The Umbrella Academy: Series 2

Gerard Way’s The Umbrella Academy Series 2 (no official name yet) will return in November. Scott Allie, Dark Horse editor says, “Series 2, which we’re only calling series 2 right now but we’ll probably tell you the real title in San Diego [Comic Con], will debut in November.” But wait! Don’t cry! Coming this July to DH Presents, the online mini-comic found on MySpace, is a story about Kraken and Vanya in a punk band.

According to an interview found at ComicBookResources Way’s plans for “Umbrella Academy” extend well beyond series two, which we already knew.

On top of the continuing adventures of the Umbrella Academy themselves, Way plans to delve into the lives of some of the other 43 super children. Additionally, one aspect of the story that was barely explored at all in series 1 was the heroes’ birth mothers. “I have a lot of plans for the mothers of these children later on in the series,” Way said. “Maybe more like series 5 or 6. That’s the best part about the series, I never really know when something is going to pop in and want to show its face.”

Way also says:

“It’s going to directly deal with something that came up in the first series. Almost immediately without a break, it’s going to deal with something that has to be dealt with right now. You’re going to learn some truth about some things that were said in series 1, and you’re going to see the actual story of what happened.”

If your lucky enough to attend Comic Con in San Diego then you will be able to get a sneak peak of series two this summer. “Gabriel [Ba] has done a teaser image, it’s a really powerful image, I’m very excited for people to see it. That will really fill in readers on what the series is going to be about.”

Ahhh… Wake me up in November.

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