Read this volume on recommendation (trying to break my ties with the M universe). It was definitely a pleasant way to spend the afternoon. ( )

The Umbrella Academy, to put it bluntly, is a mess. The pacing was all over the place: it was somehow too fast yet completely flat as well. I couldn't really keep up and it was honestly just boring because it lacked depth.

The ideas in Umbrella Academy on paper are cool and creative, but in the actual comic it's just flimsy. There are so many unanswered questions: why were all the kids born at the same time? Why do some possess a power whilst Vanya doesn't? Why is there a talking chimpanzee? Why is number five a kid from turning back time? Why does one of them have their head on a gorilla's body? Why does the villain want to destroy everything with music? SOMEBODY EXPLAIN THIS TO ME.

The characters weren't really characters, but wood planks. I can remember some of their names but only remember 5 and Seance's powers.

I like Gerard Way. His music's great and he seems like a nice guy, but he's not a good comic writer. I think the problem is that whilst he's incredibly creative he doesn't know how to get his ideas onto paper, resulting in a comic full of muddled not-fully developed ideas seemingly there just to be there. ( )

as a Gerard Way stan, im a little ashamed it’s taken me so long to read this. it was weird, wild, whacky, whimsical, and all around entertaining. i can’t wait to read the next! ( )

I wasn't going to read this, after watching a bunch, but not all, of the show and enjoying it enough, but not being blown away. I am very glad it was sin my local library network because it's unbelievably different in form and tone to the show and I absolutely loved it!

This takes aesthetics and the veneer of the sensibilities of much older superhero comics and huge, weird premises, just go with it stylings, and updates the actual tone and writing to a very modern, fresh, and self aware look at superheroes, particularly child prodigy superheroes and how that effects their adult lives.

The DNA of the show is all there with some major changes, especially the portrayal of Vanya. The show fleshes out and deepens a lot of the characters and their relationships at the expense of the utterly ridiculous, rip-roaringnsess of the comic. There's just so much fun and herded-cat effective silliness and scale that just doesn't translate, and it's glorious to see in its original form, and to have both!

The art is great. The writing is really cool. This is just an absolute corker of a comic that wasn't in the least but spoiled by my already knowing the general beats of the story from the show. I will absolutely be checking out further volumes and kinda want to actually catch up on the show now too.

This was absolutely the cover to cover happy times, single-sitting read that I needed after BRZRKR was such a disappointment. ( )

I read this because of how much I enjoyed the Netflix series. While I still enjoyed the comic, especially the art, I have to say the Tv series had a far better story. ( )