Talk:Joe Petagno

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Critique and Query.

I question the assertion that Joe Petagno is (to summarize the overall thrust) better known for his album covers than for his SF book covers. As a fan of both SF and Heavy Metal, I was familiar with his book-cover art some time before noticing any of it on albums. I suspect any individual's impression one way or the other may be down to the contingency of where they first encountered his work, and perhaps to which genre is more important to them. Unless someone can point to a citable source claiming his greater prominence in one or the other fields, I suggest the article refrain from saying this. I could start listing more books for which he's provided cover art, but I'll hold off pending further discussion.

I also have a query. On a number of his works JP's signature is appended by "III" (without serifs as would be customary for Roman "iii" in caps, signifying 3 or the 3rd) - does anyone know why? 87.81.230.195 (talk) 11:18, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is according to American custom, where a son is named after his father; Joe Petagnos father's name was Joseph, as was his grandfather's. Thus the current Joe Petagno is the third Joe in line, hence the III. (Joe's son is also named Joe and may one day sign himself 'Joe Petagno IV')83.249.105.199 (talk) 20:25, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]