Darren "Gav" Bleuel is the author and creator of Nukees, and former co-CEO of Keenspot. He also works as a postdoctoral physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. As unique-looking as any cartoon character, with hair dyed a striking bright blue, he has had cameos (called Gavspottings) in a number of webcomics, including Schlock Mercenary, Sluggy Freelance, Clan of the Cats, Goats, and El Goonish Shive.