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RENOWNED SUPERHERO ARTIST
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NEW YORK, NY – August 30, 2004
– Comic Book Hall-of-Famer, Joseph Giella, will be the guest of
honor at an opening reception for "Superheroes of the 20th
Century" on Friday, September 10th at Animazing Gallery in
SOHO. Six exclusive pieces will be showcased at the sale and exhibition,
highlighting the work of Alex Ross, the hottest Comic book "Superhero"
artist on the planet. The cocktail reception will be held from 6-9
PM at 461 Broome Street, between Greene and Mercer. RSVPs are requested
for this event.
Admission is free.
Ross has created the cover art for hundreds
of DC Comics. He illustrated the opening sequence of the Spider-man
2 movie and created a limited edition promotional poster for the
2002 Academy Awards. His limited edition graphics, licensed by
DC Comics and published by Clampett Studio Collections, always
sell out quickly in the select galleries that represent his work
in the United States and around the world. |
Guest of honor, Joseph Giella, will be on hand to meet
and greet fans, giving out original pen-and-ink drawings
as a gift with purchase. He began his career with DC Comics
in 1950, drawing all of the superheroes, including: The
Flash, Green Lantern, Batman, Superman, and others. During
the 1960s, he drew the Batman newspaper strip for four
years as Bob Kane’s ghost artist. Joe’s name has been
launched into the public like never before by recently
published hardcover sets of vintage comic book series.
Just last week DC Comics released two books illustrated
by Giella: DC Presents Justice League of America and DC
Presents Batman. Both books will be available to be autographed
during the reception.
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Giella has been drawing and writing
the Mary Worth newspaper strip for the past twelve years
while continuing to do freelance work for DC Comics. He
is one of their most renowned artists because of his talent,
good nature, and longevity. Joe has been invited annually
to the Comic-con International convention in San Diego.
He made an appearance in the Batmobile with his friend Adam
West at Animazing Gallery in 1999.
Animazing, “New York’s Premier Animation Art Gallery,”
is owned and operated by Heidi Leigh and Nick Leone. Its’
New York showrooms are located in Soho, Hastings-on-Hudson,
Southampton, and online. Leigh is a charter member of the
Animation Art Guild, and is on the board of advisors for
MoCCA, New York’s Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. Her husband,
Nick Leone was the Gallery Director of the New York flagship
Warner Bros. Studio Store on Fifth Avenue. Currently, he
is the Director of Animazing Gallery in Soho.
Animazing Gallery features the finest collection of animation
art from all of the major studios including: Disney, Warner
Brothers, Hanna-Barbera, Nickelodeon, and Fox. Log on to
www.animazing.com
for more information.
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