Daniel Elliot Shive Full name Age Birthday Skin Fur Feathers Hair Eyes (eyes in older sources) Aura Species Height Occupation Family First appearance Daniel Elliot Shive is the creator, author and artist of El Goonish Shive. From what can be inferred from this illustration on his deviantART account, Dan attended the College of DuPage since it matches the floor plan of the college's Arts Center seen here. Given the date of the illustration, he attended the school for at least the 2007-2008 academic year.