These siblings with powers were raised by an alien who disguised himself as a billionaire named Hargreeves to fight against evils of the world. The siblings were also deeply scarred by that same father figure who in no way showed them love; it was more like military discipline. When Hargreeves met an untimely death, the bond between the siblings became unstable, and they scattered into their own separate genre-fueled storylines.
What is the Hotel Oblivion? It was sort of an off-dimension prison on an inescapable planet where Hargreeves sent supervillains without a fair trial. One of its residents, The Murder Magician, has found a potential way off the planet, which has been essentially forgotten about since Hargreeves died. The Séance has teamed up with a group of dangerous, drug-dealing bikers to track down some buried money. Their mother continues to play strange mind games with the once-villainous sibling The White Violin. The Rumor sets off to help Number Five with a little espionage. Meanwhile, Spaceboy and The Kraken are shooting through space to other dimensions, seeking out answers to a deep-seated mystery, and
I’m sitting in my desk chair anxiously awaiting issue #4.
Creative Team: Gerard Way (writer), Gabriel Bá (artist), Nick Filardi (colors), Nate Piekos from Blambot (letters), Scott Allie (editor)
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
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