The Umbrella Academy /
"In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who had 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....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Milwaukie, OR :
Dark Horse Books,
2008-
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Umbrella academy
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| Summary: | "In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who had 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"--Publishers description. |
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| Item Description: | "This volume reprints the comic book series The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite issues #1-6, and the story from the 2008 Free Comic Book Day book, published by Dark Horse Comics. This volume also includes The Umbrella Academy short story originally featured on darkhorse.com."--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | volumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Production Credits: | writer: Gerard Way ; artist: Gabriel Bá ; colorists: Dave Stewart (Vol. 1&2), Nick Filardi (Vol. 3) ; letterer: Nate Piekos of Blambot® ; introductions written by: Grant Morrison (Vol. 1) & Neil Gaiman (Vol. 2), Jeff Lemire (Vol. 3). |
| ISBN: | 9781593079789 1593079788 9781595821638 1595821635 9781595823458 159582345X 9781595823441 1595823441 9781506711423 1506711421 |