The Umbrella Academy (2019-) TV Series poster and comic book cover compared.

The Umbrella Academy

Steve Blackman, Jeremy Slater, 2019-

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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.

What users say

“The TV series is better than the comic book”

But the comic book is worth reading.

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RATING

8

/ 10

TV Series Poster: The Umbrella Academy (Steve Blackman, Jeremy Slater, 2019-)

7.7

/ 10

Comic Book Cover: The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite (Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá, 2007)

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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

Poster of The Umbrella Academy, the 2019 TV series by Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater

Year

2019

Minutes

60

Movie Rate

8.00

Source: IMDb

TV Series

The Umbrella Academy

Country: USA

Year: 2019-

Length: 1h / 30 episodes

Cover of The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite, the 2007 comic book by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá

Year

2007

Pages

184

Book Rate

7.70

S: Goodreads

Comic Book

The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite

Country: USA

First published in: 2007

Length: 184 pages

Genre: Fiction

*Provided by Amazon

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of The Umbrella Academy, the 2019 TV series by Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater

TV Series

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6 VOTES

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once in this poll.

Cover of The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite, the 2007 comic book by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá

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5 VOTES

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TV series

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of The Umbrella Academy, the 2019 TV series by Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater

WATCH

Yes

0

%

25% No

9 votes

3 votes

comic book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite, the 2007 comic book by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá

READ

Yes

0

%

36% No

7 votes

4 votes

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