Welcome to Issue #3 of NeoGAF's very own Comic Book Club!
It was very close, but this time we'll be reading The Umbrella Academy, Volume 1!
The Book
Gerard Way, of My Chemical Romance, makes his comics writing debut in this outrageous superhero epic that Grant Morrison called "An ultraviolet psychedelic sherbet bomb of wit and ideas. The superheroes of the 21st century are here at last..." In an inexplicable, worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by 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
Purchase
One of my all-time favorites. Free shipping doesn't kick in until $50, but Apocalypse Suite currently on sale for $7.19 at Instocktrades.
Amazon(US)
Amazon(UK)
The Rules
SPOILERS DO NOT NEED TO BE TAGGED FOR THIS VOLUME.
We're set to read and discuss this book from now until the 27th of October. Obviously the thread won't suddenly disappear after that, so if you want to carry on talking about the book beyond October 27th, feel free - but we'll be moving onto the next comic on that date!
Other than that - we've got 3 weeks to dive in and enjoy this, so let's get cracking!
Also! Please note that I will be opening up votes for the next comics next week with a new voting thread this time, so everyone has plenty of time to get their hands on the next one. If you have any suggestions / recommendations, please PM me. I have all recommendations saved in a document and will be using them at random for future vote threads. Even if your recommendation loses a vote, I may bring it back later on.
Happy reading!