
The Umbrella Academy
Steve Blackman, Jeremy Slater, 2019-
The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite
Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá, 2007
The Umbrella Academy is a TV series created by Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater in 2019 and based on the comic book The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, first published in 2007. The TV series features Ellen Page, Robert Sheehan, Adam Godley, Cameron Britton, Kate Walsh, David Castaneda, and others.
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Storyline
The Umbrella Academy is set in a universe where 43 women around the world give birth simultaneously on October 1, 1989, despite none of them showing any sign of pregnancy until labor began. While putting six of his children to work fighting crime, Reginald keeps Vanya apart from her siblings’ activities, as she supposedly demonstrates no powers of her own.
Movie vs Book

Year
2019
Minutes
60
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
TV Series
The Umbrella Academy
Creator: Steve Blackman, Jeremy Slater
Country: USA
Year: 2019-
Length: 1h / 30 episodes

Year
2007
Pages
184
Book Rate
7.70
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite
Author: Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá
Country: USA
First published in: 2007
Length: 184 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Umbrella Academy
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