I've also made no attempt to hide my love of music.
So when the two come together, oh man it's a beautiful thing.
Last year, Gerard Way, frontman of the band My Chemical Romance put out a comic book called The Umbrella Academy.
As soon as the miniseries was announced it drew cries of: "he sux" or "that band is for gheys" from every corner of the internet.
Then at the begining of May, publisher Dark Horse Comics, showcased the first story featuring Way's Umbrella Academy in their offering for the 2007 Free Comic Book Day. On this FCBD, comic book stores across the country offer special free issues from each major comic publisher to coax people in to try out the medium, or to simply get scared fanboys out of their comfort zone and try something new.
Shortly after the event the praise started rolling in, and people were no longer calling for Way's head on a stake and actually saying, "hey this was really good". Soon after, the Umbrella Academy #0 became one of the most sought after offerings from that year, and actually goes for $10 online now (keeping in mind that this was a book that was just given out en masse for FREE).
Now the name Gerard Way has new weight behind it, not as someone who sells cds but someone who knows and loves comics. His name is now mentioned alongside Mike Mignola and Grant Morrison in the pantheon of "Weird Stories That Are To Good To Be Passed Up" writers. The Umbrella Academy has even gone as far as winning an Eisner (the comic book equivalent of an Oscar) for Best Limited Series based on fan and retailer voting.
The second Umbrella Academy miniseries debuts this wednesday, a couple months after the announcement that the Umbrella Academy is in development to become a major motion picture. Personally I can't wait, and based on the preview for the new series, it looks to be just as over the top as the first.
For a sneak preview of The Umbrella Academy: Dallas in which the now sentinent Lincoln Memorial is assassinated by a pistol packing statue of John Wilkes Booth, click here: http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/15-604?page=1
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