Gorillaz Partner With Microsoft On The Launch Of Windows Internet Explorer 9

On the inaugural launch of Windows Internet Explorer 9, Gorillaz have partner with Microsoft to offer fans the chance to design a new character for the group. They named the new character The Evangelist and the closing date for entries is November 28.

On January 6, 2010 the winning entry will be announced on the official website of Gorillaz.It will be re-drawn by Gorillaz illustrator Jamie Hewlett.

Explaining who the new character is, the band's website says, “The Evangelist is the opposite of The Boogieman; the light to his awful shade. The Boogieman has appeared in several images from the Gorillaz world, and now featured in several videos. The Boogieman is believed to a dark and hideous figure, composed of all the evil in the world, all wrapped up inside his black swirling cloak. He has a gas mask for a face. He may have reappeared throughout history, an ominous figure accompanying the re-emergence of Murdoc Niccals through all of time.”