UMBRA #6 will be released this Spring, around the time of a comic book festival to be announced. Again, it will feature stories by Portuguese and international authors, plus more surprises.
Capa provisória - UMBRA #6 - "O despertar de Kali" (Scott Base)
UMBRA #6 will launch in 2026 with another crowdfunding campaign, scheduled for release next Spring. As has been the custom in previous initiatives, we will be announcing its contents over the coming months, with previews of the work of the authors involved in this issue, on social media and at events dedicated to comics. We continue the saga begun in the previous issue, authored by Fernando Relvas , "KRIZ3" - The Lord of Whispers - episode 2" , a series interrupted with the end of Tintin magazine in the 1980s. In our introductions, we have discussed the exciting work of restoring and researching almost lost classics, bringing together young contemporary artists with older authors in our editions. Returning to UMBRA publications is author João Sequeira (who was in UMBRA No. 1 - Estrada da Coca-Cola, with a script by João Chambel) with The Lord of Music , in writing partnership with Miguel Garcia. But it is in the foreign presence of this issue that we surprise once again. This time we bring from the far end of the world, New Zealand, author Scott Base, with Kali Wakes, a space drama by an artist who insists on saying that he loves drawing astronauts. And we already have more of his stories promised for future editions. Finally, Tokushige Kawakatsu – Story of a Cat. We really wanted to take a risk by introducing Japanese comics, Manga, here in a mystery/horror style, thus venturing into genres that are less common in our work. You'll be able to tell us if the gamble paid off! The cover for this issue is being created by graphic artist Pedro Potier .
UMBRA's goals for this year are ambitious. We started earlier because we had these stories available. Meanwhile, we are already preparing the next issue, UMBRA #7, which will be released in October. This is because we want to give something more to the readers who have accompanied us on this cosmic journey for 7 years; without them, nothing would be possible. Let's move forward, the future is now. UMBRA!!
Umbra #6 – Synopses
Miguel Garcia e João Sequeira - O Senhor da Música
Miguel Garcia e João Sequeira - O Senhor da Música
Miguel Garcia and João Sequeira - The Lord of Music
In a post-apocalyptic rural Portugal indistinguishable from its miserable past, a man stages prodigies using a now-forgotten technology. The future of this glory rests in the hands of his acolyte.
Fernando Relvas – Kris3 II. O senhor dos sussurros
Fernando Relvas – Kris3 II. O senhor dos sussurros
Fernando Relvas – Kris3 II. The Lord of Whispers
In the alien, dreamlike world where cosmonaut IO finds herself, we delve into its landscapes and realms, teeming with rivalries and wars. Friction between the Rug humanoids ignites passions.
Scott Base – O despertar de Kali
Scott Base – O despertar de Kali
Scott Base – Kali Wakes
The future of humanity lies in Kepler. But what if that future is destined to be swallowed up by human selfishness?
Tokushige Kawakatsu – História de um gato
Tokushige Kawakatsu – História de um gato
Tokushige Kawakatsu – Story of a cat
The visible mechanism of erasing the body of a loved one becomes an open wound, inciting melancholy and despair in the life of a poor wretch in miserable postwar Japan.
Capa provisória - UMBRA #6 - "O despertar de Kali" (Scott Base)
