Duane Swierczynski

Duane Swierczynski
Duane Swierczynski
Born Duane Louis Swierczynski
February 22, 1972 (1972-02-22) (age 39)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation Journalist, author

Duane Louis Swierczynski (born February 22, 1972) is an American crime writer who has written a number of non-fiction books, novels and also writes for comic books.

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Early life

Duane Swierczynski was born and raised in Frankford, a neighborhood in lower Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He lived at 4738 Darrah St.[1] After leaving in the late 1990s and making several stops elsewhere, in 2002, he moved to another neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, where he currently resides.[1][2]

Swierczynski's surname loosely translates as “dweller near a fir tree.” He and his brother Gregg were named after the Allman Brothers.

Career

Swierczynski has written six non-fiction books, including This Here’s A Stick-Up: The Big Bad Book Of American Bank Robbery (Alpha, 2002) and The Big Book O’ Beer (Quirk, 2004).

He has worked as an editor at Men’s Health and Details as well as Philadelphia magazines including the Philadelphia City Paper, which he left in February 2008.[3]

Secret Dead Men, Swierczynski’s crime fiction debut, was published in 2005 by PointBlank and has since written three further novels. His fiction draws heavily on crime noir themes, making frequent use of femmes fatale.

Swierczynski has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Comics.[4] He penned two one-shot comics for Marvel, Moon Knight Annual #1 and Punisher: Force Of Nature, and he is writing the new ongoing Cable[5] and Iron Fist titles.[6] He is also writing Werewolf By Night,[7] a Bishop story,[8] and the X-Men-related event Messiah War.[9][10]

Lion's Gate Entertainment has picked up Swierczynski's novel Severance Package and has hired Brett Simon to direct the film and co-write the script with Swierczynski.[11]

Swierczynski is known for using a variety of social media tools, including Twitter.com and Blogger.com.[2]

In September 2011, DC Comics relaunched Birds of Prey (comics) with issue #1 in October for the New 52 range. Duane Swierczynski replaced Marc Andreyko as the writer, with Jesus Saiz handling the art.[12] Batgirl and Poison Ivy will later be joining the team.

Personal life

Duane Swierczynski is married and has two children.[13] His first-born son, Parker, is named in honor of the Richard Stark character as well as Spider-Man's secret identity, Peter Parker.[14]

Works

Non-fiction

  • 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)

Fiction

Charlie Hardie Trilogy

Comics

  • Moon Knight: Annual #1 (Marvel, 2007)
  • Punisher: Force Of Nature (Marvel, 2008)
  • Cable #1–25 (Marvel, 2008–2010)
  • The Immortal Iron Fist #17–27 (with Travel Foreman, ongoing series, Marvel, 2008–2009)
  • Immortal Iron Fist: The Death Queen of California (Marvel, 2008)
  • Punisher: Frank Castle #66–70, #75 (Marvel, 2009)
  • X-Men: The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1–3 (Marvel, 2009)
  • Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War #1-4 (Marvel, 2010)
  • Birds of Prey (comics) #1 - , ongoing series,(D.C.), 2008–2009)

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