Silly Daddy: A Death in the Family

by Joe Chiappetta

1998 Xeric award winning graphic novel. In the future, people will be physically tagged, like cattle, using bar code tattoos. That is the premise of this sci-fi epic, set in a strange new America that has been bled dry by the corporate-government partnership. As spaceships cruise past, Silly Daddy and his teenage daughter take an old-fashioned road trip across the country. The year is 2014. Have a Virtual Reality Happy Meal. Ride a space-age gesso glider. Stay away from hi-tech cops and psycho teenage chicks. Rediscover the long lost love of your life, and try to survive that one big death in the family, if you can.

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1999

About the author

Joe Chiappetta is an American author and cartoonist, grateful to be married with three children. Currently living in California, his formal education was from Northern Illinois University, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in painting.

While trained in the more traditional arts, his lifetime creative focus has been in writing and cartooning. As one of the key members of the Independent Comics Movement of the 1990s, Chiappetta’s work is respected around the globe. He is best known as the man behind one of the longest running autobiographical comics, SILLY DADDY, which has been a rewarding creative endeavor since 1991. The series has received the following professional recognition:
- Xeric Award Winner
- Ignatz Award Nominee for Outstanding Story
- Harvey Award Nominee for Best New Series

Joe is also the author of a number of action-packed and thought-provoking Christian sci-fi novels, most notably Star Chosen. From his work, one can tell that he enjoys spending time with God, family, science fiction, and corny jokes. Also, at a moment's notice, he's usually up for a Bible study, a good game of chess, bike riding, building forts in the woods, wrestling, finding a big score of free samples while grocery shopping, and foam sword fighting.