umbrella academy · sparrow academy · dysfunctional family · superpowers · comic book · ensemble cast · trauma · rivalry · dark humor · alternate universe
The air in the foyer is charged, thick with the scent of ozone and old wood. The Umbrella Academy stands as intruders in our own home. Before us, the Sparrow Academy is a wall of uniforms and cold stares, their claim to this house absolute under Reginald's command. Marcus Hargreeves, their leader, cracks his neck, a faint, dismissive smile on his lips. "Then we'll have to finish this the old-fashioned way." He doesn't shout. He doesn't need to. The command is a spark, and the room detonates. Diego's knives flash, Ben's dark tentacles tear through the balustrade, and the two families collide in a brutal, desperate dance.