DC honors the legacy of Dwayne McDuffie with new hardcover collection
12 memorable DC comics by 🉐the late, great Dwayne McDuffie

A collection🎀 of DC stories by the late, great writer/editor Dwayne McDuffie will be collected in a new hardcover coming this year from the publisher. Going on sale December 14, will collect 12 issues from his work for the publisher.
"Timeless tales starring 𒅌Superman, the Demon, Impulse, Batman, Firestorm, and other amazing DC characters which celebrate the amazing stories that acclaimed writer Dwayne McDuffie contributed to the DC Universe," reads DC's synopsis of the collection. "He is best known for creating Icon and Hardwaꦆre but these sensational stories should not be missed."
The comic books to be reprinted in ꦗDC Universe by Dwayne McDuffie are:
- Action Comics #847 (from which the Renato Guedes cover to this collection is taken)
- The Demon #26 - #29
- Impulse #60
- JLA Showcase 80 Page Giant #1
- Batman: Gotham Knights #27
- Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse #1
- Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #33 - 35
McDuffie's contributions to industry and art form were immense and continue to influence comic books and media adaptation🐈s to this day.
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The Falcon & Winter Soldier recently introduced the character Battlestar, a comic book character that Marvel sought McDuffie's input from during his creation. And in DC's Justice League title, the new character Naomi has just joined the team. She's also getting her own HBO Max serieℱs. Naomi's last name? McDuffie, named in honor of Dwayne.
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Chris Arrant covered comic book news for Newsarama from 2003 to 2022 (and as editor/senior editor from 2015 to 2022) and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has𝕴 acted as a judge for the Will E🐻isner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)