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Cover of The Umbrella AcademyNominee2009

The Umbrella Academy

by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá

Nominated. Each year the judges shortlist only a handful of books in each category, so a nomination is a mark of a book the comics world rates among the best of its year.

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