Creator Focus: Gerard Way
b'This week we talk about Gerard Way and what he has done in the comic book industry.\\n\\xa0\\nBorn April 9, 1977 Belleville, New Jersey, U.S\\nSinger songwriter musician comic book writer\\nAwards\\nApocalypse Suite\\xa02008 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series\\nNotable Works\\nDoom Patrol\\nUmbrella Academy\\n\\xa0\\nHe first began singing in the fourth grade, when he was Peter Pan in a school musical.\\nHis maternal grandmother, was a great creative influence who taught him to sing, paint, and perform from a young age\\nAt the age of 15, Way was held at gunpoint. He Said \\u201c I got held up with a .357 Magnum, had a gun pointed to my head and put on the floor, execution-style.\\u201d Going on to say, "no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith."\\nWay attended Belleville High School until he graduated in 1995\\nDeciding to pursue a career in the comic-book industry, he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1999\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0Want some merch?\\nhttps://www.zazzle.com/focpodcast\\n\\xa0\\nBe Sure to Follow us on Social Media\\nTwitter: @FOC_Podcast\\nFacebook: FOCPodcast\\nInstagram: @fortress_of_comictude\\nEmail: focpodcast@gmail.com\\nMusic: Aural Bandito\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortress-of-comictude/support'