Remembering the man who wrote our childhoods ✍️🕊️
Dwayne McDuffie was a legendary writer, producer, and creator whose work helped shape the childhoods of millions of animation and comic book fans.
As a co-founder of Milestone Media, McDuffie helped bring groundbreaking heroes like Static, Icon, Rocket, and Hardware to life, giving fans stories that felt powerful, meaningful, and truly representative. His work made superheroes feel human, relatable, and unforgettable.
Over the years, McDuffie helped create, write, and shape many beloved projects, including:
• Static Shock
• Justice League
• Justice League Unlimited
• Ben 10: Alien Force
• Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
• Teen Titans
• What’s New, Scooby-Doo?
• All-Star Superman
• Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
• Justice League: Doom
• Milestone Media
and many more.
From Virgil Hawkins becoming Static, to the Justice League facing impossible choices, to Ben Tennyson growing into a more mature hero, McDuffie’s storytelling gave depth, heart, and purpose to the characters so many of us grew up watching.
Although Dwayne McDuffie passed away in 2011 at the age of 49, his legacy continues through the heroes he helped create, the stories he helped tell, and the generations of fans and creators he continues to inspire.
Rest in peace, Dwayne McDuffie 🕯️
Friendly reminder that on November 23rd, 2024, Jaxson Dart threw an interception vs Florida to seal the game, cried about it on the sideline, had the play overturned, then came back on the field with tears in his eyes to throw another one and cried some more
@dmonaej Depends how much you’re taking. 10% penalty of what you’re taking out plus you have to pay that 10% again next tax season. Think of it like a 80% discount on what you have left to pay on your car
We lost another cartoon legend
Barry Caldwell, a veteran animator, director, and storyboard artist who helped shape countless iconic animated shows and films, has sadly passed away.
Thank you, legend. Rest in peace
Black-owned bookstores in the U.S. now have their own directory for the first time ever, launched by the nonprofit National Association of Black Bookstores — who found that:
• There are 306 Black-owned bookstores nationwide (8% of independent bookstores)
• 14 states have no Black-owned bookstore
• Nearly 90% report annual revenue at under $250,000
• Sales of books by Black authors declined by 14%, despite an increase in overall print sales
Check out the directory: https://t.co/1AuCvzBThm
💔56 year-old blind refugee killed by ICE in NYC
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Rohingya refugee from Burma, was blind and spoke no English. He was dropped off by agents Five miles away from his home where he died. His family was not notified of his release.
Gorillaz have released their new animated short film ‘THE MOUNTAIN, THE MOON CAVE AND THE SAD GOD’
“In a time of Al overload, this is our love letter to craftsmanship. We're chasing the feel of pencil on paper.”
🔗: https://t.co/BMfziC20sa