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Tales from the Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death, Vol. 1 by Shaun Simon, Gerard Way

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katie_baker's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

callsignsongbird's review

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

jbear127's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

ok most cohesive story and best illustration of any of the volumes in the series. enjoyed this tale and hope at some point they do one on each of the children of the umbrella academy.

vanillasweet's review

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adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ogreart's review against another edition

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3.0

The Umbrella Academy universe is a weird place. And this volume is further proof of that. Deeply weird, but a great deal of internal consistency that helps to hold this odd story together.

I love the Umbrella Academy, and this was a fun side adventure following Klaus as an eighteen year old whose been kicked out and finds his way to Hollywood. Lots of fun with a gangster monkey vampire, an aging actress and the space between heaven and hell. It carries some of that same humour as the main series and I love being immersed in the universe.

The only thing missing is Gabriel Ba's illustrations, however the colourings are similar and I enjoyed looking at INJ Culbard's take on the universe. Nate Piekos also does great on lettering.

notesquotesscarletmotes's review

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was missing something that I can't quite put my finger on. I definitely miss Gabriel's art and I think a lot of the punch for me from the main series comes from the interaction between siblings which is entirely lost here. I love Klaus but he's best as a part of the whole.

alevico's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Mi chiedo se sono i fumetti di umbrella academy che li leggo sempre nel momento sbagliato, o proprio non mi ispirano. La serie televisiva la trovo fatta molto bene ed è interessante. Per la serie tv penso che hanno sviluppato meglio la storia. Li ho trovati carini, ma mi forzavo a leggerli, come questo che ho appena letto. È stato carino, un po' frettoloso, come gli altri dopotutto. È stato bello però leggere una storia con protagonista Klaus, ma non sono fumetti che direi che li ho amati e che sono bellissimi, molto meglio la serie. Mi sono annoiata, ma andando avanti era meno noioso rispetto all'inizio, ma sempre noioso. Un punto a favore sono i disegni e soprattutto i colori che vengono usati e come. L'ho letto più per curiosità e perché avevo già letto gli altri.