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| Title | : | The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite (The Umbrella Academy #1) |
| Author | : | Gerard Way |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 184 pages |
| Published | : | July 22nd 2008 by Dark Horse Comics (first published October 17th 2007) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Comics. Fantasy. Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics. Science Fiction. Superheroes |
Gerard Way
Paperback | Pages: 184 pages Rating: 3.87 | 35026 Users | 2729 Reviews
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In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world."These seven children form the Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an erratic and deadly Eiffel Tower, piloted by the fearsome zombie-robot Gustave Eiffel. Nearly a decade later, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again.
Collecting: The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite 1-6, as well as out-of-print short stories and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Gabriel Bá, James Jean, and Gerard Way
Mention Books Supposing The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite (The Umbrella Academy #1)
| Original Title: | The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite |
| ISBN: | 1593079788 (ISBN13: 9781593079789) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Umbrella Academy #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Harvey Awards for Best New |
| Series: | (2008), Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Limited |
| Series: | (2008) |
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Ratings: 3.87 From 35026 Users | 2729 ReviewsEvaluate Based On Books The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite (The Umbrella Academy #1)
If you told me a year ago that a member of the hit band My Chemical Romance could pen a comic-book worthy of an Eisner nomination, I would have scoffed at the idea. But I relented when after many a recommendation within comic literary circles I picked up this first volume of the Umbrella Academy during my comic shops twice-yearly clearance sale. And what a smart purchase this was.A musical prodigy in his own right, Gerard Way blew me away with his deft story-telling, not to mention his abilityI decided to do a re-read of this before watching the Netflix show. Before becoming a rock star as the lead singer of My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way ran a comic book shop. His love of early Vertigo comics shows through in his storytelling. This has the same weird strangeness of Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol run. That shouldn't surprise anyone at this point now that Way just wrote a year's worth of Doom Patrol stories himself. The basic premise is that these kids with superpowers were adopted by
This is the reason I love The Umbrella Academy:KLAUS is BAE.This is a case where the TV show is better than the book. I saw season one of the show before reading this, and honestly, this is a pale shadow of the show. You wouldn't even know Klaus was so awesome just by reading this. Or how tortured Allison/Rumor is or how secretly emotional Luther/Spaceboy/Number One is. And Vanya, wow. Her story was SO MUCH MORE fleshed out. Here, she is basically a shell of a girl who is easily manipulated into
I really liked it but i like i just like the show a lot better
I wanted to get this read before the Netflix show comes out right away. It also helped that Comixology had a sale. :PI admit that I originally never bothered with this comic mostly because the writer is a rock star and usually when something like that happens it's just a cash grab.Turns out I really enjoyed it. Truth be told, I wasn't even really aware what the premise of the book was, but when I saw the shows trailer I immediately became intrigued.*Shrugs*I can be a snob just like everyone
Years ago, an unrevealed number of children were spontaneously born to women who weren't pregnant. Reginald Hargreeves, aka The Monocle, gathered all of them he could find, 47 of them, and formed the Umbrella Academy. Why? To save the world!I picked this up because people said it's a lot like Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol. While I thought it was, it reminded me more of The Royal Tenenbaums. There are sequences were the academy members were youngsters but the series is mostly about them as adults
Umbrella Academy looks like another case of Saga - a comic everyone loves that I didnt like at all. I honestly dont know what people see in UA that makes it so beloved. Its a mix of sci-fi and superhero comics starring a group of weird kids with powers that on paper reads a bit like a Grant Morrison comic - the Eiffel Tower goes crazy, one of the characters turns themselves into a living instrument - all of which I should love except Gerard Way has none of the artistry of Morrison. The plot of
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