2015
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4.06
Average Rating
23
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"While the Umbrella Academy reconnects over the death of their father, a displaced sibling finds her next fix in music. The influence of music transforms the lost member of the team; the family that rejected her will realize just how profoundly they underestimated their powerless sister. Conceived and written by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, _The Umbrella Academy_ features interior art by Eisner Award-winning artist Gabriel Bá (_De:Tales_), colors by Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart, and covers by multiple Eisner Award-winning painter James Jean (_Fables_). Interior art by Eisner winner Gabriel Bá, featured as one of _Entertainment Weekly_'s Top 100 cartoonists. ""An ultraviolet psychedelic sherbet bomb of wit and ideas. The superheroes of the 21st century are here at last.""Grant Morrison"
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Author
Gerard Way
Author · 49 books
Gerard 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.
