Review: The Umbrella Academy
This week I read a comic called The Umbrella Academy. The thing that immediately pulled me to it was the author, Gerard Way the lead singer for My Chemical Romance. I'm not a huge My Chemical Romance fan but I always liked the idea of Coheed and Cambria's comic and never read it, so when I heard of a similar idea I jumped on it, and I wasn't disappointed.
The first thing that grabbed me was the artwork. It has a hint of what I love about the Hellboy comics, a little chaotic with a great use of color to reveal things that don't need to be said.
It starts with a phenomenon of babies being born and adopted by a man who raises them to use their powers to save the world. He is incredibly harsh to them and, go figure, they grow up and all rebel against him because of his lack of affection and huge supply of callousness.
Fast-forward twenty years and you have a dysfunctional family of superheroes getting back together for the first time since they were kids, to save the world from certain destruction. I am a geek and I am liking comics more-and-more. But, I have always appreciated when comics or superhero movies, hit the reality of how difficult it would really be to struggle with all the power and responsibilities that come with being so important. And the balance between being a hero and being a threat to the rest of us. And this comic shows the hero world in the Jerry Springer light it deserves. I would recommend you all go get it.
PEACE
Doug
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