Ben Edlund is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, television producer, and television director. He is best known as the creator of the satirical superhero character The Tick.
Edlund at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011.
Edlund at a comics convention in the early 1990s
The Tick is a superhero created by cartoonist Ben Edlund in 1986 as a newsletter mascot for the New England Comics chain of Boston-area comic book stores. The character is a parody of American comic book superheroes.
1998 cover of The Tick: Comic Con Extravaganza #1