Paul Benjamin: Writer, Editor, Supermodel

Writer? Check. Editor? Check. Supermodel? Well...

People often wonder if I'm really a supermodel. Then they see a picture and they're pretty sure. Obviously someone who looks like me must be a supermodel. But looking good isn't really a skill. Writing and editing, that's something else. I've been working in international publishing for more than 10 years with a focus on developing projects across a variety of media, from comics and graphic novels to animation to video games to developing pitches for shows such as J. Michael Straczynski’s Jeremiah series for Showtime.  As Managing Editor for the US division of Humanoids, I paired talent from the American comics industry with writers and artists from around the world, editing books such as OLYMPUS with Geoff Johns, Kris Grimminger and Butch Guice, REDHAND with Kurt Busiek and Eisner award-winning I AM LEGION by John Cassaday. My writing credits include SPIDER-MAN FAMILY, MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK, STAR TREK: THE MANGA VOL.2, THE WOLVERINE ENCYCLOPEDIA, METAL HURLANT, MONKEY VS. LEMUR: CRISIS OF INFINITE CRITTERS and my original Tokyopop manga PANTHEON HIGH with art by Steven and Megumi Cummings (available in bookstores, comic book stores and online). In addition, I wrote and produced the Nintendo DS video game for SEGA based on the 2008 film, THE INCREDIBLE HULK. I also collaborated with the Austin-based animation studio HorseBack Salad on the SCI-FU webcomic: http://www.sci-fu.com and of course everyone in the world is familiar with my long list of credits as a supermodel.