Why an “army of crawling, disembodied heads” as the curse Emrys encounters in Occupied Territory? That is both very specific and super creepy.ĮD: Crawling, disembodied heads improve just about anything. JF: I feel OK mentioning this as it's in the description for the first issue. Sometimes a story comes together in an inorganic way, and a small thing like “let's see a shiba in there” snowballs into a series. Later on, Sarah and I revised and expanded the basic idea into a four-issue series, which allowed us to add more characters and situations and yokai folklore. A few years ago, I came up with an idea for a one-shot with Emrys the Wise Dog that would take place in post-war Japan, which would feature a group of shibas as temple guardians. Our editor, Daniel Chabon, has a shiba named Zell and we'd talk about putting her in the comic. What drew you to this setting for the story?ĮD: We were just looking for a way to put a shiba in the comic, and things got out of hand. JF: Occupied Territory takes us out of Burden Hill and out to Japan in a tale from Emrys. But, basically, it's dogs and cats versus evil. The series has violence and some gore, and some bad things happen to the characters. There are Wise Dogs and witch cat familiars with occult abilities, but the main cast are basically plain, ordinary pets and strays caught up in a bad situation. Protecting their small town of Burden Hill from the supernatural. James Ferguson: How would you describe Beasts of Burden to a newcomer to the series?Įvan Dorkin: Dogs and cats fighting ghosts and monsters. Emrys and a team of canine companions attempt to solve the mystery, bringing them into conflict with shape-changing tanuki, evil oni, and a horde of vengeful demons.
I had a chance to speak with Dorkin about the project, creepy disembodied heads, and more.Īn elder member of the occult-battling pack of Wise Dogs recalls a harrowing mission-in U.S-occupied Japan after World War II, a mysterious curse creates an army of crawling, disembodied heads which threatens to overwhelm the region. The latest chapter in the Beasts of Burden story, Occupied Territory, debuted this week from Dark Horse Comics, written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, illustrated by Benjamin Dewey, and lettered by Nate Piekos. Evil – Evan Dorkin Talks Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territoryīeasts of Burden has been a stand out series for years and it continues to grow and evolve, following the adventures of talking animals dealing with supernatural threats.
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