The Umbrella Academy Books in Order
The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way contains 6 books, published between 2007 and 2021: 6 in the 2 main-line series and 1 related title. The first book is Apocalypse Suite (2007) and the newest main-line book is You Look Like Death (2021). One more title is announced: The Umbrella Academy: Plan B (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2007–2021
- Pages on record
- 392 in 2 of 7 books
The Umbrella Academy is Gerard Way's comic series about a dysfunctional family of adopted siblings with powers, published as graphic novels. Apocalypse Suite (2007) opens the run, followed by Dallas (2009), Hotel Oblivion (2019) and the prequel You Look Like Death (2021); Hazel and Cha Cha Save Christmas and The Making of The Umbrella Academy sit alongside them. The Umbrella Academy: Plan B is scheduled for 2027.
How many The Umbrella Academy books are there?
The Umbrella Academy has 6 published books, released between 2007 and 2021. 6 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Umbrella Academy, Tales from the Umbrella Academy), and 1 related title sit outside it: companion books. One more, The Umbrella Academy: Plan B (2027), is announced.
The Umbrella Academy Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 The Umbrella Academy books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12007–1/4
- 22009–1/4
- 32019–1/4
- 42019–1/4
- 520202001/4
- 620211921/4
- 72027–1/4
Do you have to read The Umbrella Academy books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (companion books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each The Umbrella Academy book also stands alone.
Where to start with The Umbrella Academy
Start with Apocalypse Suite (2007), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.
What is the newest The Umbrella Academy book?
You Look Like Death (2021) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new The Umbrella Academy book coming?
Yes. The Umbrella Academy: Plan B (2027) is the next The Umbrella Academy book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
The Umbrella Academy at a glance
- Still running
- The Umbrella Academy is still running. The Umbrella Academy: Plan B is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- The Umbrella Academy books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 392 pages across the 2 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 196 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most The Umbrella Academy books, 2 of 7, were published in the 2020s.
What the The Umbrella Academy books are about
5 of the 7 The Umbrella Academy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: brothers and sisters is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 5 books
- Comics & graphic novels 2 of 5 books
- Dysfunctional families 2 of 5 books
- Heroes 2 of 5 books
- Robots 2 of 5 books
More books by Gerard Way
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Series that include The Umbrella Academy books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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