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Beasts of Burden Returns with The Presence of Others

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Welcome back to Burden Hill, where the only things stranger than its guardians are the things they protect it from. Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson are back once again with a thrilling new installment in the Beast of Burden saga.

Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others follows the eponymous team of paranormal investigator pets as they investigate the weird happenings of Burden Hill. While poking around the neighborhood, an encroaching team of human occult investigators unwittingly disturb the graveyard where the mysterious “Master” lies. What kind of unforeseen consequences await our intrepid detectives?

Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others Part One (of two) goes on sale May 1, 2019. Be sure to catch up on the series by checking out the Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites TPB on sale now, as well as Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men HC on sale March 20, 2019.

Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others Part One
Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others Part One

Beasts of Burden Returns to Dark Horse in August

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Dark Horse Comics welcomes fans back to Burden Hill as the one and only Evan Dorkin joins forces with artist Benjamin Dewey and letterer Nate Piekos for a thrilling new series, Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men. Co-created by Dorkin and Jill Thompson, Beasts of Burden has been a staple at Dark Horse since it debuted in 2009 and we are thrilled to bring readers a new story starring Beasts of Burden’s Wise Dogs.

Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men follows the heroic pack of canines known as the Wise Dogs as they take on a series of new horrors and find a link among a variety of seemingly unrelated occult disturbances plaguing Burden Hill and the surrounding areas. Their discovery leads them to mountain village inhabited by a survivalist witch-cult who have uncovered the existence of a “Blood Lure” attracting occult forces, creatures, and many more terrors to Burden Hill!

Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men #1 (of 4) goes on sale August 22, 2018, and is available for preorder at your local comic shop. Issue #1 also offers a variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque.