EXCLUSIVE: My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, creator of comedian The Umbrella Academy, is teaming with Dark Horse Comics to launch horror comedian Paranoid Gardens in July.
Way is again working together with his co-writer Shaun Simon. Chris Weston, identified for his work in comics at Vertigo and DC in addition to his work in idea artwork, storyboards, and costume idea artwork for motion pictures reminiscent of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is illustrating the collection with artist Motohiro Hayakawa offering cowl artwork for the primary difficulty.
Dark Horse Comics describes the brand new comedian as “Derek meets Doctor Who in six psychotic episodes.”
The official synopsis reads: “Loo is a nurse at the most bizarre care center around. The staff are not entirely human, and the cases downright unearthly. Aliens, ghosts, superheroes, and more creatures plague its hallways as both doctors and patients and the hospital itself seems to be somewhat self-aware. Loo believes that despite a recent failure at her job she’s been given some sort of higher calling in this mysterious place, and decides to rise to the challenge. Along the way, she must fight her way through corrupt staff members, powerful theme park cults, and her own personal demons and trauma to meet this challenge and discover what secrets the gardens hold.”
Way and Simon are the writing group behind Tales from The Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death and The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem. Colors on the brand new comedian are by Dave Stewart (Hellboy) and letters by Nate Piekos (Stranger Things: The Voyage).
“I’m excited to be back with my incredibly handsome and talented brother-from-another-basement Shaun Simon penning a story that’s really special to us, and honored the masterful Chris Weston joined us to create a visually powerful and emotionally tangible physical object that is this comic,” mentioned Way. “I’m now more complete getting to share something we’ve wanted to for a very long time, and working with this fantastic group of individuals in the process.”
“Most people dream of rubbing shoulders with someone who is cool, talented, mega-successful and who enjoys a wild rock’n’roll lifestyle. Luckily for Gerard Way the dream came true when he got to work with me on Paranoid Gardens,” added Weston. “It should have been fairly daunting for him at first, however as soon as he may see previous my notoriety and uncover I’m simply an abnormal joe who shares his love for the 60’s TV present The Prisoner we have been in a position to type a joyous union.
“Along with his equally radical writing partner, Shaun Simon, we’ve created a wild and psychedelic tale that combines Kafkaesque nightmares with sweet Silver Age reveries. Within the pages of Paranoid Gardens you’ll find a curious care-home peopled with aliens, ghosts and caped heroes recovering from psychotic episodes. The very ground it’s built on is febrile and fertile; and lusted after by the minions of Mammon. It’s the perfect remedy for all those stricken with super-hero fatigue and needing a fix of something a bit more mind-bending and unpredictable.”
Paranoid Gardens #1 (of 6) launches in comedian retailers on July 17, 2024.