After the mass release of The City's greatest foes and the chaos that followed in Hotel Oblivion, the Umbrella Academy face their most fearsome challenge to date-their other brothers and sisters. Known only as The Sparrows, they share a different connection to Sir Reginald Hargreeves and Mom. No one knows how to hurt each other more than family, and this powerful, ruthless brood will spare no brutality in favor of their sole objective-control, and the obedient glare that comes with it. A harrowing and action-filled study of ambition, futility, and violence-The Umbrella Academy: Plan B is what happens when those far more powerful tell u more
Reading The Umbrella Academy: Plan B #1 is like getting kicked in the teeth after a six year nap. Gerard Way lets Ba's visuals drive the momentum of the comic while giving everyone a much anticipated Umbrella vs Sparrow Academy throwdown that lives up to the hype. I marvel at the book's powerful approach to fight choreography as well as the smart color choices from Stewart that help keep the long list of combatants distinct. Plus Way and Gabriel Ba's prose is still as quirky and rhythmic as ever with the Sparrow Academy playing the role of upstart opening band that really should be the headliner in every way. Plan B is a confident return for The Umbrella Academy series, and I'm excited to see how the story plays out of this summer. It could make for entertaining while you wait in various lines to see My Chemical Romance on their “Long Live the Black Parade Tour”. Read Full Review
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