Comics and animation writer Dwayne McDuffie passed away on February 21. He left an indelible mark on both the comics and animation industries. In comics, he co-founded Milestone Media and created one of its signature characters,
Static, which he later adapted into a popular Kids' WB animated series,
Static Shock. He also wrote
Justice League of America and
Fantastic Four, along with numerous other titles. In animation, in addition to
Static Shock, he wrote for
Justice League and
Ben-10, and scripted two of WB Animation's DC Universe DVD movies,
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and
All-Star Superman, which was released the day after his death. Friends and co-workers
Eddie Berganza (executive editor, DC Comics),
Bruce Timm (WB Animation producer),
Alan Burnett (animation writer), moderator
Gary Miereanu (WB Animation PR), and others pay tribute to Dwayne in this panel.
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