What does it mean to exist? What does it mean to live with purpose? Where else could the answers be found but in the course of life itself? Through our learning experiences, we can achieve a greater sense of self-awareness and find new opportunities for discovery. A Hundred Year Odyssey documents the journey of artist and writer Michelle Bien as she searches for individual and collective purpose and the meaning of life. Michelle began her comics on September 30th, 2005 and continues drawing them as a daily practice. Everything in the comics -- dreams, common routines, and unusual experiences -- are used to understand the ideology of existence and purpose. The combined visual and literary elements of the comic book form offer readers an opportunity get to know a new, whole perspective. This book debuts the first year of Michelle's drawn memoir, which includes her thoughts and experiences regarding relationships, society, philosophy, lucid dreams, and the everyday humor and wonder of life.