Gerard Way Is Bringing My Chemical Romance’s Post-Apocalyptic Outlaws Back for a New Comic

This twelvemonth was meant to see the long - awaited reunion tour forMy Chemical Romance , an self-justification for depressed 20 - somethings to live out their teenage nostalgia of have long bangs and being abject about the res publica of the world . alternatively , they got to be miserable because of thenovel coronavirus pandemic , which put a diaphragm to MCR ’s tour . But … at least we ’re getting a new comic ?

Revealed byAlt Pressthis dawn , Dark Horsewill publish The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys : National Anthem , a six - part miniserieswritten by Gerard Wayand Shaun Simon and featuring art , colors , and lettering from Leonardo Romero , Jordie Bellaire , and Nate Piekos , respectively .

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The original fabulous Killjoys ride again, for the first time!

The original fabulous Killjoys ride again, for the first time!Image: Leonardo Romero/Dark Horse Comics

It ’s not the first time that the Killjoys — the brightly - costumed felon of a post - apocalyptic 2019 California that were the stars of MCR ’s 2010 construct record album Danger Days — have descend to comics . Back in 2013 , Way continued the story of the Killjoys ( or what little of them and their followers were leave standing after the fight against malevolent megacorp Better Living Industries that culminate the record album ) in rightful Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys alongside Simon and creative person Becky Cloonan . National Anthem will instead service as a prequel to the events of Danger Days and focalize on the antecedently unobserved ringleader of the Killjoys , Mike Milligram .

Milligram was one of the original characters created for Danger Days when it was being conceived but never made it into the final version of the story — True lifetime of the Fabulous Killjoys was intend to admit him , with Cloonan designing a facial expression for the character , but change there likewise discover Milligram ’s floor go untold until now . National Anthem will watch over Milligram and the original party pooper in the 10 before Danger twenty-four hour period ’ apocalypse , as they “ operate in the Unseen where they turn away reality to keep the existent mankind ’s status quo dependable . ” But when the Killjoys are locked out of the reality - bending confines of the Unseen and forced back into the monotony bromide of the real macrocosm , Mike start out to bring out a coverup that threatens to reveal the lawful string - pullers behind society .

Sure , possibly it ’s not the My Chemical Romance content we all really wanted out of 2020 . But give means ’s excellent raceway history in comedian , fromThe Umbrella AcademytoDoom Patrol , we ca n’t wait to see him give back to the world of Danger Days again . National Anthem ’s first issue is currently anticipate to hit shelves this October .

Image: Leonardo Romero/Dark Horse Comics