Shaun Simon is an American comics

Comics

Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...

 writer. He is currently writing The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys with Gerard Way

Gerard Way

Gerard Arthur Way is an American musician and comic book writer who has served as lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance since its formation in 2001...

 for Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...

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Biography

He is the former keyboardist for the New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 band Pencey Prep

Pencey Prep

Pencey Prep was a rock band formed by the ex-members of punk bands Sector 12 and Stick Figure Suicide . The band consisted of: Frank Iero , Shaun Simon , John McGuire , and Tim Hagevik . They played a mix of punk, emo and indie rock...

, which he founded with Frank Iero

Frank Iero

Frank Anthony Iero Jr is the rhythm guitarist, co-lead guitarist and backup vocalist of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance as well as the vocalist of the post-hardcore band Leathermouth.-Early life:...

 and John McGuire. Following the band's break-up in 2002, he accompanied Way's band My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance is an American alternative rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way and have a diverse sound incorporating elements of punk, emo, glam metal, and progressive rock...

 on tour. It was while on tour that many of the ideas for Killjoys took shape. Dark Horse Comics announced at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con that The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys will be released as a six-issue series sometime in 2010. The book will be drawn by artist Becky Cloonan

Becky Cloonan

Becky Cloonan is an American comic book creator, known for work published by Tokyopop and Vertigo Comics.-Career:...

 and edited by Scott Allie

Scott Allie

Scott Allie is an American comics writer and editor, currently the Senior Managing Editor for Dark Horse Comics.-Career:Scott Allie is the author of The Devil's Footprints and the editor of the Hellboy, Conan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Serenity comics, as well as the founding editor of Dark...

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