Lord Allo
Obscure Comics 1/3: The Umbrella Academy
So I've got a few sets of figs from really obscure comics that I haven't posted cause, well, they're real damn obscure. But I figured I might as well get em out there for education purposes.
The Umbrella Academy is an Image-published comic by Gerard Way (yep, the same, My Chemical Romance Gerard Way) about a family of seven children, all adopted by an eccentric billionaire who raises them to use their unique abilities for heroism. Their relationship with each other becomes fractured over time, and they only re-unite after their adoptive father dies, leaving them to reconcile with each other and face an all-new, devastating threat. It's a great, weird read that I highly recommend.
02, The Kraken: Gruff and no-nonsense, The Kraken has increased strength, speed, and durability, and can hold his breath for an indefinite amount of time.
03, The Rumor: A reality-warper, anything she says instantly becomes true, as long as she prefaces the saying with "I heard a rumor . . ."
01, Spaceboy: Increased strength and durability, Spaceboy's entire body was replaced with that of a Martian Gorilla after a near-fatal accident. With his new body he can survive the vacuum of space with ease.
05, The Boy: 05 disappeared for nearly twenty years at a young age, having flung himself far into a post-apocalyptic future where he soon grew bored, then worked for about fifty years to find a way back. In succeeding, he found himself trapped back in the body of his ten-year old self and can no longer age. Also he's an arrogant super-genius.
04, The Seance: Cold, pale, snarky, and a total stoner, the Seance can levitate, use telekinesis, and can talk to dead people, but only when he's not wearing shoes. Has been rejected from both Heaven and Hell.
Not pictured are 06, The Horror, who can summon tentacles from his stomach and died before the main story, or 07, Vanya, who has no special talents to speak of, but is a master violinist.
Anyways, it's a weird, dark, funny story with some touching moments (and a sequel!) that I highly recommend checking out.
More to come, and cheers!
Obscure Comics 1/3: The Umbrella Academy
So I've got a few sets of figs from really obscure comics that I haven't posted cause, well, they're real damn obscure. But I figured I might as well get em out there for education purposes.
The Umbrella Academy is an Image-published comic by Gerard Way (yep, the same, My Chemical Romance Gerard Way) about a family of seven children, all adopted by an eccentric billionaire who raises them to use their unique abilities for heroism. Their relationship with each other becomes fractured over time, and they only re-unite after their adoptive father dies, leaving them to reconcile with each other and face an all-new, devastating threat. It's a great, weird read that I highly recommend.
02, The Kraken: Gruff and no-nonsense, The Kraken has increased strength, speed, and durability, and can hold his breath for an indefinite amount of time.
03, The Rumor: A reality-warper, anything she says instantly becomes true, as long as she prefaces the saying with "I heard a rumor . . ."
01, Spaceboy: Increased strength and durability, Spaceboy's entire body was replaced with that of a Martian Gorilla after a near-fatal accident. With his new body he can survive the vacuum of space with ease.
05, The Boy: 05 disappeared for nearly twenty years at a young age, having flung himself far into a post-apocalyptic future where he soon grew bored, then worked for about fifty years to find a way back. In succeeding, he found himself trapped back in the body of his ten-year old self and can no longer age. Also he's an arrogant super-genius.
04, The Seance: Cold, pale, snarky, and a total stoner, the Seance can levitate, use telekinesis, and can talk to dead people, but only when he's not wearing shoes. Has been rejected from both Heaven and Hell.
Not pictured are 06, The Horror, who can summon tentacles from his stomach and died before the main story, or 07, Vanya, who has no special talents to speak of, but is a master violinist.
Anyways, it's a weird, dark, funny story with some touching moments (and a sequel!) that I highly recommend checking out.
More to come, and cheers!