Umbrella Academy Apocalypse Suite
Comic Summary: Once, the Umbrella Academy was unstoppable. Under the tutelage of their guardian and mentor, Dr. Reginald Hargreeves, its members spent their childhoods fighting evil and honing their extraordinary gifts. Until something went terribly wrong. Now, nine years later, the estranged members of the Umbrella Academy are reunited by the death of the only parent they've ever known and the rise of a new and terrible threat. Will they be able to overcome their history for long enough to save the world-one more time? Conceived and written by Gerard Way, lead singer of My Chemical Romance, Umbrella Academy features interior art by Eisner Award-nominated artist Gabriel B'a (De:Tales), colors by Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart, and covers by multiple-Eisner Award-winning painter James Jean (Fables). From writer Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance!
Codes: 76156814482600111 JUN070020 AUG078096 JUN070021
- Price:
$2.99$2.39- Artist:
- Gabriel B'a
- Colourist:
- Dave Stewart
- Author:
- Gerard Way
- Cover Artist:
- James Jean
- Release Date:
- September 19, 2007
- In Stock?
- Not currently available
- Genre:
- Horror
- Pages:
- 32
- Colouring:
- FC
- Lists:
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Customer Reviews
As a sucker for superheros in training books, like PS238... actually, that might be the only one. I'll start again.
As I like PS238, I thought I'd give the Umbrella Academy a try. And I didn't even know the creator was the lead singer of My Chemical Romance - not that it would have mattered, as I am old and a stuffed shirt.
The first issue is, given what appears to be an ambitious story arc, a lot of set up that leaves the reader a little dizzy and a little baffled. Partly because of course not everything is going to be revealed in the first issue, but mostly because what is revealed is sooo crazy at times, and comes at one so fast, a person can't even begin to process it all enough to start making guesses.
You have to admit, that's a hell of a way to catch reader attention for a new series.
I will admit that I had some concerns when I found the MCR connection. I remember the Glenn Danzig comics, way back when. But a little research uncovered the fact that Gerard Way started in comics and only took a left turn into emo-rock after being in New York on Sept. 11.
Instead of a mopy, whingy, art comic, The Umbrella Academy is merely moody and atmospheric, if a little frenetic at first.
As a sneak preview, by issue two, I'm sold on the series.
1 pts.