childhoods under the tutelage of their guardian and mentor, Dr. Reginald Hargreeves. But the team breaks up, and nine years later, the estranged members are reunited by the death of the only parental figure they've ever known, and the rise of a new and terrible threat. Volume 2: Dallas The Umbrella Academy faces a number of catastrophic events and the death of a close ally. When a new threat emerges concerning a cabal of assassins, it is up to the Academy to combat the threat, but each member is distracted with their own problems. Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion In 2009, Gerard Way revealed the title of the third series entitled The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion. It was hinted that this could be the return of Dr. Terminal, as referenced by Spaceboy saying "no one could escape from the Hotel" (in Apocalypse Suite issue No 3). Dark Horse originally announced Hotel Oblivion to be released sometime during 2010, but this did not transpire. Gerard Way commented about the uncertainty of The Umbrella Academys future, stating that it would be a "really long time" before a release of Hotel Oblivion, as he planned to move away from comics "indefinitely" once the Killjoys series is complete, to focus his attention on his musical career. Way expressed to return to the comics "when it's right". Later in December 2013 Way confirmed that he and Gabriel Bá were to work on both Hotel Oblivion and the fourth installment of The Umbrella Academy during 2014. Dark Horse finally released Hotel Oblivion in 2018, with Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá returning. The first issue of Hotel Oblivion was released on October 3 the same year and the series ended with issue #7 on June 12, 2019. The series was released in full with additional material on September 17 in the same year. Volume 4: Sparrow Academy In July 2020, Gerard Way revealed that Vol. 4 would be titled The Umbrella Academy: Sparrow Academy. While this story has not yet been released in print, it is the main plot line in season three of the show. Short stories A first short preview story of the series was released on November 2, 2006, on the Dark Horse Comics website. The first printed story was "…But the Past Ain’t Through With You", which appeared in the 2007 Dark Horse Comics Free Comic Book Day issue. Another story, "Safe & Sound",