Tag: Dwayne McDuffie
Dwayne McDuffie Week Day 6: Buck Wild, Hero for Rent!
First, Happy Birthday to what would have been Dwayne McDuffie's 56th Birthday today. Dwayne McDuffie Week still going strong!
After re-reading my Damage Control, it's clear McDuffie had a incredible penchant for parody that not...
Dwayne McDuffie Week Day 5: “Catching Lightning in a Bottle (and Other Moral...
There's something incredibly gratifying that during Dwayne McDuffie Week, Black Panther became the #1 film in the world, not only beating box office records, but also the misconception that media with black heroes doesn't have...
Dwayne McDuffie Week Day 4: Killing Joke Sequel Pitch
Between the Milestone years and the time he found newfound respect in the animation industry, Dwayne McDuffie worked as an online journalist to pay the bills. Nevertheless, he still persevered pitching comic ideas as...
Dwayne McDuffie Week Day 3: Five Favorite Moments in DAMAGE CONTROL
Nothing can stop the force that is Dwayne McDuffie Week!
While Dwayne McDuffie is primarily remembered today for his deep superhero action stories, it may be hard to believe that early in his career he...
Dwayne McDuffie Week Day 2: The Cover DC Comics Was Afraid to Print
Dwayne McDuffie Week continues!
Two of the many qualities I admired about McDuffie were his idealism and honesty. Perhaps he was a little too honest for the tastes of mainstream comics publishers.
Anyone who saw the...
Dwayne McDuffie Week Day 1: Validation through Black Panther
I make no secret of the tremendous respect and admiration I have for the life and work of the late/great writer Dwayne McDuffie (in case the constant references in my past Beat articles weren't...
McDuffie Award add judges de Guzman, Igle and Kendall – submissions open
The 2018 Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics are now OPEN, and the selection panel has added three people: Jennifer de Guzman, Jamal Igle and Mikki Kendall. Sadly, it has also lost one, as the...
Dwayne McDuffie’s Original Punisher/Iron Man Pitch
Assuming the Marvel Legacy homage covers in fact reflect upcoming storylines, then it looks like we can look forward to Frank Castle/Punisher getting his hands on some War Machine armor to use in his...
McDuffie vs Milestone 2.0 lawsuit reveals why we haven’t seen any new Milestone comics...
As issues of representation and equality take center stage in the comics industry, the delay of the relaunch of Milestone at DC has become something of a big question mark. A new lawsuit cheds light on why it's been delayed.
Dwayne McDuffie’s DAMAGE CONTROL Officially in MCU
It's been known for some time that the Damage Control, a construction company set in the Marvel Universe specializing in property damaged related to superhuman conflicts, co-created by the late/great Dwayne McDuffie and Ernie...
The Larger Marketing Trouble that Marvel’s “Diversity” Woes Revealed
The Beat's marketing reporter Taimur Dar looks at even more issues in last week's furore: you ask the wrong questions in marketing, you end up with the wrong answers.
Ezra Claytan Daniels is the 3rd Annual Dwayne McDuffie Awards for Diversity in Comics...
The Dwayne McDuffie Awards for Diversity in Comics continued to increase in scope this year at the Long Beach Comic Expo. The annual showcase for diversity in comics, named after the late and acclaimed...
