THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Volume 1: APOCALYPSE SUITE Image Comics, ISBN # 978-1-59307-978-9, First Edition, First printing, July 2008 Collects Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite (2007) #1-6. Written by Gerard Way. Art by Gabriel Ba. Cover by Gabriel Ba and Dave Stewart. 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. Umbrella Academy is the comics debut of Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance! This volume collects the first six-issue series, as well as out-of-print short stories, and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Ba, Jean, and Way. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. The book is complete and in FINE condition with some overall light wear. Mint (MT) Nearly perfect in every way. Near Mint (NM) Nearly perfect with only minor imperfections such as subtle bindery/printing defects. Very Fine (VF) Excellent copy with outstanding eye appeal; limited accumulation of bindery/printing defects, surface wear, and minor spine creasing. Fine (FN) Above average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Very Good (VG) The average used comic book with moderate to significant wear. Good (GD) Shows significant wear. Fair (FR) Shows heavy wear. Poor (PR) Little or no collector value.