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January 14, 2011
Take a Bite from the Fortunes of Space
This comic panel is one of the many sci-fi related comics in my Silly Daddy in SPACE comic book. So far, the book has gotten a five star review on Amazon. Click here to order that eBook.
How did this particular and slightly surreal comic panel come about? A long time ago, I remember somehow coming across fortune cookies which were all different colors--green, red, and blue. They tasted the same
How did this particular and slightly surreal comic panel come about? A long time ago, I remember somehow coming across fortune cookies which were all different colors--green, red, and blue. They tasted the same
December 31, 2010
Silly Daddy and the Miracles of Marriage
Ink brush and marker on 8.5" x 5.5" paper by Joe Chiappetta 2010
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I drew this comic as a companion piece to a deep, yet hilarious essay that my wife just created. And for the record, my wife did not actually say what I wrote in the above comic. However, once you read her essay, you'll see how it all fits together. Please enjoy her talented writings below.
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I drew this comic as a companion piece to a deep, yet hilarious essay that my wife just created. And for the record, my wife did not actually say what I wrote in the above comic. However, once you read her essay, you'll see how it all fits together. Please enjoy her talented writings below.
December 29, 2010
Power Pendant of Planet Pizon: a Star Chosen sci-fi novelette
eBook is only 99 cents (USD) and heavy on space romance gone bad, raygun battles, and revenge vs. forgiveness.
The Star Chosen are caught in a deadly struggle over a mysterious power pendant that may be the only thing standing between them and certain vaporization. When control over this otherworldly pendant gets called into controversy, a young romance on Planet Pizon turns into a fatal battle
The Star Chosen are caught in a deadly struggle over a mysterious power pendant that may be the only thing standing between them and certain vaporization. When control over this otherworldly pendant gets called into controversy, a young romance on Planet Pizon turns into a fatal battle
December 23, 2010
Original Pencil Cover Art from Star Chosen Novel
Pencil drawing on 8.5" x 11" paper by Joe Chiappetta 2010
Here is the original black and white cover art from my Star Chosen science fiction novel. It took quite a while to draw this action-packed cover. In retrospect, it would have been a lot easier to work on all the fine futuristic cityscape details if I had made the pencil drawing on giant-sized paper. You might notice a few gaping holes in
Here is the original black and white cover art from my Star Chosen science fiction novel. It took quite a while to draw this action-packed cover. In retrospect, it would have been a lot easier to work on all the fine futuristic cityscape details if I had made the pencil drawing on giant-sized paper. You might notice a few gaping holes in
December 21, 2010
Typical Family Conversation of Silly Daddy
"We have to take the thing to the guy, and put it by the other thing," a man says with all seriousness to his relatives.
This is a typical family conversation. The amusing thing is that most of the time, we actually understand each other. Is your family like this too?
Webcomic drawn in Adobe Illustrator, edited from an iPAQ Pocet PC drawing by Joe Chiappetta, 2010
This is a typical family conversation. The amusing thing is that most of the time, we actually understand each other. Is your family like this too?
Webcomic drawn in Adobe Illustrator, edited from an iPAQ Pocet PC drawing by Joe Chiappetta, 2010
December 17, 2010
Silly Daddy Eats a Sand Scone
Ink pens and markers on 3 pieces of 4.5" x 3.5" paper by Joe Chiappetta 2010
Silly Daddy and his daughter fumble around in a strange underground cavern. In a world where wet sand plops from the ceiling and bakes into cute pastries that taste terrible, one man belches, "This must be a dream!"
And it was, thank God.
Yes, this comic is based on a real dream I had. I can still recall the strange
Silly Daddy and his daughter fumble around in a strange underground cavern. In a world where wet sand plops from the ceiling and bakes into cute pastries that taste terrible, one man belches, "This must be a dream!"
And it was, thank God.
Yes, this comic is based on a real dream I had. I can still recall the strange
December 9, 2010
Unbearable Troubles: Nothing New Yet No Less Dramatic
Unbearable Troubles: Nothing New Yet No Less Dramatic
Essay by Joe Chiappetta, 2010
In the recent past I have survived through what I thought were times of unbearable pain due to a lower back injury. I dreamed to be free of this burden for a long, long time. In fact, the pain was something I had struggled with for 25 years--more than half of my life! Yet now, thanks to God, that injury is gone
Essay by Joe Chiappetta, 2010
In the recent past I have survived through what I thought were times of unbearable pain due to a lower back injury. I dreamed to be free of this burden for a long, long time. In fact, the pain was something I had struggled with for 25 years--more than half of my life! Yet now, thanks to God, that injury is gone
December 3, 2010
My Train--My Time Machine
Ink pens, markers and watercolor on 8.5" x 5.5" paper by Joe Chiappetta 2010
My Train--My Time Machine
Essay by Joe Chiappetta, 2010
After half a decade riding the usual city train to the office every weekday, I thought I had seen it all. I was resolved to never see anything memorable or exciting on this mundane trip. Not counting the occassional traffic accident, this was a routine commute
My Train--My Time Machine
Essay by Joe Chiappetta, 2010
After half a decade riding the usual city train to the office every weekday, I thought I had seen it all. I was resolved to never see anything memorable or exciting on this mundane trip. Not counting the occassional traffic accident, this was a routine commute
November 26, 2010
Matching Up Pieces of My Heart
Essay by Denise Chiappetta
We left the house after dinner in the cold sleety rain of early November in Chicago. The kids and I were wearing our spring coats. Oops. The kitchen was left untidied. Oh well. As I shivered in the passenger seat, listening to the rhythmical hum of the windshield wipers, I allowed myself the luxury of a few uninterrupted thoughts.
Approximately once a month, through an
We left the house after dinner in the cold sleety rain of early November in Chicago. The kids and I were wearing our spring coats. Oops. The kitchen was left untidied. Oh well. As I shivered in the passenger seat, listening to the rhythmical hum of the windshield wipers, I allowed myself the luxury of a few uninterrupted thoughts.
Approximately once a month, through an
November 18, 2010
Armed with Intergalactic Weapons: science fiction eBook now available
This is my autobiographical science fiction story of how a space boy becomes a fighter and an artist--on the wrong and right sides in the galactic battle between good and evil. As a two-fisted comic book artist on the way to becoming a creative super star wars against society, he increasingly questions why his career keeps destroying his close relationships. Will this young man of violence turn
