Gerard Way
Paperback | Pages: 184 pages Rating: 3.87 | 35026 Users | 2729 Reviews
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| 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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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 WayDescribe Regarding Books The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite (The Umbrella Academy #1)
| Title | : | The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite (The Umbrella Academy #1) |
| Author | : | Gerard Way |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special 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 |
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Ratings: 3.87 From 35026 Users | 2729 ReviewsComment On Regarding Books The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite (The Umbrella Academy #1)
I really liked it but i like i just like the show a lot betterIt's a very jumpy story arc that moves very, very quickly. If I hadn't seen some of the show, I would have had a pretty difficult time following what was happening. I'm curious where the story and characters will go next though, so I'll be sticking around with this one for a little longer!
The art is stylish and compelling. The story was difficult for me to follow and keep up with what was going on. They didn't do a lot of connecting dots so the story moves fast and I had to simply flow with it. I had to fight to keep up. I can't say that it was an enjoyable story. There was no joy in it, simply pain and angst. The hero's were hard and burnt out and the world burned around them.I might continue on with this one.
I didn't love this... which is a shame because I like Gerard Way.I bought this about 6 months ago and I just started reading it when my coworkers started talking about the Netflix show. I like the art, for the most part. I just wished it'd been a tad more dramatic when the characters were having arguments. The premise is pretty interesting. I'm a sucker for superhumans and teams made up of different personalities and abilities. Where this lost me was the writing, sorry to say. I like the plot
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
The art, the story...shitting my pants.World: The art, what can I said about Ba's art, it's stylish, it's beautiful, it's melancholy and small and intimate...and then guts and blood fly everywhere. It's just so beautiful. I loved his work in the Mignolaverse and I love it here. Those splash pages, soooo good. The world building is phenomenal, it's doesn't hand hold, it's doesn't info dump, but rather just pulls the reader into the world and let's them see and learn about the world and characters
Umbrella Academy starts off with a bang - hilarious, imaginative, and wicked smart. No unnecessary exposition - e.g. instead of a bunch of talking to explain why the Academy disbanded (like in most comics), there's a newspaper headline in a frame on a wall in a single panel. And to tell how Number One turned into what he did, there are three panels that use newspaper clippings and a from-behind-perspective shot that very quickly tell us what happened and why (skipping what others would drag out
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