num_pages: 184
description: In an inexplicable worldwide event forty-seven 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.Collecting: The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite 1-6 as well as out-of-print short stories and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Gabriel B James Jean and Gerard Way
language: English
title: The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1:  Apocalypse Suite
publisher: Dark Horse Comics