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So, despite being so out of touch with modern rock that I had no idea who Gerard Way was until I read some promotional stuff in the back of the book, I was deeply impressed by his collaboration with the original artist for my beloved Casanova, Gabriel Ba, in Dark Horse’s Free Comic Book Day offering. So much so that I eagerly anticipated the ongoing it was serving as a preview for. Now that it’s here, and I’ve actually heard a couple of My Chemical Romance songs, was it worth the wait?I would say so, yes. The book does remind me a lot of Casanova, and not just because of Ba’s stellar visuals and the frentic pace that gives you a satisfying single issue experience while building an interesting ongoing plot on the edges, complete with a cool cliffhanger that gives you an idea where things are going and…

BY DAN KOLLER

Before reading the first issue of The Umbrella Academy, a comic book written by My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way (below), I had planned to compare it to his music.

It turns out that no such comparison is necessary. The Umbrella Academy stands on its own as a delightful comic that should appeal to people with no interest in Way's tunes.

Way, 29, has described himself as a longtime fanboy, and I have no doubt that's the case. Thanks to his script and Gabriel Ba's art, the first issue evokes memories of the X-Men, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and…

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE rocker FRANK IERO's new tattoo will feature on hit reality show L.A. INK. The drummer's skin art - on his upper arm - features the image of his grandfather Frank, along with the phrase `My family, my hero' in Italian. On the upcoming show, Iero describes his tattoos as a scrapbook of his life: "It's always the places that I've been and the things that I've seen in the short time I've been alive."

by Brett Sowerby

Tuesday afternoon, lead singer of My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way, agreed to have a phone interview with The Maine Campus.
Instead of conducting the interview using questions only we wanted to know, we went down to the Alfond Arena to find out what student fans buying tickets on opening day would like to know about MCR.
We received many questions, running the gamut from serious, music related questions to off-the-wall random queries.

Question from Kelly Constantine, senior marine science major
The Maine Campus: Boxers or briefs?
Gerard Way: Briefs.
TMC: You can say otherג€¦
GW: Yeah, briefs

Question from Jeremiah Richter, junior mechanical engineer
TMC: How did you guys meet?
GW: Well, Mikey is obviously my brother so we grew up together. During college was when I met Ray Toro through a mutual friend. Then, later on when the band started, we had been getting these shows with another band called Pencey Prep and that's what Frank…

We examine musicians' video-acting chops to see if they could hack it on the big screen.

My Chemical Romance

Photo: Chapman Baehler

There was once a time when only the most talented musicians — people like Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross and Elvis — would dare to make the jump to movies. But with music videos giving birth to a generation of camera-friendly musicians, however, it isn't just Madonna, Eminem and Justin Timberlake playing the actor/singer game, but also everybody from Ashlee Simpson to Diddy to Macy Gray.

The tide has shifted so much, in fact, that it's sometimes more conspicuous these days when a musician chooses not to make movies. With that in mind, we've compiled this list of the top musical acts that have avoided the silver screen so far — and, based on what we know about them, whether their acting debuts would yield…

"Conviction"
Aiden, Victory Records

BY RICH MCCRACKEN II

AUGUSTA, GA. - The band Aiden is an alternative band with a different sound. It seems to be a blend of punk rock with contemporary alternative, similar to bands such as "My Chemical Romance" and others.

Overall, the sound of Aiden on "Conviction" is good for this style of music and their melodies fit the format for this new alt that is being played on many of the stations that you can dial up on our radio.

The song called "She Will Love You" has a strong 16th beat drumbeat at the…

Despite being nowhere near completing work on their fourth album, My Chemical Romance are already planning around it way in advance.

In a fresh interview, band frontman Gerard Way says that the band have picked the as-yet-untitled record’s artwork in preparation to hitting the studio.

He told the Daily Star: “We’re a plan ahead band. Concepts and stories, even fonts, are picked sometimes years in advance of records.”