#aj carmichael

[petitcroc]

so, I started watching the umbrella academy

[ayaan-drawz]

AJ Carmichael poster from The Umbrella Academy oughh i love love love his comic design sm and just this guy in general

[ghostwriterforeternity]

The Commission agents all treat Five exactly like how they would’ve treated Five’s adult self in an adult body. None of them care or act surprised that he looks like a child. They clearly respect him either way. It’s almost like they clearly see past it like they don’t notice it. The Handler taunts him with it, but that’s because she’s making fun of his mistake. Maybe they got used to seeing past stuff like that when they got a goldfish for a boss

[bitemarx]

status update: becoming rapidly untethered

[number-8-thewriter]

People want to know whatever the fuck Christopher is but seem to forget about our fishy friend

Atlas Jericho Carmichael.

I love him just for the fact that he just exists with no other context. Like, yeah, wdym? That’s the head of the commission. He’s a robot and talking fish. Your boss isn’t a talking fish?

I wish we had more with this guy becuase I actually enjoyed him and think he was an awesome character design just for the weirdness of the world they’re in.

And before you say pogo exists and is indeed a talking ape, he was explained to be a science experiment by Reginald, an alien. So I give him leeway.

[non-plutonian-druid]

[ID: two lineups of the Paranatural AU versions of the Commission characters; one set ten years ago and one set in the present of the au.

Ten years ago: only part of Carmichael's head is a fish tank; Herb has a dad-stache and is wearing a button up with a v neck; Dot has no glasses and her hair isn't pulled back; the Handler has longer hair and is wearing a typical Commission suit; Five is a teenager instead of an adult; Cha Cha has longer hair; Hazel has longer hair and a fuller beard; and the person who runs the commission, who is God in TUA, is a cowboy and a horse instead of a little girl. End ID.]

A look at the Paranatural au version of the Commission! They do basically the same thing as the Consortium in Paranatural (aka who the fuck knows not me, something to do with keeping spirits in line) and it is also similar to the Consortium in one other important respect that i will get to shortly

Some notes on designs:

reminder that AJ is a medium (person who is possessed by a spirit), and mediums (and tools) look more and more like their spirit over time. ergo, he has more human features ten years ago.

the handler probably wasn't management ten years ago, so she has to make do with the regular uniform

five probably wasnt actually in the commission ten years ago (tho he WAS already a spectral) but hes here anyway for thoroughness

i almost forgot to put hazel and cha cha in here which is a crime

hazel is 100% the guy who had a ponytail when he was 21

cha cha's spirit power is this gun she found

and finally

the little girl god runs the commission in this!! of course she does!! why didn't i think of it sooner. In the webcomic, the consortium is run by a mysterious medium whose spirit is a wight.... except it turns out theyre not actually a person at all, but a construct made to look human by a very very powerful wight. Every so often the wight 'retires' the current construct and installs a new one; thus, the little girl is the commission's current model, and cowboy god from the comics was her predecessor!

[laurrelise]

the devil works hard but an extremely hyperfixated fangirl who happens to like drawing works harder

anyways more umbrella academy art!!!

[purpldology]

Anytime I see a fish head w a suit oc (tbf theyre all cool) I go "AJ Carmichael...." because he truly was the original to me