Saladin Ahmed is currently set to write Daredevil and has previously written other series for Marvel Comics such as Black Bolt, Exiles, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, The Magnificent Ms.
13 Facts About Saladin Ahmed
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Saladin Ahmed is the co-creator of the comic series Abbott and its sequels Abbott: 1973 and Abbott: 1979.
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Saladin Ahmed was born in 1975 in Detroit, Michigan, to parents of Lebanese, Egyptian, Irish, and Polish descent.
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Saladin Ahmed's poetry has been published in various literary journals and books and has been awarded fellowships from the University of Michigan, Brooklyn College, and the Bronx Council on the Arts.
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Saladin Ahmed's story "Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela", originally published in Clockwork Phoenix 2, was a finalist for the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.
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In 2021, The Washington Post commented that "though Saladin Ahmed may be best known for his comic book work, 'Throne of the Crescent Moon,' a Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy novel, garnered him a Locus Award in 2013".
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In 2016, Saladin Ahmed was approached by Marvel Comics editor Wil Moss to write a series focusing on the character Black Bolt due to Saladin Ahmed's background in fantasy and science fiction.
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Saladin Ahmed and Ward won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best New Series for Black Bolt while the trade paperback collection of the comic, Black Bolt, Volume 1: Hard Time, was a finalist for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story.
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Zack Quaintance, for The Beat, called Saladin Ahmed "a rising star at Marvel, having written the critically-acclaimed Black Bolt and currently writing Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Exiles".
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Saladin Ahmed stated that Substack would be the home of Copper Bottle, a "subscription-based pop-up imprint publishing original comics" written by him and featuring various illustrators.
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Saladin Ahmed indicated that he and artist Dave Acosta would collaborate on the science fiction comic Terrorwar, which is set in a future where people are forced to confront the physical manifestation of their fears.
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In May 2023, it was announced that Saladin Ahmed would serve as the new writer of Daredevil, with Aaron Kuder set to illustrate and the series set to debut September later that year.
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Saladin Ahmed's poetry has appeared in the following journals and anthologies:.