Appupen is a best selling creator of comics and graphic novels which are published both in print and online. He has been making comics since 2005 including Rashtraman and Dystopian Times. His graphic novels including, 'Moonward', and 'Aspyrus', explore an original mythical realm called Halahala. His latest graphic novel, 'Dream Machine', with AI scientist Laurent Daudet, is being published worldwide in English, French and German. He is currently working on a multilingual graphic book with Perumal Murugan. He is the founder and co-editor of the platform Brainded India.