NIGERIAN WRITER. MYTHIC WORLDS. HUMAN STORIES.
MUREWA AYODELE
From Nigeria’s underground comic scene to the worlds of Marvel and DC. I write gods, heroes, and the people caught between them.
WORDS & WORLDS FOR
MARVEL / DC / ONI PRESS / INDEPENDENT COMICS
YOUR NEXT WORLD IS FREE.
Free comics & webseries. Jump right in.
01
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A GOD
Family reunions are different when your grandfather is the creator of everything.
02
UTOPIA
An artist who lost his eyes discovers a muse that requires no sight.
03
YOU HAVE TEN YEARS
Ten years is all a village has to prepare to die.
04
WAR
All we’ve ever known is war—even in Eurasia, 55,000 BCE.
05
MAN OF THE LAW
Law enforcement, corruption, and sex collide in a turbulent investigation.
ON THE BOOKSHELF
HEROES YOU KNOW. STORIES YOU DON’T.
MARVEL COMICS / BIG TWO
I AM IRON MAN
A celebration of the many lives of Tony Stark.
Buy I AM IRON MAN · Volume 1
MARVEL COMICS / BIG TWO
STORM
Earth’s mightiest mutant faces a cruel universe.
Buy STORM (2024) · Volume 1: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant
Buy STORM (2024) · Volume 2: Thunder War
Buy STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT (2026) · Volume 3: Death’s Machinations
ONI PRESS / CREATOR-OWNED
AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS
The Earth and its creatures were made by a drunk god. The man who will end it only thirsts for gods’ blood.
Buy AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS
Read the free AKOGUN #1 sample on Scribd
SHORT STORY
ONE FOOTFALL. A MILLION FATES
A religion-driven genocide forces a group of extraterrestrials to immigrate to Earth.
Buy on Gumroad
THE WRITER BEHIND THE WORLDS
ROOTED IN NIGERIA. READ AROUND THE WORLD.
Murewa Ayodele is an award-winning Nigerian writer whose work spans DC, Marvel Comics, Oni Press, and independent publishing. At Marvel, his credits include MOON KNIGHT: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD, I AM IRON MAN, STORM, ROGUE STORM, and STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT.
His run on Storm earned a 2026 Eisner Award nomination for Best Continuing Series, while STORM #4 became his first Amazon #1 bestseller in the Superhero Graphic Novels category.
Beyond Marvel, Murewa is also known for acclaimed creator-owned works such as AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS, MY GRANDFATHER WAS A GOD, and NEW MEN. His career has been recognized through nominations for the Nommo Awards, Glyph Awards, and the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics, alongside major honors from the Lagos Comic-Con NICE Awards, including Writer of the Decade and Writer of the Year.
Beginning in Nigeria’s underground comic scene before expanding to international publishing, Murewa has built a career defined by mythic storytelling, global perspective, and commercially proven genre work.
BEHIND THE PANELS
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE CRAFT.
Writing tutorials and a look behind the panels. Start with my Fear in Comics series for The Dream Foundry.
WRITING TUTORIALS / FEAR IN COMICS
COMING SOON
FREE WEEKLY WEBSERIES
A new webseries, written by me and released weekly. The story begins here soon.
BEYOND THE PAGE
PODCASTS & INTERVIEWS
Conversations about comics, characters, and the craft. Watch or listen to the interviews below.
BLACK COMIC LORDS
Watch on YouTube
SKTCHD’s OFF PANEL
Off Panel #444: Comic Science with Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande
GRAYMALKIN LANE PODCAST
Man-Ape with Murewa Ayodele · Apple Podcasts
Shanna the She-Devil #4: Cry Mandrill · Apple Podcasts
AGENTS OF FANDOM
Watch on YouTube
INTO THE KNIGHT
Episode 286: Moonshine — Creators Chat
FOR COLLABORATIONS, PRESS & CONVERSATIONS
LET’S MAKE SOMETHING MATTER.
For collaborations, press, and conversations, email me or find me on social media.
© 2026 Murewa Ayodele. All rights reserved.