Comments on: *Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites — Best of 2010

By: Beasts of Burden Movie a Possibility » DVDs Worth Watching

Beasts of Burden Movie a Possibility » DVDs Worth Watching — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:13:45 +0000

[...] has the news that Reel FX has announced they are developing a CG-animated film based on Beasts of Burden, the way cool animal comic by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. Director is planned to be Shane Acker, [...]

By: Dark Horse Christmas Card Features Beasts of Burden » Comics Worth Reading

Dark Horse Christmas Card Features Beasts of Burden » Comics Worth Reading — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:18:28 +0000

[...] of snow on us — and it was this one. I was thrilled to see such wonderful characters, the Beasts of Burden dogs, illustrated by Jill Thompson, celebrating the holiday. Thanks, Dark [...]

By: Congratulations to First Female Comickers Recognized by NCS » Comics Worth Reading

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:23:20 +0000

[...] National Cartoonists Society (NCS), and Thompson won this year’s Comic Books category for Beasts of Burden. (I would think that would make this a shared award, since Evan Dorkin wrote the book, but [...]

By: Anthony Mystery Award Introduces Graphic Novel Category » Comics Worth Reading

Anthony Mystery Award Introduces Graphic Novel Category » Comics Worth Reading — Fri, 20 May 2011 00:58:54 +0000

[...] would be the Parker book (although I’ve heard the first is better), just for the craft, or Beasts of Burden, which I thought transcended its genre instead of just being a great example of it. [...]

By: Two Exciting Upcoming Dark Horse Books Feature Jill Thompson » Comics Worth Reading

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:07:25 +0000

[...] Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson’s Beasts of Burden will return in 2011. If it’s like the previous (excellent) book, a miniseries in periodical format will be followed by an attractive collection with extra [...]

By: Best Graphic Novels of 2010 » Comics Worth Reading

Best Graphic Novels of 2010 » Comics Worth Reading — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:32:30 +0000

[...] Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson — Gorgeous and scary, charming and creepy, as a neighborhood gang of dogs tackle ghosts and monsters. [...]

By: Stephan

Stephan — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:47:57 +0000

Stumbled across this at the local library…great book to have! A different perspective to supernatural happenings. I like the whimsical style of illustrations to gory subjects such as resurected dead dogs…easier to swallow? which would probably be overly gross in another.
Be out hunting for this issue…hopes its avaiable locally.

By: With Best Books, the Year Has Ten Months » Comics Worth Reading

With Best Books, the Year Has Ten Months » Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:43:48 +0000

[...] novel list is rather as expected — my favorite of the ten is Dorkin and Thompson’s Beasts of Burden. Also [...]

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:55:52 +0000

Thanks for the reminder, Johanna–somehow I missed this when you first announced it, and the story you linked to sure is cute. (Sad, but cute.) I’ll be picking it up!