Gerard Way talks with the Comic Geek Speak podcast about his new off-beat Dark Horse mini-series, the Umbrella Academy.

Talking from on the road in England, Gerard Way reveals just how long he's been waiting to break into comics, his love for the medium, how a family of super-heroes would truly behave, his predictions for the developing Watchmen movie and why Lee and Kirby's Fantastic Four is the measure for all comic creators. From his days as a student at New York's School of Visual Arts to the potential mixing of his music and comic fans to the fantastic Umbrella Academy creative team, Gerard Way riffs on it all. Check out Comic Geek Speak Episode 327 for both the Gerard Way interview and for an in-depth analysis of the issues to date with Dr. Geoff Klock, author of How to Read Super-Heroes and Why?.

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LINKS:

CGS Website: http://comicgeekspeak.com/
Episode 327:  http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/tracker.asp?id=37
Umbrella Academy:  http://www.myspace.com/umbrellaacademycomic

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Comic Geek Speak is one of the original all-talk ensemble comics podcasts put together by a group of life-long comic geeks. It's three to four episodes a week of current comics talk, comic book history, news, reviews and a general look at the industry. CGS also features creator interviews, listener responses, contests, and trivia.  Produced regularly since March of 2005, Comic Geek Speak has been the Official Comics Podcast for the 2006 New York Comic Con as well as the 2006 & 2007 Pittsburgh Comicon. Listen in and experience all the joys of a Wednesday afternoon at the comic shop, for free, from the comfort of your own headphones.

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