Rodney Barnes

Rodney Barnes is an American comic book writer and television screenwriter based in Los Angeles. He is best known in comics for Killadelphia (Image Comics), a horror series co-created with artist Jason Shawn Alexander, and for contributing to Shook! A Black Horror Anthology (Second Sight Publishing), which won the 2025 Glyph Award for Story of the Year. His television writing credits include American Gods, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Winning Time, and Lazarus. Barnes has worked across mainstream and independent publishing, with additional credits including Falcon and Magnificent Ms. Marvel for Marvel Comics.

In 2026, the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards celebrated its most diverse nominee class in the 38-year history of the awards, with a historic number of Black creators nominated across categories. Barnes received an Eisner nomination for Best Limited Series for Crownsville (Oni Press), illustrated by Elia Bonetti.