First announced way back in 2020, The Umbrella Academy is finally continuing with the story of the Sparrow Academy this Summer, in a new book titled, The Umbrella Academy: Plan B.
Written by Gerard War and Gabriel Bá, illustrated by Ba, colors by Dave Stewart, and letters by Nate Piekos, the new Dark Horse Comics book picks up directly after the events of Hotel Oblivion, the previous story arc for the lauded series.
“Telling this story with Gabriel would become, as it is today, such a special part of my life,” said Way via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “This is not only because we would evolve as artists— but because we had the opportunity to grow up over a pretty crazy adventure together. Each chapter of this story seems to form and coalesce into its own organism— sometimes as a screaming baby on a subway car, other times a bird kicked out of its nest— and it’s because of this I am just as excited for Plan B as I was when we went on this trip together with Apocalypse Suite.”
Bá echoed Way’s statements, noting, “I haven’t felt this excited about our story since the early days of Apocalypse Suite. This is Umbrella Academy at its finest.”
The Umbrella Academy: Plan B #1 will feature covers by Fabio Moon, Claire Roe, Mike del Mundo, Duncan Fegredo, David Aja, and Jill Thompson, and will hit stores on June 11. Check out a synopsis for the issue, and covers below. Click for larger versions.
After the mass release of The City’s greatest foes and the chaos that followed in Hotel Oblivion, the Umbrella Academy faces their most fearsome challenge to date–their other brothers and sisters.
Known only as The Sparrows, they share a different connection to Sir Reginald Hargreeves and Mom. No one knows how to hurt each other more than family, and this powerful, ruthless brood will spare no brutality in favor of their sole objective—control and the obedient glare that comes with it.
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