The Falling Skies Season 2 premiere doesn’t air until June, but that doesn’t mean that we will have no new Falling Skies content between now and then: TNT has announced that it has partnered with Dark Horse Digital for a second Falling Skies digital comic series.

The first series, out last year before Season 1 premiered, was a prequel; this time the series will fill  in the blanks between what occurs with (and to) the Second Mass in the three months between the Season 1 finale and the Season 2 premiere. Falling Skies: The Battle of Fitchburg will be available for free download starting today, with subsequent issues available every other week. Here’s the press release:

FALLING SKIES: DARK HORSE DIGITAL AND TNT PARTNER FOR SEASON TWO FALLING SKIES COMIC
April 13, 2012

TNT and Dark Horse Comics have partnered again for the Falling Skies season two digital comic. The comic will be available beginning April 18 on TNT.tv and Dark Horse Digital. TNT’s epic drama Falling Skies, basic cable’s number-one new series of last year, chronicles the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. Season two will premiere with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, June 17, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

Dark Horse Comics began working with TNT over a year ago, publishing a free webcomic prequel to Falling Skies. The inaugural comic quickly sold out and was a fan favorite in advance of the series premiere. The upcoming digital comic series, Falling Skies: The Battle of Fitchburg, chronicles what happens to the Second Mass in the three months between when season one ends and season two picks up. With an army of skitters closing in, and the group sustaining heavy losses, the Second Mass shields itself in an armory in Fitchburg ready to finish the battle once and for all. Falling Skies: The Battle of Fitchburg will be released as free eight-page, biweekly comics featuring art by Juan Ferreyra (Rex Mundi) and scripts by Paul Tobin (Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four, Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man).

This season will continue its extraordinary story about life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. Noah Wyle (ER) stars as Tom Mason, a former college professor and father of three, who has become an unlikely leader for the Second Massachusetts civilian resistance group. Falling Skies comes to TNT from DreamWorks Television and is executive produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Television heads Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank. Remi Aubuchon, Greg Beeman, and Robert Rodat are also executive producers. Fans can find the latest Falling Skies news online at FallingSkies.com and via @FallingSkiesTNT on Twitter.

In its debut season, TNT’s Falling Skies averaged more than 6.9 million viewers, 3.3 million adults 18–49 and 3.7 million adults 25–54 to rank as basic cable’s number-one new series of 2011. On the international front, Falling Skies premiered in more than 115 global markets, achieving hit status in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Latin America, among others. The premiere of Falling Skies also ranks as the biggest series launch ever for TNT networks in Spain, Germany, and Austria.

Falling Skies: The Battle of Fitchburg is available for download on TNT.tv and Dark Horse Digital

Falling Skies Season 2, starring Noah Wyle and Moon Bloodgood, premieres with back-to-back episodes on June 17 at 9/8c on TNT.