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Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the
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. He released his debut solo album, ''
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'', in 2014. Way co-created and wrote the comic mini-series ''
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'' and the Eisner Award-winning comic book series ''
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'', the latter of which was later adapted into a Netflix series released in 2019. Way is also the co-founder of DC Comics'
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imprint. In the
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, Way is the co-creator of
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, an alternative version of Spider-Man.


Early life

Way was born in Summit, New Jersey, on April 9, 1977, From the radio interview. the son of Donna Lee (''née'' Rush) and Donald Way. He is of
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and Scottish ancestry. Raised in
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, alongside brother
Mikey Way Michael James Way (born September 10, 1980) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He is also the multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist of rock duo Electric Century. Mikey ...
, he first began singing publicly in the fourth grade, when he played the role of
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in a school musical production. His maternal grandmother, Elena Lee Rush, was a great creative influence who taught him to sing, paint, and perform from a young age; he has said that "she has taught me everything I know". Also, while in elementary school, the
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was instrumental in forming his love of music and
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is the first concert that he ever watched. At the age of 15, Way was held at gunpoint. As he said in an April 2008 ''
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'' interview, "I got held up with a
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, had a gun pointed to my head and put on the floor, execution-style." He went on to say that "no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith
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. At age 16, he appeared on an episode of ''
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'' to discuss the controversy surrounding the publicizing of serial killer
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's crimes in
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s. Way attended Belleville High School until he graduated in 1995. Deciding to pursue a career in the comic-book industry, he attended the
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in
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, graduating with a
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in 1999.


Music career


2001–2013, 2019–present: My Chemical Romance

As teenagers, Gerard and his brother Mikey Way, who later became the bassist of
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, were influenced by artists including
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, The Misfits, Danzig, Black Flag,
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,
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, Blur,
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, and
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. Way originally wanted to be a guitarist. His grandmother bought him his first guitar at the age of eight, and he played in short-lived bands such as Ray Gun Jones and Nancy Drew with future bandmate Ray Toro. When he was not successful (one band kicked him out due to his lack of skill with the guitar), he chose to concentrate on his art career. Way was working as an intern for
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in New York City during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Seeing the effects of the attacks first-hand prompted Way to change his views on life in the following weeks. He told ''Spin'' magazine, "I literally said to myself, 'Fuck art. I've gotta get out of the basement. I've gotta see the world. I've gotta make a difference.'" To help deal with the emotional effects the attacks had on him, Way wrote the lyrics to the song "Skylines and Turnstiles", which became the first song by
My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist Mi ...
. Retrieved from Internet Archive 13 February 2014. Way has also contributed vocally to other bands' songs such as Every Time I Die's "Kill the Music", Head Automatica's "Graduation Day", Say Anything's "In Defense of the Genre", and The Oval Portrait's "From My Cold Dead Hands" and "Barnabus Collins Has More Skeletons in His Closet Than Vincent Price". In interviews, Way has stated that music and his artwork were effective outlets for his longtime battles against depression,
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, and
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. Using music to resolve personal battles has also led Way to create deeply personal songs such as " Helena," which he wrote in memory of his late grandmother. On March 22, 2013, My Chemical Romance announced their break up. On October 31, 2019, My Chemical Romance announced they would be reuniting with a date in
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on December 20 and a new merchandise line. They later announced a 2020 North American tour, as well as dates in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. The tour was postponed to 2022, due to the
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.


2014–2016: ''Hesitant Alien''

In May 2014, Way launched his
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-based website where he announced that he had signed to Warner Bros. Records as a solo artist and was nearing completion of his first solo album. Further to this he announced a new song, " Action Cat", released later in June as a
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to his new album and his first solo shows at
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2014. He later announced another solo performance that took place at Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms on August 20. On August 19, Way streamed a new music video for the song " No Shows", released as the first single off the new album on August 19. The album, titled ''
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'', was released on September 30, 2014. When Way was asked why he chose to implement the
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genre into his music he stated that he enjoyed the energy and style of the music and its scene, and was urged to revive aspects of the genre in America. In February and March 2015, Way performed as a solo artist with The Hormones on the main stage of the Australian 2015 Soundwave music festivals, and headlined an additional sideshow in Melbourne. In early 2015, it was announced that he would perform at the Boston Calling Music Festival in May 2015. On Record Store Day 2016, Way released two exclusive, unreleased tracks from ''Hesitant Alien'' titled "Don't Try" and "Pinkish".


2018–present: Later solo singles

On October 28, 2018, Way released his first major solo single in over two years, titled " Baby You’re a Haunted House". The single features Way's brother and former bandmate,
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, on bass. The official lyric video, featuring four skeleton-masked musicians performing the song, was released on YouTube on the same day. On November 15, Way released another single, " Getting Down the Germs", which was co-written with former bandmate Ray Toro. The single "gives a peek of where aywill be headed musically," according to a statement released by Way. On December 14, Way released a third single, "Dasher", which features additional vocals from Lydia Night of
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. The single is a Christmas-themed story about a girl who falls in love with a reindeer as they await to be reunited after a long absence. On January 24, 2019, Way released a cover of " Hazy Shade of Winter" by Simon & Garfunkel, once again in collaboration with Toro. The song was featured in the trailer for the Netflix television series adaptation of Way's ''
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'', which was released the same day. On February 8, 2019, Way released a cover of " Happy Together" by
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, again featuring Toro. The song also appears on ''The Umbrella Academy''. On July 8, 2020, Way released an original song titled "Here Comes the End," which features singer
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and appears on the second season of ''The Umbrella Academy''.


Gerard Way and The Hormones

As a solo artist, Way performs with a live band to provide additional instrumentation and vocals. ''Note: This is the most recent touring line-up in support of
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.'' * Gerard Way – lead vocals, percussion *
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– guitar, backing vocals * Matt Gorney – bass guitar, backing vocals *
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– drums, percussion *
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– keyboards, synthesizer, piano, backing vocals


Other musical collaborations

In 2008, Way and musical project
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remixed a version of the song "
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" by
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for their EP '' Hypnagogic States''. All profits gained from the sales of the EP go to funding the
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. In early 2009, Way and
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singer
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co-produced the new theme song for '' Advent Children Complete'', the
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director's cut of the movie sequel to the popular video game franchise, ''
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''. He is also credited with writing the lyrics, and singing alongside Himuro. The song, titled "Safe and Sound", was released on iTunes on April 29, 2009. "Safe and Sound" is only heard on the Japanese release of the film; the English release uses Himuro's "Calling" (the original ending theme for ''Advent Children'') in place of it. He also contributed vocals for the vocal mix of the
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song " Professional Griefers". A longtime supporter of the British rock band LostAlone, Way is the executive producer of their second studio album ''
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'' (2012). Way contributed guest vocals to "Falling in Love Will Kill You" from Wrongchilde's debut solo album ''Gold Blooded'', a pseudonym project from
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frontman Mat Devine. In 2015, Way co-wrote and contributed backing vocals to the song "Louder Than Your Love" on Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Black's debut solo album ''
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''. Way featured in ''Rōnin'' by '' Ibaraki'' in March 2022 alongside
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's lead vocalist and guitarist
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.


Other ventures


1993–present: Writing

Way's first attempt at writing a comic was at the age of 16 in 1993, writing a comic book series called ''On Raven's Wings'', published by Hart D. Fisher's Boneyard Press. The series was cancelled after the second issue, however, due to the loss of its art team. Way was credited as Garry Way. In 2007, Way began writing the comic-book miniseries ''
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''. Way wrote the story and illustrated the original version, but cartoonist Gabriel Bá redrew the art in the first volume, '' Apocalypse Suite''. ''Apocalypse Suite'' was first released by
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in their
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issue on May 5, 2007. Since then, an eight-page story has been published entitled "Safe & Sound", which appeared in a collection of stories entitled ''MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume One''. The first official issue of ''The Umbrella Academy'' was released on September 19, 2007. The first issue sold out and consequently there was a second printing released on October 17, 2007. ''Apocalypse Suite'' also won the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series. The next installment of the series, ''
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'', was released on November 26, 2008, and, following speculation that Way had retired indefinitely from comics, a third installment entitled ''Hotel Oblivion'' was released in 2018–2019. Way and fellow artists Shaun Simon and
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co-created another comic-book series entitled ''
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'', which Way announced at 2009
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. At the 2012
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, the team announced that the first look at the series would be released on 2013's Free Comic Book Day. The series continued the concepts introduced in the My Chemical Romance album of a similar title. In 2011, My Chemical Romance stated that Mikey and Gerard were working on another comic book project which they had kept under wraps since mid-2009. As of 2015 nothing of this project has emerged. On December 21, 2013, Gerard Way stated that he and Gabriel Bá will be working on parts three and four of his comic book series ''Umbrella Academy'' beginning in the new year. In a podcast interview on December 31, 2013, with Chris Thompson from Pop Culture Hound, Way discussed his new ''Umbrella Academy'' series in more detail and confirmed he would do two volumes back-to-back, with a couple of flashback issues in-between. In addition, he discussed his new comic series ''All Ages'' which first appeared as a series of images on his Twitter feed. Although the project doesn't have a publisher or an artist at this stage, he is actively working on the story of cats in high school who are discovering their place in the world. In 2014, it was announced that Way will be making his debut in the
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Universe by writing for the alternate universe Spider-Man series ''Edge of Spider-Verse''. His story introduced
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, a Japanese-American student who pilots a bio-mechanical suit named SP//dr.


2001–present: Television

In 2001, Way co-created a cartoon with Joe Boyle called ''The Breakfast Monkey''. They pitched it to
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, but the network declined to pick up the concept on the grounds that it was too similar to the existing property ''
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''. In 2013, Way made his television directorial debut on The Hub original series ''
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'', co-directing and co-writing the season two finale "The AntiBats!" with series co-creators
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and Jason deVilliers. Additionally, Way's brother Mikey appears in the episode, playing the lead singer of a fictional
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band called Asthma. The following year, Way, as part of the show's writing team, was nominated for a
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for " Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series". In 2018, the character Peni Parker who he co-created appeared in '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse''. Since 2019, Way served as executive producer on the television series adaptation of ''The Umbrella Academy''.


Personal life

Way struggled with
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and prescription drug addiction for many years but as of 2007 was maintaining sobriety. In a November 2010 issue of ''Spin'' magazine, he said that having become a happier person and feeling more in control, he had been able to enjoy the occasional recreational drink. On September 3, 2007, after a concert in Colorado, Way married Lyn-Z, bassist of
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, backstage on the final date of the Projekt Revolution tour. A member of Live Nation's touring staff who was also an ordained minister performed the low-key ceremony. Their daughter was born on May 27, 2009. They live in
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. Way was raised
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, stating in 2006 that he was "not Catholic anymore", and in 2013 that he was a
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who "had always acknowledged ereceived ..artistic gifts from God". In 2014, Way began openly discussing his
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struggles online and in interviews. In a
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Ask Me Anything (AMA) hosted by Way in October 2014, he stated, "I have always been extremely sensitive to those that have gender identity issues as I feel like I have gone through it as well, if even on a smaller scale. I have always identified a fair amount with the female gender, and began at a certain point in MCR to express this through my look and performance style. So it's no surprise that all of my inspirations and style influences were pushing gender boundaries. Freddy 'sic''Mercury, Bowie, Iggy, early glam, T-Rex. Masculinity to me has always made me feel like it wasn't right for me." In January 2015, Way was featured in ''The Boyzine'', an independent zine published by
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frontman Cole Becker. Way again discussed his gender identity, commenting, "I never really subscribed to the archetype masculinity growing up, I had no interest in sports or anything like that. There was a time where I was called a girl so often that when I discovered the idea of transgenderism I considered myself to be more of a girl. So I identify with trans people and women a lot because I was a girl to a lot of people growing up." In June 2015, Way tweeted that he uses '' he'' and ''
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'' pronouns. In 2015, Way revealed on Reddit that he is a first cousin once removed of comedian
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. In October 2019, Rogan confirmed it on his podcast. He also said that despite this, the two have never met.


Discography


My Chemical Romance

* '' I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love'' (2002) * ''
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'' (often shortened to ''Three Cheers'' or ''Revenge'') is the second studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance, released on June 8, 2004, by Reprise Records. With this album, the band produced a cleane ...
'' (2004) * ''
The Black Parade ''The Black Parade'' is the third studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance. Released in Europe on October 20, 2006, through Reprise Records, it was produced by the band with Rob Cavallo, known for having produced multiple albums fo ...
'' (2006) * '' Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'' (2010)


Solo


Studio albums

* ''
Hesitant Alien ''Hesitant Alien'' is the debut studio album by Gerard Way, lead singer of the American rock band My Chemical Romance, released in the US on September 29, 2014 and on September 30 worldwide. It was officially announced in May 2014, although demos ...
'' (2014)


Other recordings

* "
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" (2014) * "Pinkish" / "Don't Try" (2016) * "Into the Cave We Wander" (2016) * " Baby You're a Haunted House" (2018) * " Getting Down the Germs" (2018) * "Dasher" (featuring
Lydia Night Lydia Victoria Night (born October 13, 2000) is an American musician primarily known for her work as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of California rock band The Regrettes. She was also the lead vocalist and guitarist of pop rock bands Pr ...
, 2018) * " Hazy Shade of Winter" (featuring Ray Toro, 2019) * " Happy Together" (featuring Ray Toro, 2019) * "Here Comes the End" (featuring
Judith Hill Judith Glory Hill is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. She has provided backing vocals for such artists as Michael Jackson, Prince, and Josh Groban. In 2009, Hill was chosen as Jackson's duet partner for the song " I Just ...
, 2020)


Guest performances

* "Jet Black New Year" (by
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, backing vocals, 2002) * "Devil in Mexico" (by
Murder by Death ''Murder by Death'' is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, M ...
, backing vocals, 2003) * "Barnabus Collins Has More Skeletons in His Closet than Vincent Price" (by The Oval Portrait, backing vocals, 2003) * "From My Cold Dead Hands" (by The Oval Portrait, backing vocals, 2003) * "Kill the Music" (by
Every Time I Die Every Time I Die was an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. For most of the band's career, the line-up was centred on brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), as well as rhythm guitarist Andy Williams wit ...
, backing vocals, 2005) * "Graduation Day" (by
Head Automatica Head Automatica was an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York fronted by Daryl Palumbo (also of Glassjaw). History The beginnings of the band stemmed from singer Daryl Palumbo's interests in the hip hop and Britpop genres. Palumbo fe ...
, backing vocals, 2006) * "In Defense of the Genre" (by
Say Anything Say Anything may refer to: Film and television * '' Say Anything...'', a 1989 American film by Cameron Crowe * "Say Anything" (''BoJack Horseman''), a television episode Music * Say Anything (band), an American rock band ** ''Say Anything'' (alb ...
, backing vocals, 2007) * "Safe and Sound" (by
Kyosuke Himuro is a former Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was lead vocalist of the rock band Boøwy from 1981 to 1988. After the band disbanded he started a successful solo career, becoming one of Japan's best-selling artists. In 2003, HMV Japan ...
, vocals, 2009) * "My Space" (by
Evelyn Evelyn Evelyn Evelyn are a fictional musical duo created by Amanda Palmer (of The Dresden Dolls) and Jason Webley. According to the backstory provided by Palmer and Webley, the duo consists of conjoined twin sisters (aka "Eva" and "Lyn"), Evelyn and ...
, backing vocals, 2010) * " Professional Griefers" (by
Deadmau5 Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5 (stylized as deadmau5; pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. He mainly produces progressive house music, though he also produce ...
, vocals, 2012) * "Falling in Love (Will Kill You)" (by
Wrongchilde Wrongchilde is the solo project of Mat Devine, lead singer of Kill Hannah. The project was started in 2013 and they released their first album ''Gold Blooded'' on August 19, 2014. The album was self-released through PledgeMusic. History Wrongchi ...
, vocals, 2014) * "Louder Than Your Love" (by Andy Black, backing vocals, 2016) * "Sailor in a Life Boat" (by Euringer, backing vocals, 2018) * "Rōnin" (by Ibaraki, screamed vocals, 2022)


Remixes

* "
Sleep When I'm Dead "Sleep When I'm Dead" is a single by the British band The Cure released on 13 July 2008 on Geffen Records in the United Kingdom. It was pushed back to 15 July in the United States to comply with the tradition of releasing songs on a Tuesday. ...
" (Remix 4) (by
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, remix with
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, 2008)


Bibliography


Story credits


Series

* ''On Raven's Wings'' #1–2 (penciller Jose Santos, inker Dana Greene, letterer T. Warren Montgomery, cover artist Rob Nemeth, Boneyard Press, 1994) * ''
The Umbrella Academy ''The Umbrella Academy'' is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. The first six-issue limited series, '' The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite,'' was released by Dark Horse Comics betw ...
'' ** '' The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite'' #1–6 (artist
Gabriel Bá Gabriel Bá (born 5 June 1976) is a Brazilian comic book artist best known for his work on ''The Umbrella Academy'', ''Casanova'', and '' Daytripper''. He is the twin brother of fellow comic book artist Fábio Moon. Career Gabriel Bá has been ...
, colorist Dave Stewart, letterer
Nate Piekos Blambot is the name of an online type foundry and is the alias of typographer Nate Piekos. Blambot specializes in typefaces for use as lettering in both print and online comics.James Jean James Jean is a Taiwanese-American visual artist working primarily in painting and drawing. He lives and works in Los Angeles, where he moved from New York in 2003. Early life Jean was born in Taiwan and raised in New Jersey. During his early ed ...
,
Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
, 2007–2008) ** '' The Umbrella Academy: Dallas'' #1–6 (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dave Stewart, letterer Nate Piekos, Dark Horse, 2008–2009) ** ''The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion'' #1–7 (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Nick Filardi, letterer Nate Piekos, Dark Horse, 2018–2019) ** ''You Look Like Death: Tales from the Umbrella Academy'' #1–6 (co-writer Shaun Simon, artist
Ian Culbard Ian Culbard, professionally known as I. N. J. Culbard, is a British comic artist, writer and animator. Biography Culbard was born in Greenwich, London. He began his career as an animator but is best known for his work in comics and has gained ...
, letterer Nate Piekos, cover artist Gabriel Bá, Dark Horse, 2020–2021) * ''The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'' ** ''
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys ''The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'' is a 2013 comic book limited series written by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon, illustrated by Becky Cloonan and published by Dark Horse Comics. The series serves as a sequel to the My Chemical Romance alb ...
'' #1–6 (co-writer Shaun Simon, artist
Becky Cloonan Becky Cloonan (born 23 June) is an American comic book creator, known for work published by Tokyopop and Vertigo. In 2012 she became the first female artist to draw the main '' Batman'' title for DC Comics.Beck, Laura (February 8, 2013)"Meet the F ...
, colorist Dan Jackson, letterer Nate Piekos, Dark Horse, 2013–2014) ** ''The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem'' #1–6 (co-writer Shaun Simon, artist Leonardo Romero, colorist
Jordie Bellaire Jordie Bellaire is an American comic book writer and colorist who lives in Ireland and works for DC, Marvel, Valiant, and Image comic book publishers. She has colored '' Pretty Deadly'', '' The Manhattan Projects'', '' Moon Knight'', '' The V ...
, letterer Nate Piekos, Dark Horse, 2020–2021) * ''
Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...
'' ** ''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 6) #1–12 (artist Nick Derington, colorist Tamra Bonvillain, letterer
Todd Klein Todd Klein (born January 28, 1951) is an American comic book letterer, logo designer, and occasional writer, primarily for DC Comics. Biography Early career Todd Klein broke into comics in the summer of 1977, hired by DC Comics as a staff prod ...
, guest artist
Mike Allred Michael Dalton Allred is an American comic book artist and writer most famous for his independent comics creations, ''Madman'' and ''iZombie''. His style is often compared to pop art, as well as commercial and comic art of the 1950s and 1960s ...
, guest colorist
Laura Allred Laura Allred is an American comics artist who is best known for her work as a colorist with her husband, the writer/artist Mike Allred. Awards * 1995: Won "Favorite Colorist" Wizard Fan Award * 1998: Nominated for "Best Colorist" Eisner A ...
, additional inker Tom Fowler,
DC's Young Animal DC's Young Animal is a "pop-up" imprint of DC Comics started in 2016. It was developed in collaboration with Gerard Way, an American musician and comic book writer, author of ''The Umbrella Academy''. Its main focus is to relaunch characters and ...
, 2016–2018) ** ''Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds'' #1–4, 6–7 (co-writers Jeremy Lambert and Steve Orlando; artists James Harvey, Evan "Doc" Shaner,
Nick Pitarra Nick Pitarra is an American comic book artist known for his numerous collaborations with writer Jonathan Hickman, which include mini-series '' The Red Wing'' and ongoing '' The Manhattan Projects'', both released through Image Comics. Pitarra ...
, and Nick Derington; inker Mike Allred; colorists James Harvey, Sahan Rai, and Tamara Bonvillain; letterers James Harvey and Simon Bowland; DC's Young Animal; 2019–2020) * ''Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye'' #1–12 (co-writer Jon Rivera, artist
Michael Avon Oeming Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. Career Oeming is a fan of ancient mythology, having written or drawn several projects centering on the Norse gods. He frequently collaborates with long-time f ...
, colorist Nick Filardi, letterer Clem Robins, DC's Young Animal, 2016–2017)


Short stories and single issues

* ''The Umbrella Academy'' ** "Mon Dieu!" (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dan Jackson, letterer Jason Hvam, appeared on darkhorse.com, 2006) ** "...But the Past Ain't Through with You." (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dan Jackson, letterer Nate Piekos, appeared in ''Free Comic Book Day 2007'', Dark Horse, 2007) ** "Safe & Sound" (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dave Stewart, letterer Nate Piekos, appeared in '' MySpace Dark Horse Presents'' #1, Dark Horse, 2007) ** "Anywhere but Here" (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dave Stewart, letterer Nate Piekos, appeared in ''MySpace Dark Horse Presents'' #12, Dark Horse, 2008) ** "Hazel and Cha Cha Save Christmas" (co-writer
Scott Allie Scott Allie is an American comics writer and editor, best known as an editor and executive at Dark Horse Comics from 1994 to 2017. Early life Allie grew up in Massachusetts. Career Allie joined Dark Horse Comics as an editor in September 1994. ...
, artist
Tommy Lee Edwards Tommy Lee Edwards is an American illustrator. Edwards' varied portfolio includes works created in the realm of comics, video games, books, advertising, film, and animation. Career As well as comic-related work he has also worked on film projects ...
, letterer
John Workman John Workman (born June 20, 1950) is an American editor, writer, artist, designer, colorist and letterer in the comic book industry. He is known for his frequent partnerships with writer/artist Walter Simonson and also for lettering the entire r ...
, appeared in ''Hazel and Cha Cha Save Christmas: Tales from the Umbrella Academy'', Dark Horse, 2019) * "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: Dead Satellites" (co-writer Shaun Simon, artist Becky Cloonan, colorist Dan Jackson, letterer Nate Piekos, appeared in ''Free Comic Book Day 2013'', Dark Horse, 2013) * "One Thing's for Sure: SP//dr Is Still Intact" (artist Jack Wyatt, colorist Ian Herring, letterer Clayton Cowles, appeared in ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #5,
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
, 2014) * "Untitled" (artist
Philip Bond Philip J. Bond (born 11 July 1966, in Lancashire) is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book artist, who first came to prominence in the late 1980s on ''Deadline magazine, Deadline'' magazine, and later through a number of collaborat ...
, colorist Hi-Fi, letterer Sal Cipriano, appeared in ''Vertigo Quarterly CMYK'' #3: ''Yellow'',
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, 2014) * "DC's Young Animal Mixtape" (artist Mike Allred, colorist Laura Allred, letterer Carlos M. Mangual, appeared in ''DC's Young Animal Mixtape Sampler'' #1, DC's Young Animal, 2017) * "Joan of Arc" (artist Marley Zarcone, colorist Hi-Fi, letterer Aditya Bidikar, appeared in ''Femme Magnifique'', , Hi-Fi Academy Press, 2017) * "Milk Wars" Part One (co-writer Steve Orlando, artists Aco, colorists Tamra Bonvillain and Marissa Louise, letterer Clem Robins, additional artist Hugo Petrus, appeared in ''JLA/Doom Patrol Special'' #1,
DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
 / DC's Young Animal, 2018) * "Untitled" (artist Robert Wilson IV, colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick, letterer Ryan Ferrier, appeared in ''The Secret Loves of Geeks'', , Dark Horse, 2018) * "Milk Wars" Part Four (co-writer Steve Orlando; artists
Dale Eaglesham Dale Eaglesham (born 1962) is a Canadian comic book illustrator who has been working in the American industry since 1986. He is best known for his work on titles like '' Conan'', ''Punisher'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Villains United'', ''Justice Soc ...
and Nick Derington; colorists Tamra Bonvillain and Marissa Louise; letterer Clem Robins; additional artists
Sonny Liew Sonny Liew (born 26 September 1974) is a Malaysia-born comic artist/illustrator based in Singapore. He is best known for '' The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye'' (2015), the first graphic novel to win the Singapore Literature Prize for fiction. E ...
, Ibrahim Moustafa, Michael Avon Oeming, and Marley Zarcone; appeared in ''Doom Patrol/JLA Special'' #1; DC / DC's Young Animal; 2018) * "Edge of Spider-Geddon" Part Two (co-writer Lonnie Nadler and Zac Thompson, artist Alberto Alburquerque, colorist Tríona Farrell, letterer Cory Petit, additional artist Jack Wyatt, additional colorist Ian Herring, appeared in ''Edge of Spider-Geddon'' #2, Marvel, 2018) * "Caught in a Mosh" (co-writer
Mikey Way Michael James Way (born September 10, 1980) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He is also the multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist of rock duo Electric Century. Mikey ...
, artists
Darick Robertson Darick W. Robertson is an American artist best known for his work as a comic book illustrator on series he co-created, notably ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002) and '' The Boys'' (2006–2012; 2020). Robertson has illustrated hundreds of comic ...
and Phillip Sevy, colorist Aladdin Collar, letterer AndWorld Design, appeared in ''Anthrax: Among the Living'', , Z2 Comics, 2021)


Interior art credits

* "Even Gunfighters Get the Willies" (writer Deb Picker, appeared in ''The Big Book of the Weird Wild West'', ,
Paradox Press Paradox Press was a division of DC Comics formed in 1993 after editor Mark Nevelow departed from Piranha Press. Under the initial editorship of Andrew Helfer and Bronwyn Carlton the imprint was renamed. It is best known for graphic novels like '' ...
, 1998)


Cover art credits

* ''The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite'' #1 (variant) (Dark Horse, 2007) * '' Rex Mundi'' (vol. 2) #15 (cover colorist Dave Stewart, Dark Horse, 2008) * ''The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'' #1 (1:50 variant) (Dark Horse, 2013) * ''The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'' #1 (Ghost variant) (Dark Horse, 2013) * ''Neverboy'' #1 (variant) (Dark Horse, 2015)


Filmography


Notes


References


External links

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