BEASTS OF BURDEN (2009)

"Evan Dorkin (W) and Jill Thompson (P) On sale Sept 16 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries When supernatural occurrences sweep the community of Burden Hill, it's up to a heroic gang of cats and dogs to keep residents safe from harm. A bizarre disturbance leads these four-legged neighbors on a wild-goose chase into the depths of the nearby forest, where loyalties are tested and lives come to an abrupt end. Award-winning comics creators Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) first introduced these heroic characters in the anthologies The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, Witchcraft, the Dead, and Monsters, for which they won coveted Eisner Awards for Best Short Story and Best Painter. Adventure, mystery, horror and humor thrive on every page of Beasts of Burden-a comic-book series that will capture readers' hearts and haunt their dreams. The Eisner Award-winning story gets its own series!"

"BEASTS OF BURDEN #2 (of 4) Evan Dorkin (W) and Jill Thompson (P) On sale Oct 21 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries When some pups go missing, it's up to a ragtag team of dogs and . . . a cat to get at the heart of this mystery that reveals horrors greater than they could have ever anticipated. Turns out these pups aren't the first good-natured animals to disappear in recent weeks, and it's going to take some strong will, determination, and straight-up heroics to unravel this peculiar case. Adventure, mystery, horror, and humor thrive on every page of Beasts of Burden-a comic-book series that will capture readers' hearts and haunt their dreams. The Eisner Award-winning story gets its own series! Text and illustrations of Beasts of Burden™ © 2009 Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson."

"The first feline member of the Wise Dog Society, the Orphan, takes on his first cat-only investigation, searching through the sewer tunnels for a missing, long-thought-dead witch cat. Accompanied by a tough stray, the Getaway Kid, Orphan's trek into the wet, slime, and filth will bring him more trouble than his Wise Dog hocus-pocus can protect him from-and even if he finds the witch who's been haunting his dreams, they'll all still have to escape alive from all the dark horrors that lurk underground . . . Award-winning comics creators Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) first introduced these heroic characters in the anthologies The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, and the other Dark Horse Book of . . . volumes, for which they won coveted Eisner Awards for Best Short Story and Best Painter. o Check out the earliest Beasts of Burden stories for free at darkhorse.com/beastsofburden."

"BEASTS OF BURDEN #4 (of 4) Evan Dorkin (W) and Jill Thompson (A) On sale Dec 29 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries When a four-legged friend is found disoriented and traumatized, Pugs, Red, Ace, and Whitey call in the troops to investigate. Something has gone awry at the local cemetery, and it's up to a gang of cats and dogs to unravel the paranormal mysteries of Burden Hill. This issue marks the conclusion of Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Beasts of Burden, a four-issue arc chronicling the adventures of these heroic characters first introduced in the anthologies The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings and the other Dark Horse Book of . . . volumes, for which they won coveted Eisner Awards for Best Short Story and Best Painter. "