About
“No one can win against kipple," he said, "except temporarily and maybe in one spot, like in my apartment I've sort of created a stasis between the pressure of kipple and nonkipple, for the time being. But eventually I'll die or go away, and then the kipple will again take over. It's a universal principle operating throughout the universe; the entire universe is moving toward a final state of total, absolute kippleization.”
―from "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
KippleZone was created in May of 2005 and is owned and operated by me, C.A. Chicoine. It came from the desire to write my own fanfiction involving the world of Blade Runner. And to feature some of the other wonderful fanfiction written by others, based on this intriguing theme.
I was properly introduced to the movie Blade Runner sometime around 1997, after the purchase of Vangelis' Blade Runner album–-me being a big Vangelis fan--coinciding with the release of the Director's Cut. With the purchase of my first computer in early 1999, it was then that I got involved with the Blade Runner online community at BladeZone's Off-world Forums, where I eventually became a moderator before finally becoming the administrator from 2006 to 2010. And, in 2003, I also contributed to BRmovie's "Signs that you're an obsessive BR fan...".
In 2007, I wrote lyrics to the music of Marco Spatuzzi for Blade Runner: The Rock Project. Also in 2007, I revived the OFF-WORLD NEWS–-a Blade Runner newsletter–-from its slumber, until November 2019 when I retired it.
Besides the DADoES/Blade Runner fanfiction stories, Tomorrow Started and Awaiting Dawn, I've written the Blade Runner related articles, Douglas Trumbull: In Retrospect, CITYSPEAK Revisited, and A Blimp Is Born: From Concept to Screen to Fandom --The Blade Runner Blimp; and a crossover fanfiction story, Blade Runner: The Peter Griffin Cut. And I researched, compiled, and wrote KIPPLEPEDIA-a DADoES and Blade Runner Glossary.
In 2017, both the Off-world News and I were mentioned in Paul M. Sammon's latest edition of "Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner". It is available in stores and online now. For more information about the book, you may go to the Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner Facebook page.
I reside in Massachusetts, writing books, poetry, lyrics, and music.
"Have a better one!"
~Kipple (C.A. Chicoine)
Contact: CAChicoine@gmail.com
Featured in the Media
Screenshot from "Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner" -- back when I was the moderator of BladeZone's Off-world Forum. In the Blade Runner community, I'm known as Kipple.
KippleZone was featured in the April 2012 issue of Journey Planet: The Blade Runner Issue.
Screenshot from "Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner."
My Collection
Books/Magazines
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The K.W. Jeter sequels
Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human
Blade Runner: Replicant Night
Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon
Blade Runner-A Story of the Future (Random House)
Future Noir, by Paul M. Sammon
Blade Runner Official Strategy Guide
Blade Runner Marvel Comic books (two editions, the super special single edition, and the Blade Runner Annual)
Official Collector's Edition Blade Runner souvenir magazine
Kitbuilder magazine featuring Blade Runner
Blade Runner Sketchbook (Blue Dolphin)
The Illustrated Blade Runner (Blue Dolphin)
Blade Runner Portfolio (Blue Dolphin)
Official Blade Runner Strategy Guide (For the Westwood computer game) – December 18, 1997
The Blade Runner Experience, by Will Brooker
Blade Runner: The Inside Story, by Don Shay
25th Anniversary Edition of Blade Runner (DADoES book)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (2009 Boom Studios comic)
Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner (revised and updated edition 2017), by Paul M. Sammon
Misc
Photo "replicas" of photos featured in Blade Runner (thanks, Ben)
Blade Runner movie poster
Blade Runner T-shirt
Blade Runner hat (Westwood.com promo)
Lighted umbrella
the ERTLE car collection
Blade Runner Boardgame
Blade Runner computer game (Westwood)
Android Hunter (V3)
Android 001
Custom LEGO Deckard
Vangelis' Blade Runner album (CD)
The New American Orchestra CD
DADoES audiobook. read by Matthew Modine, and Calista Flockhart
Mp3 of BR Esper (and other bootlegs)
Un Secolo Di Fantascienza (Italian stamps featuring DADoES)
MANY various computer-related programs (i.e. Desktop themes, the ESPER photo show, screensavers, windows opening/closing screens, skins, etc.)
Bookmarker -- containing film splice from Blade Runner: Director's Cut
Blade Runner: The Final Cut keyring (Promotional)
25th Anniversary Edition of Blade Runner (DADoES book)
25th Annv. Ed. Blade Runner (DADoES Audio Book), read by Scott Brick
25th Anniversary BR: The Final Cut movie poster
Blade Runner Trilogy, 25th Anniversary / Vangelis
Dreaming of androids t-shirt.
Vangelis' Blade Runner album - red vinyl release - released in 2013
The Hallmark 'Keepsake', Blade Runner Police Spinner ornament, released for 2019.
Video
Workprint (CD)
The theatrical release of Blade Runner (VHS)
Director's Cut (VHS)
On The Edge of Blade Runner (CD)
Blade Runner ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S EDITION (5-DISC) Briefcase (DVD)
Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Blu-ray)
PKD Related
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