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5. JUNGLE GIRL #1
Written by Frank Cho and Doug Murray; art by Adriano Batista, cover by Frank Cho
Dynamite Entertainment
$2.99

Not to be confused with Marvel's Sheena the She-Devil comic that writer/artist Frank Cho did recently we have a totally original creationy by Cho here that only looks exactly like Sheena and is only slightly different in concept. But what really matters is that Frank Cho knows how to deliver what his fans want - expertly drawn boobies. Yes, I know he doesn't draw the interiors of this book but it's got his signature in every crisp cleavage line.

Mysterious jungle islands, dinosaurs and leopard-skin clad buxom girls are a winning combination as Frank Cho knows very well.

Buffy creator Joss Whedon, My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way, and more take part in the return of one of the most storied anthologies in comics history with a little help from everyone's favorite internet addiction: MySpace.

 FC, free; (W / A: Various)

 Webcomics are, for the most part, a different world than standard comics. Physically, they are in a different world. They're typically free and always online. Aside from the occasional printed anthology, there isn't anything tangible about them; they force the reader to stay at the computer. Perhaps this is why many webcomics are single-panel or short gag strips.

Adventure and superhero comics are different. They cost money, but in return they last longer and the reader gets something he or she can carry around, share, and read anywhere.

In a way, webcomics are like internet friends. They exist and they can be just as satisfying…

8/9/07, 9:36 am EST

Rolling Stone posed six questions to My Chemical Romance singer/comic book artist/proud Jersey boy Gerard Way. He professed his love of Joan of Arc, squids and Ziggy Stardust (and discussed what it was like being “touched in the head”).

What’s the most rock-star thing you’ve ever done?
That’s really hard to come up with. I haven’t done anything rock star. I walked into a club in Canada with sunglasses on. I thought it would be cool. It was a total dick move.

What was your favorite album at age fourteen?
Live After Death by Iron Maiden. Easily. I listened to that thing for five years straight. That’s one of the things that really made me want to be a live performer.

How do you like to spend downtime on tour?
I write my comic book, which is amazingly fun. And I want…

July 30, 2007 at 4:30 PM (EDT)

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has announced the release date for the first issue of his comic book series, The Umbrella Academy. First promised in July of 2006, the series will be published by maverick publisher Dark Horse, home of Hellboy and Conan which became films, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Terminator and Star Wars which took the opposite route.

Gerard described the storyline to MTV: A closet space alien has adopted seven extraordinary children to save the world. He never tells [them] from what. He's a really bad father, and he dies of a heart attack, and they are all kind of stuck to figure out the rest."

The biggest…

By Chris Harris, with reporting by Brian Jacks

Jul 30 2007 3:33 PM EDT

Gerard Way at Comic-Con 2007

Photo: MTV News

"We're going to have to find something completely new to say, and that could take some living, some touring, some hardships." — My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way has always loved comic books.

His first job, in high school, was at a local comic book shop in New Jersey. He didn't actually collect a paycheck each week — his compensation came in the form of free comic books. He idolized the likes of Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Frank Miller and Grant Morrison. Long before the band was formed, Way attended the…

MySpace and Dark Horse Comics Launch ''MySpace Dark Horse Presents'' at Comic-ConMySpace and Dark Horse Comics Launch ''MySpace Dark Horse Presents'' at Comic-Con (Graphic: Business Wire)

Online Resurrection of the Famed Comic Book Anthology Series to Feature Comics Including Joss Whedon (Creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) & Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)

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LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE -- MySpace, the nation's most trafficked website, and Dark Horse Comics, pioneers of creator owned and licensed comics material, today announced a partnership to revive one of the most celebrated comic anthologies with the launch of a new online comic book, "MySpace Dark Horse Presents" (http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents). The online series will…

by Jonah Weiland, Executive Producer
Posted: July 24, 2007

One wouldn't expect the alternative medium of choice for a musician of Way's success to be comic books, but once you get to know him it all makes sense. This isn't a guy who started a band simply to be famous; it really is about the creative process with Way.

“The Umbrella…