Nigel Lynch

Nigel Lynch is a Caribbean indie comic book writer and creator who has been writing comics for over 10 years. Born in the Caribbean, Lynch is the founder of Alluhwi Comics and a creator deeply rooted in Caribbean culture and storytelling. His earlier works include Hardears and Life & Death in Paradise, both of which built his reputation in the Black and independent comics community before his breakthrough with The Diary of the Stray Dogs.

The Diary of the Stray Dogs: The Wounded Vol. 1 (Beyond Publishing Caribbean, 2022) is a cyberpunk sci-fi series set in 2135, following Shani Belcourt — a young pilot of Caribbean descent employed by a private security firm — whose night out takes a catastrophic turn. The series was illustrated by Juan Carlos Francisco and colored by Edward King Bola, and was published through a successful Indiegogo campaign. The Wounded received nominations at the 2025 ECBACC Glyph Comics Awards for Best Comic Book Series, Best Male Character (Shani Belcourt), and Best Cover.