Music
My Chemical Romance star creates comic
Published Thursday, Aug 23 2007, 11:05 BST | By Alex Fletcher
My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way has produced his first comic book called The Umbrella Man.
Talking about his latest venture the 'Black Parade' singer told NME: "This is the kind of superhero book that needs to exist and they don't exist anymore. I want to do work that pushes the boundary and I want people to love it.
"I hope it gets people into comic store who normally wouldn't go there. That's a success to me."
The rocker added: "That's why I'm finally happy to talk about it in music magazines, because the point is to show people how much great stuff is out there. Comics are a struggling art form. I'm psyched about it."
Way worked with artist Gabriel Ba on the comics, which are released on September 19 and are published by Dark Horse Comics.
The singer's graphic novels reportedly chart the adventures of seven troubled superheroes who try to save the planet under the tutorship of a character named Dr. Reginald Hargreeves.
Talking about his latest venture the 'Black Parade' singer told NME: "This is the kind of superhero book that needs to exist and they don't exist anymore. I want to do work that pushes the boundary and I want people to love it.
"I hope it gets people into comic store who normally wouldn't go there. That's a success to me."
The rocker added: "That's why I'm finally happy to talk about it in music magazines, because the point is to show people how much great stuff is out there. Comics are a struggling art form. I'm psyched about it."
Way worked with artist Gabriel Ba on the comics, which are released on September 19 and are published by Dark Horse Comics.
The singer's graphic novels reportedly chart the adventures of seven troubled superheroes who try to save the planet under the tutorship of a character named Dr. Reginald Hargreeves.
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