Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods

2025 Dwayne McDuffie Award Finalist

In an age thought forgotten . . . when man, monster, and the divine all strode the Earth . . . a lone warrior emerges to test the immortality of the cruel gods who would deal destruction with impunity. He is a one-man reckoning that stands in defiance of his divine masters with a sword in hand and a thirst for godblood. His name: AKOGUN THE BRUTALIZER!

In the tradition of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian and Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Thor, rising stars Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande--the iron-forged, writer-artist team behind Marvel's I Am Iron Man and Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood--usher in a new epoch of African dark fantasy on the ancient continent of Alkebulan with a mythic cycle of cosmic destiny and unrelenting warfare colliding man against god . . . and blade against blade!

Witness a rage-fueled tale of bloody vengeance as Akogun seeks to avenge the tragic loss of everything he ever held dear. All that stands in his way is the disgraced, fallen god Ogun, who seeks to be restored to his former glory!

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Author: Murewa Ayodele
Publisher: Oni Press
Published: 03/18/2025
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 10.10h x 6.60w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781637156254


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/17/2025

About the Author
Recipient of the (Lagos Comic Con 2023) Fist Award for Writer of the Decade, Murewa Ayodele is the writer of the Nommo-nominated comic book series New Men, the critically acclaimed webcomic series My Grandfather Was a God, and several Marvel comics like I Am Iron Man, Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood, and Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic. He is also the co-founder of Collectible Comics NG, a Nigerian comic book studio founded with artist Dotun Akande that was nominated in the Comic Studio of the Year category at the 2018 Fist Awards. Murewa has worked as a professional comic book writer for almost a decade, with over 10 comic book titles under his belt.

Dotun Akande is an award-winning comic book cover artist and graphics designer who has worked with some of the biggest brands in Nigeria. He was the recipient of the (Lagos Comic Con 2018) Fist Award for Best Cover Artist and has created comic covers for comic book series like I Am Iron Man, Vengeance of the Moon Knight, Black Panther, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and Heirs of Apocalypse. He is also the artist behind the Nommo-nominated comic book series New Men, the critically acclaimed webcomic series My Grandfather Was a God, and several Marvel comics like I Am Iron Man, Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood, and Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic. Dotun has worked as a professional comic book storyteller for almost a decade, with over 10 comic book titles under his belt.