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Former My Chemical Romance singer will get his own DC Comics imprint

The former DC intern is now at the helm.

Feb 29, 2020, 8:56 am*

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April Siese

Gerard Way is making his mark on DC Comics with an imprint all his own: Young Animals. Way made the announcement during a DC Entertainment panel at Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon, adding that Doom Patrol would be the first book put out by the imprint.

The former My Chemical Romance singer is set to write the comic with Nick Derington signed on to illustrate. An avid collector, Way indicated that he personally owns and has read the full Doom Patrol catalog and is looking to provide a continuation rather than a reboot—one that honors pivotal writers like Grant Morrison, whom Way considers an inspiration and mentor.

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— sleep lord (@gerardway) April 8, 2016

To all the Doom Patrol fans out there- I promise to honor the legacy of this book- that is to say I’m going to put it in a fucking blender

— sleep lord (@gerardway) April 8, 2016

I’m a fan of Doom Patrol too 🙃

— sleep lord (@gerardway) April 8, 2016

Additionally, he’ll be providing writing duties to quite a few Young Animals titles while also continuing his Umbrella Academy series put out by Dark Horse. Way’s hands-on approach at the helm reflects his extensive comic book background as both a fan and an artist.

Way studied at the School of Visual Arts and interned at DC Comics as well as Cartoon Network. In fact, comic books were his original career focus before shifting toward music. In an interview with Rolling Stone following the panel, Way expressed joy at being able to shift back to comics and give the medium his full attention:

It feels amazing. I come in, and I help edit. I art-direct; I help put the teams together; I give people directions. Sometimes I write scenes, things like that. It’s using all of my skills, which is really great, and it’s more focused than when I was doing art for the band, but it’s very similar.