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Dan's desired life goals of being a professional layabout and part-time man-about-town were interrupted when he accidentally became a comic book publisher. Founding his comic book company, SLG Publishing in 1986, Dan went on to publish many eclectic and idiosyncratic titles, such as Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez, Lenore by Roman Dirge, and a host of other creators and titles too numerous to mention. In addition to his publishing work, Dan briefly wrote for DC Comics, most notably producing a thankfully-forgotten-until-someone-decided-to-reprint-it run of Justice League comics at the same time as being one of the first writers published by DC Comics with a creator-owned contract with his series (with Norman Felchle), The Griffin.Frequently travelling the path of most resistance, Dan founded a music venue called The Art Boutiki Music Hall. Opening in 2009, the Art Boutiki brought together music, comics, and other art in one place until it closed in December 2025. Dan can often be seen wandering the streets of Midtown in San Jose, walking up to people and saying, ""Do you know who I AM?""Dan is spending the latter part of his useful life pursuing yet another, and perhaps his least yet profitable, avenue: being a writer. His current project is a 90-page novella called ""My Diecast Life,"" which will be released in December of 2025. This new project is a series of vignettes from Vado's boyhood, told through the lens of playing with diecast cars, and offers brief looks at growing up in an Italian household, among other things.
""I found this book to be both disarmingly simple and unexpectedly meaningful. I particularly appreciated the author's ability to balance humor with reflection. There are moments that are genuinely funny-often rooted in childhood misunderstandings or family quirks-but these are balanced by quieter passages that carry emotional weight. The reflections on family, especially those tied to the author's upbringing and cultural background, add depth and texture to the narrative. In the end, My Die-Cast Life is a heartfelt and quietly resonant work that reminds us how the smallest objects can carry the greatest emotional weight. It speaks to anyone who has ever looked back on their childhood and realized that what mattered most was never the things themselves, but the moments they represented."" Suzie Housley - Midwest Book Review ""A restrained, penetrating memoir of childhood and inherited identity."" The Prairies Book Review ""A great trip down memory lane. Each chapter clearly laid out a point. Reading this book felt like I was having a deep conversation with a good friend."" Ruth Shirk Online Book Club ""Vado writes with intelligent wit in a voice that is accessible, observant, and credible. The memoir as a whole makes me want to get to know Vado a little bit more. Very highly recommended."" Asher Sayed Reader's Favorite
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