Grunenwald: Your wife, Sarah Dyer, is co-writing this series with you. So, while the Salamander won’t be going into the field, he’ll probably be burrowed in somewhere near Arthur and Huxley’s house in case he’s ever needed. From Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #1Īnother problem is logistics in regards to page layouts - it’s difficult to get a lot of four-legged animals into the panels and pages, when we toss in larger or smaller animals it can make things a lot harder to work with. In some ways the Wise Dogs stories are like a superhero team book, and there’s always a problem when a more powerful character shows up and throws off the balance of the team.
I think he’ll be around, but not as an active player. The fire salamander’s future isn’t certain. But it mostly serves as a bookend for the main story, which takes place in occupied Japan, in 1947. How much time has passed between Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men and Occupied Territory? Is that fire salamander a new permanent fixture for the series?Įvan Dorkin: The new series begins two days after the Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men series ended. Joe Grunenwald: We’re back with the Wise Dogs again for this series. The Beat had the chance to ask Dorkin about the latest Beasts of Burden series, how the Wise Dogs story fits in with the overall narrative of Burden Hill, and the evolving visual look of the series.
It’s also the first installment of the series not to be fully painted in watercolors, and Dewey’s digital colors set the story distinctly apart from its predecessors while at the same time adding a new visual dimension to the world of the series. Occupied Territory is the first Beasts series to delve into the past of this world, and highlights how limitless the storytelling potential of Beasts of Burden really is. The world of Beasts of Burden has steadily grown since the series debuted as a short story back in 2003, and the addition of stories featuring the Wise Dogs Society has expanded the universe of the series even more. Specifically, the series highlights an important chapter in the life of Emrys, the revered sheepdog member of the group, and a mission he undertook with his human companion during World War II. Co-written by Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, illustrated by Benjamin Dewey, and lettered by Nate Piekos, Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory tells a new story of the Wise Dogs Society, the group of canine elders who live outside of Burden Hill. Beasts of Burden, the Eisner-winning series created by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, is back for its latest installment next month.
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