About the Author: Gerard Way
Gerard Arthur Way is an American musician who has served as frontman, lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance since its formation in 2001 until its breakup in 2013. He is the author of the Eisner Award-winning comic book series of "The Umbrella Academy." He released his second set of comics entitled "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys" in 2013. As of January 2014, he announced via Twitter that he and co-writer Gabriel Ba, will start work on Umbrella Academy Vols. 3 & 4 late 2014/early 2015. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Lindsey (bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence) and their daughter, Bandit.
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Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá, Dave Stewart, Nate Piekos, Tony Ong
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Paperback, Published in Jul 2008 by Dark Horse Comics
ISBN10: 1593079788 | ISBN13: 9781593079789
Page count: 184
In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven 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.
"Flawless…stylish, imaginative." -Newsarama
Collecting: The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite 1-6, as well as out-of-print short stories and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Gabriel Bá, James Jean, and Gerard Way
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