Written by Gerard Way
Art and Cover by Gabriel Ba
Colored by Dave Stewart
In an inexplicable worldwide event, 47 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.

(W) Gerard Way
(A) Gabriel Bá & Dave Stewart

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 a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. The trouble is each member of the team is distracted by 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 Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track, and The Kraken starts looking at his brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres. All of this leads to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal assassins, and a plot to kill JFK!