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The Umbrella Academy is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel B. The first six-issue limited series, The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite,[6] was released by Dark Horse Comics between September 14, 2007, and February 20, 2008.[7] It won the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Finite Series/Limited Series. A second series, The Umbrella Academy: Dallas, followed in 2008. After a hiatus the series returned in 2018 with The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion released between October 3, 2018, and June 12, 2019.

Gerard Way commented[13] about the uncertainty of The Umbrella Academy's future, stating that it would be a "really long time" before a release of Hotel Oblivion, as he planned to move away from comics "indefinitely" once the Killjoys series is complete, to focus his attention on his musical career. Way expressed to return to the comics "when it's right". Later in December 2013[14][15][16] Way confirmed that he and Gabriel B were to work on both Hotel Oblivion and the fourth installment of The Umbrella Academy during 2014.[14][17]

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Safe & Sound" is an eight-page story published in the first issue of the second volume of Dark Horse Presents in July 2007. The second volume of Dark Horse Presents (an anthology comic book, which was the first comic ever published by Dark Horse) appears monthly exclusively online on the social networking website MySpace for free. The title comes from a song Gerard Way worked on with Japanese rock singer Kyosuke Himuro for the movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete. The comic book also features stories for the series Sugarshock!, written by Joss Whedon and illustrated by Fbio Moon (Gabriel B's twin brother) and Samurai: Heaven and Earth, written by Ron Marz and illustrated by Luke Ross.[21]

A film version of The Umbrella Academy was optioned by Universal Studios, but never produced. The Umbrella Academy was instead developed into a television series rather than the original film, produced by Universal Cable Productions.[8] Netflix had greenlit a live-action series adaptation of The Umbrella Academy in 2017, which premiered on February 15, 2019, with Steve Blackman serving as showrunner, and Way as an executive producer.[24][25] The first season adapted the Apocalypse Suite storyline from the comics, focusing on a time-displaced Number Five traveling from the future to warn his siblings of the impending apocalypse.

In the comics, Ben is unfortunately a shadow. He is mentioned, but unlike in the TV show, he does not follow Klaus around or make snarky remarks until Hotel Oblivion. Adding Ben into the TV show as a wonderful addition though, as it helps the Hargreeve appear more real.

So I finally got around to reading the Umbrella Academy comics, having fallen in love with the show. And it was...an experience. Here are some of my thoughts on the comics, especially when compared with the show.

-To begin with, the show can be said to be inspired, at best, by the comics. The comics are an entirely different beast altogether. Its not just a question of a 'loose adaptation' - they're practically different universes and different characters, with some broad concepts and plot beats in common. Which is great...because honestly, I don't think the comic, adapted page for page, would make for a great TV show (or any kind of TV show for that matter). Who knows...maybe an R-Rated animated adaptation someday? And yet you can easily see the DNA of the show in the comic - so it is still an 'adaptation' in that sense and not some random unrelated thing that's borrowed a name.

-It amazes me how simple and lightly sketched the plots were in the comic, compared to the relative complexity of the show. The Apocalypse Suite basically has Vanya go to watch the rest of her family in action, get yelled at by Diego and her other siblings, and then suddenly decide to join a killer orchestra to get back at them and is brainwashed into becoming the White Violin. She gets shot in the head...apocalypse averted. Compare this to all the machinations of Season 1, and the gradual transformation that Vanya goes through. Yes, Vanya and her story is definitely something that gained a lot more depth on the show compared to the comics.

-All the Umbrella Academy members are SO much more powerful in the comic! Luther literally has a gorilla body and the resultant super-strength. Allison can pretty much warp reality with her rumors (one of the back-up stories has her inadvertantly clone herself with a rumor!). And Klaus is powerful enough to telekinetically stop an asteroid from hitting earth! Speaking of Klaus...

-Klaus is the character who's perhaps most radically different between the two versions. The comic Klaus' addiction issues are basically mentioned in passing. He's not only really powerful, but also pretty competant - at one point, he successfully comes up with a plan, on the fly, to impersonate Reginald Hargreeves in order to distract Vanya. He also starts a successful strip-club in Saigon during the Vietnam War in order to get the funds to build a Travelator to get the team to Dallas in time for the JFK assassination - and manages to find and convince Pogo's younger self to help him. Now, the show's Klaus had his moments but...there's no way he'd be capable of even 10% of all that!

-The way they explained Five's powers are interesting. On the show, Five is a master of time and space, with his space manipulation basically being teleporation. In the comics however, time-travel into the future is Five's only power - but he appears to move at super-speed through micro-jumps into the future. Also, Five comes across as creepier, crazier and more violent in the comics than the show...which is saying something!

-Hazel and Cha-Cha are just...bonkers! The show did a great job humanizing both of them, but these versions are just fun in the nuttiest possible way. Imagine...they pretty much cause the apocalypse for kicks! Even Carmichael refers to them as 'psychopaths'. And again, I was a bit surprised at how small a part they play in the comics.

-The world of the comic is a bit more...out there. Which actually explained something about the show which has puzzled me. It makes a lot more sense why the Umbrella Academy wouldn't be such a big deal in a world where talking intelligent apes are commonplace, supervillains are a dime a dozen, and the Eiffel Tower is known to have been a spaceship! The show, unfortunately, transported people's blaze attitude towards the Academy while situating it in a world that's actually pretty much the 'real world', which is what leads to some dissonance. Plus I love how the Umbrella Academy's world in the comics was originally one where JFK survived...and that Five and Allison killed him only for pretty much nothing to change (except...Hazel and Cha-Cha don't end the world playing with nukes!)

-That said, despite fundamentally different the two versions are, its also pretty amazing how many plot beats were seamlessly translated from the comics to the small screen. Five's backstory with the Temps Aeternalis and the JFK assassination, the infamous diner scene, Vanya's last stand at the Icarus Theatre, Hazel and Cha-Cha torturing Klaus, the team getting stuck in the 60's, Luther's loss of motivation...all beats from the comics that get adapted reasonably faithfully to a show that is otherwise a totally different beast.

In the Netflix series, Allison is portrayed by a Black woman, Ben by a Korean American and Diego a Mexican American. The series also dispensed with the heteronormativity inherent in the comic books by making Klaus pansexual and Viktor transgender.

Most of the Hargreeves siblings in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy had somewhat different superpowers in the comic books, from subtle tweaks to completely new abilities. Originally written by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way, The Umbrella Academy is set in a world where a group of women randomly give birth to children with special powers. 7 of these kids are adopted by the mysterious Sir Reginald Hargreeves, and he forms them into the Umbrella Academy superhero team, who earn a worldwide following thanks to their superhero exploits.

Fast-forward to The Umbrella Academy's modern day, the Hargreeves siblings are fractured and alone, with only Luther staying loyal to their adopted father. As adults around the age of 30 (Number 5 excluded, of course), the Academy look back on their superhero days with regret and either use their powers questionably or don't use them at all. The Netflix adaptation is a fairly loose take on the source material, with the live-action series greatly toning down the outright weirdness of the original story and characters. This alteration is keenly reflected in the Academy's various superpowers which, although broadly the same, have additional elements in the comic series.

Diego - Netflix fans will know that Diego's strength lies in manipulating thrown objects in ways that defy the laws of physics, however, the comic character's supernatural power is actually holding his breath underwater for an indefinite period, with the knife-throwing skill discovered later. Even Reginald deems Diego's super lungs practically useless, but it's for this reason that the character's codename is "The Kraken," despite the TV version having no real connection to water.

Allison - Allison in printed form is far more powerful than her counterpart on-screen. Emmy Raver-Lampman's character can manipulate a person with her voice, making them believe anything she wants, or forcing them to act in a certain way. This is a considerable level-down from the original power of The Rumor, whose words could actually warp reality. If comic Allison says something, even an impossibility, her power will make it so.

Klaus - The Umbrella Academy on TV has already demonstrated how Klaus' abilities have potential for growth, and there's plenty of comic powers that he could learn, in addition to seeing and speaking to dead people. Klaus levitates in the comics, and is also able to communicate via the airwaves, appearing on TV screens and such. Klaus' additional psychic powers on the page extend to telekinesis and the possession of others. 2351a5e196