#dwayne mcduffie

[ben10-lostandfound]

Happy Birthday to Dwayne McDuffie, who would've been 62 if he were still here with us. You had so many more stories to tell, but you were gone too soon. An incredible legacy of creating diverse characters in the superhero scene, and above all just a damn good writer. Rest in power.

#Dwayne McDuffie #Ben 10 #Static Shock

[nevenkebla]

Infarto

Guionista: Dwayne McDuffie Dibujante: Paul Pelletier Publicación original: Fantastic Four #549 (2007)

— Susan Storm: Y ahora, ¿qué voy a hacer contigo? — The Wizard: Esto es entre tu marido y yo. — Susan Storm: Me secuestraste, me hiciste daño, has tratado de matar a mi familia y amigos… que ni se te ocurra atacarme mientras hablo. Eres patético. Una de las mejores mentes del planeta malgastada durante años en trucos de magia… y luego tratando de imponerte a un hombre que nunca te haría daño de verdad a pesar de tus continuas provocaciones. Pero esa es la diferencia entre mi marido y yo. — Johnny Storm: ¡Sue, no! — Susan Storm: Él no entiende de venganza. Pero yo no me decido entre los muchos modos de hacerte daño que voy a usar. ¿A quién quiero engañar? Sé exactamente lo que voy a hacer. Veamos tu cavidad torácica. Habría perdido la apuesta, sí que tienes corazón. Late un poco rápido, ¿nervioso? Posiblemente, un hombre tan listo como tú sabe qué ocurriría si bloqueara con un campo de fuerza tus tres arterias coronarias. — The Wizard: T-trombosis, infarto. — Susan Storm: Piénsalo, Wizard, llevas años atacando a mi marido, y a mi hermano, incluso más tiempo. Y he peleado contigo aunque no me hiciera falta. Te puedo apagar como una bombilla en cuanto quiera. Y ahora mismo quiero hacerlo. — Storm: Sue, no habrás… — Susan Storm: No. Se ha desmayado. — Ben Grimm: Y tanto. Casi me desmayo yo. — Johnny Storm: ¿Dónde has aprendido todo eso del corazón? — Susan Storm: No sé, supongo que viendo Anatomía de Grey.

#cómics #comic books #comic book panels #marvel comics #4 fantásticos #fantastic four #susan storm #invisible woman #the wizard #dwayne mcduffie #paul pelletier

[buniyaad]

one of my favorite things about OG kon el work was how easy it was for him to remind everyone how unwanted, unloved, mentally ill, and horny he was

#kon el #superboy #louise simonson #karl kesel #superboy 1994 #steel 1994 #dc comics #real talk #rocket #dwayne mcduffie

[lehoodcollector]

Nobody wrote the "Justice league" like Dwayne McDuffie!

#dwayne mcduffie #justice league #justice leauge unlimited #superman #supergirl #green arrow #clark kent #kara kent #oliver queen #martian manhunter #project cadmus #dc comics #dc animated universe

[aboutzatanna]

Hey, remember that JLU episode titled ‘The Once And Future Thing: Weird Western Tales’ where a couple of JL members ended up stranded in the old West thanks to time travel?  

Well, turns out there was a comic book very similar to it written by Gerry Conway with art by Don Heck but starring a different set of JL members which may or may not have been the inspiration for the episode:   

The episode was written by the late Dwayne McDuffie who was no stranger to writing in references to older comics. For instance, the two parter ‘Brave and the Bold’ Flash’s hallucinations were references to various Silver Age Flash comic covers and he was also very open about the fact that the line up for the Terra Beyond two parter was based on Marvel comics Defenders (no not the Netflix team, the one with Namor and Dr Strange). Even the episode title itself, ‘Weird Western Tales’ is a reference to the long running anthology series of the same name featuring DC’s western characters. 

The story arc in the comics ran from Justice League of America Vol 1 #198-199.     

While it’s hard to conclusively say that the episode was inspired by the comic, there are some interesting similarities like Batlash’s introduction here:   

I posted Zatanna’s meeting with Cinnamon earlier in another post but here is a little excerpt:  

Interesting to note that one of the goons calls her an ‘Eastern Filly’ (is it because of the way she was dressed or a subtle hint that she is not 100% Caucasian?).  The heroes and their new Western cowboy friends all meet at a Saloon: 

Then they all ride off on horses out of town to confront the villain and of course, faces robot cowboys:   

The differences begin with the choice of the time travelling villain, the comic went with classic JL villain: the Lord of Time:   

JLU went with David Clinton, aka Chronos. He’s a different villain who is primarily the enemy of the Atom/Ray Palmer but has also fought the JL on occasion.   

The Lord of Time on the other hand, is a conqueror from the future who travelled back in time with future technology to conquer the past and rule the future. Sound familiar? He was Kang before Kang.  Since JLU’s version of Chronos comes from the future, you could make a case that version is a combination Chronos and Lord of Time.   

Then of course,  there is the line up, the comic features Zatanna, Elongated Man, Barry Allen and Hal Jordan whereas the show features Wonder Woman, Batman and Green Lantern.  Superman also appears trying to thwart the Lord of Time in the present day.     

On the Western heroes side, we got Diablo instead of Cinnamon and Scalphunter is replaced by Pow Wow Smith (and it only takes a cursory glance at the characters wikipedia pages to see why the socially conscious Dwayne McDuffie made that choice).   

The plot of the JLU episode involved a corrupt sheriff using future technology to take over the town but the plot of the comic is a little different. The Lord of Time sent the heroes back in time, erased their memories, because an anti matter meteor was set to strike earth on that day.   The LoT is counting on the heroes to stop the meteor so he can have it for himself so he can use it to conquer the world.  (Why he doesn’t just get the meteor himself? Maybe he didn’t have the technology to?) 

Anyway, the heroes learn about the anti matter meteor heading towards them, Zatanna is reluctant to leave her new found cowgirl girlfriend with her friends to fight the robots:

But she ends up going anyway:   

Can I just say, I really like this shot of Zee and Green Lantern flying together? Even though she is depowered during this period, they never really stuck strictly to the ‘she can only manipulate the elements’ ethos.  Having her flying alongside GL and being unabashed powerhouse is really cool and shows her place among the DCU. There is no ‘she has to be taken out so someone else can shine’ bs here.  Also, reading these comics, I have felt that GL makes the most sense as the field leader of the JL; power based on creativity and will power and they are specifically trained to work together and take on strange extra terrestrial or otherwise threats. I think any of the human GL’s (except maybe Guy) can lead the team.  

Zatanna and GL  manage to stop the meteor. But in present timeline the Lord of Time ends up defeated by Superman (early on he got in a kryptonite trap set by the LoT but managed to escape) just as the time trapped Leaguers make their way back.      

Awww, a krytonite waterfall wasn’t that bad, Clark.    

Overall, the issue was alright. It does feel like placeholder (albeit a fun one) before the big #200 celebration issue (I posted some scans from that here). Come to think of it, the episode came off as filler as well, with the Western parts feeling like a fun romp and ultimately inconsequential to the arcs of the main heroes but the follow up portion set in the Batman Beyond timeline was more impactful and memorable.   

#zatanna #zatanna zatara #flash #barry allen #green lantern #hal jordan #superman #clark kent #elongated man #ralph dibny #john stewart #justice league of america #jlu #justice league unlimited #dwayne mcduffie #gerry conway #dcau

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

#talkin #tik tok #milestone comics #dwayne mcduffie #icon #static #static shock

[soullessjack]

this is quite possibly the funniest way I’ve ever seen a cartoon “subtly” hint at a character being gay to beat network censorship bc oh my fucking god

#cal.txt #callum.p4 #vidpost #static shock #richie foley #dc #dwayne mcduffie #queer coding #I’ll never be able to stop thinking about this ever

[burningexeter]

Here's what may very well be in my opinion one of the most interesting pieces of "What Could Have Been" or "cancelled media" that I think could've actually been awesome. So here's everything that I was able to gather on it and it was a looooooooooot.

Originally back in 2011/12, Dwayne McDuffie conceived of and was looking to develop a Gwen and Charmcaster spin-off series which he mapped out a fair amount of it and actually planned it out through-and-through. But what ended up happening to throw it out the window was as simple as can be — Dwayne McDuffie died. Therefore it ended up getting replaced with the still polarizing Omniverse.

So let's begin, shall we:

The tentative title for the series or rather idea was "Where The Magic Happens", named after the Ultimate Alien episode of the same name. Ledgerdomain was to be one of the main primary locations in the spinoff.

It was to take place a week after the events of UA's series finale and pick up Charmcaster's storyline from where it left off with the episode "Couples Retreat". Dwayne McDuffie liked both characters so much that he thought the two could hold their own show together.

Ashley Johnson and Kari Wahlgren were obviously gonna reprise their roles but Gwen would've had a different look from time to time. As in sometimes she would be in her AF look and other times she would be in her UA look.

The premise was essentially gonna be this:

Gwen and Charmcaster were gonna become unlikely and hesitant allies who team up to protect Ledgerdomain and fight crime with Gwen deciding to use her powers to help others full on and Charmcaster doing whatever it can to save her home.

A main plot point would've been Gwen developing a type of PTSD due to several things she's been through throughout the previous three shows, especially this scene from the OG episode "The Return". Being crushed by a tower as a child is giving her reoccurring nightmares that begin affecting her life only for Charmcaster to help her through it seeing as she owes it to her after "Where The Magic Happens" and "Couples Retreat".

On top of that, it would've also explained why the events of the OG Ben 10 happened coincidentally during the summer road trip as a sort of crawling out of the woodwork.

One thing that was to be featured in this series were easter eggs and references to the events of other media that heavily implied a shared universe. For example, in-passing they were to bring up the T-Rex from Isla Sornia Site-B rampaging through San Diego back in the late 90s. Sound familiar?

Another thing is it's still unclear as to whether or not Ben would've appeared in the show as either a cameo or a full on appearance in an episode. So that's still up in the air.

As far as I can tell, a three part pilot was written by McDuffie along with a series bible as he pictured the show running for five seasons but so far nothing has been released. Understandably.

An interesting thing here is there was gonna be a flashback episode that would've been set after the events of "Secret Of The Omnitrix" where Charmcaster kidnaps Gwen from her home for one final confrontation.

Another juicy tidbit would've been a reoccurring villain that ultimately becomes the main antagonist as the show progressed - in this case, it's a pastor who develops dangerously unstable telekinetic powers after surviving a plane crash. McDuffie wanted Clancy Brown to voice him.

Other actors that McDuffie wanted for the show were Michael Jai White, John Lithgow, John Kassir, Geno Segers, Mae Whitman, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Morena Baccarin, Greg Abbey, Powers Boothe and Will Friedle. Cool.

One thing that was to play a major role was a large book that Charmcaster's written during her time in Ledgerdomain that chronicled the history of magic in the world as well as how the numerous alien races play a part in its creation.

Unfortunately here's the last piece of information that is available or I can find on this cancelled spinoff and it's a good one: Dwayne McDuffie wanted to have comic book-inspired title cards for the episode and he was eyeing Tim Jacobus as the artist to design them.

So yeah this would end up being replaced by the still very polarizing Ben 10: Omniverse and top it off, McDuffie passed away.

But it's still interesting nonetheless. Would any of you have loved to have seen this show.

Let me know what you think of all this.

#Ben 10 #spinoff #cancelled #Gwen Tennyson #Charmcaster #Dwayne McDuffie #Cartoon Network

[bobjackets]

A Pioneer and visionary.One of my favorite comic book writers.

Happy Birthday Dwayne McDuffie.

#black history #dwayne mcduffie #justice league #milestone media

[aestheticbyais]

“The name’s Static. I put a shock to your system!”

Virgil Hawkins/Static character aesthetic.

#aesthetic #aesthetic board #aesthetic boards #muse aesthetic #character aesthetic #static shock #virgil hawkins #dc #dc animation #dcau #dc comics #dwayne mcduffie #warner brothers #animation #cartoons #justice league #justice league unlimited

[smashedpages]

Remembering the late, great Dwayne McDuffie on his birthday.

#comic book birthdays #dwayne mcduffie #comic book legends #dc comics #marvel #comics #comic books #milestone media #static #hardware #icon #justice league #double dragon #deathlok #captain marvel #damage control

[sleepynegress]

This is the late icon, Dwayne McDuffie, one of the first noted black comic writers.

He has written all kinds of heroes for both Marvel and DC and created Static Shock. The whole thing is good, but I've cued this up to a particular part because I'm looking at the reactions to Marie surviving Homelander, and what he says here is evergreen.

#that psycho did not hold back #marie simply didn't die when he tried to kill her. #gen v #gen v spoilers #dwayne mcduffie #fandom looks like fandom #Youtube #twitter and tumblr smh #spoilers #marie moreau

[nevenkebla]

Cuatro

Guionista: Dwayne McDuffie Dibujante: Paul Pelletier Publicación original: Fantastic Four #553 (2008)

— Reed Richards: Con todo esto, nuestras líneas temporales no se han separado. — Reed Richards (2): Será mejor que volvamos mientras sea así. — Reed Richards: Espera. ¿Cómo sale todo? — Reed Richards (2): No debería decirte nada, pero lo haré, porque ya lo hice. Será difícil, pero también divertido. Habrá aventuras y descubrimientos nuevos, más fantásticos aún que lo que habéis visto hasta ahora. Habrá pruebas y complicaciones, y salvaréis al mundo en el último momento posible. A menudo, salvaréis más que eso. Habrá afecto, familia y amistad, pero no siempre será bonito. — Susan Storm (2): Pero lo superamos juntos: — Ben Grimm (2): Y, al final, dejamos un mundo mejor que el que encontramos. Y eso es lo mejor que nadie puede esperar. — Reed Richards (2): No podemos decir más. Ya sabéis que a Johnny no le gusta que le revienten la película. — Ben Grimm: No sé vosotros, pero yo me apunto al plan 101. ¿Quién está conmigo? — Johnny Storm: Yo. — Susan Storm: Y yo. Pero tengo una pregunta. Sobre tus planes para protegernos del armagedón y crear un futuro mejor, dijiste que no podía predecir acciones individuales, sino solo de grupos. — Reed Richards: Así es. Por debajo de cierto umbral, los actos individuales, por transcendentes que sean, se simplifican. Es la conversación de la historia. — Susan Storm: ¿Y cuál es el número? ¿Cuántas personas necesitas para poder cambiar el mundo? — Reed Richards: Cuatro.

#cómics #comic books #comic book panels #marvel comics #4 fantásticos #fantastic four #dwayne mcduffie #paul pelletier

[buniyaad]

kon el, shut UP 😂😂😂

#kon el #superboy #dwayne mcduffie #karl kesel #dc comics #superboy 1994 #icon 1993 #rocket #real talk

[comfortfoodcontent]

1991 Deathlok Marvel Comics House Ad

#deathlok #michael collins #dwayne mcduffie #greg wright #denys cowan #marvel #marvel comics #1991 #90s #1990s #marvel comics house ad #house ads #print ads #comic ads #comic house ads

[aboutzatanna]

Justice League of America Vol 2 (2006) #24 by Dwayne McDuffie and Ed Benes, specifically the part where WW, Zatanna, Batman and Steel took on Amazo. Once again it's in the Justice League of America where Zee gets to shine also more fuel for the WonderMagic shippers:

#zatanna #zatanna zatara #wonder woman #diana of themyscira #batman #bruce wayne #steel #john henry irons #amazo #red tornado #justice league of america #justice league #wonder magic #wondermagic #dwayne mcduffie