I thought about that but I like having a lamp over there and a bigger TV would not allow me to do that . Plus being honest I have never even turned it on to watch it . So for now it ' s just there for decoration ! <| sep |> You are a piece of shit , thank you <| sep |> Like Maskedee said , Gerard has always been a fan of Doom Patrol , in particular the Grant Morrison run . I think he even said that Grant Morrison ' s Doom Patrol is his favorite comic at one point He ' s also cited Watchmen as his favorite on other occasions . Danny the street is a character that Gerard particularly liked that Grant Morrison created during his time writing Doom Patrol , hence Gerard ' s user names . Writing Doom Patrol has always been a dream for Gerard , so he had been campaigning for it for a number of years . I remember in 2015 I think , he released some concept art from a Doom Patrol series that DC didn ' t pick up that would have been drawn by Becky Cloonan Who did the artwork for his Killjoys comics at Dark Horse . I think it ' s definitely safe to say that he did NOT know that he would be doing Doom Patrol 4 years ago . He only hoped that he would one day have the opportunity to do it and worked really hard toward achieving that goal . Interesting side notesThe reprinting of the Grant Morrison Doom Patrol trade paper backs in 2004 were one of the things that inspired Gerard to write Umbrella Academy . Also , Gerard eventually was able to meet and befriend Grant Morrison , one of his heroes growing up , and Grant Morrison ended up playing Korse in the Na Na Na and Sing music videos . I think he ' s said that Grant Morrison and his wife are two of his closest friends now .