Writer Evan Dorkin originated the concept as a one-off story for a horror anthology, but the happy alchemy of his characterisations of our cast and Jill Thompson’s luminous artwork kept the Beasts (not even formally christened as such in their earliest appearances) returning in Dorkin’s mind, and in various one-offs, until a miniseries was commissioned, and finally this gorgeous hardcover compiling all of their appearances at the time of release.
They are several dogs, and one reluctant cat.Īnd if that all sounds annoyingly twee, cutesypoo and Disneyesque… you could not be more mistaken. These furtive guardians roam the street in plain sight, but unnoticed by the populace who remain unaware of the huge debt they are owed. In the sleepy suburb of Burden Hill, where the boundaries between the visible and spiritual worlds are evanescent, a brave band of supernatural defenders patrols between the human realm and the unseen.
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