Ben Thompson is the writer and creator of badassoftheweek.com. He has written humorous history-related columns for outlets such as Cracked, Fangoria, Penthouse, and the American Mustache Institute, and was once selected “Seattle’s Sexiest Dungeon Master” by a local newspaper. His first two books, BADASS and BADASS: BIRTH OF A LEGEND were published by HarperCollins and have sold over 60,000 copies worldwide. A third book is forthcoming from the same publisher in Fall 2012, and he is currently working to develop the property into a television series.
