Umbra

Born into the richly imagined world of Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson's Astro City in 1999, Umbra is one of the many compelling figures who populate that celebrated corner of the Image Comics universe — a place where superhero mythology is treated with rare literary care. Though their catalog footprint is modest, the company Umbra keeps is anything but: sharing pages with icons like Cleopatra, Quarrel, Jack-in-the-Box, and the legendary Silver Agent speaks to a character woven into the very fabric of Astro City's layered history. Spanning appearances across more than two decades of collected editions, Umbra is a rewarding discovery for the dedicated Astro City reader who wants to feel like they truly know every corner of Busiek's world.