Ben (comic strip)

Characters

• Ben Hatley, a recent retiree from Oshawa, Ontario.
• Olivia Hatley, Ben's wife, a retired schoolteacher.
• Patty Tokoname, Ben and Olivia's daughter, a sales rep and soccer coach.
• Nathan Tokoname, Patty's husband, a graphic artist. He is of Japanese heritage.
• Nicholas Tokoname, Patty and Nathan's oldest child, an eight-year-old boy with black hair often seen wearing a striped shirt.
• Michael Tokoname, Patty and Nathan's second child, a brown-haired six-year-old boy.
• Alec Tokoname, Patty and Nathan's third child, a red-haired four-year-old.
• Mia Tokoname, Patty and Nathan's fourth child and only daughter, aged two.
• Max, a golden retriever.
• George Tokoname, Nathan's father.
• Ann Tokoname, Nathan's mother.