Jeffery Harnett

Joe Giella has sadly passed away. I had the honor and pleasure of being his rep and good friend for many years. He is a Legend in our hobby with a career spanning over 70 years. From the Golden Age through the Silver Age and along the way receiving the highest awards that one can receive. He graced us with iconic moments in the mythos of many of our favorite super heroes. His work was seen in many strips in the papers and in commercial work as well. More importantly was Joe the man. He was kind, considerate of others and never having a bad word to say. The commissions he did for collector's he took great pride in and as he would say, "If I would not hang it in my house I will not send it out." At conventions he was so humble and the fans would come to see him and tell their stories of how they grew up on his work. Joe was shy and appreciated the fan's adulation that they bestowed upon him. We always had long lines at conventions and he would honestly ask me "Are they here to see me?", and I would kiddingly say "No Joe, they are here for me." He touched so many lives and was truly unaware of the impact that he had on people. Over the years he would tell me stories of the entire artist’s he worked with and about things that went on in the business. He is one of the last from that era and to have those stories to pass on to others helps us all to learn about the foundation of our hobby. His accomplishments as an artist are too many to name here and there will be few to attain his output, longevity and consistency in maintaining the highest quality work. So many artist's at these shows would come up to Joe just to shake his hand or tell him that he inked their work at some point or that they were in awe of his career. From legends to newer artist's they loved Joe and respected him. I know our community lost this Legendary figure and the world has lost a Very Special Soul. Joe was like a father to me in many ways and as with any of you who knew him or just met him I feel blessed that he let us share in his life. My deepest prayers go out to his wife Shirley and family and friends at this time. Jeffrey Harnett

Thanks so much. I just did not want people to think things that we do not do. Much Appreciated.

You stated that the response ("got something similar from Joe's "guy") was similar to Michael Browning's comments about not getting his monies back if any harm should come to the artist. Also to send the money ASAP,etc.. You said you received something back saying to go through the rep which has nothing to do with any policy demands. My policy has Always been we accept no money up front and Only when the collector is Next do I ask for full payment. When that payment is received Joe actually starts on that Illustration so they get it in a timely manner. If for Any reason the request was not met we would refund all monies. I have been doing this for years and the collector's who have dealt with us have been very happy and many came back for more. I am a collector myself so I deal with other collector's like I would hope to be. I just did not want to be lumped in with those sort of conditions which we do not do. Hope you can understand my concern in this matter.

Dear Monstertruck97 , When did you reach out to Joe Giella's rep ? That response was never given as I know because I rep him. Jeff