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The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas (2009)

by Gerard Way(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

159582345X (ISBN13: 9781595823458)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Dark Horse Books

series

The Umbrella Academy

review 1: Volume 2 takes place briefly after the first, in a recovering world. Again, our heroes face an impending global threat in the midst of even more personal issues. The narrative this time around assumes a much darker, more-slapstick tone as it delves into the deeper plot points and character conflicts. Without giving too much away, this Academy round delves into themes of time travel, paradoxes, and assassins all the while maintaining its absurd and cheeky voicings.Again, the story falls short of fully covering its characters yet maintains a wonderful exploration of their personal squabbles with one another. Still a highly recommended read, and I pray there are more installments of this franchise!
review 2: FOUR AND A HALF STARS: Like most of the books I read, I ... moreget my comics from the library, so am used to reading series (The Walking Dead, Y: The Last Man) out of order; I'm not a "consecutivist," so actually enjoy finding out weeks later how a character lost a limb, etc. So when The Umbrella Academy Vol 2: Dallas was ready for pick-up before Vol 1: Apocalypse Suite, I figured *no problemo*, but was DEAD wrong: the writing of this comic is so much more dense, sly & intricate than what I've recently read (SAGA), that I had NO idea what was going on. But, I sensed it was something good, I just needed more backstory. I returned Vol 2 unfinished and waited patiently for Apocalypse Suite before trying again and I'm glad I did--not only did things now make sense, I also appreciated how much richer & complex Vol 2 is compared to Vol 1. This is a fantastic series that rewards savoring slowly, a good lesson for myself, who tends to tear through things. Highly recommended but super gory. less

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