New Releases by Gerard Way

After an unexpected visitor trashes the Umbrella Academy''s mansion, 00.05 uncovers Hargreeves''s monocle and perhaps the key to saving the world! Conceived and written by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, _The Umbrella Academy_ features interior art by Eisner Award-winning artist Gabriel B�� (_De:Tales_), colors by Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart, and covers by multiple Eisner Award-winning painter James Jean (_Fables_). Covers by Eisner Award-winning painter James Jean. Interior art by Eisner winner Gabriel B��, featured on _Entertainment Weekly_''s Top 100 list! "An ultraviolet psychedelic sherbet bomb of wit and ideas. The superheroes of the 21st century are here at last."Grant Morrison **2008 Eisner Award winnerBest Limited Series and Best Cover Artist!**

While the Umbrella Academy reconnects over the death of their father, a displaced sibling finds her next fix in music. The influence of music transforms the lost member of the team; the family that rejected her will realize just how profoundly they underestimated their powerless sister. Conceived and written by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, _The Umbrella Academy_ features interior art by Eisner Award-winning artist Gabriel B�� (_De:Tales_), colors by Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart, and covers by multiple Eisner Award-winning painter James Jean (_Fables_). Interior art by Eisner winner Gabriel B��, featured as one of _Entertainment Weekly_''s Top 100 cartoonists. "An ultraviolet psychedelic sherbet bomb of wit and ideas. The superheroes of the 21st century are here at last."Grant Morrison

In _The Umbrella Academy: Dallas_ #5, the S̩ance, Spaceboy, and the Kraken race through time to solve the mystery of Number Five''s past, and find themselves thrown into the turmoil of war, assassination, and strange visitations into their own childhoods. This imaginative series nears the conclusion of its second story arc, _Dallas_, in which the history of the United States is radically rewritten, and not a thing is changed. _Apocalypse Suite_, the first arc of _The Umbrella Academy_, has won the following awards: 2008 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series! 2008 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist! 2008 Harvey Award for Best New Series! 2008 Scream Award for Best Comic Book Artist!

En un año insólito para la humanidad nacieron 43 niños “extraordinarios”. Todos de madres solteras, sin aparentes muestras de embarazo y en los lugares más extraños. Solo siete de esos niños fueron salvados de su fatal destino y educados por el magnate Sir Reginal Hargreeves para controlar sus bizarros poderes. Ante tal acción, los medios de comunicación no pudieron dejar de preguntarse el porqué de todo esto, a lo que Hargreeves respondió que era para salvar el mundo. Gerard Way y Gabriel Bá se alían para dar lugar a una nueva generación de superhéroes, lejos de cualquier otra cosa que hayamos visto o incluso llegado a imaginar. Un soplo de aire fresco que no ha dejado indiferente a nadie. - Gerard Way, el guionista de The Umbrella Academy, es también el cantante y líder del grupo musical de My Chemical Romance. - Gabriel Bá es un nuevo talento emergente, quien a partir de The Umbrella Academy ha empezado a trabajar para editoriales como DC. En palabras de los autores... “Lo que fuimos labrando durante el curso de los seis primeros números fue una identidad. Como vosotros, no estábamos seguros de quien era The Umbrella Academy hasta que hicimos el viaje nosotros mismos.” – Gerard Way “Es exactamente lo que es Dallas: una historia sobre América.” – Gerard Way hablando sobre The Umbrella Academy: Dallas. “Doy las gracias al Cielo por ser el dibujante de esta serie.” – Gabriel Bá Los medios dicen... “Los X-Men para la gente cool.” – Grant Morrison “The Umbrella Academy es de esos pocos y escasos cómics que, simplemente, me hacen feliz.” – Neil Gaiman “Ideas nuevas, diálogos ácidos y un magnífico y único dibujo.” – Comic Book Resources “The Umbrella Academy es hoy en día el mejor cómic que puedes encontrar en las librerías.” –IGN.com Premios - Premio Eisner 2008 a la Mejor serie limitada - Premio Harvey 2008 a la Mejor serie nueva - Premio Book Expo America 2009 a la Mejor novela gráfica para bibliotecas y adolescentes - Premio Scream 2008 al Mejor artista de cómic - Catalogado como una de las Mejores Novelas Gráficas de 2008 por Library Journal - Nombrado como una de las Mejores Novelas Gráficas para jóvenes por YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) - Nombrado como uno de los mejores 100 cómics de 2008 por Comic Book Resources

The New York Times bestselling comics series that was the inspiration for The Umbrella Academy on Netflix, now on Season 3! The team is despondent following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo. So it''s a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. Trouble is—each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The White Violin is bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. Rumor has lost her voice—the source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track and the Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres…all leading to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal assassins, and a plot to kill JFK! • Chosen as BookExpo America''s 2009 Hot Graphic Novel for Libraries and Teens! • The first volume of The Umbrella Academy has sold over 45,000 copies! • "It''s the X-Men for cool people."—Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman) • 2009 Eisner Award nominations (The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite): Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá: Best Graphic Album Gabriel Bá: Best Cover Artist, Best Penciller/Inker James Jean: Best Cover Artist Dave Stewart: Best Coloring • A New York Times bestseller!

In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who''d previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world." These seven children form the Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an erratic and deadly Eiffel Tower, piloted by the fearsome zombie-robot Gustave Eiffel. Nearly a decade later, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again. • This volume collects the first six-issue series, as well as out-of-print short stories and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Gabriel Bá, James Jean, and Gerard Way. • "Flawless...stylish, imaginative."—Newsarama • Listed as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens by the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA). • Amazon.com''s #1 Graphic Novel of 2008! • A New York Times bestseller!