Dan Vado

Dan Vado
Born	September 9, 1959 (1959-09-09) (age 52)
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Editor, Publisher
Awards	Inkpot Award (2007)
Official website

Dan Vado (born September 9, 1959)^[1] is a comic book publisher and writer, and a fixture of the independent comics community. Vado is the owner, president, and publisher of Slave Labor Graphics.

Biography

Vado started Slave Labor (SLG) in 1986 and is still its lone owner. The books Vado initially chose to publish were done by his personal friends, many of them acquaintances from high school.^[2] Even after more than twenty years in the business, Vado continues to publish books he "genuinely like[s]" rather than what he thinks the market is looking for.^[2]

His writing credits include Barabbas (Mirage Studios), Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC Comics), Bill The Clown (Slave Labor), Extreme Justice (DC), Haunted Mansion (Slave Labor), Hero Sandwich (Slave Labor), Justice League America (DC), and Universal Monsters: Dracula (Dark Horse Comics). He also founded the Alternative Press Expo, one of the first comics conventions dedicated to alternative comics and self-publishers.

Personal life

Vado is well-known known throughout the comics community for his opinionated, plain-spoken, and humorous nature. He is also an amateur cook with a predilection for "beer can chicken."^[2] He lives in San Jose, California, is married, and is the father of two teenage boys.

Awards

Vado won an Inkpot Award in 2007.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Miller, John Jackson. "Comics Industry Birthdays", Comic Buyer's Guide, June 10, 2005. Accessed February 1, 2011. WebCitation archive
2. ^ ^{a b c} Kleid, Neil. "20 Questions for 20 Years of Slave Labor Graphics: The Dan Vado Interview," Newsarama Blog, October 19, 2006
3. ^ "Comic-Con International's Inkpot Awards," Comic-con International official website. Accessed August 9, 2009.

References

• Dan Vado at the Grand Comics Database
• Dan Vado at the Comic Book DB

External links

• Official website
• Slave Labor Graphics official site

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