If you haven’t had a chance to check out Umbrella Academy, you gotta! Imagine a twisted take on the superhero genre, with a passel of brilliant kids born to mostly single women who had shown no signs of pregnancy. Since then, the kids have (mostly) grown up into relatively confused and extremely dangerous superbeings. One of the kids can travel through time, and another can make rumors true. The White Violin, ostensibly the least powerful sibling, actually possesses apocalyptic powers.
Written by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bà, the series is fascinatingly original, darkly comic and filled with surprises and absurdities. It can be unsettling at times, and also hilarious. You’ll have a hard time figuring out what will come next.
Earlier this year the comic concluded its second volume, Dallas after making a huge splash in ‘07 with its first volume Apocalypse Suite. Now, as the run continues with another arc, Dark Horse is sweetening the deal — for a limited time, they’re giving away issue 1 of volume 3 as a free iPhone app (download here). Now you can find out what the fuss is about without spending a cent.
I have just received an awesome email from photographer Al Morales, linking me to two amazing pictures he has recently taken of Gerard! Check them out in the gallery =]
Gallery Links
Studio Photoshoots – Set 044
Happy Halloween! We’ve cooked up a costume contest that will put you in the running to win an MCR Halloween pack that will include MCR merch and a rare signed poster!
Here’s what you have to do to enter:
- Create and dress up in your best MCR inspired costume. Costumes can be anything from dressing up like one of the band members, to creating a costume based on lyrics, or a character from MCR art. It’s up to you, so be as creative as you’d like!
- Send one or more photos of your costume to MCRcostumes@gmail.com with a short description of your costume and what inspired you.
- We will pick 3 winners based on creativity to win an MCR Halloween Pack.The contest ends on 10/31 at Midnight so make sure your submission is in by then. We will announce the winners the next day, 11/1 on MyChemicalRomance.com!
Good luck!
Also, Mikey twittered a video of the band performing This Is How I Disappear/Mama from Summer Sonic ‘09 – check it out below:
Create your own MCR Jack-O-Lantern!
Any purchases from the official MCR store will receive a FREE digital MCR pumpkin carving stencil.Offer ends 10/31/09
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