Joe Chiodo
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Joe Chiodo is an artist and colorist who has worked in the comics industry. He has been recognized for his work with a nomination for the Comics Buyer's Guide
Favorite Colorist Award in 1997 (with the company Wildstorm FX and colleague Jessica Ruffner
), and in 1998 under his own name.
. He traveled to various places such as New York and Los Angeles, where he worked for a diverse client base, doing book covers, and other work for toy companies, games, and comics, eventually settling in San Diego.
Chiodo has been recognized as an award-winning pin-up artist and illustrator. He combines cartoony techniques with those of classic pin-up artists, often working on a range of body types and pulp themes. He illustrated the children's alphabet board book The Adventures of WonderBaby, and wrote a book, How To Draw And Paint Pin-Ups.
Chiodo currently works out of his home which he shares with his wife and two children.
Comics Buyer's Guide
Comics Buyer's Guide , established in 1971, is the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry...
Favorite Colorist Award in 1997 (with the company Wildstorm FX and colleague Jessica Ruffner
Jessica Ruffner
Jessica "Jess" Ruffner is a colorist who has worked in the comics industry.She has also written parts of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter comic book adaptations, collaborating with artist Ron Lim....
), and in 1998 under his own name.
Biography
Chiodo was born on January 22, 1958, the youngest of four boys and raised in San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. He traveled to various places such as New York and Los Angeles, where he worked for a diverse client base, doing book covers, and other work for toy companies, games, and comics, eventually settling in San Diego.
Chiodo has been recognized as an award-winning pin-up artist and illustrator. He combines cartoony techniques with those of classic pin-up artists, often working on a range of body types and pulp themes. He illustrated the children's alphabet board book The Adventures of WonderBaby, and wrote a book, How To Draw And Paint Pin-Ups.
Chiodo currently works out of his home which he shares with his wife and two children.