American crime writer (born 1972)
Duane Louis Swierczynski (born February 22, 1972) is an Americancrime writer known for his work in non-fiction books, novels and comic books.
Duane Swierczynski was born and raised inFrankford , a neighborhood in lowerNortheast Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania , United States. After leaving in the late 1990s and making several stops elsewhere, he moved to another neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia from 2002 until 2016. He currently resides with his family in the Los Angeles area.[ 1] [ 2]
Swierczynski's surname loosely translates as "dweller near a spruce tree." He and his brother Gregg were named after theAllman Brothers .[citation needed
Swierczynski has written sixnon-fiction books, includingThis Here's A Stick-Up: The Big Bad Book Of American Bank Robbery (Alpha, 2002) andThe Big Book O’ Beer (Quirk, 2004).
He has worked as an editor atMen's Health Details Philadelphia City Paper [ 3]
Secret Dead Men , Swierczynski'scrime fiction debut, was published in 2005 by PointBlank. He has since written nine further novels. His fiction draws heavily on crime noir themes, making frequent use of femmes fatale.
In 2008, Swierczynski signed an exclusive deal withMarvel Comics ,[ 4] Moon Knight AnnualPunisher Cable [ 5] The ImmortalIron Fist from issue #18 until the title's cancellation.[ 6] Werewolf By Night [ 7] Bishop ,[ 8] X-Men -related eventMessiah War [ 9] [ 10] Bloodshot series fromValiant Comics and theBlack Hood series fromArchie Comics beginning in 2015.
Lion's Gate Entertainment picked up Swierczynski's novelSeverance Package for film treatment and hiredBrett Simon to direct the film and co-write the script with Swierczynski.[ 11]
Swierczynski is known for using a variety of social media tools, includingTwitter andBlogspot .[ 2]
In September 2011, DC Comics relaunchedBirds of Prey The New 52 publishing initiative. Swierczynski replacedMarc Andreyko as the writer, with Jesus Saiz handling the art.[ 12] Batgirl andPoison Ivy will later be joining the team.
Duane Swierczynski is married and has two children.[ 13] Richard Stark character as well asSpider-Man 's secret identity, Peter Parker.[ 14] [ 15]
This Here's A Stick-Up: The Big Bad Book Of American Bank Robbery (Alpha, 2002)ISBN 0-02-864344-5 The Big Book O’ Beer (Quirk, 2004)ISBN 1-931686-49-1 The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, 1950 to Present ISBN 0-8160-4560-7 The Perfect Drink for Every Occasion (Quirk)The Spy's Guide: Office Espionage (Quirk)The Complete Idiot's Guide to Frauds, Scams, and Cons (Alpha)Secret Dead Men (PointBlank, 2005)ISBN 1-930997-58-2 The Wheelman (St. Martin's Press, 2005)ISBN 0-312-34377-9 Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir (Busted Flush Press, editor, 2006)ISBN 0-9767157-5-9 The Blonde (St. Martin's Press, 2006)ISBN 0-312-34379-5 Severance Package (St. Martin's Press, 2008)ISBN 0-312-36339-7 Murder at Wayne Manor: An Interactive Batman Mystery (Quirk, 2008)ISBN 1-59474-237-5 Expiration Date ISBN 978-0-312-36340-6 (Winner of the2011 Anthony award for Best Paperback Original)[ 16] Canary (Mulholland Books, 2015)ISBN 978-0316403207 Revolver (Mulholland Books, 2016)ISBN 978-0316403238 The House Husband (with James Patterson, BookShots, 2017)ISBN 978-1786530981 Charlie Hardie Trilogy [ edit ] Moon Knight : Annual #1Marvel , 2007)Punisher : Force Of NatureCable The Immortal Iron Fist Travel Foreman , ongoing series, Marvel, 2008–2009)ImmortalIron Fist : The Death Queen of California (Marvel, 2008)Punisher : Frank CastleDead of Night: Werewolf by Night X-Men : The Times and Life ofLucas Bishop Immortal Weapons Dark X-Men Deadpool : Wade Wilson's WarX-Men: Hope X-Men Origins:Deadpool #1 (Marvel, 2010)X-Men: Curse of the Mutants —Blade Black Widow Widowmaker Birds of Prey Infestation 2 Infestation 2 :30 Days of Night Bloodshot Godzilla X (comics) Judge Dredd Two Past Midnight #1-3 (Dark Horse, 2013)Harbinger Wars Joshua Dysart , limited series, Valiant Comics, 2013)Deadpool vs.X-Force The Black Hood The Black Hood Star Wars: Rogue One :Cassian &K-2SO
^ An interview with Rhawnhurst graphic novelist Duane Swierczynski Archived September 7, 2009, at theWayback Machine , NEastPhilly.com, May 6, 2009.^a b Technically Not Tech: Graphic novelist Duane Swierczynski ,TechnicallyPhilly.com , April 6, 2009.^ "Duane Swierczynski resigns as City Paper editor" ,Philadelphia Daily News ^ NYCC '08: Swierczynski Talks New Exclusive, Punisher MAX [permanent dead link ] Newsarama ^ Duane Swierczynski Is Your New "Cable" Provider ,Comic Book Resources , December 4, 4, 2007.^ Readying Iron Fist with Writer Duane Swierczynski ,Newsarama , September 7, 2008.^ Swierczynski on "Werewolf By Night" , Comic Book Resources, December 19, 2008.^ "Duane Swierczynski: Martial Arts, Mutants, Werewolves...Oh My!" ,Newsarama , November 25, 2008.^ "Duane Swierczynski and Chris Yost talkMessiah War " ,IGN , January 15, 2009.^ "Last Hope: Swierczynski on Messiah War" ,Comic Book Resources , April 10, 2009.^ Fleming, Michael (August 13, 2008)."Lionsgate, Platt pick up 'Package' .Variety . RetrievedAugust 14, 2008 . ^ Batman Relaunch: New #1s for "Batgirl", "Batman", "Detective", "Catwoman", "Birds of Prey" (UPDATED) Archived June 9, 2011, at theWayback Machine ,Comics Alliance , June 6, 2011^ The Sweet Smell of Excess ,Philadelphia Weekly , February 11, 2009.^ Morse, Ben (December 4, 2007)."Cable Vision: Duane Swierczynski Q&A" .Marvel.com . Archived fromthe original on January 3, 2008. RetrievedOctober 29, 2023 . ^ Swierczynski, Duane (January 2, 2009)."Donald Westlake (a.k.a. Richard Stark) 1933-2008" .Secret Dead Blog: The online home of Duane Swierczynski . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2023 . ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees" . Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Archived fromthe original on February 7, 2012. RetrievedMarch 1, 2012 .
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