Umbilicus

Malibu Comics in the mid-1990s was a hotbed of bold creator-driven experimentation, and Umbilicus is a fascinating artifact of that fertile moment — debuting in Metaphysique #1 in 1995, the brainchild of Norm Breyfogle and Kevin Breyfogle. Breyfogle, beloved for his kinetic comics artistry, brought this character to life in a series that kept unusual company: Nick Outlast, Buzzword, Prakriti Jones, Adam Mater, and Marla Carnell populate the same pages, hinting at a richly imagined corner of the Malibu universe. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Umbilicus is a genuine rarity — the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds collectors just how adventurous the Modern Age could be when creators were given room to dream.