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The Umbrella Academy Boxed Set
The New York Times bestselling comics series that was the inspiration for The Umbrella Academy on Netflix, now on Season 3!
Three magnificent New York Times bestselling Umbrella Academy graphic novels are collected in one deluxe boxed set featuring an exclusive, double-sided poster! (Note: there is one box; image shows both sides)
In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three extraordinary children were spontaneously born by 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. Nearly a decade after their first mission, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again.
Collects Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, Umbrella Academy: Dallas, and Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion. Also includes an exclusive Umbrella Academy double-sided poster.
Three magnificent New York Times bestselling Umbrella Academy graphic novels are collected in one deluxe boxed set featuring an exclusive, double-sided poster! (Note: there is one box; image shows both sides)
In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three extraordinary children were spontaneously born by 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. Nearly a decade after their first mission, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again.
Collects Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, Umbrella Academy: Dallas, and Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion. Also includes an exclusive Umbrella Academy double-sided poster.
568 pages, Paperback
Published December 7, 2021
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About the author
Gerard Way
229 books4,543 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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December 14, 2021
Having only experienced The Umbrella Academy via the Netflix show, I was really excited to receive a review copy of this collection to see how well the show stood up. And I must say, I'm very happy with the result. The artwork in TUA is sharp and colorful and really works well with the pseudo superhero stories. I did have a hard time getting used to who each character was, having only seen them on the show, but once I got a handle on who each of them were in the graphic novel I ended up really appreciating how well they did for the show. The graphic novel is separated into three separate stories, two of which are told through the show. The big difference is that in this graphic novel these stories are told separately while in the show they are done in tandem.
All-in-all, I really enjoyed the stories and would highly recommend to those who enjoyed the show and like graphic novels.
Received via Edelweiss
All-in-all, I really enjoyed the stories and would highly recommend to those who enjoyed the show and like graphic novels.
Received via Edelweiss
December 11, 2021
As an MCR fan, I've wanted to read the comic books for the longest time.
The comics were filled with pages full of colour, minor shading accompanied by solid colours with high contrast. The art style is incredibly suitable and I cannot imagine any other that would've done it justice.
Dallas' ending was one of my favourites, especially the scene where it flashes to the 5 of them after the assassination. I think that part was done exceptionally well. Unfortunately, I am completely lost when it comes to the storyline since the timeline seems to jump around.
As I am only familiar with the Netflix version, it took a while for me to get used to their names and character designs. Compared to the Netflix series, the Netflix series brings together a few storylines happening at the same time, whereas it is separated into different volumes here in the comics.
The Apocalypse suite follows Vanya's storyline where she becomes the reason for doomsday. Dallas follows Hazel, Cha-cha and the J.F. Kennedy plot. On the other hand, Hotel Oblivion is a completely new storyline. It's difficult to understand and it made me realise how much I was reliant on the Netflix series to give me an understanding of the storyline. The art and colours were the most vibrant of the three, but I have no idea what was happening except that it was darker than the other 2.
It seems to me that the Netflix series uses the book as a skeleton, fleshing it out with more details such as The Handler that employs number five, his relationship with the mannequin, Allison's new love life with Raymond in season 2 and more. Still, I am quite curious to find out how the third book gets incorporated into the series.
The comics were filled with pages full of colour, minor shading accompanied by solid colours with high contrast. The art style is incredibly suitable and I cannot imagine any other that would've done it justice.
Dallas' ending was one of my favourites, especially the scene where it flashes to the 5 of them after the assassination. I think that part was done exceptionally well. Unfortunately, I am completely lost when it comes to the storyline since the timeline seems to jump around.
As I am only familiar with the Netflix version, it took a while for me to get used to their names and character designs. Compared to the Netflix series, the Netflix series brings together a few storylines happening at the same time, whereas it is separated into different volumes here in the comics.
The Apocalypse suite follows Vanya's storyline where she becomes the reason for doomsday. Dallas follows Hazel, Cha-cha and the J.F. Kennedy plot. On the other hand, Hotel Oblivion is a completely new storyline. It's difficult to understand and it made me realise how much I was reliant on the Netflix series to give me an understanding of the storyline. The art and colours were the most vibrant of the three, but I have no idea what was happening except that it was darker than the other 2.
It seems to me that the Netflix series uses the book as a skeleton, fleshing it out with more details such as The Handler that employs number five, his relationship with the mannequin, Allison's new love life with Raymond in season 2 and more. Still, I am quite curious to find out how the third book gets incorporated into the series.
September 29, 2020
Never really read a graphic novel before. The eratic jumping in location (and time) resulted initially in a hard to follow timeline. However once the style became apparent the depth and complexity of the story came through. - Good read
May 13, 2024
Honestly, this series is something of a hot mess and incredibly hard to follow, narratively.
Had I not watched the show first, I'd be completely lost and enjoying this a lot less than I did.
Had I not watched the show first, I'd be completely lost and enjoying this a lot less than I did.
December 10, 2025
Me gusta que no sean historias de superhéroes al uso..... pero a la vez todo se me ha antojado un poco frío.
August 20, 2021
A chopped up series of cool ideas, none of which fully developed. Thankfully, the TV show expands upon this and is far superior.
The 3rd volume sucks though.
The 3rd volume sucks though.
August 14, 2022
I would rate this higher but, the 3rd installment felt rushed, and like extra footage for Netflix. I have never watched the Netflix series and was thankful for it. I found myself often confused and lost as it jumped so frequently in storylines in each issue. At first I thought it was how a graphic novel might read (this is my first full read through) but I started another graphic novel and it is so easy to follow, which made me resent this one a little, due to the amount of times I was like “wait wtf?” The Dallas issue was 5 stars standing on its own. But aside from that, I was left a little disappointed by my guy Gerard. HOWEVER the characters were well thought out through sketch and purpose, the illustrations were colorful, frightful, and bold, Gabriel Ba is a master a background images with little to no details in the crowds in the background but it felt like each one had a face (they don’t it’s cool how he does the zoomed out shots)
I am glad to have read it, I just don’t think I’d recommend it TO people
I am glad to have read it, I just don’t think I’d recommend it TO people
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