THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY : Volume 2, DALLAS

Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books, 2009. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Gabriel Bá (Illustrations). Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/Fine w/a whisper of shelfwear. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Book is a collection of reprints from the comic-book series The Umbrella Academy: Dallas issues #1 - #6, plus a story from MySpace Dark Horse Presents #12, "Anywhere but Here". Text by award winning American singer, songwriter, musician & comic book writer Gerard Arthur Way (1977 -), lead singer of the band My Chemical Romance. Art by Brazillian comic book artist Gabriel Bá (1976 -), twin brother of fellow comic book artist Fábio Moon. 6 despondent superheroes, all beset by personal problems, join to attend their beloved mentor & adopted father Pogo's funeral are pressed to team up to save the world from different foes --- The White Violin is bedded by a head injury, The Rumor has lost her voice which is her source of power, Spaceboy is catatonic from over-eating, Number Five has dived into shady dealings at the dog track, The Kraken is looking at his little brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres, and to that, add Vietnam! Critical, epic times for the team to respond to an epic, blood-drenched face-off w/maniacal assassins climaxing with the plot to kill JFK! 172 pgs followed by a review of how art work for the series evolved.