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Gerard Way Returns to Comics with Paranoid Gardens
Since 1994, My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has dipped in and out of making comics. Beyond teaming with Gabriel Bá on The Umbrella Academy, he started DC’s Young Animal imprint, teamed with acclaimed artists such as Nick Derington and Becky Cloonan, and co-created Peni Parker for Marvel. After a three-year absence from comics, Way…
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The Umbrella Academy’s Second Season Is Tackling 1960s Anti-Black Racism Head On
By centring a plot in which its main characters are transported into the past, Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy is joining the ranks of other sci-fi series where Black characters are forced to deal with the overt, public examples of anti-Black racism and violence that define both America’s history and its present.
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There’s One Big Thing Holding The Umbrella Academy Back
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s The Umbrella Academy is a curious blend. It mixes the original comic’s genuine oddness, which felt refreshing back in 2007 when Dark Horse first began publishing the series, and the kind of formulaic TV storytelling that’s come to define most of the streaming platform’s superhero-focused content.
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The First Trailer For Umbrella Academy Sets A Dramatic Stage
Is the world ready for Mary J. Blige as a time-travelling assassin? Yes, yes we are.