Ben Maniquis was born and raised in San Diego, where the Southern California heat warped his mind, leaving him somewhat deranged. What else could account for the strange tales and odd stories he comes up with?
After attending San Diego State University and obtaining a degree in Television, Film, and New Media Production, he did what may film school graduates do and entered a field that had very little to do with any of it, all the while plotting his eventual escape.
Currently, he spends his time consuming caffeine, reading and writing fiction, comics, and the odd screenplay, often wondering if these stories would be better served in formats other than the ones they were initially written.