Comments on: Graphic Novel review: "Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite"

By: bella

bella — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:43:45 +0000

thank you for that. I’ve been curious about the umbrella academy for a while and havn’t got anything yet. Where I am in Australia, no one that I know has even heard of it. I preordered it and wasn’t sure if I would be getting everything in one hit.

By: R.A. Porter

R.A. Porter — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:50:02 +0000

@bella, I don’t know about the hardcover edition; that’s not out for a while yet. This trade edition collects the six, the FCBD comic, and a couple of other pieces, including a prose piece Way had written. Basically, everything you’d have if you got the free comic, followed closely on MySpace, and bought the six issue run.

I’d assume the hardcover will contain the same and possibly some more.

By: bella

bella — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:18:23 +0000

does the hardcover edition have the 6 comics in it as well as the aditional features or are they not included?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:09:40 +0000

Okay, that makes sense now.

Either way, I’m pre-ordering the sucker

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:49:05 +0000

Yeah, that's it. They're calling it volume one in anticipation of Way going back to the well and doing another run of the Academy. I for one would love to see that, but I think he should do what Matt Fraction did on Casanova and switch Bá out for his twin brother Fabio Moon. Not because there's anything at all lacking about Gabriel Bá's amazing work, but because I think it's awesome that there are two fantastic comic artists who are twins. Here's a link to the Moon and Bá blog. Richards last blog post..Umbrella Academy review

By: D.L. White

D.L. White — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:07:30 +0000

This was the 1st series of this comic, so maybe that’s why Amazon has it listed as Volume 1?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:18:28 +0000

Thanks guys…it’s just weird that Amazon is calling this Volume 1.

http://www.amazon.com/Umbrella-Academy-1-Gerard-Way/dp/1593079788/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212604860&sr=8-1&tag=popcritics-20

Confused on which one is the right one.

By: D.L. White

D.L. White — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:10:01 +0000

Yep. Gerard went to art school, graduated, worked for Nickelodeon for a year, then started the band. I absolutely LOVE the comics! As you said, the story and the superheroes are unlike any I’ve ever encountered.

Hey Mike – for all things comics, try Things from Another World (http://www.tfaw.com/) You can pre-order the graphic novel. It comes out July 2nd.

By the way… the Black Parade tour was AWESOME!

D.L. Whites last blog post..Let’s get LOST! (Episode 13 – There’s No Place Like Home)

By: The Trousered Ape

The Trousered Ape — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:59:24 +0000

The wife and I are huge MCR fans (got to see them on the Black Parade Tour). Actually G-Way worked on comics before making it big in the music business so this is more of him going back to his roots I think.

We’ve been getting this shipped to us as soon as they come of the press. I haven’t read them but the wife has and she loves them.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:45:57 +0000

Wow, this looks great Richard…thanks for the good write-up.

However, I went to Amazon to look it up, and all I could find was Volume 1 coming out in July, with the big Suite hardcover not until November.

Am I missing something?