The Umbrella Academy Series 3 Books Collection Set

The Umbrella Academy (collected editions) #1-3

by Gerard Way, Umbrella Academy Volume 1: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way (Contributor)

The Umbrella Academy Series 3 Books Collection Set

Apocalypse Suite Volume 1

Once, the Umbrella Academy was unstoppable. Under the tutelage of their guardian and mentor, Dr. Reginald Hargreeves, its members spent their childhoods fighting evil and honing their extraordinary gifts. Until something went terribly wrong .Now, nine years later, the estranged members of the Umbrella Academy are reunited by the death of the only parent they've ever known and the rise of a new and terrible threat. Will they be able to overcome their history for long enough to save the world one more time?

Dallas Volume 2

Following a near apocalypse created by one of their own, and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo , each member of the team is distracted by problems of their own. The White Violin is bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. Rumor has lost her voice. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track and the Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a plot to kill JFK!

The Hotel Oblivion Volume 3

With a new Netflix series, the best-selling graphic novels return - with the original creators Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance, Doom Patrol) and Gabriel Ba (Two Brothers, Casanova) have earned awards and accolades on their separate projects, and finally return to their breakout 2007 hit, for the latest chapter in the bizarre lives of their former teen superhero team. Faced with an increasing number of lunatics with superpowers eager to fight his own wunderkind brood, Sir Reginald Hargreeves developed the ultimate solution... Now, just a few years after Hargreeves's death, his Umbrella Academy is scattered. Number Five is a hired gun, Kraken is stalking big game, Rumor is dealing with the wreckage of her marriage.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction

Paperback

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Nikki "The Crazie Betty" V. · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Steve Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Adam Rodenberger · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[Jakub Brudny · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Kempu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gusta que no sean historias de superhéroes al uso..... pero a la vez todo se me ha antojado un poco frío.

[Martin Nachev · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Amelia Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

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