Product Description

The team is despondent following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo. So it's a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. Trouble is, each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The White Violin is bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. Rumor has lost her voice - the source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track and The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres... all leading to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal assassins, and a plot to kill JFK!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3725 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Way and Ba score another hit with "Dallas"
After the apocalyptic events chronicled in the first trade paperback, Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba show us another side of the Umbrella Academy that I didn't expect to see. Even though they saved the world in the previous storyline, the second trade starts off with some pretty dysfunctional behavior from most of the principal cast of the book, with almost no one feeling the elation of having prevented Armageddon, save for The Seance, who has become a celebrity. Spaceboy has become indolent, Kraken's working with the police to investigate his mysterious time-travelling brother No.5, The White Violin is bedridden, The Rumor is dealing with the loss of her voice, and the Horror is still dead and only shows up in flashbacks. To make my point, the Hargreaves family seems to be even more discontent than at the beginning of the first volume, even though they banded together against a shared evil that should, ostensibly, have brought them closer together. The writing and the art is as magnificent as ever, and Gerard Way seems to have been born to be a comic book writer rather than a musician (though he does the latter pretty well too. He is, after all, the lead singer of My Chemical Romance, for those of you who didn't know). Gabriel Ba delivers fine pencils reminiscent of his run on Casanova, and it suits the book perfectly. The plot unfolding in "Dallas" is so quirky and twisted that it made my head spin, as it involves time travel, alternate histories, over-the-top superhero violence and jaw-dropping revelations. The bulk of the story revolves around the secret dealings of No.5, who showed us that he is more than just a time-travelling kindergartener in the last volume, and he is sure to surprise readers even more in the second book. The main threat comes from the mysterious Temps Aeternalis, a secret society with time travel capabilities, and two masked psychopaths called Cha Cha and Hazel. I wish I could say more about the story and what exactly it has to do with the JFK assassination, but that would be giving too much away. Reading this book was a fun ride, and it's safe to say that as good as the first volume was, this one is even better. Buy it if you like Grant Morrison craziness mixed with classic Chris Claremont team dynamics.

The story continues
The fun and unique perspective from the maiden voyage continues. Maybe not quite as dazzling as the debut effort but still a standout effort.

Umbrella Academy: A good reason to keep reading Comics!!!
I have been an avid reader of comics for many years and I am getting to the point where I feel like I have read an re-read every comic plot 100 times. I am always in search of that new story that has a little bit of the familiar yet reads like something new and wonderful. This series has that covered in spades!!!
*Disfunctional super team group with father issues, Check!
*Danger coming from secrets inside the team? Check!
*Amazing super powers they are ill prepared to handle? Check!
*Fuzzy gorilla space suits, talking soldier monkeys, and time travel, CHHK_CHHHK_CHINGGGGG!
It sounds like the same old same old, but ISN'T! By twisting the xmen cliche's and spicing it up with aburdist humor, gorgeous art, and excellent character development, this series burned its way to the top of my reading list, along side Hellboy, 100 Bullets, Criminal and Scalped. This series reads like a streamlined and lucid Grant Morrison tale. But I do feel that Gerard Way definitely has his own storytelling voice that I love and look forward to reading more of! Give up the singing already and write more comics, MAN!!!