Popular, pioneering comics and animation writer Dwayne McDuffie has died unexpectedly after reported complications from surgery. We offer our condolences to his friends and family. Here are a few links to some of the coverage his passing has been getting.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110223/ap_on_en_ot/us_obit_mcduffie_5

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/dwayne_mcduffie_comic_and_animation_pOSAHjMjDpfJ4G1RCNwEXN

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=content/comic-and-animation-writer-dwayne-mcduffie-dies

http://www.mania.com/dwayne-mcduffie-19622011_article_128639.html

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/02/22/dwayne-mcduffies-death-shocks-comics-industry/