David Matthew Gallaher (born June 5, 1975 in Honolulu) is an American writer, who spent most of his life operating out of Brooklyn, New York and Baltimore, Maryland.
According to an interview, during his formative years, Gallaher did not have a television. His first exposure to the 'moving picture' was in 1978 with the first Superman film. He attributes this event as being crucial in his career within the comics industry. In 1980, when his family got a television, he was blasted with all sorts of televised superhero material from Shazam to Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends to Superfriends to The Incredible Hulk and Batman. According to an interview with Comics Worth Reading, Gallaher grew up in steeped in "Civil War history and dirty little secrets." His childhood environment is what he attributes to the creation of his series High Moon.
An alumnus of Hood College and a graduate of Goddard College, Gallaher went on to write for Marvel Comics, the New York City Police Department, Moonstone Books, the CBLDF, Harris Publications and McGraw-Hill. His works include Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Annex, Moonstone Monsters, High Moon, More Fund Comics, Vampirella, and The Masquerade. Gallaher's work is typically characterized as being heavily-researched with an emphasis on staccato dialogue and destructive conclusions. In 2008, Gallaher was named as a 'Breakout Creator' by Comic Foundry magazine. Gallaher was featured in the June 2009 issue of Penthouse magazine, which discussed his relationship with Valerie D’Orazio. In October 2009, Gallaher earned a Harvey Award for his work on the series High Moon.
His work at Marvel includes Hulk: Winter Guard and Darkstar and the Winter Guard.
