Duane Swierczynski

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Duane Swierczynski
BornDuane Louis Swierczynski
(1972-02-22) February 22, 1972 (age 53)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationJournalist, author

Duane Louis Swierczynski (born February 22, 1972) is an American

crime writer
known for his work in non-fiction books, novels and comic books.

Early life

Duane Swierczynski was born and raised in

Frankford, a neighborhood in lower Northeast 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 the

Allman Brothers.[citation needed
]

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. 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 with

Bloodshot series from Valiant Comics and the Black Hood series from Archie Comics
beginning in 2015.

Lion's Gate Entertainment picked up Swierczynski's novel Severance Package for film treatment and 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

Blogspot.[2]

In September 2011, DC Comics relaunched

Poison Ivy
will later be joining the team.

Personal life

Duane Swierczynski is married and has two children.[13] His first-born son (born March 30, 2002), Parker, is named in honor of the Richard Stark character as well as Spider-Man's secret identity, Peter Parker.[14][15] He also has a daughter (born July 15, 2003), Evelyn, or Evie for short. Evie passed from leukemia in November 2018.

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

Conferences

  • NoirCon: 2007-2022 (
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    )


References

  1. ^ An interview with Rhawnhurst graphic novelist Duane Swierczynski Archived September 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, NEastPhilly.com, May 6, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Technically Not Tech: Graphic novelist Duane Swierczynski, TechnicallyPhilly.com, April 6, 2009.
  3. ^ "Duane Swierczynski resigns as City Paper editor", Philadelphia Daily News, February 4, 2008.
  4. ^ NYCC '08: Swierczynski Talks New Exclusive, Punisher MAX[permanent dead link‍], Newsarama, April 20, 2008.
  5. ^ Duane Swierczynski Is Your New "Cable" Provider, Comic Book Resources, December 4, 4, 2007.
  6. ^ Readying Iron Fist with Writer Duane Swierczynski, Newsarama, September 7, 2008.
  7. ^ Swierczynski on "Werewolf By Night", Comic Book Resources, December 19, 2008.
  8. ^ "Duane Swierczynski: Martial Arts, Mutants, Werewolves...Oh My!", Newsarama, November 25, 2008.
  9. ^ "Duane Swierczynski and Chris Yost talk Messiah War", IGN, January 15, 2009.
  10. ^ "Last Hope: Swierczynski on Messiah War", Comic Book Resources, April 10, 2009.
  11. ^ Fleming, Michael (August 13, 2008). "Lionsgate, Platt pick up 'Package'". Variety. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  12. ^ Batman Relaunch: New #1s for "Batgirl", "Batman", "Detective", "Catwoman", "Birds of Prey" (UPDATED) Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Comics Alliance, June 6, 2011
  13. ^ The Sweet Smell of Excess, Philadelphia Weekly, February 11, 2009.
  14. ^ Morse, Ben (December 4, 2007). "Cable Vision: Duane Swierczynski Q&A". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  15. ^ Swierczynski, Duane (January 2, 2009). "Donald Westlake (a.k.a. Richard Stark) 1933-2008". Secret Dead Blog: The online home of Duane Swierczynski. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
Preceded by Black Widow writer
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