The Umbrella Academy Volume 1: Apocalypse Suite Paperback

** Now a live-action series on Netflix! ** In an inexplicable worldwide event forty-three 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!