Joe Chiodo is an American artist and
colorist
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who has worked in the comics industry. He has been recognized for his work with a nomination for the
Comics Buyer's Guide
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Favorite Colorist Award in 1997 (with the company
Wildstorm FX
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and colleague
Jessica Ruffner
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), and in 1998 under his own name.
Comic Book Awards Almanac
Biography
Chiodo was born on January 22, 1958, the youngest of four boys and raised in San Jose, California
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. He graduated from Andrew Hill High School in 1975.
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
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.
Chiodo has been recognized as an award-winning pin-up
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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''.
He has also had his works compiled in ''Works of Art: Joe Chiodo'' and ''Sketches, Drawings, and Paintings by Joe Chiodo'', both of which were published by American publisher Hermes Press
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History
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Chiodo currently works out of his home which he shares with his wife and two children.
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''The Adventures of WonderBaby''
1958 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Role-playing game artists
Comics colorists
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