


The award is named after prolific comics/animation writer and champion of minority representation Dwayne McDuffie, who passed away on February 21, 2011, at the age of 49. Monk and Harry Bogosian and 14 Nights by Kristina Stipetic. The other nominees included Shaft: Imitation of Life by David Walker and Dietrich Smith Amazing Forest by Ulises Farinas, Erick Freitas, and more StarHammer by J.N. On February 18, at a ceremony held at the Long Beach Comic Expo, the graphic novel series “Upgrade Soul,” a science fiction story about an elderly couple who undergo an experimental procedure to rid themselves of their toxins on a molecular level with unforeseen consequences, by writer/illustrator Ezra Claytan Daniels, won the third annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics (DMAD).
