About the creator
Mr. Ben is a cartoonist and documentary producer who writes and draws OddBirds. He mostly grew up in California, and studied visual art at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, the Maryland Institute College of Art and the San Francisco Art Institute, where he earned his BFA.
In his twenties he made indie films, including the feature Bird-O-Bot, which played festivals, including Shockerfest, where it was nominated for Best SciFi/Fantasy Feature. He went on to produce content for MSNBC, CBS and NBC and corporate video for companies like Electronic Arts and Intel. Since 2013 he has made purpose-driven videos of all kinds on global issues for international organizations. In 2019 he mentored high school students in comics-making at the Garrison Art Center in New York.
The MacPuffin Quest is his first graphic novel. He currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
