00.05: “We used to get ice cream.” 00.03: “Grow up.”

00.05: “I am a gazelle and the jungle is my home!”

00.04: “Well it wasn’t ‘chocolate-chimp’ that saved the city…”

Reviews

Caleb from Every Day Is Like Wednesday says: “Dallas #1 is every bit as fun, funny, fast-paced and furiously imaginative as Apocalypse Suite #1 was.”

Evil Dead Junkie from Things That Don’t Suck gives it an “A” and says: “This book is seven different flavors of bad ass.”

Poll

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If you haven’t read it yet. You can buy it here.

Some of these are for sale, but if you’d like you can also order the plastic action figures. This brings a whole new meaning to the age-old question: paper or plastic? Enjoy.

We ran (not walked) to the comic book store this morning to buy the The Umbrella Academy in: The Jungle (Issue One of Six of Series Two: Dallas). The highly anticipated first issue of the second series did not disappoint. It was a whole 32-pages of comics, no ads! It was a really great story and we highly recommend it. We’re now excited for issue two which comes out next month, on December 24.

What should Gerard and Lindsey Way name their baby? Let us know in the comments below:

Scott Allie, editor

Badass Umbrella Academy editor, Scott Allie, gives us the latest going-ons in the Umbrella Academy world.

First he reminds us that the first issue of the second series, Dallas #1, is 32 pages of advertisement-free Gabriel Ba comic book art. Wow!

According to Allie, Gerard Way has just finished the script for Dallas #4, Ba is almost done with issue 3 (Allie says it has some of the weirdest stuff he’s seen), and Ba has one cover left for this series.

He also recommends getting the Umbrella Academy toys. You can read the complete letter on the UA Zone.

According to the Los Angeles Times:

Put your monocle on: The singular weird brilliance of the “Umbrella Academy” is coming to Secret Headquarters tonight.

if you live in Southern California, then you have pretty much no choice but to make your way to the great L.A. comics shop and gallery tonight in Los Angeles, where “Academy” author and My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way will be hosting a party to celebrate the Nov. 26 release next week of “The Umbrella Academy: Dallas,” the follow-up to the six-issue “Apocalypse Suite” series that introduced the critically acclaimed series. - LA Times Blog

NOTE: We’re not entirely sure that this is true as the link to this post is no longer available. Please do come back and check for an update soon or leave a comment below if you have more information.

Dark Horse interviews Brazilian comic book artist Gabriel Ba about The Umbrella Academy, the new series, comics and some other things we won’t mention on there. ENOUGH! Read the interview.

Grand Prize Winners (3):

• The Umbrella Academy: Dallas #1
• The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite Limited Edition Hardcover
• The Umbrella Academy T-shirt
• The Umbrella Academy Mug
• The Umbrella Academy Button Set

Runners-up (25):

• The Umbrella Academy: Dallas #1

All you have to do is fill-out a contest entry form.

Gerard Way, NME Magazine

Sir Gerard Way of New Jersey revealed another Black Parade/Umbrella Academy connection. Well, sort of.

In this month’s issue of NME Magazine, The Way Man explains what he’s currently working on. Nothing new to report: new My Chemical Romance album, Umbrella Academy movie, and Dallas. However, he does give us a little something new. The Gee-man is quoted saying,

“Elements of the original Umbrella Academy pitch ended up being part of ‘The Black Parade’ in weird ways that people would never know.”

Weird ways people would never know? Oh my! Gerard Way is a very talented writer, artist and musician and he has often said that his works often influence each other. I guess we’ll be seeing him and the Chem crew sporting Umbrella Academy T-shirts and umbrellas on their next tour. What do you think? Let us know in the comments below:

The Umbrella Academy Book and Figure Set

4″ tall figure in 2-sided window box with 152-page hardcover book $24.99

For the Book and Figure Set, we have chosen Vanya, AKA The White Violin. She’s a standout character in the series, defying her family and showing a vindictive, violent streak.

A 5″ x 7.5″ hardcover of the trade paperback has been created for this set, featuring original Gabriel Ba cover art.

This action figure and book set is absolutely beautiful. There is nothing else to say. Really? Well, if you want to say something. Please leave a comment below or click here to order.