I just this week found Apocalypse Suite in the library. The picture on the front was mild Fetish Fuel and it had a foreword by Grant Morrison so I saw no reason not to check it out.
And what can I say, I actually no longer have a problem with Gerard Way.
The comic is, as you can probably tell from the other reviews here, a bit of a marmite thing. The characters are eccentric in a delightfully twisted fashion, the artwork is great fun and channels Mike Mignola heavily. The plot is predictably fairly dark, but is still very enjoyable because it has a great sense of humour. It plays the dark elements for laughs and is so absurd that you can't NOT laugh. The characters however are a little ill-defined and vague, but hey this is only the first story arc. No, it's not for everyone, but I imagine it's an easier read than Crossed.
If you're a fan of Weird Fiction mad science, Black humour and talking Chimps this really isn't to be missed.
Not nearly enough to make me want to listen to MCR, but I'll be keeping an eye out on Mr. Way in the future.
Revised My Opinion
I just this week found Apocalypse Suite in the library. The picture on the front was mild Fetish Fuel and it had a foreword by Grant Morrison so I saw no reason not to check it out. And what can I say, I actually no longer have a problem with Gerard Way.
The comic is, as you can probably tell from the other reviews here, a bit of a marmite thing. The characters are eccentric in a delightfully twisted fashion, the artwork is great fun and channels Mike Mignola heavily. The plot is predictably fairly dark, but is still very enjoyable because it has a great sense of humour. It plays the dark elements for laughs and is so absurd that you can't NOT laugh. The characters however are a little ill-defined and vague, but hey this is only the first story arc. No, it's not for everyone, but I imagine it's an easier read than Crossed.
If you're a fan of Weird Fiction mad science, Black humour and talking Chimps this really isn't to be missed.
Not nearly enough to make me want to listen to MCR, but I'll be keeping an eye out on Mr. Way in the future.