The Umbrella Academy: Learn More About the Comic Books by Gerard Way That Inspired the Netflix Show
Mar. 15, 2025The covers of comic books in the ‘Umbrella Academy’ series.Photo:Dark Horse Books
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Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer , from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.If you’ve ever been curious about the show’s source material — or are a longtime reader wanting to revisit it — read on for more details about theUmbrella Academycomic books.
The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
‘The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite’.Dark Horse Books
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The first six volumes ofThe Umbrella Academyrelays the origin stories of the Hargreeves siblings. When 47 children around the world are born to women who previously showed no signs of pregnancy, billionaire Reginald Hargreeves adopts seven of the children, who he soon discovers have extraordinary abilities. Over the years, he trains them to master their talents, and they become known to the world as The Umbrella Academy, a team of elite superheroes.The siblings had a fraught relationship with their father, however, and when Reginald dies, the Academy reluctantly returns home as adults — just in time to save the world once more.
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In the wake of the apocalypse, the Hargreeves family must reckon with the consequences of the end of the world, as well as the death of their beloved mentor. Each sibling is struggling in their own way — the Rumor has lost her powers, the White Violin is bedridden after a serious injury and Spaceboy is near-catatonic. It’s revealed that the Boy, however, might have the answers to a string of mysterious massacres, throughout the comic’s next six issues, collected in this volume.
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion
‘The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion’.Dark Horse Books
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Years after Reginald’s death, the Umbrella Academy is scattered across the world — the Rumor is dealing with the fallout of her marriage, the Kraken is on a mission, the Spaceboy is adrift in Tokyo and the Boy is now a hired assassin. The siblings’ troubled past finally catches up to them in the series’ final collection of comics.
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