About the Author

Dwayne McDuffie was the co-creator of the Emmy Award winning television series STATIC SHOCK and of Milestone Media, the most successful black-owned comic book company in history. In television, he was a Writer/Producer for Warner Brothers' JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED and the co-producer/story editor of Cartoon Network's BEN 10- ULTIMATE ALIEN. A leading proponent of multiculturalism in media, Dwayne created dozens of characters for comics, television and videogames, notably, Marvel Comics DAMAGE CONTROL and DEATHLOK II, and Milestone Comics ICON and HARDWARE. Dwayne was a multiple Emmy and Eisner Award nominee, and the winner of the 2003 Humanitas Prize.