Preview: Thistlebone
Reading time: 1 minute
A new graphic novel is out this week from the pages of the 2000 AD prog. If you're a regular reader of the prog, then you'll know of Thistlebone (the latest story is currently ongoing in the weekly instalments) and so have likely already read this story. Now, you can read the beginning all in one go - and if you're new to the story of Thistlebone, it's a great way to start. Simon Davis has the perfect art style for this story that adds to the mood and atmosphere that TC Eglington writes.
- CREATIVE TEAM: TC Eglington (writer) Simon Davis (artist)
- RELEASE DATE: 29 April 2021
- HARDCOVER, 64 pages
- PRICE: £12.99
- ISBN: 9781781087787
The secluded rural village of Harrowvale holds a dark past - that years earlier, on a farm bordering the vast tracts of woodland, it hosted a cult that was seeking to escape civilisation and find purity in the old ways, namely worshipping an ancient deity called Thistlebone. Led by the charismatic Jasper Hillman, their pagan beliefs grew ever more radical to the point where they held the young Avril Eason captive with the intention of sacrificing her. But Avril escaped...
Available in print from: newsagents and comic book stores via Diamond
Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop and apps for iPad, Android, Windows 10
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