The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: Chapter 2 >>> Ghost Stories
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys is a comic book that rewards its readers for doing their homework. Fans of My Chemical Romance, mainly fans of their last album, Danger Days, not only gain access to some great tunes, but to the entire history of the world that Gerard Way has created. For those of you who need a refresher course, or find that MCR isn’t really your cup of tea, I implore you to at least check out the Danger Days Wiki page. Is it essential to enjoying The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys? Yes, because afterall, how can you know where you’re going, if you don’t know where you’ve been?
Chapter 2 is a very exciting issue for a number of reasons. Not only do we find out that Cherri Cola, a member of the Killjoy’s is alive and kicking, he actually manages to find the Girl and promises to protect her. Meanwhile, we finally get to see Korse (Mr. Grant Morrison, if you’ve done your research), the main baddie from Danger Days and Battery Cities former number one killologist. It seems that Korse has started to develop, ick, feelings and this is becoming a problem for his employers. And last but not least is poor little Blue the pleasure-bot. After waiting in line at a government agency just to get a new battery, it turns out she and her friend are scheduled for recycling. Things just aren’t what they used to be for pleasure-bots.
Way and Simon’s script is hectic, jam-packed and unforgiving. As I stated before, you need to do your research, or at the very least, read through each issue a couple times just to get it. They have deliberately chosen not to hold the readers hand and it works. Readers aren’t bogged down by re-caps or even a glossary of terms. Instead you get a tight script with unpredictable characters living in a fully realized corporate hell.
And then there’s Becky Cloonan’s art. Her exaggerated, animé style art perfectly captures the weight of morality that rests on the characters seemingly innocent shoulders. The thick line work and cartoon heavy pallet lulls readers into a false sense of security. Way and Simon are given to sporadic bursts of violence, and with Cloonan’s happy-go-lucky art, these spurts are made all the more harrowing. If you can’t break through the script, at least you have something gorgeous to look at.
From our first glimpse of the demise of the Killjoys, to Korse’s secret affair, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: Chapter 2 is another great tale in an already sprawling story. A haunting epic that benefits from its fan service and drop dead art. Way, Simon and Cloonan are laying out the groundwork for our generations Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and I for one, am glad to be a part of it.
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys >>> Chapter 2 >>> Ghost Stations
Script / Gerard Way & Shaun Simon
Art/ Becky Cloonan
Colours / Dan Jackson
Letters / Nate Piekos
Cover(s) / Becky Cloonan & Gabriel Bá
Publisher / Mike Richardson for Dark Horse Comics
Chapter 2 is a very exciting issue for a number of reasons. Not only do we find out that Cherri Cola, a member of the Killjoy’s is alive and kicking, he actually manages to find the Girl and promises to protect her. Meanwhile, we finally get to see Korse (Mr. Grant Morrison, if you’ve done your research), the main baddie from Danger Days and Battery Cities former number one killologist. It seems that Korse has started to develop, ick, feelings and this is becoming a problem for his employers. And last but not least is poor little Blue the pleasure-bot. After waiting in line at a government agency just to get a new battery, it turns out she and her friend are scheduled for recycling. Things just aren’t what they used to be for pleasure-bots.
Way and Simon’s script is hectic, jam-packed and unforgiving. As I stated before, you need to do your research, or at the very least, read through each issue a couple times just to get it. They have deliberately chosen not to hold the readers hand and it works. Readers aren’t bogged down by re-caps or even a glossary of terms. Instead you get a tight script with unpredictable characters living in a fully realized corporate hell.
And then there’s Becky Cloonan’s art. Her exaggerated, animé style art perfectly captures the weight of morality that rests on the characters seemingly innocent shoulders. The thick line work and cartoon heavy pallet lulls readers into a false sense of security. Way and Simon are given to sporadic bursts of violence, and with Cloonan’s happy-go-lucky art, these spurts are made all the more harrowing. If you can’t break through the script, at least you have something gorgeous to look at.
From our first glimpse of the demise of the Killjoys, to Korse’s secret affair, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: Chapter 2 is another great tale in an already sprawling story. A haunting epic that benefits from its fan service and drop dead art. Way, Simon and Cloonan are laying out the groundwork for our generations Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and I for one, am glad to be a part of it.
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys >>> Chapter 2 >>> Ghost Stations
Script / Gerard Way & Shaun Simon
Art/ Becky Cloonan
Colours / Dan Jackson
Letters / Nate Piekos
Cover(s) / Becky Cloonan & Gabriel Bá
Publisher / Mike Richardson for Dark Horse Comics
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