I am Max. I am a New York Times bestselling author and artist of graphic novels, an animator, filmmaker, and a dad.In 2010, I created Terminal Lance, the world’s most popular military comic strip. After my Honorable Discharge from the US Marine Corps in 2010, I studied animation at the California College of Arts in San Francisco, where I got my BFA in Animation. Shortly after I graduated, I began work on The White Donkey, a graphic novel that I wrote and illustrated about my experiences in Iraq and the Marine Corps. Published in 2016 by Little, Brown & Co., The White Donkey would go on to win countless awards and become a New York Times bestseller.In 2020, I released another graphic novel called Battle Born: Lapis Lazuli, also published by Little, Brown & Co. Battle Born is the story of Sergeant King and his platoon in the mountains of Afghanistan, in the midst of the Taliban’s stranglehold over the illegal gemstone trade.Among the many things I do and am known for, I actively work in art, comics, publishing, and TV & film. I am also a current graduate student at UCLA, where I am pursuing an MFA in Animation.