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Murewa Ayodele

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Murewa Ayodele
BornMurewa Ayodele
June 15, 1994
Osun State, Nigeria
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
New Men, My Grandfather Was a God, I Am Iron Man, Storm

Murewa Ayodele (born June 15, 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

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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.[8][9]

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.[11][12][13][14][15] In 2024, it was announced that they would release their next comic, Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods, through Oni Press.[16][17][18]

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.[19][20][21][22][23]

Personal life

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Ayodele is Yorubu and grew up in Osun State.[24] He went to Redeemer's University, where he got a degree in computer science.[1]

Bibliography

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Collectible Comics NG

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  • Anarchy (2018)[25]
  • Retribution (2018)[26]
  • Cliff: Lust and Gravity (2018)[27]
  • This Nigerian Drea... Sorry, Reality (2018)
  • GodKiller (2019)
  • Utopia (2019)

Independent Comics

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Marvel Comics

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  • 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-present (2024–present)
    • X-Manhunt Omega #1 (2025)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Murewa Ayodele - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  2. ^ "Murewa Ayodele". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  3. ^ "2021 Nommo Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  4. ^ "ONI 2024: Murewa Ayodele & Dotun Akande Wield the Power of AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS #1 – Coming in April!". ONI PRESS | EST. 1997. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  5. ^ Parkin, JK (2024-03-01). "Murewa Ayodele + Dotun Akande on 'Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods'". SMASH PAGES. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  6. ^ "Who's Making Comics In Nigeria?". Squid Mag. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  7. ^ "'New Men' Review - Death Equals Rebirth". Squid Mag. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  8. ^ "Action Lab Preview: New-Men #1". AiPT. 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  9. ^ a b "NEW MEN #1 (OF 4) CVR A AKANDE (MR) (NOV211057)". PREVIEWSworld. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  10. ^ a b "Squid CoW #6: My Grandfather Was a God". Squid Mag. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  11. ^ Coplan, Chris (2024-04-02). "Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande unfurl the legend of 'Akogun: Brutalizer Of Gods'". AiPT. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  12. ^ Brooke, David (2022-11-15). "Marvel launching new 'I Am Iron Man' series March 2023". AiPT. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  13. ^ "The Greatest Battles in Iron Man History Await in 'I Am Iron Man'". Marvel Entertainment. November 15, 2022. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  14. ^ Dar, Taimur (2022-11-16). "Tony Stark's greatest battles explored in new I AM IRON MAN series". The Beat. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  15. ^ Adams, Tim (2022-11-16). "New Iron Man Series Chronicles Tony Stark's 60-Year Career as a Hero". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  16. ^ Burlingame, Russ (2024-02-26). "Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods - Take an Exclusive First Look Inside Oni's Next Exciting Series". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  17. ^ Zalben, Alex (2024-03-09). "Akogun: Brutalizer Of Gods #1 Advance Review: An Epic New Myth". Comic Book Club. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  18. ^ Angeles, Christian (2024-01-12). "Preview: AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS #1 is a Nigerian revenge against gods story". The Beat. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  19. ^ "Storm Is Earth's Mightiest Mutant Hero in New Solo Series". Marvel Entertainment. May 30, 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  20. ^ Broadnax, Jamie (2024-08-16). "Murewa Ayodele on Ororo Munroe and her Legacy in 'Storm' Solo Series". Black Girl Nerds. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  21. ^ Adams, Tim (2024-08-19). "Murewa Ayodele Casts Storm Into the X-Men: From the Ashes Era (Interview)". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  22. ^ Cainan (2024-05-16). "Marvel Comics Unveils New 'STORM' Series By Murewa Ayodele And Lucas Werneck". Geek Vibes Nation. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  23. ^ Lynch, Mark (2024-10-06). "Storm's new comic book is everything we need from Marvel Comics". Bam Smack Pow. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  24. ^ Shabbir (2024-04-03). "ComicBuzz Chats With Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande". ComicBuzz. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  25. ^ "Anarchy #1: Welcome to Lagos 2095". Goodreads. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  26. ^ "Retribution #1". Goodreads. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  27. ^ "Cliff: Lust and Gravity". Goodreads. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  28. ^ "AKOGUN BRUTALIZER OF GODS #1 CVR A AKANDE (MR) (FEB241575)". PREVIEWSworld. Retrieved 2025-01-04.