Bill Masuku

Bill Masuku is an Award-winning Zimbabwean comic book artist and writer currently creating Runeless for Disney Hyperion through the Kugali Ink imprint while self-publishing Captain South Africa and Tokoloshe Hunters. Masuku has worked as a storyboard artist for Triggerfish on a Netflix project and Disney x Kugali’s 3-time Emmy Award-nominated animated series Iwájú. In 2022, Masuku was featured in Forbes Africa Under 30. Masuku was selected for the Creation Africa FOCUS in France supported by Institut Francais among 15 other comic book artists across Africa.

He has been a guest speaker at events such as MCM London Comic Con, FanCon Cape Town, Comic Con Africa, Afro Comic Con, and Harare Literature Festival. He was selected as the British Council’s Design Futures Africa Storyteller for Zimbabwe, a project centred around sustainable development, the green future, and the informal economy. Masuku was spotlighted as an up-and-coming artist during DC Comics’ global event DC Fandome. His comic book artwork has been exhibited in Mozambique for the Maputo Fast Forward Banda Desinhada Exhibition.