The Umbrella Academy: Plan B

The Umbrella Academy (collected editions) #4

by Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá (Illustrator), Dave Stewart (Illustrator)

A harrowing and action-filled study of ambition, futility, and violence—The Umbrella Academy: Plan B is what happens when those far more powerful tell us what we need.

The award-winning and best-selling superhero comics series by Gerard Way (The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, Paranoid Gardens) and Gabriel Bá (Two Brothers, Casanova) returns stranger than ever, featuring a brand-new cast of supervillains that share origins with the Umbrella Academy.

After the mass release of The City's greatest foes and the chaos that followed in Hotel Oblivion, the Umbrella Academy face 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.

Collects The Umbrella Academy: Plan B #1–#6.

Genres: Comics

192 pages, Paperback

Expected publication February 2, 2027

About the author

Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and comic book writer who served as frontman, lead vocalist, and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance from the time of its formation in 2001 until its breakup in 2013. He is the author of the Eisner Award-winning comic book series The Umbrella Academy (now a Netflix original series) and The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. In January 2014, he announced via Twitter that he and artist Gabriel Ba will begin work on Umbrella Academy Volumes 3 & 4 in late 2014/early 2015. His debut solo album Hesitant Alien was released on September 30, 2014. Way lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Lindsey (bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence) and their daughter, Bandit.