The Umbrella Academy
While sports fan eagerly wait for the 2d season ofNetflix’sThe Umbrella Academy , Dark Horse Comicsis exhaust a prequel comic series about Klaus , aka Séance . Created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá , the original comic circumscribed series , The Umbrella Academy : Apocalypse Suitewas released in late 2007 and former 2008 . It ’s been very democratic with both critic and readers , and it succeed the honored Eisner Award in 2008 . Since then , two more series watch the same characters have fare out between 2008 and 2018 , with a fourth set to turn in 2020 .
The series revolve around a dysfunctional kinfolk ofadopted superhero siblings , who , after their Padre ’s decease , must fare together to save the world from an Book of Revelation . While to begin with there was parole of amovie adaptation , it was announced in 2017 thatNetflix would be adaptingthe pop comic book series as a television serial . Created by Steve Blackman ( Altered Carbon)and Jeremy Slater ( The Exorcist ) , the mould includes Ellen Page ( Juno ) , Tom Hopper ( Black Sails ) , Cameron Britton ( Mindhunter ) and Mary J. Blige , among others . The first season premiered on the streamer on February 15 , 2019 to smashing success , and in April 2019 Netflix regenerate it for a 2d season .
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The tidings of the upcoming prequel serial comes directly from Dark Horse Comics , announced viaThe New York Times . Before both the 2nd time of year of the video series and the fourth volume of the main comic series are free , Dark Horse Comics is loose " You Look Like last , " a six issue miniskirt - series focus on on Klaus Hargreeves , played by Robert Sheehan ( Misfits ) in the Netflix version . The mini - serial will be write byUmbrella Academycreator Gerard Way and Shaun Simon , with interior artwork by I.N.J. Culbard and lettering by Nate Piekos . " You Look Like decease " will join " Hazel and Cha - Cha Save Christmas , " a one - shot issue published last class , as anotherTales from the Umbrella Academyspin - off story . Check out the prescribed verbal description as well as the first issue ’s concealment by Gabriel Bá , below :
Roughly ten years before the outcome of Apocalypse Suite , 18 - class - old Séance gets himself give up out of the Umbrella Academy . With his leeway discontinued by Hargreeves , he take to a place where his morbid talents will be appreciated––Hollywood . After a magical senior high on a vampire - drug - lord ’s stash , Klaus needs avail , and does n’t have his sib there to save him .
There have been many greatUmbrella Academytheoriesto come out of the wait for time of year 2 , but people are eager to know more about the Hargreeves family . Dark Horse Comics is thankfully giving buff something to surge them over , with a account focusing on fan - favorite Klaus . Klaus is also know as Séance as his powersrelate to necromancy , signify he can see and spill to the numb . It ’s potential that this story will be referenced or even shown in some way on the boob tube show , asTheUmbrella Academycomics and Netflix show have been influencing each other . For example , the most recent volume , " Hotel Oblivion " , finally bringsBen into the account , a case who has only been mentioned in the comedian but is another fan - favorite due to his expanded role on the show .
So far there is no primed outlet date forThe Umbrella Academyseason 2 , but it ’s believed to be descend out after this year . The second season will be 10 episodes foresighted and continue the story from where season 1 left off , with the Hargreeves siblings transported to some other point in time . Netflix recently secrete the firstUmbrella Academyseason 2 posters . The first issue of the forthcoming funny series " You Look Like Death " will be publish on June 17 , 2020 , and hopefully season 2 ofThe Umbrella Academywill espouse before long after .
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Source : Dark Horse Comics viaThe New York Times