History Creator / DwayneMcDuffie

* ''ComicBook/{{Hardware}}''

* ''Toys/MonsterInMyPocket'' (the page includes info on the comic book series based on the figurine line that he wrote)

Sadly and shockingly to his fans, [=McDuffie=] passed away suddenly on February 22, 2011 due to complications during a surgical procedure he had the day before. His last work was the script for ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom'', the animated version of ''JLA: Tower of Babel''. He was 49, having just recently had a birthday ''a day'' before his death.

In honor of his work, two different awards were created: the Dwayne [=McDuffie=] Award for Diversity, for comics that promote, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin diversity]], and later the Dwayne [=McDuffie=] Award for Kids' Comics, which is also just what you'd think.

After his death, it was discovered that he is the paternal half-brother of Creator/KeeganMichaelKey, but the two never met (or were aware of each other's existence) during Duffie's lifetime. Key elaborates on the circumstances [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6NQtxABL-M here]].

Before Milestone, [=McDuffie=] also worked at Creator/MarvelComics, where he created ''ComicBook/DamageControl'', a series about the people who clean up the mess after superhero-supervillain battles. Much later, he returned to Marvel temporarily to write ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', which had fallen into the hands of an editor who remembered [=McDuffie=]'s love of the characters from the days when they were both lowly Marvel minions together.

* ChildProdigy: [=McDuffie=] went to college as a child.

* LongLostRelative: Creator/KeeganMichaelKey of ''Series/KeyAndPeele'' is Duffie's paternal half-brother, but the two never met (or were aware of each other's existence) during Duffie's lifetime. The explanation is a bit complicated, so we'll let Key elaborate [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6NQtxABL-M here]].

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-> ''"[[WesternAnimation/AllStarSuperman He’s not dead, he’s up there fixing the sun.]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments And when he’s done he’ll be back,]] [[TearJerker and I’ll be here waiting for him.]]"''

In honor of his work, the Dwayne [=McDuffie=] Award for Diversity was created, for comics that promote, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin diversity]].

Dwayne [=McDuffie=] was an American comic book writer, known mostly for his creation of the African-American superhero ''ComicBook/{{Static}}''. Although originating in [=McDuffie's=] indie Creator/MilestoneComics label, Static eventually moved to [[Franchise/TheDCU the DC Universe]], and his creator followed suit. [=McDuffie=] wrote for Creator/DCComics, and contributed to various animated DC spin-offs, including ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and several {{direct to video}} movies. He was the main writer and editor for the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Alien Force}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Ultimate Alien}}'' animated series.

Dwayne [=McDuffie=] was an American comic book writer, known mostly for his creation of the African-American superhero ''ComicBook/{{Static}}''. Although originating in [=McDuffie's=] indie MilestoneComics label, Static eventually moved to [[Franchise/TheDCU the DC Universe]], and his creator followed suit. [=McDuffie=] wrote for Creator/DCComics, and contributed to various animated DC spin-offs, including ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and several {{direct to video}} movies. He was the main writer and editor for the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Alien Force}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Ultimate Alien}}'' animated series.

* DoingItForTheArt: [=McDuffie=] was very passionate about his work, and one of his final online posts was him showing joy that Static, one of his original creations, was finally being made into an action figure.
* ExecutiveMeddling: [[http://comiccritics.com/2009/06/16/the-sad-strange-tale-of-dwayne-mcduffie/ This sums it up pretty well]]. At least some of it, such as Hawkgirl's death ruining a planned romance arc, has been confirmed true.

* PromotedFanboy

* LongLostRelative: Keegan-Michael Key of ''Series/KeyAndPeele'' is Duffie's paternal half-brother, but the two never met (or were aware of each other's existence) during Duffie's lifetime. The explanation is a bit complicated, so we'll let Key elaborate [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6NQtxABL-M here]].

'''Dwayne [=McDuffie=]''' was an American comic book writer, known mostly for his creation of the African-American superhero ''ComicBook/{{Static}}''. Although originating in [=McDuffie's=] indie MilestoneComics label, Static eventually moved to [[Franchise/TheDCU the DC Universe]], and his creator followed suit. [=McDuffie=] wrote for Creator/DCComics, and contributed to various animated DC spin-offs, including ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and several {{direct to video}} movies. He was the main writer and editor for the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Alien Force}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Ultimate Alien}}'' animated series.

* LongLostRelative: Keegan-Michael Key of ''Series/KeyAndPeele'' is Duffie's paternal half-brother, but the two never met (or were aware of each other's existence) during Duffie's lifetime. The explanation is a bit complicated, so we'll let Key explain it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6NQtxABL-M here]].

-> ''"[[WesternAnimation/AllStarSuperman He’s not dead, he’s up there fixing the sun.]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming And when he’s done he’ll be back,]] [[TearJerker and I’ll be here waiting for him.]]"''

In honor of his work, the Dwayne [=McDuffie=] Award for Diversity was created, for comics that promote racial, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin diversity]].

Dwayne [=McDuffie=] was an American comic book writer, known mostly for his creation of the African American superhero ''{{Comicbook/Static}}''. Although originating in [=McDuffie's=] indie MilestoneComics label, Static eventually moved to [[Franchise/TheDCU the DC Universe]], and his creator followed suit. [=McDuffie=] wrote for Creator/DCComics, and contributed to various animated DC spin-offs, including ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and several {{direct to video}} movies. He was the main writer and editor for the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Alien Force}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Ultimate Alien}}'' animated series.

Works by Dwayne [=McDuffie=] with their own trope pages include:

* ''{{Comicbook/Hardware}}''

Other works by Dwayne [=McDuffie=] provide examples of:

Dwayne [=McDuffie=] was an American comic book writer, known mostly for his creation of the African American superhero ''{{Comicbook/Static}}''. Although originating in [=McDuffie's=] indie MilestoneComics label, Static eventually moved to [[Franchise/DCU the DC Universe]], and his creator followed suit. [=McDuffie=] wrote for Creator/DCComics, and contributed to various animated DC spin-offs, including ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and several {{direct to video}} movies. He was the main writer and editor for the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Alien Force}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Ultimate Alien}}'' animated series.

Dwayne [=McDuffie=] was an American comic book writer, known mostly for his creation of the African-American superhero ''{{Comicbook/Static}}''. Although originating in [=McDuffie's=] indie MilestoneComics label, Static eventually moved to the DCComics Universe, and his creator followed suit. [=McDuffie=] wrote for DC Comics, and contributed to various animated DC spin-offs, including ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and several DirectToVideo movies. He was the main writer and editor for the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Alien Force}}'' and ''{{Ben 10 Ultimate Alien}}'' animated series.

Before Milestone, [=McDuffie=] also worked at MarvelComics, where he created ''ComicBook/DamageControl'', a series about the people who clean up the mess after superhero-supervillain battles. Much later, he returned to Marvel temporarily to write ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', which had fallen into the hands of an editor who remembered [=McDuffie=]'s love of the characters from the days when they were both lowly Marvel minions together.

Sadly and shockingly to his fans, [=McDuffie=] passed away suddenly on February 22nd, 2011 due to complications during a surgical procedure he had the day before. His last work was the script for ''JusticeLeagueDoom'', the animated version of ''JLA: Tower of Babel''. He was 49, having just recently had a birthday ''a day'' before his death.

* ''{{Ben 10 Ultimate Alien}}''

* ''{{Justice League}}''

* ''{{Justice League Doom}}''

* ''{{Static Shock}}''

* AuthorTract: Dwayne would often include his thoughts on race relations in his work. One of the more notable examples would be an issue of ''{{Icon}}'' which talked about the historical importance of the {{Blaxploitation}} superheroes of the 70s.

* ChildProdigy: Dwayne went to college as a child.
* DeadpanSnarker: There's no better example than "Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers", a mock pitch satirizing the state of black Marvel characters in the late 80s (along with the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles).
* DoingItForTheArt: Dwayne was very passionate about his work, and one of his final online posts was him showing joy at Static, one of his original creations, finally being made into an Action Figure.
* ExecutiveMeddling: [[http://comiccritics.com/2009/06/16/the-sad-strange-tale-of-dwayne-mcduffie/ This sums it up pretty well]]. (At least some of it, such as Hawkgirl's death ruining a planned romance arc, has been confirmed true.)

-> ''"[[AllStarSuperman He’s not dead, he’s up there fixing the sun.]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming And when he’s done he’ll be back,]] [[TearJerker and I’ll be here waiting for him.]]"''

Dwayne [=McDuffie=] was an American comic book writer, known mostly for his creation of the African-American superhero ''{{Comicbook/Static}}''. Although originating in [=McDuffie's=] indie MilestoneComics label, Static eventually moved to the DCComics Universe, and his creator followed suit. [=McDuffie=] wrote for DC Comics, and contributed to various animated DC spin-offs, including ''StaticShock'', ''JusticeLeague'' and several DirectToVideo movies. He was the main writer and editor for the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10 Alien Force}}'' and ''{{Ben 10 Ultimate Alien}}'' animated series.

* ''{{Justice League Crisis On Two Earths}}''

* ''{{Damage Control}}''

Before Milestone, [=McDuffie=] also worked at MarvelComics, where he created ''DamageControl'', a series about the people who clean up the mess after superhero-supervillain battles. Much later, he returned to Marvel temporarily to write ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', which had fallen into the hands of an editor who remembered [=McDuffie=]'s love of the characters from the days when they were both lowly Marvel minions together.