▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁in ▁East ▁Ang lia ) ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁illustr ator ▁and ▁com ic ▁book ▁artist , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁illustr ations ▁for ▁the ▁▁ ▁Int rodu cing ... ▁series ▁of ▁graph ic ▁books ▁on ▁complex ▁subjects . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁author , ▁col lag ist , ▁and ▁sur real ist ▁painter , ▁and ▁has ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁clients ▁in ▁editor ial , ▁publishing ▁and ▁promotion . ▁He ▁has ▁created ▁an ▁ec lect ic ▁coll age / cart oon ▁m ural ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁DNA ▁and ▁gen et ics ▁for ▁the ▁Health ▁Mat ters ▁Gallery ▁in ▁London ' s ▁Science ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Van ▁Lo on ▁published ▁The ▁Bart ▁Dick on ▁Om n ibus ▁of ▁his ▁hero ' s ▁der ring - do ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁compr ising ▁a ▁sur real ist ▁coll age ▁graph ic ▁novel . ▁Roger ▁Sab in , ▁a ▁writer ▁about ▁com ics ▁and ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Central ▁St . ▁Mart ins ▁in ▁London , ▁England , ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁Bart ▁Dick on ▁series : ▁ ▁Van ▁Lo on ' s ▁coll age ▁com ic ▁strip ▁approach ▁to ▁story t elling ▁re lies ▁almost ▁sole ly ▁upon ▁found ▁images , ▁ser end ip ity ▁in ▁research , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁narr ative ▁to ▁bind ▁the ▁images , ▁speech ▁and ▁thought ▁b ub bles , ▁and ▁text ▁boxes ▁together . ▁The ▁roots ▁of ▁coll age ▁com ic - strip ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the