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The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem Library Edition

The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem Library Edition

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Forget everything you already knew about the Fabulous Killjoys！ Writers Gerard Way and Shaun Simon， along with Illustrator Leonardo Romero （Hawkeye）， colorist Jordie Bellaire （Redlands）， and letterer Nate Piekos （The Umbrella Academy） team up to present an all-new modern day Killjoys series， as Way and Simon take it all the way back to the original story that inspired My Chemical Romance's concept album Danger Days and its dystopian comic book series in The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem。

The Fabulous Killjoys， once a group of teenage exterminators determined to save reality， have lost their way--and their memories。 After a period of mental confinement， former Killjoys leader Mike Milligram gets de-programmed and hits the road to bring the gang back together for a final showdown against an evil pharmaceutical corporation， their monstrous hitman， and savage gang rivals。

This oversized hardcover collects issues #1-#6 of National Anthem as well as a brand new eight-page Killjoys story exclusive to the hardcovers。

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Reviews

Delilah ，

Pretty good， lovely illustrations， a bit hard to follow。 The Killjoys series has always been very fast paced which can be nice but it makes the books confusing sometimes。 I definitely recommend for any fans of Danger Days The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

Kip ，

Brilliant。 Weird。 Everything I love about and expect from Gerard Way。 If you know， you know。

Sharon ，

Killjoys never die

Luca ，

3。5！！！ The art AND ESPECIALLY THE COLORING were super slick and sexy！！！ But uhm yeah the plot felt a little garbled and I didn't feel a strong connection to any of the characters， still fun though！ 3。5！！！ The art AND ESPECIALLY THE COLORING were super slick and sexy！！！ But uhm yeah the plot felt a little garbled and I didn't feel a strong connection to any of the characters， still fun though！ 。。。more

Isabel ，

Mike Milligram malewife

Giulia Renzi ，

Gerard Way is an absolute genius when it comes to comics。 I love him as a musician too and I think it always helps him in writing comics。 The writing， story and visuals of “National Anthem” are amazing and all the small references to Danger Days’ songs are a delicious treat for MCR fans。 This would make an amazing tv show。 Netflix， we’re watching you！

Risa ，

An ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review。 3。75 starsThis one was fun and intense。 I didn’t read the original version of these stories， so I don’t have that as a point of comparison at the moment， but I did quite enjoy this version of the origin story。 The artwork is beautiful， as one would expect， and the characters and story are well developed。 If you’re a fan of MCR， any of the creators， or superhero stories， you should probably check th An ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review。 3。75 starsThis one was fun and intense。 I didn’t read the original version of these stories， so I don’t have that as a point of comparison at the moment， but I did quite enjoy this version of the origin story。 The artwork is beautiful， as one would expect， and the characters and story are well developed。 If you’re a fan of MCR， any of the creators， or superhero stories， you should probably check this one out。 。。。more

kate j ，

wait um。 mike milligram is like。 really sexy ok

Liva ，

Amazing， I love the artstyle used in the killjoy comics， it makes me want to frame every page and just hang it on my wall。

Michael ，

NOTE: I received an ARC of this book from Edelweiss and Dark Horse。 All thoughts are my own。I wish I liked "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem" more than I did。 It’s a great premise， with some delightfully gritty and horrific artwork。 But the story is just… disappointing。 "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem" is based on Gerard Way’s original idea for the "Killjoys" comic， from before the album changed his plans。 As such， it bears very little in common NOTE: I received an ARC of this book from Edelweiss and Dark Horse。 All thoughts are my own。I wish I liked "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem" more than I did。 It’s a great premise， with some delightfully gritty and horrific artwork。 But the story is just… disappointing。 "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem" is based on Gerard Way’s original idea for the "Killjoys" comic， from before the album changed his plans。 As such， it bears very little in common with the My Chemical Romance album or the original comic。 "National Anthem" isn’t a sequel or a prequel or a spinoff。 You could probably classify it as a reimagining， but even that doesn’t quite feel right。 For better or for worse， "National Anthem" is its own beast。 Some of the ideas are similar to those in the original comic， but the context is entirely different。"National Anthem" follows Mike Milligram， the leader of a group of teenage orphans called the “Killjoys。” It’s been years since the end of the Analogue War—an event never properly explained， but which essentially saw groups of orphaned teens fighting against reality-altering creatures at the behest of entities known only as “Mom” and “Dad。” The war ended， and the Killjoys disbanded， grew up， and took their medicine。 Until one day when Mike’s TV breaks and he sees the world for what it is—a whitewashed reality controlled by a mysterious organization。 It’s up to him to reunite the Killjoys and save the world。As you can see， there are broad similarities between the original comic and "National Anthem。" While the original story was a sort of bright， dystopian sci-fi fantasy， "National Anthem" is a more gritty story， firmly rooted in the present day。 Or， rather， a slightly alternate version of the present day。 This largely works to "National Anthem"’s advantage。 This comic is darker and focuses more on the psychological horror of having one’s reality reshaped before their eyes。 This is firmly Mike’s story， and it’s rooted in his experiences， which gives the whole affair this kind of unreliable quality。 At times， he seems crazy。 Like he doesn’t know what’s real or what’s not。 And so， we’re also in the same boat， unsure if what we’re seeing is actually happening。This sort of approach makes for an immediately captivating comic。 The problem is that Way and Simon don’t commit to the uncertainty for longer than an issue or so。 Pretty quickly， everything just sort of turns into another generic story where the underdog rebels try to take down the evil corporation。 The uncertainty of whether or not the story is happening evaporates pretty quickly。 To be fair， Way and Simon try to keep things fresh by adding a lot of twists and turns and big questions， but few of those pay off in any meaningful way。 And some of the twists come so far out of left field that they’re not even fun。This is a comic with too many ideas thrown in。 So， everything feels very vague。 The characters’ motivations are difficult to follow。 I’ve no idea what the antagonists’ actual plan is or why they’re doing it。 There’s a sort of hand-wavey explanation given， but after five issues of buildup， it’s very unsatisfying。 Mike is the only character with any real development or traceable motivation。 The rest of the Killjoys are just there。 They’ve got backstories and whatnot， but none of them are explored。 This isn’t their story。 And that’s a shame because what little we do know of them is every bit as captivating as what we know about Mike。 I wanted to like "National Anthem。" It started promisingly enough， but as the series went on， it never paid off on any of its ideas。 The ending is nice， but it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense， nor does it feel earned。I did， however， like the artwork。 I liked it a lot。 Way more than I expected to。 Normally， I don’t like this particular style of artwork。 But Romero made it work。 His gritty， surreal art， combined with Bellaire’s almost-garish colors， created this dark， seedy world that perfectly represented the darkness at the heart of Way and Simon’s script。 There’s a grayness to the corporate world， but the colors of the Killjoys’ “more free world” aren’t exactly inviting， either。 So， you’re left feeling kind of uncomfortable the whole time， like you’re seeing a world you’re not meant to see。 It worked brilliantly and it makes the comic a much easier recommendation。Ultimately， "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem" is a mixed bag。 If you don’t like Gerard Way’s comics， this one’s not gonna win you over。 It has all the trademarks of his other work。 If you’re a big fan of the My Chemical Romance album or the original comic， I’m not sure you’ll love this， either。 However， for what it is， it’s still pretty fun。 The road trip elements are enjoyable， even if the narrative is disappointing overall。 Gerard Way always has big ideas， and they remain compelling here， even if they’re under-explained。 The characters are fun， if vague。 The universe is intriguing。 And， most of all， the artwork is just stellar。 The whole book is worth reading solely for the art。 If you’re interested， give it a shot。 Just be prepared for a weird ride that doesn’t always pay off what it sets up。 。。。more

Chad ，

The series juts ahead 10 years where all the Killjoys have grown up and gotten jobs， falling into the same traps they'd always looked out for。 This story was more coherent than the original， although it still had its obtuse moments。 I think that just goes with Gerard Way's style of writing。 He doesn't always care to explain "Why？"。 Leonardo Romero's art was solid。 I typically like Jordie Bellaire's coloring but this was a garish explosion of conflicting colors。 It was sometimes an assault on the The series juts ahead 10 years where all the Killjoys have grown up and gotten jobs， falling into the same traps they'd always looked out for。 This story was more coherent than the original， although it still had its obtuse moments。 I think that just goes with Gerard Way's style of writing。 He doesn't always care to explain "Why？"。 Leonardo Romero's art was solid。 I typically like Jordie Bellaire's coloring but this was a garish explosion of conflicting colors。 It was sometimes an assault on the eyes。Received a review copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss 。。。more

Andrea Vega ，

Todo muy bien， es muy Gerard Way todo este pedo。 There is also un personaje trans。 But WHERE ARE MY SAPHIC WOMEN？

Alexander Peterhans ，

Let us start by me saying I did not like the original Fabulous Killjoys book。 I did not like it one bit。Good news！ I liked this book quite a bit！ I think it's because it feels less dependant on the song this series was initially based on。 National Anthem has much more flow， and feels like an actual story instead of some cool ideas thrown together。Don't get me wrong - the central ideas presented here still feel like what a high school teenager might think is mindblowing and/or revolutionary， but Let us start by me saying I did not like the original Fabulous Killjoys book。 I did not like it one bit。Good news！ I liked this book quite a bit！ I think it's because it feels less dependant on the song this series was initially based on。 National Anthem has much more flow， and feels like an actual story instead of some cool ideas thrown together。Don't get me wrong - the central ideas presented here still feel like what a high school teenager might think is mindblowing and/or revolutionary， but they are at least integrated into the story and not just slathered on top。That said， there's an epilogue that no one needs， and that rushes through a couple of plotpoints that had me scratching my head。The art is really good， as is the colouring - the kind of colouring that seems to be angling for you to have some kind of aneurysm。Not a wholehearted thumbs up， but at least more fun。Fun thumbs up。 Fumbs up！（Thanks to Dark Horse Books for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss） 。。。more

Alex Sarll ，

A sequel to the comic expanding on the story of the patchiest My Chemical Romance album， which I enjoyed much more than that suggests。 I wanted to describe it as equal parts Blake and Banksy， but when you think about it， most art in which sexy young insurgents see the reality behind the lies and homogeneity peddled by the Man are equal parts visionary brilliance and embarrassing twaddle - consider the Sex Pistols， or the Matrix trilogy。 Though mood-wise， closer comparisons would be Doom Patrol （ A sequel to the comic expanding on the story of the patchiest My Chemical Romance album， which I enjoyed much more than that suggests。 I wanted to describe it as equal parts Blake and Banksy， but when you think about it， most art in which sexy young insurgents see the reality behind the lies and homogeneity peddled by the Man are equal parts visionary brilliance and embarrassing twaddle - consider the Sex Pistols， or the Matrix trilogy。 Though mood-wise， closer comparisons would be Doom Patrol （hardly news when it comes to Way's influences） and Repo Man。 Romero and Bellaire make it look amazing， all artificial flavourings and washed-out suburbs - and even give the car chases a sense of thrill， which is famously tough in comics。 You know when lazy hack pop artists stole the look of old comics and made out that was a creative act？ The look here is comics stealing that back。 The conclusion feels like it could happily have run another issue， but also manages to pay off on a note much more nuanced and satisfying than I'd have expected， even as I was relishing the sugared-up thrill of the ride。 。。。more

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