Amphibia Creator Finally Reveals Plans for the Long-Awaited Sequel
Forget the box office—Disney’s biggest plot twist is on TV. Powered by Phineas and Ferb, Gravity Falls, and The Owl House, Disney Channel has muscled into place as one of animation’s defining powerhouses.
Amphibia fans, we are headed back to Wartwood... just not on TV. Creator Matt Braly is reopening the door to his frog world with a sequel comic, and it sounds like he has a very specific, character-first angle in mind.
What is it and when can you read it?
The new project is a comic series called Amphibia: Strange Voyage, with Disney teaming up with publisher Tokyopop. It hits shelves in November. The setup: years after Anne saved Amphibia from the Core and went back to Earth, the Plantar family sets sail to find a new continent. Things go sideways and they wind up on a mysterious island stuffed with more secrets than they planned for. Tokyopop is positioning it as friendly to first-timers and a good time for longtime fans, which is exactly what you want from a follow-up like this.
The focus this time
Braly says the spotlight lands on the Plantars, with Ivy and Sprig driving the adventure. Ivy is desperate for a quest that belongs to just the two of them, while Sprig is... a little stuck in the past.
"They're on this big adventure together. Ivy is like great, finally an adventure just for us, but Sprig is looking at his phone, thinking of his memories."
And yes, the frogs are still processing the loss of their human friends. All three girls left Amphibia at the end of the show, and Braly says everyone is coping in their own messy way. Given where the series finale left them, that tracks.
Quick refresher on where we left Amphibia
The series wrapped in 2022 after three seasons on Disney Channel. It stuck the landing with a definitive ending and even flashed forward ten years to show where key characters wound up. That finality is part of why this sequel is coming through comics instead of another season; it lets Braly explore new corners without undoing the TV ending.
The essentials at a glance
- Title: Amphibia: Strange Voyage
- Format/Publisher: Comic series from Disney and Tokyopop
- Release: November
- When it takes place: Years after Anne defeats the Core and returns to Earth
- Leads: The Plantars, with Ivy and Sprig front and center
- Premise: A sea voyage, a detour to a secret-filled island, and a lot of unresolved feelings
- Newcomer-friendly: Yes, per the publisher
What Matt Braly is up to outside Amphibia
While he is returning to Amphibia for this comic, Braly has moved on from Disney on the animation front. Earlier this year he announced his own indie studio, Fantasy Project. First up is Clara And The Below, a darker spin on The Nutcracker that has already been successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter. No release date yet, but the point is clear: he is carving out his own lane while still giving fans a new Amphibia chapter.
Also worth noting: Disney keeps a deep bench in animated TV. Amphibia joined the Phineas & Ferb, Gravity Falls, and The Owl House club for building legitimately passionate audiences. Strange Voyage looks like a smart way to keep that energy going without reopening the show itself.