While working at Marvel comics, Mr. McDuffie pitched a series that has become the stuff of legend in the comics biz. Here's the memo as it circulated thru Marvel:
To honor Mr.McDuffie, I decided to bring his vision to life. Here's what I drew:
Upon researching the characters, I learned, sadly, that apparently the character "Dark Wheelie" mentioned in his pitch was not real-- in addition to team leader "mysterious black guy on skateboard", that was two characters I had to make up for my drawing, so I lazed out and drew one, and it's up to you, the gentle viewer to decide who it is. I do hereby vow that I will one day bring "Dark Wheelie" to proper life, in some way.
Rest in Peace, Mr. McDuffie, you will be missed.
2 comments:
so backwards. i think the point of his memo was not to pitch a new concept , but more to re-iterate the fact that there is a need for non-skateboard based Black superheroes.
I'd say he was definitely doing it to reiterate the need for non-skateboard based Black superheroes-- he even closed his "pitch" with a "Have I made my point?"
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