Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem

In 2013, Dark Horse published Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem, a three-issue miniseries that reimagines Jewish folklore against the backdrop of World War II. Written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Matt Santoro, this hauntingly beautiful story follows a young boy and his grandfather in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia who awaken a clay protector from ancient legend. With its painterly art and quiet, emotional storytelling, the series stands as a poignant, standalone entry in the modern comic landscape—a brief but powerful meditation on faith, survival, and the monsters we summon to fight monsters.