Comments on: WRITING COMICS THE GERARD WAY http://www.youdothatvoodoo.com/2008/06/22/writing-comics-the-gerard-way/ Thoughts on screenwriting and creativity from a UK based writer, trainer, and script editor Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:57:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ladyloki http://www.youdothatvoodoo.com/2008/06/22/writing-comics-the-gerard-way/#comment-372 Ladyloki Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:30:12 +0000 http://www.youdothatvoodoo.com/?p=146#comment-372 The Umbrella Academy is a beautifully written and drawn series, and although I had never heard of Gabriel Ba before reading this, he is now a hero of mine. As for Gerard Way... I believe he's potentially a grfeat comic writer, but what's stopped a lot of people picking up Academy is the fact that he is unjustly labelled as King Emo, and comic fans may not realsie he's capable of more than bleaching his hair and wearing a lot of black. I think what irritates me most however is that The Daily Mail etc do view him as a threat to Our Kids, whereas he has always spoken out against self harm and other so-called 'emo' stereotypical behaviours. I'd like to see them conduct a proper, open interview with him and then apologise publicly for labeling him the Pied Piper of self harm and teen suicide. The Umbrella Academy is a beautifully written and drawn series, and although I had never heard of Gabriel Ba before reading this, he is now a hero of mine. As for Gerard Way… I believe he’s potentially a grfeat comic writer, but what’s stopped a lot of people picking up Academy is the fact that he is unjustly labelled as King Emo, and comic fans may not realsie he’s capable of more than bleaching his hair and wearing a lot of black.

I think what irritates me most however is that The Daily Mail etc do view him as a threat to Our Kids, whereas he has always spoken out against self harm and other so-called ‘emo’ stereotypical behaviours. I’d like to see them conduct a proper, open interview with him and then apologise publicly for labeling him the Pied Piper of self harm and teen suicide.

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