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''The Umbrella Academy'' is a Comic Book endeavor by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance . The comic will feature illustrations by Gabriel Bá, cover art by by James Jean , and colours by Dave Stewart . The six-issue Limited Series 5 is to be released by Dark Horse Comics on September 19 , 2007 . Main story The series starts off when the members of the Umbrella Academy, now well into their adult years and disbanded, learn that their adoptive father, Sir Reginald Hargreeves, has died. When news of a world-ending threat is made public, the former team members must put their differences aside and unite to save the world. INFLUENCE Way has stated that the biggest influence on this piece of work is his favorite writer, is his all-time favorite artist and that "his '' Grendel Tales '' are like my bible to draw from". CHARACTERS
ISSUES The series begins on September 19 , 2007 with the first part of the story ''Apocalypse Suite''. SHORT STORIES A first short preview story of the series was released on November 2 , 2006 on the Dark Horse Comics website. The first printed story was “…But the Past Ain’t Through With You.” which appeared in the 2007 Dark Horse Comics Free Comic Book Day issue. Another story, “Safe & Sound”, was published in July of 2007 in '' Dark Horse Presents '' online on MySpace .6 Internet preview An Internet preview was released on November 2 , 2006 on the Dark Horse website. The story was lettered by Jason Hvam, Merci Bien, and Samantha. Plot The story is only two pages long and contains two main characters, The Séance and a boy. Both are in a laboratory at the Umbrella Academy at 2:54 in the morning and The Séance is connected to a machine. The boy transports The Séance to a Mediæval French war via a time machine. The Séance appears on horseback and in armor in the middle of a battle as he gives orders in French to the troops. A soldier comes up to him telling him, in French, that it they must wait for reinforcements. A cannonball explodes and The Séance is back in the laboratory, still in armor. “…But the Past Ain’t Through With You.” The first printed story of the series, “…But the Past Ain’t Through With You.”, appeared in the 2007 Dark Horse Comics Free Comic Book Day issue. The title is a line from the My Chemical Romance song “Kill All Your Friends”, a B-side from the album '' The Black Parade ''.7 Nobody, including Gerard Way has made any reference to the origin of the name. The name could also have come from a quote from the film ''Magnolia'' (the exact quote being, “We might be through with the past, but the past ain’t through with us”).8 The comic book was released on May 5 , 2007 , Free Comic Book Day . The story was lettered by Nate Piekos. The comic book also features the début of ''Pantheon City'' written by Ron Marz and illustrated by Clément Sauvé and ''Zero Killer'' written by Arvid Nelson and illustrated by Matt Camp. Plot The story begins with Spaceboy, The Rumor, and The Séance finding The Rumor’s body in an ally. A reporter with a camera tries to take a picture of the body but The Rumor destroys the film by telling a lie about the defect in the camera. Spaceboy revives a message that help is needed in actress named Gina Barbeux. Spaceboy instructs Inspector Lupo to keep his men posted outside the studio. The scene changes to the inside of the studio, which is know being destroyed by the Murderbot. The Murder Magician and The Assassin are dancing on stage and Lucifer Clark is in a Dagger Head Box . As the Murder Magician is about to saw Lucifer Clark in half, the Murderbot crashes to the ground. The Umbrella Academy appears and Spaceboy orders the Murder Magician to surrender. The Murderbot’s hand lands on Spaceboy, pressing him into the stage. The Kraken attacks the Murder Magician as The Assassin flees. Spaceboy emerges from the crater lifting the Murderbot’s hand. He orders The Horror to grab the other arm and The Séance to loosen the bolts of the robot. The Horror and Spaceboy each pull a hand, severing the robot’s arms, effectively destroying it. The Rumor seeing The Assassin on the lighting rig. The Rumor lies and tells her that the rig has assembled in a “rush job”. The rig collapses, seemingly killing The Assassin. The Monocle (Sir Reginald Hargreeves) appears in the studio to everyone’s surprise and asks how The Rumor’s body could have been found if she is still alive. Spaceboy explains that The Rumor lied about going to the library after she was found out of the house after midnight. She was actually sneaking out to see her boyfriend. Spaceboy holds up a library card with a picture of The Rumor and the name “Allison Hargreeves AKA The Rumor” and explains that her lie had manifested into another Rumor, which was killed by the Murder Magician. The Monocle commends Spaceboy on his work and states his amazement that he led the Murder Magician to a copy instead of the actual Rumor. The Kraken, enraged, asks The Monocle why he would have told the Murder Magician were to find The Rumor. The Monocle responds by saying, “to teach her a lesson”. The story concludes with The Monocle exiting the studio as he says, “class dismissed”. An editorial note at the end of the story informs the reader that the next installment of the Umbrella Academy some characters “may or may not be living and/or dead”. “Safe & Sound” “Safe & Sound” was published in the first issue of the second volume of '''' written by Ron Marz and illustrated by Luke Ross. “Safe & Sound” lettered by Nate Piekos.9 Plot The story begins with The Kraken on top of a moving car occupied by criminals. The credits on the page say “Safe & Sound / featuring The Kraken / Formally of The Umbrella Academy”. The cars occupants, a driver, a man in the passenger seat with a Tommy Gun , a Gypsy fortuneteller in the back seat, and a little girl in the back seat are all aware that The Kraken in on top of the vehicle. After The Kraken stabs the top of the car, the fortuneteller, who is holding a green Crystal Ball , orders the man in the front to shoot The Kraken, who manages to escape injury. When the girl in the back says that she wants to go home, the fortuneteller tells here she can as soon as here father pays the ransom. The Kraken punches the man with the through the window, prompting the fortuneteller to order the driver to slam the brakes. The Kraken and the man with the gun are ejected from the car, the latter going through the windshield. The Kraken flies through a window of an unoccupied clothing store. The other occupants in the car exit the vehicle and the fortuneteller produces a Cartomancy card that portrays death. The driver than indiscriminately shoots at the clothing store with the Tommy Gun. The Kraken emerges on top of the car (behind the fortuneteller) and demands the release of the girl. She pulls out another cartomancy card with devil. The driver shoots at The Kraken, who jumps towards him and punches him. The knocked-out man falls to the ground. The fortuneteller, still defiant, tells The Kraken not to produce his blade, or else she will drop the green crystal ball, which she claims holds the life of the girl she is holding hostage. She claims that if it drops the girl will die. The Kraken throws his knife at the fortuneteller’s shoulder and she drops the crystal ball, which shatters on the ground. The fortuneteller is in shock to see that the girl is still alive and is surprised by a punch delivered by The Kraken. The next scene shows the fortuneteller being arrested who is hysterically saying that the girl should have died. Inspector Lupo (a character similar to Commissioner Gordon of '' Batman '') thanks The Kraken for saving the mayor’s daughter. The Kraken reaches into the back seat of the fortuneteller’s car and produces a crystal ball, identical the one that was destroyed. He hands in to the Inspector and tells him that it is, “Something important. Take care of it.” REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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