In between the bursts of hyper-violence and heart-to-heart conversations there are elaborately choreographed dance numbers. The fact that the assassins wear bulletproof cartoon animal masks is a testament to how the strange world of the comics has leaped from the pages to the screen. Blige, a scene stealer) have been sent back in time to kill him.
Complicating matters, the assassins Hazel (Cameron Britton) and Cha-Cha (Mary J. As shown in the trailer, Five’s time travel powers have left him stranded in the future and trying to find a way to prevent the apocalypse. Gallagher, in turn, carries the narrative thrust. Page carries the emotional bulk of the series, as her character deals with years of neglect and emotional abuse-which come to the forefront in a horrifying way. While each character brings something, the standouts are Aiden Gallagher as Number Five – the only one of the Hargreeves children who doesn’t have a proper name- and Vanya (Ellen Page), the black sheep of the Hargreeves family. Klaus (Robert Sheehan) is a quirky drug addict who can commune with the dead, although he remains haunted by the spirit of brother Ben (Justin H. This sounds great, but that power may have cost her, her marriage and daughter.
Diego (David Castañeda) is a vigilante who is skilled with knives but less so with keeping his temper in check. Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman) can make anything she says become reality. Luther (Tom Hopper) is superhumanly strong and a born leader, but a mission went wrong and led to him becoming horribly deformed which leads him to seek isolation on the moon. Each sibling is unique and adds a different element to the show.
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What makes the series work are the Hargreeves siblings and the massive dysfunctional issues that tie them together and push them apart. It is clear that they cove the comics, but they aren’t afraid to deviate from the source when need be. I have to give kudos to the series creators Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater. It perfectly nails the dark humor of the comics and while changes to the source material are inevitable – due to budget concerns and setting the series in the modern day – they work for the most part. The Netflix series premiered on February 15th, and I can say without hesitation or hyperbole that it is one of the best comic book adaptations out there. The billionaire claims he intends for the children to “save the world” but years later, his death brings them back together as they confront the skeletons in their closets and an impending apocalypse. Created by Gerard Way the lead singer of My Chemical Romance, and artist Gabriel Ba, the series focuses on seven super-powered orphans who are taken in by eccentric billionaire scientist Reginald Hargreeves. Please check out the preview below from Izneo, who provided my digital copy for review.In the pantheon of superhero teams, the Umbrella Academy stands out like a sore thumb. Just don’t expect the comic to be the television show, and vice versa. Both are episodic, but one has twenty-two pages and six issues while the other has sixty minutes and ten episodes.īoth are excellent and stand on their own merits, to be enjoyed as such. And that’s the dichotomy of the comic to the television series. In fact, everything happens without an explanation. We get the diner scene in a few pages but that’s it, with no explanation. The entire storyline of the time bureau and its two hitmen sent for Number 5 doesn’t appear in the comic at all.
But that’s not a problem, because it’s all about the crazy ride that is the story. There is no character development, no backstory and little meat to the bones. The series very much reminded me of a movie, in its efforts to keep the story trim and to the point. I spotted Umbrella Academy available on Izneo, my digital platform of choice since I like everything but superhero comics.
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