ðˌoʊ ɪt spˈɑːɹkt ɐn aʊtpˈoːɹɪŋ ʌv pɹˈoʊtɛst fɹʌm ɹˈiːdɚz hˌuː ʃˈɛɹd ðə hˈʌlks ɡɹˈiːf, ɹˈaɪɾɚ lˈɛn wˈaɪn hɐz sˈɛd ðæt hiː nˈɛvɚɹ ɪntˈɛndᵻd dʒɚɹˈɛləz dˈɛθ təbi pˈɜːmənənt: "ɪt wʌz maɪ ɪntˈɛnʃən ðæt dʒɚɹˈɛlə wʌz nˌɑːt ɹˈiəli dˈɛd.
Though it sparked an outpouring of protest from readers who shared the Hulk's grief, writer Len Wein has said that he never intended Jarella's death to be permanent: "[It] was my intention that Jarella was not really dead.