Look alive, sunshine, the Killjoys are coming back in a new six-issue mini-series. Dark Horse's The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem #1 by Gerard Way, Shaun Smith, Leonardo Romero, and Jordan Bellaire brings the infamous Killjoys back, and with the release of the new series comes the perfect time to get reacquainted with the teenage group.

Coming from the concept album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys by My Chemical Romance, the story is centered around a rebellious group, the Killjoys, who fight against the tyranny of the evil Better Living Industries in a post-apocalyptic California city during 2019. The first track features Dr. Death Defying, a pirate-radio DJ who helps the Killjoys through his broadcasts, who is a moral narrator for all those who can hear his broadcasts.

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The band members portray the gang, Party Poison, Jet Star, Fun Ghoul, and the Kobra Kid, in two of the music videos from the album, and also in the crew are Cherri Cola and a child whose mother had died during the Analog Wars. In the video for "Na Na Na", the Killjoys are hanging out until their youngest member, The Girl, is kidnapped by the Better Living Industries exterminator, Korse. The following video, for "Sing" documents the Killjoys' last ride against Korse and his fellow Draculoids and Scarecrows at the Better Living Industries headquarters in Battery City. Though they perish in the fight, the Killjoys succeed in saving The Girl, who rides off in safety with Dr. D and Cherri Cola. The story continues some years later in the mini-series, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys by Gerard Way, Shaun Smith, and Becky Cloonan, published in 2013. In the aftermath of the Killjoys' battle, Better Living Industries has taken over Battery City, stripping the citizens of their color and individuality. Although Better Living, abbreviated as BL/ind., tells the city everything is perfect the cracks are beginning to show the truth.

With such a post-apocalyptic world looking so bleak, one of the few sources of color exists in the form of two droids, Red and Blue. Red has been deemed obsolete but Blue will do anything to save her, so the two try to make it to the outskirts of the city where they can lose charge together. Korse, once the top killer of the BL/ind., has been demoted and punished by the boss. He shrugs it off, saying he'll do better, but is hiding that he fell in love and lost the killer drive because of BL/ind. intolerance of strong emotions. His change from his former self is complete when he lets Blue go for stealing.

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The Girl is now a teenager wandering the desert with a black cat as her only constant companion. Other than her, gangs who worship the Killjoys like saints, rove the landscape while listening to Dr. D on old boom boxes. The Girl happens across one of these gangs, led by Val Velocity who even dyes his hair the same bold red as Party Poison. With Val and his crew, The Girl travels to Battery City to finally put an end to the evil company with a secret bomb. After the company is in crumples and the bad guys are slain, everyone seems to break free of the corporate black and white world that was holding them back.

The story is one of rebels and heroes, coming of age, and what people can do who want to change the system. The new series will be a welcome addition to this crazy cool world with its own soundtrack.

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