Gerard has always been a huge fan of comic books, he regularly attends the San Diego Comic-Con event and has himself written (with art by Gabriel Bá) a series called The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite for Dark Horse Comics which was released in 2007, it went on to win the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Finite Series/Limited Series. He then released The Umbrella Academy: Dallas in 2008. The series has been optioned for a film adaptation planned for release in 2012.
