Daniel Vallely
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Daniel Vallely is a designer, illustrator, comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...

 writer/artist, photographer, filmmaker, musician, and producer.

Vallely's first published work (described by Neil Gaiman as "all shadows and light") was in Saviour, written by Mark Millar
Mark Millar
Mark Millar is a Scottish comic book writer, known for his work on books such as The Authority, The Ultimates, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Civil War, Wanted, and Kick-Ass, the latter two of which have been adapted into feature films...

 and published by Trident Comics
Trident Comics
Trident Comics was a comic book publishing company based in Leicester, UK, specializing in black and white comics created by new British talent...

 in 1989. Vallely only drew one and a half issues before setting all the pages alight. Vallely's next major work was with comic writer Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer, playwright and occultist. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and counter-cultural leanings, as well as his successful runs on titles like Animal Man, Doom Patrol, JLA, The Invisibles, New X-Men, Fantastic Four, All-Star Superman, and...

 on Bible John-A Forensic Meditation
Bible John-A Forensic Meditation
Bible John - A Forensic Meditation was a story written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Daniel Vallely which appeared in the anthology title Crisis #56-61 in 1991.-Publishing history:...

which was serialised in Crisis #56-61 in 1991. His work was highly acclaimed for its complex use of collage
Collage
A collage is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole....

 and mixed media, although this was some of Vallely's least favourite work. After a few more appearances, Vallely moved out of comics and spent some time as a photo journalist in war-torn Kuwait.

As a musician and songwriter Vallely has been in The Mixers and The Fauves Vallely currently sings and plays guitar with The Void and is a member of DHK.

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