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Umbrella Academy: Single Issues #8
The Umbrella Academy: Dallas #2
While Spaceboy watches reality TV and Number Five lies low in a seedy motel, a threat against the Umbrella Academy begins to rouse the team, who've been rather uninspired since the catastrophic events from 2007's best-selling Apocalypse Suite. Only one member of the team understands the danger that lies ahead-the massacre in Costello's Diner has raised some suspicions of what's happened, and what's to come. At the heart of this, the Umbrella Academy feels the loss of Pogo, the chimp that had held them together since childhood, and resort to remedies that won't help, and, sadly, won't cure boredom. 2008 Eisner Award winner-Best Limited Series and Best Cover Artist!
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 7, 2015
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Gerard Way
229 books4,541 followersGerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and comic book writer who served as frontman, lead vocalist, and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance from the time of its formation in 2001 until its breakup in 2013. He is the author of the Eisner Award-winning comic book series The Umbrella Academy (now a Netflix original series) and The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. In January 2014, he announced via Twitter that he and artist Gabriel Ba will begin work on Umbrella Academy Volumes 3 & 4 in late 2014/early 2015. His debut solo album Hesitant Alien was released on September 30, 2014. Way lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Lindsey (bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence) and their daughter, Bandit.
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August 25, 2024
Menudo sinsentido es esto, en fin
June 16, 2025
In a way I am so glad that when the tv show adapted Hazel and Cha-Cha, they swapped their names around. It’s a perfect representation of how toned down they are from the comics, wow these guys are insane. This issue immediately opens with us getting introduced to these two business suit maniacs in giant mascot heads as their first stop in the search for five is the diner where he first massacred those three agents. Poor Agnes knows not to trust anyone that looks like they are from a comic book when they come in, but wowza when these two gets their tastebuds in the chef’s pie they can’t get enough of it, they just have to know what’s in there. The chef comes out and jokes that he once told a man he’d have to cut off his arms and legs to get that info…as the look on Agnes face suggests…don’t temp these two with a good times as they might just take you to an abandoned apartment building a chop off said limbs all while arguing about whether it is professional to buy cookies from a Girl Scout out of uniform. But once they finally got a call from their boss and was reminded of what they were doing there…they finally got around to asking the poor limbless chef, and the terrified Agnes in the corner, about five. The chef doesn’t know anything other than the fact they use canned apples…and Cha-Cha has no idea what the hell he is taking about.
Back at the police station, Lupo and Body are not having a good time trying to keep the press away from the river of blood left at the dog tracks. What’s also impossible is that every bullet from the AK-47 used on the slaughter…hit its mark. To make their day even worse, Lupo finds Kraken sitting in his chair. He just came in to take a look at the photos from the track, but before he could leave Lupo and Body inquired about his brother…not the fat or pale one…the little one. It was only a matter of time they would figure out five came back, and Kraken is still working on it. On one hand they couldn’t save the world without him, in the other things don’t add up with him. Kraken sees him as deceptive, impulsive, and way too good with a gun. Also kraken thinks he may be a commie, lol. So all Kraken is asking for now is some time to figure this out and get some answers out of five.
Kraken left and claimed he was going home to clear his head…if immediately picking a fight with spaceboy is “clearing your head,” then I would say mission accomplished. On the bright side he finally got his ape butt off the couch. On the not so bright side, it’s becoming clearer to me that spaceboy has carried so much responsibility from his space days and protecting the world…that no that it’s over…he’s breaking down. But a special shoutout to the members of the Ube tribe who have stuck around and obviously not gotten a ride home yet, lol. They seem really chill. But during the argument between spaceboy and kraken, bringing up the point that no one knows where five is…Allison decides to head off and look for herself. It does seem there are some benefits to not being able to speak in a conversation, you start to o observe a lot more.
We interrupt this regularly schedule program to cut over to the Burroughs airfield, where a Mr Perseus is just getting back from Mumbai. Who this is and what he is doing is unclear. What is clear is that the rest of the company he owns is weary about what he is doing and he brought something very fragile back with him. Also seems that he runs through robot assistants like toothbrushes, and his loyal driver (I’m sure he is more than a driver), Kazu, is always there ready with a replacement. Hmmmm.
So Vanya found Five. I don’t know if you could ever believe what she walked in on, so I might as well say it to the best of my ability. Remember his references to Kennedy. Remember Marilyn Monroe singing happy birthday to him seductively. Imagine that, but instead of Kennedy it’s five. And instead of Monroe it’s an ape in a wig and dress. And instead of the White House it is five sitting in a seedy hotel with a shell shocked look and a glass of alcohol. Turns out Allison found Monocle’s monocle, and that led her to him. And now she wants to know everything.
As this issue comes to a close we jump back to the umbrella academy to figure out why Klaus was walking past Diego and Luther with a bottle of gin and an ouija board. Turns out it’s to do exactly what you would think, to summon and talk to pogo while on ketamine and drunk. Unfortunately through his babbling he finally mentioned Five…which queued Hazel and Cha-Cha to step in from their stake out and knock him out and take him. Oh no.
Back at the police station, Lupo and Body are not having a good time trying to keep the press away from the river of blood left at the dog tracks. What’s also impossible is that every bullet from the AK-47 used on the slaughter…hit its mark. To make their day even worse, Lupo finds Kraken sitting in his chair. He just came in to take a look at the photos from the track, but before he could leave Lupo and Body inquired about his brother…not the fat or pale one…the little one. It was only a matter of time they would figure out five came back, and Kraken is still working on it. On one hand they couldn’t save the world without him, in the other things don’t add up with him. Kraken sees him as deceptive, impulsive, and way too good with a gun. Also kraken thinks he may be a commie, lol. So all Kraken is asking for now is some time to figure this out and get some answers out of five.
Kraken left and claimed he was going home to clear his head…if immediately picking a fight with spaceboy is “clearing your head,” then I would say mission accomplished. On the bright side he finally got his ape butt off the couch. On the not so bright side, it’s becoming clearer to me that spaceboy has carried so much responsibility from his space days and protecting the world…that no that it’s over…he’s breaking down. But a special shoutout to the members of the Ube tribe who have stuck around and obviously not gotten a ride home yet, lol. They seem really chill. But during the argument between spaceboy and kraken, bringing up the point that no one knows where five is…Allison decides to head off and look for herself. It does seem there are some benefits to not being able to speak in a conversation, you start to o observe a lot more.
We interrupt this regularly schedule program to cut over to the Burroughs airfield, where a Mr Perseus is just getting back from Mumbai. Who this is and what he is doing is unclear. What is clear is that the rest of the company he owns is weary about what he is doing and he brought something very fragile back with him. Also seems that he runs through robot assistants like toothbrushes, and his loyal driver (I’m sure he is more than a driver), Kazu, is always there ready with a replacement. Hmmmm.
So Vanya found Five. I don’t know if you could ever believe what she walked in on, so I might as well say it to the best of my ability. Remember his references to Kennedy. Remember Marilyn Monroe singing happy birthday to him seductively. Imagine that, but instead of Kennedy it’s five. And instead of Monroe it’s an ape in a wig and dress. And instead of the White House it is five sitting in a seedy hotel with a shell shocked look and a glass of alcohol. Turns out Allison found Monocle’s monocle, and that led her to him. And now she wants to know everything.
As this issue comes to a close we jump back to the umbrella academy to figure out why Klaus was walking past Diego and Luther with a bottle of gin and an ouija board. Turns out it’s to do exactly what you would think, to summon and talk to pogo while on ketamine and drunk. Unfortunately through his babbling he finally mentioned Five…which queued Hazel and Cha-Cha to step in from their stake out and knock him out and take him. Oh no.
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August 18, 2020
Estos números de Dallas me están gustando más que Apocalypse Suite. Veo que se empiezan a conectar los puntos, lo cual me alegra ya que la primer serie fue un despilfarro de eventos a la diestra y siniestra.
Es divertido e interesante ver cómo diverge el cómic de la adaptación de Netflix y cómo se va desarrollando a partir del material que poseen.
Y ahora sí ya aparecieron Hazel y Cha-Cha, son de los personajes que mejor impresión a primera vista he tenido.
Es divertido e interesante ver cómo diverge el cómic de la adaptación de Netflix y cómo se va desarrollando a partir del material que poseen.
Y ahora sí ya aparecieron Hazel y Cha-Cha, son de los personajes que mejor impresión a primera vista he tenido.
December 29, 2024
4 / 5 ✮⋆˙
❝ What the hell is he talking about ? ❞
these issues are better than the Apocalypse Suite, this are more fun, better planned, and so much easier on the reader.
i really like Hazel and Cha Cha
❝ What the hell is he talking about ? ❞
these issues are better than the Apocalypse Suite, this are more fun, better planned, and so much easier on the reader.
i really like Hazel and Cha Cha
February 21, 2019
Right back on track, the characters' squabble are present, the action is there, so is the gore. I'm just happy The Umbrella Academy is showing all its best.
P.S. In the comics Cha-Cha is a guy??!?
P.S. In the comics Cha-Cha is a guy??!?
February 24, 2019
Kraken is persistent. I'm glad that Allison is smart and intuitive, 'bout the damn time a strong female figure back in action. Spaceboy is strangely disappointing. I still dislike him.
August 10, 2020
Hazel and Cha-Cha are hilarious but this is still kind of a let-down.
April 4, 2022
esto se empieza a poner weno
May 13, 2022
I have a lot of questions
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July 3, 2022wtf five
November 19, 2022
Fue un poco meh la verdad, esperaba un poco más habiendo tenido un buen inicio en el cómic anterior, pero bueno no se puede hacer nada.
September 23, 2024
Happy birthday to you, mr. president ~
February 1, 2016
I love the art in these comics. There's a real Saturday morning cartoon feel to the art work which works perfectly with the tone of the story.
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