Dwayne McDuffie Professions : Writer Born : February 20, 1962 Died : February 21, 2011 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Dwayne McDuffie If you do a black character or a female character or an Asian character, then they aren't just that character. They represent that race or that sex, and they can't be interesting because everything they do has to represent an entire block of people. You know, Superman isn't all white people and neither is Lex Luthor. We knew we had to present a range of characters within each ethnic group, which means that we couldn't do just one book. We had to do a series of books and we had to present a view of the world that's wider than the world we've seen before. Dwayne McDuffie block book sex You don’t feel as real if you don’t see yourself reflected in the media […] There’s something very powerful about seeing yourself represented. Dwayne McDuffie media powerful real I've always felt that the cool thing about being a writer is that all you need is paper to do the job. Dwayne McDuffie paper jobs needs I'm conscious of race whenever I'm writing, just as I'm conscious of class, religion, human psychology, politics — everything that makes up the human experience. I don't think I can do a good job if I'm not paying attention to what's meaningful to people, and in American culture, there isn't anything that informs human interaction more than the idea of race. Dwayne McDuffie writing meaningful jobs I was born in Detroit. I never really saw myself working in comics, I just fell into it. But it's been one of the best things to happen to a kid from Detroit. Dwayne McDuffie detroit saws kids I think the biggest advice I can offer is don't just pick one story and stop, write as much as you can, as many stories as you can. The best thing about being a writer is, a writer's craft is nearly perfect because a writer can go anywhere and do his craft. Dwayne McDuffie perfect writing thinking My fan fiction is canon. Dwayne McDuffie comic-book fans fiction Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
