'BEASTS OF BURDEN' SE ENFRENTA A LOS HORRORES DE LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL

Beasts of Burden, la serie de cómics ganadora de ocho premios Eisner, regresa combinando fantasía, horror y humor en una aventura histórica escrita por Evan Dorkin (Bill y Ted están condenados, Blackwood) y Sarah Dyer (Bill y Ted están condenados, Dork!), Ilustrado por Benjamin Dewey (Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, The Autumnlands), y con rotulaciones de Nate Piekos (The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion, Fight Club 3), con una portada variante del número 1 de John McCrea, que casa el ocultismo japonés y occidental en Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory.

Un miembro mayor de la manada de Wise Dogs que lucha contra el ocultismo recuerda una misión desgarradora: en el Japón ocupado por los Estados Unidos después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una misteriosa maldición crea un ejército de cabezas sin cuerpo que se arrastran y amenazan con abrumar la región. Emrys y un equipo de compañeros caninos intentan resolver el misterio, poniéndolos en conflicto con tanuki que cambian de forma, oni malvados y una horda de demonios vengativos.

“Estoy muy emocionado de tener una nueva historia de Beasts of Burden para los fanáticos y estoy extremadamente feliz con la forma en que todo salió bien trabajando con Sarah, Benjamin y Nate.¿Por qué el Japón de la posguerra? Solía ​​preguntarle medio en broma al editor Daniel Chabon si podíamos tener a su Shiba Inu, Zell. Dijo que deberíamos tener un Shiba en la serie. Una cosa llevó a la otra, una idea llevó a tres más, y ahí fue donde terminó nuestra última historia de perros luchando contra el mal sobrenatural ". —Evan Dorkin

Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory # 1 (de cuatro) estará en tiendas de cómics el 7 de abril de 2021. Está disponible para pre-pedido en tu tienda de cómics local.

 

NOTA DE PRENSA OFICIAL ORIGINAL

‘BEASTS OF BURDEN’ TAKES ON THE HORRORS OF WORLD WAR II

 

The Multiple Eisner Winning Series is Back With a Historical Occult Adventure

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (January 21, 2021)— The eight-time Eisner Award-winning comic series, Beasts of Burden, returns blending fantasy, horror, and humor in a historical adventure written by Evan Dorkin (Bill and Ted Are Doomed, Blackwood) and Sarah Dyer (Bill and Ted Are Doomed, Dork!), illustrated by Benjamin Dewey (Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, The Autumnlands), and lettered by Nate Piekos (The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion, Fight Club 3), with an issue #1 variant cover by John McCrea, that marries Japanese and Western occult in Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory.      

 

An 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. 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'm very excited to have a new Beasts of Burden story for the fans and I'm extremely happy with the way everything came together working with Sarah, Benjamin and Nate. 

Why post-war Japan? I used to half-jokingly ask editor Daniel Chabon if we could have his Shiba Inu, Zell. He said we should have a Shiba in the series, instead. One thing led to another, one idea led to three more, and that's where our latest story of dogs fighting supernatural evil ended up.” —Evan Dorkin

 

Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #1 (of four) will be in comic shops on April 7, 2021. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop.

 

Praise for Beasts of Burden:

 

“[Beasts of Burden is] rapidly becoming one of my favorite comics. Nice job.”—Neil Gaiman

 

“. . . horror buffs and animal lovers alike will find a lot to like about [Beast of Burden’s] tightly-scripted storylines, beautiful illustrations, and appealing characters.” —Publisher's Weekly

 

“Dorkin’s script captures the well-meaning, dopey sentiments we attribute to our dogs and cats’ thoughts, and Thompson’s art finds a middle ground between storybook sweetness and EC Comics chills. It’s a lot of fun, and ideal for kids who don’t mind a little gore and ghosts with their adorable animals.”—AV Club

“Beasts of Burden balances humor, heart and horror and fosters the contrast necessary to elevate a genre."—MTV

“I imagine a just world, where Beasts of Burden is ten times as popular as Twilight.”—Gail Simone 

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