By Jesse Schedeen
Occasionally pop culture celebrities will dabble in the world of comic books. Even Mr. T had his own series for a while, and we wouldn’t have learned the virtues of drinking our milk without it. On the whole, these celebrity-penned books are forgettable and wind up in the bargain bins at your local comic shop.One recent and notable exception was Umbrella Academy. This mini-series was written by Gerard Way, the lead singer of the band My Chemical Romance. The book followed seven former child superheroes as they deal with life as adults and the death of their adopted father. The series sported a zany, Grant Morrison-esque feel that was well complemented by the stylistic visuals of Gabriel Ba. All six issues met with critical praise, including from our own Review Crew.
With the trade paperback now appearing on store shelves, we figured it was as good a time as any to give Way a call and find out how this strange series was born. Way told us about his early influences, his original dream of becoming a comic book artist, and how he eventually brought Umbrella Academy to Dark Horse. He also reveals some early details about the Umbrella sequels (yes, sequels). If you loved the original, 2008 will be the start of a beautiful friendship with the members of Umbrella Academy.
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Since they are on break we fans are some fiends for recent pics, me included. In that light, we give you a fan and Bob…
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credit: Mychemicalobsessionbrasil.com
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Ok this is the last one I have.
Its from their performance at Fireside on January 12, 2003.
If you have tickets to the Comic-Con on Saturday, July 26th check out Room 2 at 12pm.
Dark Horse’s director of publicity will be in Room 2 giving the 411 on what is going to be happening in the next series of The Umbrella Academy.
Also dont miss Gerard Way and Grant Morrison in room 6B at 1:15 – 3:15.
It also states that during this time there will be “special guests” and that you won’t want to be anywhere else. We suspect that this is when Gerard will be speaking in this as well. If you have more info on this let us know by emailing us at mychemicalfreak@yahoo.com . Also if you do attend we would like your FULL review if you would like to give it. We will feature you here and your story!
Thanks doomcookie for the info
In the effort to bring you everything current and findable (is that a word?) on My Chemical Romance and everything to do with them. Here is a photo I hadn’t seen from Frank and Jamia’s Wedding. It’s the cake!
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No not Fuse, Vh1 or MTV. On Directv channel G4!
They are doing live coverage of COMIC-CON 2008 in San Diego on July 24th and 25th. Its rumored Gerard might be partaking in another speech one of those days, but isn’t confirmed.
He IS speaking on the 26th, but they aren’t covering that day (GRRRRRRR).
So tune into G4 and possibly catch a glimpse!
Channel 354 on Directv
Channel 191 on DishNetwork
Thanks Mcrime for the tip!
