Obeseus: The Mighty Muncher follows a big-hearted hero who is enjoying his snack-filled life, till his old friend shows up, leading a “Juice Regime” to outlaw solid food. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

Obesseus The Mighty Muncher has a very unique set up.  I wanted to create a world where food can be fun and symbolic. Snackland  is a world where eating snacks is celebrated and diet culture is seen as evil.  Diet culture is so focused and obsessed with living the perfect life that I thought it’d be fun to poke a little fun at it. The beautiful thing about Obesseus is that he is not  perfect and loves snacks.  All Obesseus wants is to snack peacefully and  protect Snackland  . It is a parody of our  health obsessed era, but with a side of gravy and laughter. 

What was your inspiration for Obesseus, and how did you craft his outlook on life?

Obesseus was born in my freshman year of high school after I was assigned  to read The Odyssey and had to write my own odyssey.  I kept on reading Odysseus as Obesseus when reading The Odyssey.  I made Obesseus the opposite of Odysseus, but with more snacks.

This is an entertaining story that children and adults can laugh at and still find tenderhearted moments. Did you have fun writing it?

I loved writing Obesseus The Mighty Muncher. I laughed a lot when I was writing Obesseus The Mighty Muncher. Obesseus sometimes takes things too literally or turns chaos into wisdom. There is a lot of comedy in this book, but beneath it all is a reminder to always be yourself. Joy, food, and friendship should never be taken for granted.  I had a blast writing Obesseus and look forward to releasing more Obesseus books.

Where does the story go in the next book, and where do you see it going in the future?

I have expanded Snackland in Obesseus Lord of The Buffet and Obesseus World War Food. There are more factions and many more food wars that erupt and bring larger than life characters like Grant the Grapefruit and Julian Jellybean.  My goal for the Slam -Fu series is to make it a comedy with an unlikely hero  that brings both kids and adults joy. If Obesseus makes someone smile, that is exactly what makes all the work worth it.

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