Thistlebone

In this unsettling three-issue horror series from Rebellion, writer Simon Furman and artist Valia Kapadai craft a slow-burn folk tale set in the English countryside, where a mysterious, ancient entity known as the Thistlebone awakens to claim a new host. The story follows a young woman drawn into a rural community’s dark rituals, blending psychological dread with visceral body horror. Furman and Kapadai’s collaboration stands out for its atmospheric, claustrophobic art and a narrative that taps into primal fears of nature reclaiming its power. This compact, self-contained series matters for its fresh take on folk horror in comics, offering a chilling, modern twist on the genre’s classic themes.