Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie: In addition to the comic books I write on those increasingly rare occasions when I can score an assignment, I'm a script editor on Static Shock! (the KIDS WB! animated series based on my comic book, Static) and am a producer on the Cartoon Network animated series, Justice League Unlimited. In addition to episodes of those shows, I've also written for Justice League, What's New Scooby Doo? and Teen Titans (2 episodes). Upcoming comics work includes the all-new The Road To Hell graphic novel (with co-writer and creator Matt S. Wayne and artist Rick Parker).

Dwayne McDuffie: I read tons of comics. I was mostly a Marvel fan, my big favorites were Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four. I also liked the off-the-beaten-path stuff, Black Panther, Howard The Duck (don't make those faces, the COMIC was great), Deathlok, The Defenders. The only DC books I collected regularly were Legion of Super Heroes and The New Teen Titans. Later, I got seriously into DC with Watchmen, V For Vendetta and The Dark Knight Returns.

JLAnimated: In terms of production, from when the production/direction/writing crew has your initial sit down meeting to formulate an episode, how long does it usually take from that initial sit down until an episode is "delivered" to CN for broadcast? Dwayne: Looking at my calendar, eight or nine months, I'd guess. As to when they're aired, that's up to the network.