The Umbrella Academy Volume 1: Apocalypse Suite
Author: Way, Gerard
ISBN: 9781593079789
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year First Published: 2014
Pages: 184
Dimensions: 210mm x 258mm x 10mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Descripition:
Seven Children. Super Powers. SAVE THE WORLD.
Soon to be a streaming series, airing February 2019!
The New York Times bestselling comics series that was the inspiration for TheUmbrella Academy on streaming,now on Season 3!
In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three 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.
. This volume collects the first six-issue series, as well as out-of-print short stories and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Gabriel Ba, James Jean, and Gerard Way.
. "Flawless...stylish, imaginative."-Newsarama
. Listed as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens by the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA).
. Amazon.com's #1 Graphic Novel of 2008!
. A New York Times bestseller!
ISBN: 9781593079789
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year First Published: 2014
Pages: 184
Dimensions: 210mm x 258mm x 10mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Descripition:
Seven Children. Super Powers. SAVE THE WORLD.
Soon to be a streaming series, airing February 2019!
The New York Times bestselling comics series that was the inspiration for TheUmbrella Academy on streaming,now on Season 3!
In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three 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.
. This volume collects the first six-issue series, as well as out-of-print short stories and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Gabriel Ba, James Jean, and Gerard Way.
. "Flawless...stylish, imaginative."-Newsarama
. Listed as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens by the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA).
. Amazon.com's #1 Graphic Novel of 2008!
. A New York Times bestseller!
