Ben co-wrote a feature film — named Summering — with director James Ponsoldt. Produced by Bleeker Street and Sony’s Stage 6, it will be released in 2022. Read more about it here.
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The Ninth Metal
Ben’s new novel — The Ninth Metal: Book I of the Comet Cycle — will release in June 2021 with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. You can pre-order now.
Devil’s Highway
Ben’s comics series — Devil’s Highway, with art by Brent Schoonover and colors by Nick Filardi — will be released as a graphic novel this February. Pre-order it through your comics retailer or bookstore. Check out the trailer here.
Wolverine
Ben is beyond geeked to share the news that he’ll be writing Wolverine as part of the New Dawn of X-Men. He’s joining forces with artists Adam Kubert and Viktor Bogdanovich. Issue 1 releases in February. Read the press release here.
Online Class on Suspense
Ben’s class — Writing Suspense — is now live on Skillshare. No matter what genre you’re writing, no matter whether you’re toying with the first glimmer of an idea or polishing your final draft, check it out. The trailer is here — http://skl.sh/benpercy — along with a free two-month trial.
X-Force
Ben is now writing X-Force for Marvel, paired with artist Joshua Cassara. Read more about the new dawn of X-Men here.
Paris Writing Workshop
Sacre bleu! Ben will be teaching this July at the Paris Writing Workshop. Come explore the city and eat all the croissants, while dreaming up stories and essays and poems and screenplays and wrestling them into shape. Spread the word to any who might be interested, and if you apply, be sure to say he sent you. https://pariswritingworkshops.com/paris-writing-workshop/instructors/
iHeart Radio Award
Wolverine: The Long Night won the iHeart Radio Award for Best Scripted Podcast 2018.
Apple: Best of 2018
Apple has named Wolverine: The Long Night one of the top 15 podcasts of the year. Click here to read more.
Make Mine Marvel
Following the success of his hit podcast — Wolverine: The Long Night — Ben will now adapt the murder-mystery into a five-part comics series for Marvel. He is teamed with artist Marcio Takara on interiors and Rafael Albuquerque on covers. Read more about the series here.

