I launch my explorer this morning at work, and what do I see? Another great man has passed away....
RIP Dwayne McDuffie.
Another great artist. Sad news :(
I know what some of you might say, "Dwayne-who??", specially if like me you're from Europe.
Well chances are you probably read or seen some of his stuff and didn't knew it!
He created in the early 90s the small independant in-print Milestone Comics which was later on absorbed by DC. He created the famous character Static which was even adapted into a cartoon series. He also created Icon, Xombi (love this one btw),..
He was on the pencils for Beyond! a story arc at Marvel comics.
On the animation scene he also was involved in a lot of the DCAU.
His last work was currently working on the animated All-Star Superman film.
Yesterday evening, on February 22, 2011, McDuffie died from complications due to a surgical procedure performed the previous evening.
And here's some coments by people working in the industry, hear 'em out:
"First time my name appeared in a comic was because of Dwayne McDuffie. I was the intern on a Damage Control comic and just to be a nice guy - and because he knew I'd get a kick out of it, he included my name in a fake movie credit sequence. I'd no idea if I'd ever get to work on-a comic as an editor, writer, or anything-- and just seeing it was so amazing to a geek like me. And he knew it. I'll never forget that. :)"
- Dan Slott, "Amazing Spider-Man"
"Your work touched countless lives, Dwayne. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. Ave atque vale."
-Sterling Gates, "Supergirl"
"Suddenly, all the things that are stressing me seem very trivial. Dwayne McDuffie was a terrific writer and terrific guy and I'll miss him. I'm really heartsick about Dwayne. Such an unbelievably talented man, and a true guardian of the DC Universe.
-Mark Waid, "Incorruptible," "Kingdom Come"
"I only met Dwayne a few times, but it's a testament to his character that people who only knew him from afar understood he was a man of not only great integrity, but immense talent."
-Phil Hester, "Wonder Woman"
"An entire generation of kids that know Green Lantern as a strong, heroic, African-American man."
- Matt Fraction, "The Invincible Iron Man"
Source: ComicVine.
