MODEL UN is the newest graphic novel from the visionary minds of Benjamin Hunting (Code 45, Dead Air) and artist/co-creator I.E. Santillana Hernandez. A throwback to 90s teen adventures and outrageous sci-fi shenanigans, MODEL UN is perfect for fans of Scott Pilgrim, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Packed with 54 pages of excitement, humor, and a cast of unforgettable misfits, MODEL UN invades Kickstarter October 7, 2025—DON’T MISS OUT!
MODEL UN is the story of Velma, who has big dreams and a bright future, but only if she survives until graduation. Where once her biggest concern was finals, she now must contend with an invasion by aliens who have mistaken her MODEL UN club for Earth’s real United Nations. Now, this group of misfits are suddenly forced to negotiate with a self-obsessed alien leader unwilling to admit that it maybe, possibly, probably made a mistake reaching out to these teens. Velma has to juggle final exams, her crush, and the massive weight of billions of lives, all in the space of one crazy weekend. MODEL UN is a story primed for every outcast who struggled with school and feared the pressures of what life could bring next, or worried they might be vaporized before getting their diploma.
This is a story every audience can identify with. We were all that kid worried about what our future holds- we just didn’t have an invading mothership and a crew of ruthless aliens to contend with. MODEL UN has nostalgia, strong female protagonists, an original premise, and plenty of fun. This graphic novel represents a complete story that any audience will enjoy as it transports them to their younger selves. Model UN is backed by a strong media push and represents the passion of its co-creators, Benjamin Hunting and I.E. Santillana Hernandez.
“Although I was a day student and didn’t have to board on campus, I still had to endure the full “British boarding school experience,” says Benjamin. “It was bleak, to say the least, and it left a permanent mark on my psyche, especially regarding the hierarchies we force on children, and how tradition endures, no matter how bizarre, in a modern context.”
“I decided it was time to make something good out of those three years of hell, and the end result is Model UN. This book pulls not from the dark side of my private school experience, but instead the absurdity of what I went through: the Kafka-esque administration, the rigid devotion to structure from days gone by, and the unwillingness to engage with reality even when it’s staring you right in the face.”
“I was able to offload much of that onto the aliens in Model UN. These creatures are led by a self-important idiot of the highest order, and they’re forced to deal with its inability to see past its own bluster. This contrasts against the empathy, love, and curiosity of the Model UN students who must negotiate with this overgrown child, pulling from the brightest spots of my own experiences with the students who were stuck right there alongside me back in the mid-90s.”
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