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ⓘ About Gerard Way
Gerard Way is an American musician, songwriter, singer and comic book author best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of “My Chemical Romance” the rock band. He led the band since its founding in 2001 until it was disbanded in 2013. He is also the co-founder of Young Animal Imprint at DC Comics. His other work is the award-winning “The Umbrella Academy” and “The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.” Way was born in 1977 in Summit New Jersey to Donald and Donna Lee Way. He spent his childhood in Belleville, New Jersey and asserts that he was already singing in public by the time he was four years old when he was cast in musical production as Peter Pan.
All Book Series by Gerard Way
The Umbrella Academy: Plan B
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2027
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2011
True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #6
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2014
Every Me, Every You
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018 Anthology · Jon Rivera
Kraven's Last Hunt
Series opener · book 1 of 84 · published 1987 Anthology · J.M. DeMatteis
The Life & Death of Spiders
Book 5 of 84 · published 2003 Anthology · J. Michael Straczynski
Unintended Consequences
Book 6 of 84 · published 2003 Anthology · J. Michael Straczynski
The Book of Ezekiel
Book 8 of 84 · published 2004 Anthology · J. Michael Straczynski
Until The Stars Turn Cold
Book 12 of 84 · published 2006 Anthology · J. Michael Straczynski
Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man
Book 15 of 84 · published 2007 Anthology · J. Michael Straczynski,Ron Garney
Brand New Day, Vol. 1
Book 17 of 84 · published 2008 Anthology · Dan Slott,Marc Guggenheim
Brand New Day, Vol. 2
Book 18 of 84 · published 2008 Anthology · Bob Gale,Zeb Wells
Brand New Day, Vol. 3
Book 19 of 84 · published 2008 Anthology · Bob Gale,Dan Slott
Return of the Black Cat
Book 30 of 84 · published 2010 Anthology · Joe Kelly,J.M. DeMatteis,Marc Guggenheim
Spider-Island
Book 37 of 84 · published 2012 Anthology · Rick Remender,Dan Slott
Ends of the Earth
Book 44 of 84 · published 2013 Anthology · Ty Templeton,Dan Slott,Rob Williams,Brian Clevinger
Renew Your Vows
Book 53 of 84 · published 2015 Anthology · Adam Kubert,Dan Slott
Worldwide, Vol. 2
Book 57 of 84 · published 2016 Anthology · Alex Ross,Giuseppe Camuncoli,Dan Slott,Matteo Buffagni
Worldwide, Vol. 4
Book 60 of 84 · published 2017 Anthology · Alex Ross,Giuseppe Camuncoli,Dan Slott,Javier Garrón
Revenge of the Green Goblin
Book 64 of 84 · published 2017 Anthology · Paul Jenkins,Howard Mackie,Roger Stern
Dead Language Part 1
Book 75 of 84 · published 2023 Anthology · Zeb Wells,Joe Kelly
The 8 Deaths Of Spider-Man
Book 83 of 84 · published 2025 Anthology · Joe Kelly
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Through the Gates of Hell
Latest in the series · book 84 of 84 · published 2026 Anthology · Joe Kelly
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Gerard Way?
Gerard Way is an American musician, songwriter, singer and comic book author best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of “My Chemical Romance” the rock band. He led the band since its founding in 2001 until it was disbanded in 2013. He is also the co-founder of Young Animal Imprint at DC Comics.
Which Gerard Way series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Amazing Spider-Man series, the earliest of Gerard Way's multi-book series: it opens with Kraven's Last Hunt (1987) and runs to 84 books across 1987–2026, ending with The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Through the Gates of Hell (2026). Gerard Way's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Gerard Way written?
Gerard Way has 105 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2027. 103 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Amazing Spider-Man series with 84 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Gerard Way's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Gerard Way's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Amazing Spider-Man (1987–2026, 84 books), The Umbrella Academy (2007–2027, 4 books) and The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2011–2014, 6 books), plus 5 more.
How are Gerard Way's books organised into series?
This guide splits Gerard Way's 105 books into 8 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Amazing Spider-Man (84 books, 1987–2026); The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (6 books, 2011–2014); The Umbrella Academy (4 books, 2007–2027); Tales from the Umbrella Academy (2 books, 2019–2021); Doom Patrol (2 books, 2017–2018), plus 3 further series.