"One of the industry's most innovative artists in full possession of his storytelling powers."
— Douglas Rushkoff
A very professional third-person bio.
He is the creator of Red Light Properties, a tropical horror comic series about haunted Miami real estate. He is also co-creator of the graphic novels Chasing Echoes (Humanoids), the Priya’s Shakti series, the political docu-comic 08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail (Three Rivers), and the Eisner-nominated Shooting War (Grand Central). Dan has also worked on narrative for video games, including the Emmy-winning Silent Hill: Ascension and Ubisoft's The Division: Resurgence.
Dan is currently based in South Florida where his Kinjin Storylab is publishing "Gut Renovations" (the next season of Red Light Properties), his autofiction series prose/audio series Dang OId Man, and the upcoming graphic novel Monsey Blues.
Comics & Graphic Novels
TV & Games
Selected Accolades
WINNER
Oustanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming
Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2024)
SILENT HILL: ASCENSION
WINNER
AI, Metaverse & Virtual Best Features
People's Voice Winner
Webby Awards (2024)
SILENT HILL: ASCENSION
NOMINATION
Writer of the Year
Best Autobiographical Work
Center for Jewish Studies (2023)
CHASING ECHOES
FELLOW
Jewish Digital Storytellers Lab
Maimonides Fund (2022)
MONSEY BLUES
MENTOR
Civic Imagination Incubator
USC Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism (2022)
CORE ADVISOR
Civic Imagination Project
USC Annenberg School of Communication (2020-2022)
WINNER
Impact Prize
FIVARS Festival of VR & AR Stories (2017)
PRIYA'S MIRROR
WINNER
Jury Prize
FilmGate Miami (2017)
PRIYA'S MIRROR
OFFICIAL SELECTION
New York Film Festival Convergence (2016)
PRIYA'S MIRROR
WINNER
Gender Equality Champion
UN Women (2015)
PRIYA'S SHAKTI
NOMINATION
Best Interactive
Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2013)
THE WALKING DEAD STORY SYNC
NOMINATION
Best Digital Comic
Eisner Awards (2008)
SHOOTING WAR
WINNER
Underground Cartoonist of the Year
UGO.com (2007)