Benjamin Rivers is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of video game development studio BancyCo (Home, Alone With You, Worse Than Death).
In his previous life he was a graphic/web designer and illustrator, and spent his spare hours authoring graphic novels and comic books. Some of them were nominated for awards; most were a lot of work.
He lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife Nancy and their two cats, Jill Meowlentine and Claire Redmeow.
Fun Facts:
- His first published illustrative work was in a 1991 issue of Simpsons Illustrated magazine
- His favourite video game is Silent Hill 2
- Canadian singer-songwriter legend Gordon Lightfoot once wrote a song about his mom
- He has appeared on CBC television and radio to discuss the video game industry
Special Stuff:
- Watch me stream games on Twitch each Tuesday at 8pm EST and Saturday at 9pm EST
- Learn GameMaker with my official tutorial
- Read our game development blog
BancyCo Games:
My Comics:
- 💕 Sorry, I Love You!
- ☠️ Worse Than Death
- ❄️ SNOW: Complete Edition
- 😔 Empty Words: Anniversary Edition
- 📘 Get all my comics on Gumroad
- 📱 Read my comics on Webtoons