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The Umbrella Academy is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. It follows a dysfunctional family of adopted superhero siblings with bizarre powers attempting both to save the world and find their place within it.
Aug 8, 2024 · The Netflix show 'The Umbrella Academy' is based on a series of comics written by My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá — learn more about the books...
The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero comedy drama television series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics.
- A Weirder World
- What’s in A (Code) Name?
- Embracing Diversity
- Cue The Violins
- Number Six Is Not Nixed
- The Vietnam Connection
- The Commission Gets An Expansion
- Klaus’ Nuclear Apocalypse, Hazel and Cha-Cha
- More Dallas… and Twins?
- A Fleshier ‘Mom’
If you think the TV version of The Umbrella Academyis weird, the comic book series on which it is based is even weirder. In issue #1 of the comics, “The Day The Eiffel Tower Went Berserk” the 10-year-old Hargreeves children take on the Paris landmark (which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by a cybernetic zombie version of its creator, Gustave E...
One striking difference between the comic book series and the television version of The Umbrella Academyis the use of the characters’ names. In the comics, each of the Hargreeves children goes by a codename that refers to their unique abilities. Luther (Tom Hopper) goes by “Spaceboy,” Diego (David Castañeda) is “The Kraken,” Allison (Emmy Raver-Lam...
A welcome change that came from the TV adaptation is the series’ introduction of diversity. In the comics, all seven Hargreeves children are white (which never made sense given that they came from all over the world), and all of them are straight. RELATED: ‘The Umbrella Academy’: Viktor’s Transition Proves He’s the Heart of the Series In the Netfli...
In contrast to the series where Vanya's powers develop out of growing anger and resentment, in the comics Vanya is the big bad almost from the outset. Convinced by the evil Conductor to join the Orchestra Verdammten (the German word for ‘damned’) – whose goal is to play the “Apocalypse Suite” and thereby end the world – Vanya's transformation into ...
In the comics, little is known about Ben Hargreeves/Number Six/The Horror apart from the fact that he is dead. Because he’s dead, his ghostly form is visible to Klaus via his séance abilities, but readers never learn how he died. Revealed in flashbacks, we know only that he died as an adult. RELATED: ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 3: Easter Eggs, Co...
The Vietnam War carries a lot of narrative weight in the Netflix show. Season 1 sees Klaus travel back in time, fight in the War and fall in love with fellow soldier David “Dave” Katz (Cody Ray Thompson) who is killed in action. Klaus’ love for David is further explored in Season 2 when Klaus tries to prevent David from enlisting. In the graphic no...
In the comics, Number Five refers to The Commission – known as Temps Aeternalis – only in passing as the place that once employed him. However, in Seasons 1 and 2, we are treated to a full tour of the organization and introduced to The Handler (Kate Walsh), a newly invented antagonist with a tendency to pop up when it’s least helpful to the Hargree...
In the comics, the time-travelling serial killers Hazel (Cameron Britton) and Cha-Cha (Mary J. Blige) aren’t introduced until volume two, “Dallas” where they kidnap and torture Klaus in hopes that he will reveal the whereabouts of Number Five. In addition to expanding their roles for the series, the major difference between the source material and ...
Still on the subject of Dallas, in volume two of the graphic novels, Allison is dragged into a Temps Aeternalis blackmail scheme after Carmichael threatens to kill Five’s birth mother as a way of forcing JFK’s assassination. Allison masquerades as Jackie Kennedy and kills the President using her rumor ability whereas, in the show, The Majestic 12 –...
Adapting The Umbrella Academyfor the small screen necessitated some design changes, given how hyper-stylized Bá’s artwork is. This is apparent in the character of Grace – whom the children call “Mom” – the Hargreeves’ android nanny. In the comics, Mom is mannequin-like (and sometimes limbless) with exposed internal organs, appearing in all three vo...
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Feb 22, 2019 · Umbrella Academy is available to stream on Netflix. Netflix's adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's comic book series of the same name features some pretty major deviations.
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Feb 15, 2019 · According to the streamer, The Umbrella Academy is based on the Eisner award-winning comics and graphic novels created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá.
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Feb 22, 2019 · The Umbrella Academy series was created by Gerard Way (best known as the lead singer of My Chemical Romance) and Gabriel Bá (artist and co-creator of the Image Comics series Casanova). The...
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