The Umbrella Academy: Dallas

Time travel is messy. The Hargreeves siblings make it catastrophic.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆: 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀 takes the chaos of Apocalypse Suite and cranks it up to eleven. Assassins in cartoon animal masks. A time-travel conspiracy. A desperate mission to stop (or ensure?) the JFK assassination. And, of course, the continued dysfunction of a superhero family that barely tolerates each other.

Ganz picked up Dallas right after revisiting the first volume, because one thing this series does exceptionally well is leave you wanting more. Written by 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘆 and illustrated by 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗕á, this volume takes the surreal, dreamlike action of the first book and pushes it further into 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗲𝗺.

𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 is at the center of it all, proving once again that a time-traveling assassin trapped in a child’s body is the most terrifying (and hilarious) character in the series. But what really stands out is how Dallas leans into the idea that history isn’t just about 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 happened, but who gets to rewrite it. The Hargreeves don’t just battle each other, they battle destiny itself.

And the art? Still phenomenal. 𝗕á’s style is kinetic and expressive, making every action sequence feel weighty and fluid. He knows when to go big and when to pull back, a skill that a lot of mainstream comics could learn from.

If Apocalypse Suite was about a family falling apart, Dallas is about whether they can put themselves back together before history itself unravels.

Have you read it? What’s your favorite moment from Dallas? 👀