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The Umbrella Academy Library Edition Volume 2: Dallas by Gerard Way
3.0
The Umbrella Academy Volume 2: Dallas by Gerard Way & Gabriel Ba raises the stakes as a comic book sequel. It had more bizarreness and the most memorable characters than the previous instalment. If you haven't read my first book review, do so before reading this.
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 an excellent time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. The trouble is that each team member is distracted by some genuine 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 The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unravelling a mysterious series of massacres. This volume also includes Number Five's past (or future, shall we say) and his involvement with Temps Aeternalis, an organisation dedicated to preserving the timeline by any means necessary…including the Kennedy assassination in 1963.
Elements of this volume, like the characters Cha-Cha and Hazel, were incorporated into the first season of the Netflix adaptation. As those two were my favourite characters in the show, it was a shame we didn't get enough of them in the comic counterpart. The colours of the illustrations, by Dave Stewart, were so vibrant and authentic-looking, it made its predecessor less punchy. Although, I say there's more gore and nightmare fuel in this one than the last. The library edition also includes the short story "Anywhere But Here".
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 an excellent time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. The trouble is that each team member is distracted by some genuine 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 The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unravelling a mysterious series of massacres. This volume also includes Number Five's past (or future, shall we say) and his involvement with Temps Aeternalis, an organisation dedicated to preserving the timeline by any means necessary…including the Kennedy assassination in 1963.
Elements of this volume, like the characters Cha-Cha and Hazel, were incorporated into the first season of the Netflix adaptation. As those two were my favourite characters in the show, it was a shame we didn't get enough of them in the comic counterpart. The colours of the illustrations, by Dave Stewart, were so vibrant and authentic-looking, it made its predecessor less punchy. Although, I say there's more gore and nightmare fuel in this one than the last. The library edition also includes the short story "Anywhere But Here".