I wrote about the Umbrella Academy ages ago when it first came out. There was a lot of curiosity about the book, mainly caused by the fact it was written and conceived by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance. Now, let's get some things straight; yes I like My Chemical Romance, and yes, I'm fine with you hating them. But if someone writes music you don't like, that doesn't mean you won't like something they write in a different medium, ok? GOOD.
The first series of Umbrella Academy was a real treat and won a lot of awards in the comic industry, and rightly so. So when the second series was announced, many people including myself wondered if this potential would carry on. Short answer: YES.
Umbrella Academy: Dallas is a great read. The team are in a mess; Spaceboy, satisfied from saving the Earth has gotten fat and lazy, Kraken is AWOL, The White Violin is paralised from a bullet wound to the head, Rumour cannot speak, Seancé is drunk on fame and No.5.. well No.5 has been a very bad boy indeed. And who are the mysterious men appearing wearing red and yellow overalls and gas masks?
I'm on issue 4 so far, with issue 5 soon to appear. So far a lot of people have been killed, mainly down to the handy work of No.5 and two time traveling assassins known as Hazel and Cha Cha. Who are frickin nuts. God has also made an appearance, as Bob Dylan dressed as a cowboy, obviously. We have two more issues to go and I have no idea what is gonna happen next, one thing I'm sure of is that No.5 is a fucking riot.
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