Gerard Way has announced that he is already working on the fourth volume of his dark superhero series.
The Umbrella Academy is a comic series about a school of dysfunctional superheroes. It recently made its on-screen debut in the form of an original Netflix series. After receiving positive feedback, the series was renewed for season number two, which is currently in production.
The third comic book in the series, The Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion, has just been released and Way has revealed that the follow-up is already in the works.
“Coincidentally, I just started volume four, so hopefully it won’t be too long before a new issue hits the stands, seeing as how [the third volume] ends on a major cliffhanger,” he wrote on Instagram.
Way also explained why there had been a decade-long delay for volume three. It was announced back in 2009 and got seriously held up among other projects.
“A lot of things happened in between the announcement and the actual release of this, for [illustrator] Gabriel Bá and myself,” Way wrote. “Over the years, there were some false starts and every time I came back to the project I had to make it new for myself, fine-tuning the themes and characters. I am very happy with the results and hope you enjoy it if you plan on checking it out.”
An official release date for the new season of The Umbrella Academy is yet to be confirmed.
