,13,15–17,19–31,34–36,38–42 (DC Comics [Milestone], May 1993 – Feb. 1997)
*''[[Static (DC Comics)|Static]]'' #1–4 (DC Comics [Milestone], June–Sept. 1993)
*''[[Shadow Cabinet (comics)|Shadow Cabinet]]'' #0 (co-author, DC Comics [Milestone], Jan. 1994)
*''[[Monica Rambeau|Captain Marvel]]'' (one-shot, Marvel Comics, February 1994)
*''[[Worlds Collide (comics)|Worlds Collide]]'' (one-shot, DC Comics [Milestone], July 1994)
*''[[X-O Manowar]]'' #17,19–21 (Acclaim Comics, February–June 1998)
*''[[Kid Flash|Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse]]'' (one-shot, DC Comics, May 2000)
*''Static Shock! Rebirth of the Cool'' #1–4 (DC Comics [Milestone], January–September 2001)
*''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'' #156–158, #164–167 (DC Comics, August–October 2002, April–July 2003)
*''[[Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four Special]]'' (one-shot, Marvel Comics, Feb. 2006)
*''[[Beyond!]]'' (6-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, July–Dec. 2006)
*''Fantastic Four'' #542–553 (Marvel Comics)
*''[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]'' #13–28, 30-34 (DC Comics, 2007–2009)

===Fill-in writer===
* "[[Wonder Man|Fall Guy]]" (co-author, in ''[[Solo Avengers]]'' #13, Marvel Comics, Dec. 1988)
*''[[Hellraiser|Clive Barker's Hellraiser]]'' #2 (Marvel Comics [Epic], 1989)
*''[[St. George (comics)|St. George]]'' #8 (Marvel Comics [Epic], Aug. 1989)
*''[[Iron Man]]'' #251–252 (Marvel Comics, Dec. 1989 – Jan.1990)
*''[[Power Pack]]'' #55 (Marvel Comics, April 1990)
*''[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers Annual]]'' #19 (Marvel Comics, 1990)
*''[[Avengers West Coast|Avengers West Coast Annual]]'' #5 (Marvel Comics, 1990)
*''[[Iron Man|Iron Man Annual]]'' #11 (Marvel Comics, 1990)
* "[[Deathlok|Test Run]]" (co-author, in ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #62, Marvel Comics, Nov. 1990)
* "[[Black Knight (comics)|Shadow of a Doubt]]" (co-author, in ''[[Marvel Super-Heroes (comics)|Marvel Super-Heroes]]'' vol. 3, #4, Marvel Comics, Dec.1990)
* "Cupid's Arrow"  (in ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 3, #9, Marvel Comics, April 1992)
*"[[Bill Foster (comics)|Not to Touch the Earth]]"  (co-author, in ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 3, #11, Marvel Comics, Oct. 1992)
* "[[Falcon (comics)|Cupid's Error]]" (co-author, in ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 3, #12, Marvel Comics, Jan.1993)
*''[[Hellraiser|Clive Barker's Hellraiser]]'' #7–10, 15 (Marvel Comics [Epic], 1991–1992)
*''[[Hardware (comics)|Hardware]]'' #25 (DC Comics [Milestone], March 1995)
*"Communications Error". ''[[JLA (comic book)|JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant]]'' #1 (DC Comics, Feb.1993)
*''[[Static (DC Comics)|Static]]'' #14 (DC Comics [Milestone], Aug. 1994)
*''[[Blood Syndicate]]'' #35 (DC Comics [Milestone], Feb. 1996)
*''[[Impulse (comics)|Impulse]]'' #60 (DC Comics, May 2000)
*"Never Say Die". ''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'' #27 (DC Comics, May 2002)

===Editor===
*''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics)|Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' #1–2 (Marvel Comics, October–November 1989)
*''[[Blood Syndicate]]'' #1–30 (DC Comics [Milestone], April 1993 – Sept. 1995)
*''[[Hardware (comics)|Hardware]]'' #1–10 (DC Comics [Milestone], April 1993 – Dec. 1993)
*''[[Icon (character)|Icon]]'' #1–8 (DC Comics [Milestone], May–Dec. 1993)
*''[[Static (DC Comics)|Static]]'' #1–28 (DC Comics [Milestone], June 1993 – Oct. 1995)
*''[[Static (DC Comics)|Static]]'' #30 (DC Comics [Milestone], Dec. 1995)
*''[[Shadow Cabinet (comics)|Shadow Cabinet]]'' #0 (DC Comics [Milestone], Jan. 1994)
*''[[Xombi]]'' #0 (DC Comics [Milestone], Jan. 1994)
*''Frank'' (2-issue miniseries, Harvey Comics, March–May 1994)
* "[[Kobalt (DC Comics)|The Call]]" (in ''[[Superman: The Man of Steel]]'' #34, DC Comics, June 1994)
*''Kobalt'' #1–10 (DC Comics [Milestone], June 1994 – March 1995)
*''[[Shadow Cabinet (comics)|Shadow Cabinet]]'' #1–17 (DC Comics [Milestone], June 1994 – Oct. 1995)
*''[[Xombi]]'' #1–16 (DC Comics [Milestone], June 1994 – Sept. 1995)
*''[[Worlds Collide (comics)|Worlds Collide]]'' (one-shot, DC Comics [Milestone], July 1994)
*''Deathwish'' #1–4 (4-issue limited series, DC Comics [Milestone], Dec. 1994 – March 1995)
*''My Name is Holocaust'' #1 (limited series, DC Comics [Milestone], May 1995)
*''[[Kobalt (DC Comics)|Kobalt]]'' #14 (DC Comics [Milestone], Aug. 1995)
*''[[Static (DC Comics)|Static Shock! Rebirth of the Cool]]'' #1–4 (DC Comics [Milestone], January–September 2001)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110429204915/http://dwaynemcduffie.com/ Official website] (Archive, 29 Apr 2011)
*{{IMDb name|id=0568336}}
*{{gcdb|type=writer|search=Dwayne+McDuffie}}
*{{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=1784}}
*[http://captphilonline.com/Destinies/Destinies_03_11_11.mp3 Dwayne McDuffie Memorial Press Conference"]. ''Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction''. Captphil: Online. 2008.
*Wayne, Matt (February 27, 2015). [http://www.playboy.com/articles/what-dwayne-mcduffie-meant-to-comics-award "What Dwayne McDuffie Meant To Comics And Why There's An Award In His Name"]. ''[[Playboy]]''.
*[http://www.fantasticfourheadquarters.co.uk/blog/dwayne-mcduffie-interview Dwayne McDuffie interview at Fantastic Four Headquarters]

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{{Succession box| title=''[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]'' writer| before=[[Brad Meltzer]] | after= [[Len Wein]] | years=2007–2009}}
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