Joe Chiappetta - 90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives

https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/90s-oral-history-project Joe Chiappetta is the creator of the much loved comic series, Silly Daddy. From his Wikipedia: Chiappetta began publishing Silly Daddy in 1991. A graphic novel collection of his work came out in 1994, featuring a decade of art. Chiappetta began posting Silly Daddy as a webcomic in 2004, and moved it to Blogger in early 2007.Born out of the American Independent Comics Movement, the comic started shortly after the birth of his first child in 1991, artist Joe Chiappetta began his career as "Silly Daddy", a mostly autobiographical comic series centered on his experience (and lack thereof) as a father. Major themes in this eclectic series include parenting, family relationships, goofing off, the search for joy and meaning in life, and redemption. The print comic version and the webcomic have elements of humor, surrealism, and slice-of-life observations. Thanks for listening! ------------------ 90’S Mini-comics oral history project Imagine... waiting two weeks to know if you got a LIKE. Imagine taking an all nighter, a bunch of stapling and two trip to the copy store and post office in the cold to make a POST. In the decade before the internet, people made comics, and reached out to each other. They shared, they liked and loved. They connected through the mail, and through meet-ups and festivals. This project aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.) These audio/video archives will exist at the University of Florida’s Digital Repository as well as the Sequential Artists Workshop’s Youtube channel and podcast links. In partnership with the University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Project,The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum,and Spit and a Half Distribution. Project Head: Tom Hart, Sequential Artists Workshop Assistant Director: Emma Jensen, Sequential Artists Workshop Consultants: Megan Kelso, Tom Devlin, Matt Madden, Jessica Abel, Caitlin McGurk, Rob Clough https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop... 💬 Find SAW on Instagram - / comicsworkshop Twitter/X - / comicsworkshop Facebook - / sequentialartistsworkshop Substack - https://sawcomics.substack.com/ 💬 DONATIONS SAW Comics is a 501C-3 non-profit and we thrive on your support and donations! You can support us on Patreon at / sawcomics Or become a sustaining donor at https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/s... Or become a sustaining donor: ➡️➡️ https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/s... Thank you! ----------