The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite Graphic Novel is now available for pre order through Things From Another World online store.
This, 192 page, book compiles the first 6 comics of The Umbrella Academy series with out-of-print short stories and an expanded sketchbook section. The sketchbook features works by Gerard, Gabriel Ba, and James Jean.
CLICK HERE to read more about the book at Dark Horse.
CLICK HERE to preorder your copy.
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About MCR’s Myspace being hacked.
Nothing is official but there was one legit blog posted today. Hopefully the problem is fixed. Just be very cautious about giving your cell phone number out even when “supposedly” asked to by a band.
MCR would never ask for this if the contest wasn’t authorized by WB or Reprise.
The Drive By Contest for tickets their myspace is advertising IS LEGIT.
Hope this helps.
Brandi
Yes they are at it again! They have added yet another tour date to the whole shabang!
This time its New Orleans, LA!
House of Blues
New Orleans, LA
April 24, 2008
5:00pm
Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster
March 22, 2008
10:00am Central Time
Click Here for Ticket info on Ticketmaster.
Click Here for New Orleans House of Blues site.
Click Here for a complete list of concerts to date.
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Our friends Dark Horse Comics will be releasing a few more goodies for Gerard’s comic series, The Umbrella Academy.
The Mug…
If you’ve read issue 5 of The Umbrella Academy, you will recognize this as a replica of the mug that Number 00.05 drinks his coffee out of. You will also be familiar with the saying printed on the interior of this mug “Thank you for the coffee.”
Publication Date: Jul 09, 2008 (when it will be available)
Format: 11 oz. mug comes in full-color box
Price: $12.99
The Magnet…
With the popularity of the Umbrella Academy embroidered patch, button, and t-shirts featuring the umbrella icon, we’re happy to offer a sturdy 2.25″ magnet with this bold emblem.
Publication Date: Jul 09, 2008 (date available)
Format: 2.25″ magnet comes packaged on a backing card, in polybag, with die-cut for hanging
Price: $4.99
You can pre-order both of these items by clicking on the picture of the item you would like to buy.
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Dark Horse comics have entered a deal with Universal to make some of their comic series into films. When asked about The Umbrella Academy, by Gerard Way, Mike Richardson told CBR News the series was high on the list, but the first projects were already underway.
I have said it, as I am sure many others have. I had a feeling after reading the series for myself, that it could easily be movie material.
CLICK HERE to read the article accompanying this headline!
A fan has drawn and animated a storyboard for My Chemical Romance’s song, “MAMA”. It is, in my opinion, pretty dang awesome. The author, Audrey, featured her creation in her blog.
Here is what she had to say about her video…
‘Mama’ animated storyboard
So. Sometime about a week and a half ago, I sent a flaily email to monkeycrackmary that basically said ‘TELL ME I AM A CRAZY PERSON FOR EVEN THINKING OF THIS’.
Of course because she is secretly evil personified, once she had told me that I was, in fact, a crazy person, she also made lots of excited faces. (So did jocondite when I flailed at her about it. I KNOW YOUR SECRET AGENDA, MISS.)
SO ANYWAY. What I have spent the last week-or-so doing is making an animated storyboardish music video thing for ‘Mama’. And made it the sequel to the ‘Ghost of You’ video.
-Audrey
Now what you have been waiting for, the video!
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Do you have something super awesome you would like to see featured on My Chemical Freak?
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In the latest issue of KERRANG! magazine, Ray has a small interview.
CLICK HERE to read his question and answer session.
Special thanks to reader, Kacie for the info from across the pond!
Buzznet and MCR are teaming up to give 7 lucky winners a free ticket to a show! All you have to do is enter to win at the link below. Enter your Name, Phone Number, and select the concert you would like the ticket to be for in the drop down box.
CLICK HERE to enter the contest for your chance to win. Select concerts available.
Gabriel Ba explains the process he goes through to create the alternate cover for the new “The Umbrella Academy; Apocolypse Suite” Graphic Novel, coming out this summer.
Below is the pictures and a translated version of his own words from his blog.
All the processes of a new layer
I share every process of the cover of the bound Umbrella Academy – Apocalypse Suite I made last week.
First comes the draft. As the pages of Comics, I always do before a draft, and smaller, because it is easier to think of the composition in size, you have a better sense of space. Usually, the hardest part is in this stage, the part to break the head, working in the plans in depth, balance between black and white, the general composition of the page. If I am satisfied with the draft, the design is almost ready.
This design was made to a size of 1 / 2 page A4 practically. I had on Monday in the same day it had been approved.
Then comes the pencil. For this work, I use what Dark Horse, the publisher, sends me. Others sometime use a Canson that costs $ 11 the pack of 20 sheets. For those who will work with nanquim and pens, it is more than good. The size of each page (this is double layer) is from 25.4 x 38.1 cm (the famous 10 x 15 inches). Are people who extends the draft and does the pencil in a light table based on it (because it is easier to balance the composition in the design less), but I tend to do everything “in the hand” even. I all over again, from scratch, looking to the draft in my hand. It was very difficult to hit the same proportions, but with time and practice it has been getting easier.
I pencil all Tuesday afternoon.
My favorite part: the final art. The design is only ready when you have done the final art, the rest is the rest. Of course there are styles in graphite, there are painted style and other techniques, but the basics of the design is the black and white and it reaches its apex in the final art.
Many people are doing ”End-art digital” today. I am not talking about doing this in Tablet directly on the computer, as seen in the video of the soldier, but to simply treat the pencil for achieve the contrast enough to use it as a final dash. In my opinion, is one shit. Whether it is the design of an impish newcomer and lazy or Frank Quietly (which probably delivers pages because it is the designer lerdo most of the world).
If you are a designer, learn the art-finish their work. You will never be an artist of Comics complete without it.
I had the art-final on Wednesday morning.
And the final alternate cover in color from TUA’s Myspace Pics.
CLICK HERE to go to Gabriel Ba’s official blog.
CLICK HERE to go to The Umbrella Academy’s Myspace.
Special thanks to MyChemicalObession in Brazil for the info.
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You probably know this by now but My Chemical Romance has new merch in their online store.
Not only that, but if you buy something from the store between March 10th and March 20th, you will be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to the store.
Click each product to take you to that particular item in the MCR official store.
Click HERE to go to MCR’s store front.
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All tips will be credited to you.
