Issue 1
Chapter 1: A World Away
Layne Stevens is an ordinary 16-year-old kid in our reality. But just around the dimensional corner, in a reality where the nation is ruled by a brutal theocracy, his counterpart is in a life-or-death struggle to rescue a girl from the clutches of the Church.
Layne will be drawn into this fight, and face dangers he is in no way ready for. Welcome to Dei Umbra, an 8-part limited series!
Issue 2
Chapter 2: On the Run
Layne and Adriel are fugitives from the Inquisition!
Issue 3
Chapter 3: Just When the World was Starting to Make Sense
Layne meets an imp, Dave the dinosaur, and some superheroes! He also gets a formal introduction to the Inquisition.
Issue 4
Chapter 4: The Crux of the Biscuit
Layne finds himself in Captain Thoth's torture chamber, where he talks to a ghost and finally learns what the heck is going on.
Issue 5
Chapter 5: Phaedra Brings It
Layne meets his match in the human/grune hybrid Phaedra!
Issue 6
Chapter 6: Layne Stevens, Antichrist
With no other options, Layne and Phaedra go to school and learn some stuff.
Issue 7
Chapter 7: The Princess in the Tower
This is it! It's time for Layne and his friends to rescue Adriel from Cathedral Prime... and incidentally save the world!
Issue 8
Chapter 8: Here Come the Grune
Layne and his friends face a climactic battle as they try to stop the Grune invasion force from conquering the human world! Action! Violence! Mayhem! Teamwork! Waffles! This is the final chapter of Dei Umbra: The Shadow of God.