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Murewa Ayodele

Murewa Ayodele is a Nigerian comics writer who has worked for small press and Marvel Comics. He often works with Nigerian artist Dotun Akande, with whom he co-founded Collectible Comics NG, a Nigerian comic book studio. Their comic New Men was nominated for the Nommo Award for Best Graphic Novel.

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Murewa Ayodele
Born (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994
Osun State, Nigeria
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Notable works
New Men, My Grandfather Was a God, I Am Iron Man, Storm

Murewa Ayodelelistenⓘ (born 15 June 1994)1 is a Nigerian comics writer who has worked for small press and Marvel Comics. He often works with Nigerian artist Dotun Akande, with whom he co-founded Collectible Comics NG, a Nigerian comic book studio.2 Their comic New Men was nominated for the Nommo Award for Best Graphic Novel.3

Career

Ayodele has worked professionally in comics for over ten years.4 He and artist Dotun Akande met at Redeemer's University, where they began making comics together.5 Their studio, Collectible Comics NG, created a number of comics including Anarchy, GodKiller, Cliff: Lust and Gravity, Utopia and more.6

In 2019, he and Akande released New Men,7 a "soft biopunk thriller" set in Africa in the year 2030. In 2020, it was released in America by Action Lab Comics.89

In 2021, he and Akande launched the Webtoon My Grandfather Was a God.10 This gained them attention from Marvel Comics, who hired them to do the 2023 five-issue mini-series I Am Iron Man for Iron Man's 60th anniversary.1112131415 In 2024, it was announced that they would release their next comic, Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods, through Oni Press.161718

In May 2024, Ayodele was announced as the writer for the upcoming Storm series set during the X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch with artist Lucas Werneck,1920212223 relaunched after twelve issues as Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant; In March 2026, he introduced the character Galacta as "Gail Arakawa" after Gail Simone and Hiromu Arakawa.24

Personal life

Ayodele is Yoruba and grew up in Osun State.25 He went to Redeemer's University, where he got a degree in computer science.1

Bibliography

Bibliography

Collectible Comics NG

  • Anarchy (2018)
  • Retribution (2018)
  • Cliff: Lust and Gravity (2018)
  • This Nigerian Drea... Sorry, Reality (2018)
  • GodKiller (2019)
  • Utopia (2019)

Independent Comics

Marvel Comics

  • Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic #9-13, "The Kaiju War" (2022)
  • Iron Man:
    • Iron Man vol. 6 #25, short story "Daddy's Boys" (2022)
    • I Am Iron Man #1–5 (2023)
  • Marvel's Voices: Wakanda Forever #1, short story "Remember the Name" (2023)
  • Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #1, short story "So White. Yet, So Dark" (2022)
  • X-Men:
    • Storm vol. 5 #1–12 (2024–2025)
    • X-Manhunt Omega #1 (2025)
    • Rogue Storm #1–3 (2025)
    • Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #1–present (2026-present)
References

References

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  2. "Murewa Ayodele". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  3. "2021 Nommo Awards Winners". Locus Online. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. "ONI 2024: Murewa Ayodele & Dotun Akande Wield the Power of AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS #1 – Coming in April!". ONI PRESS | EST. 1997. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. Parkin, JK (1 March 2024). "Murewa Ayodele + Dotun Akande on 'Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods'". SMASH PAGES. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. "Who's Making Comics In Nigeria?". Squid Mag. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. "'New Men' Review - Death Equals Rebirth". Squid Mag. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  8. "Action Lab Preview: New-Men #1". AiPT. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  9. "NEW MEN #1 (OF 4) CVR A AKANDE (MR) (NOV211057)". PREVIEWSworld. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  10. "Squid CoW #6: My Grandfather Was a God". Squid Mag. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  11. Coplan, Chris (2 April 2024). "Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande unfurl the legend of 'Akogun: Brutalizer Of Gods'". AiPT. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. Brooke, David (15 November 2022). "Marvel launching new 'I Am Iron Man' series March 2023". AiPT. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  13. "The Greatest Battles in Iron Man History Await in 'I Am Iron Man'". Marvel Entertainment. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  14. Dar, Taimur (16 November 2022). "Tony Stark's greatest battles explored in new I AM IRON MAN series". The Beat. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  15. Adams, Tim (16 November 2022). "New Iron Man Series Chronicles Tony Stark's 60-Year Career as a Hero". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  16. Burlingame, Russ (26 February 2024). "Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods - Take an Exclusive First Look Inside Oni's Next Exciting Series". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  17. Zalben, Alex (9 March 2024). "Akogun: Brutalizer Of Gods #1 Advance Review: An Epic New Myth". Comic Book Club. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  18. Angeles, Christian (12 January 2024). "Preview: AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS #1 is a Nigerian revenge against gods story". The Beat. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  19. "Storm Is Earth's Mightiest Mutant Hero in New Solo Series". Marvel Entertainment. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  20. Broadnax, Jamie (16 August 2024). "Murewa Ayodele on Ororo Munroe and her Legacy in 'Storm' Solo Series". Black Girl Nerds. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  21. Adams, Tim (19 August 2024). "Murewa Ayodele Casts Storm Into the X-Men: From the Ashes Era (Interview)". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  22. Cainan (16 May 2024). "Marvel Comics Unveils New 'STORM' Series By Murewa Ayodele And Lucas Werneck". Geek Vibes Nation. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  23. Lynch, Mark (6 October 2024). "Storm's new comic book is everything we need from Marvel Comics". Bam Smack Pow. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  24. Ayodele, Murewa [@AyodeleMurewa] (11 March 2026). "I named her after two of my favorite creators. Gail Simone and Hiromu Arakawa" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  25. Shabbir (3 April 2024). "ComicBuzz Chats With Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande". ComicBuzz. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  26. "AKOGUN BRUTALIZER OF GODS #1 CVR A AKANDE (MR) (FEB241575)". PREVIEWSworld. Retrieved 4 January 2025.