“Occupied Territory” takes place directly after that series, with most of the pack recovering from various injuries. To read the series and get even more questions answered, make sure to look for “Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #1” in stores and online this April 7th.įor those familiar with the “Beasts of Burden” crew, where does “Occupied Territory” fall into the larger story?Įvan Dorkin: This is a follow-up to “Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men,” which was about Emrys, Miranda and the rest of their pack going up against a survivalist cult. A big thanks to Evan for taking the time to answer our questions. We spoke to creator Evan Dorkin to learn more about the new story, why he loves “Beasts of Burden,” what else the series has to offer up in the future, working with Benjamin Dwyer, and more. The new four issue mini-series will focus on “an elder member of the occult-battling pack of Wise Dogs” and his “harrowing mission-in U.S-occupied Japan after World War II.” Emerys must face “a mysterious curse creates an army of crawling, disembodied heads which threatens to overwhelm the region.” However, one creator who would never say that is Evan Dorkin and the series he would never say that about is “Beasts of Burden.” That is why Dorkin and his writing partner Sarah Dyer, artist Benjamin Dewey, and letterer Nate Piekos are returning to the series this April with “Occupied Territory.” I know that was a long way to get there, but we did it! Some creators may find returning to a successful long running series a burden at times maybe even a beast of a burden, one could say.

Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin