This book is written by Gerard Way and drawn by Gabrial Ba.
The Art work is some of the best that i have seen in a long time. It is so perfectly matched to this story i can't even begin to think of another artist on this book. Ba has a style much his own but you can see some influences in it as well (Mike Mignola pops to mind).
The writing is also amazing. Let me start by saying that (in case you didn't know) Gerard way is the lead singer of the EMO band My Chemical Romance. I hate EMO. I can't stand all their whiny lyrics and how all the fucking music sounds the same. I went in on this book thinking that maybe i wouldn't like the first issue and i would be able to save myself the 2.99 monthly even though the concept is pretty cool. Damn if i wasn't wrong. This motherfucker know how to write a damn god comic.
This story takes place with a group of foster kids that were brought up by sort of mad scientist that brought out the special powers in all these kids. Collectively he referred to them as the Umbrella academy and individually he referred to the just by numbers. The last of them was thought to have no powers except for the ability to play a damn fine Violin. Well while the other six are being attacked she is basically pushed aside as she has been all her life. It is then that we learn that her musical talent has the ability to make a sound that will end the world (can we say brown note people). So in this book we see her kidnapped and transformed into something quite different.
Don't let your prejudices about the music influence your comic buys. This is a damn fine comic and something that is a lot better then some of the things that the "Big 2" are putting out.
Talk to you later.
TJ
1 comment:
couldn't agree more. this has been an outstanding series. i was passing on it until i listened to CGS's Gerad Way interview. After that I had to at least pick up the first issue, and the next day I went back to the shop and picked up issues 2 and 3. Looking forward to reading issue 5 next week.
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