My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way is readying the release of his 'The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1' comic book.
"The first issue of the comic is done and the second one is nearly finished," Way tells Kerrang!. "I just hope it gets people into comic book stores who wouldn't normally go there. That's a success to me. That's why I'm finally happy to talk about it in music magazines - because the point is to show people who aren't into comics how much great stuff there is out there. Comics are a struggling art form. I'm really psyched about it."
The exciting story - written and conceived by Way, who is joined by artist Gabriel Ba (De:Tales), colours by award-winning colourist Dave Stewart, and covers by multiple-Eisner Award-winning painter James Jean (Fables) - revolves around an estranged group of gifted crime-fighters who are reunited by the death of their guardian and mentor, Dr Reginald Hargreaves.
"I don't really care how big it gets, that's irrelevant to me," says Way. "That means that I've been able to write it artistically and without thinking about it selling a lot. That's the most important thing - it's how we write music too. Fortunately, the two seem to have gone hand in hand. I'm quite lucky that way. I'm really enjoying doing this, that's the important thing!"
'The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1' will be released in September through Dark Horse Comics. For more information visit www.darkhorse.com.
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