The Umbrella Academy

Dark Horse's The Umbrella Academy launched in 2008 as a three-issue miniseries from writer Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá, reimagining the superhero family saga with a distinctly off-kilter, noir-tinged sensibility. The story follows the estranged, superpowered Hargreeves siblings, reunited after their adoptive father's death, as they confront a looming apocalypse and their own fractured relationships. Bá's expressive, kinetic art perfectly complements Way's inventive, emotionally raw storytelling, creating a cult-favorite series that helped redefine the modern superhero comic.