“Maybe it's that time of the month because those super cramps can really turn a supermodel into a super bitch.” Supermodels Author:Dwayne McDuffie
“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.” HappensKidsBornSawsBest ThingsDetroit Author:Dwayne McDuffie
“I've always felt that the cool thing about being a writer is that all you need is paper to do the job.” NeedsJobsFeltPaperCool Things Author:Dwayne McDuffie
“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.” ThinkingWritingI CanStoriesPerfectAdviceOffersPicksCraftsBest Things Author:Dwayne McDuffie
“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.” IfsFeelsRealPowerfulSeeingMediaVery PowerfulSeeing Yourself Author:Dwayne McDuffie
“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.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingHumansI CanIdeasJobsCultureCan DoRaceAttentionClassPsychologyConsciousMeaningfulPay AttentionInteractionGood JobHuman ExperienceAmerican Culture Author: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.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldMeanBookCharacterSexBlackWhiteInterestingViewsRaceGroupsFemaleSeriesBlockRangeJust OneAsianFemale CharactersEthnic Groups Author:Dwayne McDuffie
