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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book)
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A supernatural horror/adventure comic series from Dark Horse Comics. It follows the residents of Burden Hill, a picturesque small town that seems to attract plenty of paranormal activity. Luckily there is a society whose sole duty is to defend against these various evil forces, with the only catch being that this society is made up of dogs (and one cat).Originally starting as a series of short comics that were released in anthologies and later online, it expanded into a series of limited runs and one-shots, and is collected in omnibuses. It was created by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson and is written by Dorkin (with his wife, Sarah Dyer, occasionally co-writing) with art by Thompson (and later Benjamin Dewey). The pacing, art, and script are all top-notch, and it soon became a popular (if low-profile) new property.In 2013, it was announced that Shane Acker would be doing a CGI-animated film based on the property, but in 2021 Dorkin clarified that the project never moved beyond pre-production due to conflicts over the script. Whether anything else will come of it has yet to be seen. | |
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Jacob Marley Apparel | |
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Jacob Marley Apparel: The ghost sheep encountered in one issue died in a barn fire, so their true forms look like charred corpses. | |
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A Form You Are Comfortable With | |
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A Form You Are Comfortable With: The ghost sheep the society encounters; to everyone except Jack, they look like normal sheep, but to Jack they appear as they did at their moment of death, and since they all burned to death... | |
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Anyone Can Die | |
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Anyone Can Die: Or at least a fair few Mauve Shirts can. | |
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All Witches Have Cats | |
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All Witches Have Cats: At least, the ones seen all had a cat as a familiar. | |
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The War Has Just Begun | |
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The War Has Just Begun: At the end of "Grave Happenings". | |
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Right Behind Me | |
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Right Behind Me: In "Grave Happenings" when Pugsley badmouths Dymphna. In the beginning of "What the Cat Dragged In" as the Orphan and Getaway Kid are spying on Dymphna and examining a rat she killed. | |
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Swarm of Rats | |
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Swarm of Rats: The sewer rats are usually encountered in swarms. | |
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Religion of Evil | |
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Religion of Evil: The Brotherhood of the Red Serpent, a group of warlocks who worship "the great serpent" and slaughter humans and animals for their own ends. "The Unfamiliar" features a coven of witches who worship Sekhmet, an ancient Egyptian goddess of chaos and war. | |
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Title Drop | |
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The ending one is a Title Drop of sorts, the origin of the saying "let sleeping dogs lie": | |
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And This Is for... | |
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And This Is for...: When the Orphan takes out the aggregate demon's eye. | |
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Dead All Along | |
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Dead All Along: In "The View from the Hill", the gang encounters a herd of sheep and their sheepdog, who are soon revealed to be ghosts. | |
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The Order | |
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The Order: The Wise Dogs Society, an old order of dogs dedicated to dealing with supernatural matters. "Occupied Territory" introduces The Council, which is a group of Japanese Youkai. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_1c21e3fb | type |
The Place | |
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The Place: The main setting, as referenced in the title, is Burden Hill. | |
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Playing with Fire | |
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Playing with Fire: Miranda and Emrys can conjure fire. Dymphna can make fire more intense. | |
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Pay Evil unto Evil | |
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Pay Evil unto Evil: The ghost puppies on their killer. | |
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Cruel and Unusual Death | |
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Cruel and Unusual Death: The puppies and kittens in "Lost" all suffered this by the sadistic teen that killed them, being mutilated, shoved into cages and boxes, chained to rocks, and everything else before being tossed into a pond to drown. They are... not happy about this. | |
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Amputation Stops Spread | |
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Amputation Stops Spread: Dymphna is bitten on the tail by a dog zombie, but she survives because a rat shaman discovers her plight and gnaws off her tail. However, it's not out of kindness but Pragmatic Villainy (since she's a witch), and they force her to help them achieve world conquest. Emrys claims that he had to tear out his own eye to stop the spread of a basilisk's petrifying gaze. But that was apparently just a scary story to keep the puppies listening to him from getting into danger; he points out to Pugsley afterward that there's nothing wrong with his eyes — not that anyone could tell, since they're covered by fur. Averted in Occupied Territory where the bitten limb is not taken off, instead the dogs attempt to make the curse bringer take it back to save the victim. It works and he is saved. | |
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Avengers Assemble | |
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Avengers Assemble: While the main characters had a few prior supernatural adventures, "The Gathering Storm" is when they are formally admitted into the Wise Dogs Society as junior apprentices, forming an official team. | |
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Heroes "R" Us | |
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Heroes "R" Us: The Wise Dogs Society, though it's a volunteer thing and seems to have been around for a while. | |
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Heroic Dog | |
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Heroic Dog: Most of the cast, but in particular Ace. | |
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In Medias Res | |
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In Medias Res: Several of the stories, including the first one, begin with the characters in the middle of dealing with a particular supernatural happening. | |
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Death of a Child | |
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Death of a Child: It doesn't matter what species or age you are, you have equal chance of meeting a grisly end in this series. | |
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Mauve Shirt | |
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Mauve Shirt: Whenever an additional animal joins the main characters, there's a decent chance they won't make it out of that particular story alive. | |
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Analogy Backfire | |
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Analogy Backfire: In "Grave Happenings", Pugsley talking about how he doesn't trust Dymphna. | |
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Artifact Title | |
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Artifact Title: The Wise Dogs Society became this the moment they let a cat in. Admittedly it is the first time they appear to have done so, and it's mentioned that their numbers are lower than usual. Mentioned in a few issues, especially after they also adopt a fire elemental lizard. | |
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Beat Panel | |
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Beat Panel: At the end of "The Gathering Storm", after the gang has just been sworn into the Wise Dog Society as junior apprentices, most of them suddenly realize that they need to get home and practically trip over each other rushing off. There's a panel of the remaining characters (Red, Emrys, Miranda and the Orphan) silently watching them go before the Orphan dryly remarks, "I feel safer already." | |
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Cobweb Jungle | |
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Cobweb Jungle: In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, the characters have to pass through a section of forest that is filled with the sticky silk of webworms. | |
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Missing Child | |
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Missing Child: Everyone's blood freezes at the stating of a single sentence: "My children are missing." Also an example of Mood Whiplash, given the silly complaints the Wise Dog Society fields immediately before this. | |
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Shapeshifter Mode Lock | |
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Shapeshifter Mode Lock: In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, Tommy turns into a dog to escape the battle at the camp, but loses the collar that lets him transform, leaving him trapped in that form. | |
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DiesWideShut | |
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Dies Wide Shut: When the boy dies, his eyes are open. | |
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Ghostly Animals | |
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Ghostly Animals: Some of these turn up from time to time: "Stray" has a doghouse which turns out to be haunted by the ghost of a dog who was buried in the yard. "Lost" features the ghosts of dozens of animals, wild and domesticated alike, who were killed by a serial torturer of animals. "The View from the Hill" features a herd of ghost sheep and their sheepdog, who turn out to have died in a barn fire. | |
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Teens Are Monsters | |
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Teens Are Monsters: Hazel's puppies were the latest in a long string of victims by a serial animal killer. It's one of the rare instances where the threat wasn't supernatural. | |
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Change the Uncomfortable Subject | |
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Change the Uncomfortable Subject: In "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", after the Orphan gives his somber insight into life as a stray, the dogs all look at each other uncomfortably, and Whitey makes a feeble attempt to change the subject. | |
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Pun-Based Title | |
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Pun-Based Title: The title is a play on the term "beast of burden" (in reference to a working animal). The comic is about the animal residents of Burden Hill. | |
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Cat Stereotype | |
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Cat Stereotype: The witches' cats are all black. | |
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Even the Loving Hero Has Hated Ones | |
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Even the Loving Hero Has Hated Ones: Downplayed. In "Grave Happenings", Pugsley voices his disdain and suspicion for former enemy Dymphna. The others think he's being too hard on her, but Pugsley retorts: | |
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You Have Failed Me | |
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You Have Failed Me: The cat goddess does this to her followers when Orphan sabotages their ritual. | |
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Magical Native American | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4755314a | comment |
Magical Native American: The "boy who talks" gives no explanation for why he Speaks Fluent Animal beyond that his people do it. Oddly, as the boy lies dying at the end, he can no longer understand Ace, which seems to imply that the lycanthropy may be playing a part, which conflicts what he said earlier. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4755314a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4755314a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4755314a | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_475d592d | type |
You Dirty Rat! | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_475d592d | comment |
You Dirty Rat!: A cult of rats living in the sewers are reoccurring antagonists. Subverted by some rats encountered aboveground who emphasize that they don't follow the rat king or the "master". | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_475d592d | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_475d592d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_475d592d | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49d59be9 | type |
Scenery Porn | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49d59be9 | comment |
Scenery Porn: Jill Thompson's watercolors are pure eye candy. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49d59be9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49d59be9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49d59be9 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49f20c6a | type |
Gory Discretion Shot | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49f20c6a | comment |
Gory Discretion Shot: Used in concert with Nothing Is Scarier. When the Orphan is about to take out the aggregate demon's eye, the next panel shows the others fighting the demon with the eye-stuff raining down on them. When Ace kills Karl in the graveyard, instead of showing it, it switches to a Reaction Shot of the others. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49f20c6a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49f20c6a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_49f20c6a | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4c0b2072 | type |
Animal Religion | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4c0b2072 | comment |
Animal Religion: Dogs have their own mythology. The Great Dog appears to be a god figure, or at least has dominion over the afterlife, and the Black Dog is The Grim Reaper, a figure to be feared before your time is up, but welcomed when it comes. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4c0b2072 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4c0b2072 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4c0b2072 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4ee98e74 | type |
Amphibian at Large | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4ee98e74 | comment |
Amphibian at Large: One of the monsters the dogs encounter is a demonic giant frog composed of multiple smaller frogs fused, who they kill by biting the tongue off. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4ee98e74 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4ee98e74 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4ee98e74 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4f4372e9 | type |
Early-Installment Weirdness | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4f4372e9 | comment |
Early-Installment Weirdness: In "Stray", Jack is able to understand human speech, namely the pet psychic talking to his owners. Later installments establish that normally, animals can not understand humans. In the letters column of "What the Cat Dragged In", Evan Dorkin points this out as something that was changed. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4f4372e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4f4372e9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_4f4372e9 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5009999d | type |
Painting the Medium | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5009999d | comment |
Painting the Medium: Speech bubbles for spells have special shapes and sometimes colors. Ghosts speak with borderless wispy bubbles. Demons and other supernatural entities have unique speech bubbles as well. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5009999d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5009999d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5009999d | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5148024 | type |
Locked into Strangeness | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5148024 | comment |
Locked into Strangeness: A really weird example; Digger's entire face turns from black to white after he sees his owner get torn apart by dirt Golems. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5148024 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5148024 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5148024 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5313c266 | type |
Bookends | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5313c266 | comment |
Book Ends: "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" begins and ends with focus on a dead dog and a quote. (Warning for gore behind the links.) | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5313c266 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5313c266 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5313c266 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5345de5 | type |
Strange-Syntax Speaker | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5345de5 | comment |
Strange-Syntax Speaker: The goblins have their own way of speaking, including differences in pronunciation (e.g. "aminals" for "animals", "cass" for "catch") and grammar. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5345de5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5345de5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5345de5 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_539ae07a | type |
Empowered Badass Normal | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_539ae07a | comment |
Empowered Badass Normal: All of the main characters start off as just normal pets (and one stray) who happen to get caught up in the supernatural oddities going on in Burden. Once they're inducted into the Wise Dogs Society, they begin learning how to cast spells, though as of yet none of them have much aptitude for it. Ace also winds up getting some of the werewolf's abilities after it bites him, namely a Healing Factor and the propensity to enter Unstoppable Rage when he's angry enough. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_539ae07a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_539ae07a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_539ae07a | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_53de87e5 | type |
Willing Channeler | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_53de87e5 | comment |
Willing Channeler: In "Lost", Jack lets the ghosts of Hazel's puppies possess him so they can speak through him. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_53de87e5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_53de87e5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_53de87e5 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55180ce | type |
Snow Means Death | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55180ce | comment |
Snow Means Death: In "A Dog and His Boy", Ace comes close to death in the snow. Luckily, help manages to arrive in time. The boy is not so fortunate, and passes away next to him. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55180ce | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55180ce | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55180ce | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55af5b73 | type |
All Therapists Are Muggles | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55af5b73 | comment |
All Therapists Are Muggles: In the first issue, Jack's owners visit a pet psychic to find out what's wrong with him. She says he wants more affection, but he really just wants to be able to get a good night's sleep. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55af5b73 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55af5b73 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_55af5b73 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_581f6468 | type |
Hero of Another Story | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_581f6468 | comment |
Hero of Another Story: In "A Dog and His Boy", the human mercenaries that pulled a Deus ex Machina and killed the werewolf, implying something like the Wise Dogs Society exists for humans too. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_581f6468 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_581f6468 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_581f6468 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_58e43f17 | type |
Cats Are Mean | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_58e43f17 | comment |
Cats Are Mean: Seems to be setting up in the first issue, when the Orphan is dismissive about the rumors about the Wise Dogs, and again with the witches' cats and some of the Orphan's friends. The trope is subverted over time however, as most of the cats are more snarky rather than actually mean. The Orphan is actually insightful and typically quite willing to help, even if he might groan about it. Dymphna is much the same after her Heel–Face Turn, still giving out snark but becoming more & more altruistic as she works with the heroes. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_58e43f17 | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_58e43f17 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_58e43f17 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5b057eae | type |
Animalistic Abomination | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5b057eae | comment |
Animalistic Abomination: The aggregate demon is a giant frog who speaks in special speech bubbles and says it will eat everything. The human-faced animals encountered in "Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men". | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5b057eae | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5b057eae | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5b057eae | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5bc5089e | type |
Fiery Salamander | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5bc5089e | comment |
Fiery Salamander: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men opens with a forest fire that was caused by a fire elemental salamander. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5bc5089e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5bc5089e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5bc5089e | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5c0fc07b | type |
Nightmare Sequence | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5c0fc07b | comment |
Nightmare Sequence: In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, Miranda has a nightmare about Ace being dead with crows pecking at him while the others address her, blaming her for her absence. At the end of "The Presence of Others", Sabina has a nightmare about Burden Hill in an apocalyptic state. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5c0fc07b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5c0fc07b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5c0fc07b | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5ca80293 | type |
Pragmatic Villainy | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5ca80293 | comment |
Dymphna is bitten on the tail by a dog zombie, but she survives because a rat shaman discovers her plight and gnaws off her tail. However, it's not out of kindness but Pragmatic Villainy (since she's a witch), and they force her to help them achieve world conquest. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5ca80293 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5ca80293 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5ca80293 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5cc04812 | type |
Fainting Seer | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5cc04812 | comment |
Fainting Seer: Jack's close encounters with the supernatural tend to leave him incapacitated for a while. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5cc04812 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5cc04812 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_5cc04812 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6141b228 | type |
Full-Boar Action | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6141b228 | comment |
Full-Boar Action: Giant boars with two pairs of protruding tusks are used as mounts by the antagonists in Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6141b228 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6141b228 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6141b228 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_617f0563 | type |
Heel–Face Turn | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_617f0563 | comment |
Heel–Face Turn: Possibly Dymphna, in an Anti-Hero kind of way. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_617f0563 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_617f0563 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_617f0563 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_61d054a0 | type |
Animal Stereotypes | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_61d054a0 | comment |
Animal Stereotypes: A bit, but it's mostly for comedy and the characters have other attributes. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_61d054a0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_61d054a0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_61d054a0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_64070096 | type |
Cowardly Lion | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_64070096 | comment |
Abusive Owners, in this case. Rex's owner is a drunk who beats him. Potentially accounts for him being such a Cowardly Lion. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_64070096 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_64070096 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_64070096 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6439de78 | type |
Heroic Sacrifice | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6439de78 | comment |
Heroic Sacrifice: Dymphna the familiar lures the zombie dogs in front of an oncoming truck to put them down. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6439de78 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6439de78 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6439de78 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_651e4362 | type |
Chain of People | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_651e4362 | comment |
Chain of People: In "The Unfamiliar", the dogs form a chain to stop the Orphan from getting sucked into a magical vortex. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_651e4362 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_651e4362 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_651e4362 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_65332328 | type |
Mind-Control Eyes | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_65332328 | comment |
Mind-Control Eyes: In "Lost", Jack's eyes go white when he acts as a Willing Channeler, and Ace, Rex, and Hazel get red eyes when they're involuntarily possessed. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_65332328 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_65332328 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_65332328 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6627695f | type |
Author Appeal | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6627695f | comment |
Author Appeal: This isn't the first supernatural comic Evan Dorkin has written, he used to be a writer/penciler on the comic book adaption of The Real Ghostbusters. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6627695f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6627695f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6627695f | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_665136e6 | type |
Animals Lack Attributes | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_665136e6 | comment |
Animals Lack Attributes: Averted without a whole lot of attention drawn. Apparently none of the dogs are neutered. Also, while impersonating a female cat the Orphan is told to keep his tail down to avoid blowing his cover. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_665136e6 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_665136e6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_665136e6 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_680f950 | type |
Gilligan Cut | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_680f950 | comment |
Gilligan Cut: In "What the Cat Dragged In", when the cats try to get Hoke the raccoon to help them with opening a door. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_680f950 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_680f950 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_680f950 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_68600b03 | type |
A Cat in a Gang of Dogs | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_68600b03 | comment |
A Cat in a Gang of Dogs: The main characters initially consist of five dogs and a cat. All six of them join the Wise Dog Society. They get a second cat in the group once Dymphna undergoes her Heel–Face Turn. Lampshaded in "Sacrifice", when they introduce themselves to Hellboy as junior apprentices of the Wise Dog Society: | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_68600b03 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_68600b03 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_68600b03 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6a6e2a10 | type |
Don't Call Me "Sir" | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6a6e2a10 | comment |
Don't Call Me "Sir": In "The Gathering Storm", when Rex and Whitey meet Miranda, they act deferential, with Rex bowing and Whitey addressing her formally, but Miranda insists they dispense with the formalities. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6a6e2a10 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6a6e2a10 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6a6e2a10 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6d332aea | type |
Driven to Suicide | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6d332aea | comment |
Driven to Suicide: Hazel after the puppy ghosts possess her and she kills their murderer. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6d332aea | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6d332aea | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6d332aea | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6ef6417b | type |
Disney Death | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6ef6417b | comment |
Disney Death: In "A Dog and His Boy", Ace comes close to death, lying and bleeding in the snow. A black dog appears, seemingly the Grim Reaper figure mentioned earlier in the issue, but it turns out to be a Wise Dog apprentice who manages to help him. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6ef6417b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6ef6417b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_6ef6417b | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7095c87e | type |
TheMasquerade | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7095c87e | comment |
The Masquerade: With the animals for the humans. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7095c87e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7095c87e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7095c87e | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7131e4c9 | type |
Rodents of Unusual Size | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7131e4c9 | comment |
Rodents of Unusual Size: Some of the rat soldiers, Bloodletter included, are the size of small dogs. The ogre rat in "The Presence of Others" is bigger than a cow. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7131e4c9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7131e4c9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7131e4c9 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7142b38a | type |
The Grim Reaper | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7142b38a | comment |
The Grim Reaper: The Black Dog from dog mythology, shepherdess of the dead who fetches the souls of the departed. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7142b38a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7142b38a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7142b38a | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_717ca6cf | type |
Species-Specific Afterlife | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_717ca6cf | comment |
Species-Specific Afterlife: The ghost sheep in "The View from the Hill" explain that this is why they don't move on; they don't want to be separated from their sheepdog companion, and from what they've heard from him, the dog afterlife is dogs-only. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_717ca6cf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_717ca6cf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_717ca6cf | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77666408 | type |
Combat Tentacles | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77666408 | comment |
Combat Tentacles: The monster from Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men has many tentacles which it uses as instruments of impalement. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77666408 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77666408 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77666408 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_779009b5 | type |
Beware the Quiet Ones | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_779009b5 | comment |
Beware the Quiet Ones: In "Lost", a newspaper article describes the serial animal killer as "quiet, loner" and "overlooked". | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_779009b5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_779009b5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_779009b5 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77aedc5c | type |
Horse of a Different Color | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77aedc5c | comment |
Horse of a Different Color: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men has giant boars being used as mounts. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77aedc5c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77aedc5c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_77aedc5c | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_781c70a3 | type |
Rascally Raccoon | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_781c70a3 | comment |
Rascally Raccoon: One is encountered in "Lost" that seems basically psychotic, but the next page shows it's very young, and its mother is streetwise and much more levelheaded. He later reappears — it's established his name is Hoke — and reluctantly assists the cats in opening a charmed door and later, tries to go up against a powerful demon. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_781c70a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_781c70a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_781c70a3 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_79a60aec | type |
For Want of a Nail | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_79a60aec | comment |
For Want Of A Nail: In "Sacrifice", the giant stone golem raised by the villains is flawed, allowing Hellboy to take it down with ease. All because Pugsley peed on Karl's skull in defiance, tainting the blood magic. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_79a60aec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_79a60aec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_79a60aec | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7b8b88f2 | type |
Raising the Steaks | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7b8b88f2 | comment |
Raising the Steaks: The zombie dogs in "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie". | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7b8b88f2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7b8b88f2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7b8b88f2 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7c401ed8 | type |
Fear Is the Appropriate Response | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7c401ed8 | comment |
Fear Is the Appropriate Response: In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, when the monster starts attacking, a warlock yells to the others not to panic and to stand their ground. Then the creature comes into full view. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7c401ed8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7c401ed8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7c401ed8 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ec8506d | type |
Animal Talk | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ec8506d | comment |
Animal Talk: Animals of different species can understand each other, but not humans. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ec8506d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ec8506d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ec8506d | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ee61bec | type |
Mature Animal Story | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ee61bec | comment |
Mature Animal Story: The characters are all talking animals and the series is generally light-hearted, but it's certainly not for kids, as there is copious gore, swearing, human and animal death, adult story-lines, and the occasional doggy genitalia. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ee61bec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ee61bec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7ee61bec | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fbb2a3 | type |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fbb2a3 | comment |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Rex does a Big Damn Heroes to save the Orphan from a cat goddess, but at the time he was supposed to be keeping an eye on a captured witch-familiar cat. The cat escapes while he's off saving the day and causes them a lot of trouble later on... although she does try to fix what she did, and seems to have pulled a Heel–Face Turn. In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, the Big Damn Heroes moment ends up breaking the seal imprisoning the creature. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fbb2a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fbb2a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fbb2a3 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fc8c669 | type |
Beast with a Human Face | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fc8c669 | comment |
Beast with a Human Face: In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, the elder wise dogs encounter a pack of raccoons with human faces, devouring a dead creature. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fc8c669 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fc8c669 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_7fc8c669 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8797239c | type |
Bait-and-Switch | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8797239c | comment |
Bait-and-Switch: The end of "A Dog And His Boy" ends with this. After the climax Ace is approached by a black female dog, and then it cuts to the nameplate from Ace's doghouse lying on the ground, making you think that the other dog was the Black Dog and that Ace had died. Then the viewpoint goes inside the house and we see Ace, badly injured, but alive. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8797239c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8797239c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8797239c | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_87d45053 | type |
On a Scale from One to Ten | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_87d45053 | comment |
On a Scale from One to Ten: In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men: | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_87d45053 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_87d45053 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_87d45053 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8816272b | type |
Blinded by the Light | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8816272b | comment |
Blinded by the Light: In "Something Whiskered This Way Comes", Dymphna casts a spell to blind the rats with light so she and the Orphan can make a break for it. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8816272b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8816272b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8816272b | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_88473c86 | type |
Tsuchigumo and Jorogumo | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_88473c86 | comment |
Tsuchigumo and Jorogumo: Jor�gumo, spider demons that take the form of human women to prey on men, show up in Occupied Territory, as do Tsuchigumo, which resemble Giant Spiders. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_88473c86 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_88473c86 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_88473c86 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8a7e27b5 | type |
Stab the Scorpion | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8a7e27b5 | comment |
Stab the Scorpion: In Occupied Territory. Emrys and Mullins come across some hostile Shibas who charge toward them... only to run right by them, their real target being the oni behind them. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8a7e27b5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8a7e27b5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8a7e27b5 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ab096bd | type |
Dehumanization | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ab096bd | comment |
Dehumanization: The animal-torturing teenager in "Lost." The ghosts of Hazel's puppies call him "it" when they describe how they died, and when Rex, Ace and Hazel kill him while possessed by other, angrier ghosts, his screams aren't rendered in text. We just see him with his mouth open, then being tackled and mauled by the dogs. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ab096bd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ab096bd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ab096bd | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ba9512b | type |
Our Zombies Are Different | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ba9512b | comment |
Our Zombies Are Different: Occupied Territory introduces a curse that kills people and then makes their heads detach, sprout tentacles from their necks, and crawl around trying to bite people to spread the condition. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ba9512b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ba9512b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ba9512b | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8bfaffd7 | type |
Rat King | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8bfaffd7 | comment |
Rat King: The rat king, a bunch of rats joined by the tails. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8bfaffd7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8bfaffd7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8bfaffd7 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8c0a049 | type |
Crying Critters | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8c0a049 | comment |
Crying Critters: In "Stray", all the pets present, even Orphan, are in tears as Trixie's ghost thanks them for giving her peace. In "A Dog and His Boy", Ace cries as he lies helplessly in the snow, watching the boy's life fade. In "What the Cat Dragged In", Dymphna has tears in her eyes after Rachel and Tansy pass on. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8c0a049 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8c0a049 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8c0a049 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ed5c6e4 | type |
Asshole Victim | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ed5c6e4 | comment |
Asshole Victim: The teen that steals and kills puppies and other small animals. You feel more sorry for his parents than him when Hazel's puppies possess the other dogs and rip his throat out. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ed5c6e4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ed5c6e4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8ed5c6e4 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f764e60 | type |
Magnetic Plot Device | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f764e60 | comment |
Magnetic Plot Device: The town itself, for reasons yet to be fully explained. Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men reveals there's a "blood lure" drawing in supernatural forces, but the nature of the lure has yet to be made clear. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f764e60 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f764e60 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f764e60 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f7e9efd | type |
Fireball Eyeballs | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f7e9efd | comment |
Fireball Eyeballs: Sometimes happens during the casting of fire spells. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f7e9efd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f7e9efd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_8f7e9efd | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_906365a2 | type |
Demonic Possession | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_906365a2 | comment |
Demonic Possession: The ghost puppies in "Lost" possess Rex and Ace and their mother to take brutal vengeance on their murderer. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_906365a2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_906365a2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_906365a2 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9136471a | type |
Our Goblins Are Different | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9136471a | comment |
Our Goblins Are Different: Goblins are small green troublesome creatures that will steal chickens for food. There are also lurkers, larger green creatures; and thornlings, small green spiky creatures that live among thorny vines. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9136471a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9136471a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9136471a | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_91697559 | type |
Half the Man He Used to Be | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_91697559 | comment |
Half the Man He Used to Be: In "The Presence of Others", Muggsy gets bitten in half by the ogre rat. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_91697559 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_91697559 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_91697559 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_930a6407 | type |
Rewrite | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_930a6407 | comment |
Rewrite: The Black Dog is referred to as male in the original version of "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (published in The Dark Horse Book of the Dead) and female in all subsequent stories. The republished version of "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (in the collection Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites) refers to her as female as well. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_930a6407 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_930a6407 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_930a6407 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_970c790a | type |
Big Bad | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_970c790a | comment |
Big Bad: A still unknown entity that has set up residence in Burden Hill, drawing other evils to the town. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_970c790a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_970c790a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_970c790a | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_98a150f3 | type |
Excrement Statement | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_98a150f3 | comment |
Excrement Statement: In "Sacrifice", Pugsley pees on Karl's talking skull in defiance, which inadvertently ends up being the key to victory as it taints the blood ritual. In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, Lundy scornfully pees on one of the warlocks' symbols that's been carved into a tree. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_98a150f3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_98a150f3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_98a150f3 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9a5ae2a2 | type |
More Teeth than the Osmond Family | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9a5ae2a2 | comment |
More Teeth than the Osmond Family: The monster from Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men is covered in toothy mouths, with the main one being packed with rows of teeth. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9a5ae2a2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9a5ae2a2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9a5ae2a2 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9be7c205 | type |
Giant Spider | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9be7c205 | comment |
Giant Spider: The Tsuchigumo from Occupied Territory, spiders bigger than dogs, and their leader, the Lady Tsuchigomo, who is the size of a house. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9be7c205 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9be7c205 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9be7c205 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | type |
Foreshadowing | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | comment |
Foreshadowing: In "A Dog and His Boy," a newspaper lands on Pugsley's face. The main article is about a pair of teens killed in the woods by a wild animal. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e4ed124 | type |
Mundanger | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e4ed124 | comment |
Mundanger: Most of the dangers the characters face are supernatural in nature. However, in "Lost", the ultimate source of the problem turns out to be a teenage boy who is secretly a serial animal killer. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e4ed124 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e4ed124 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e4ed124 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e65fb7 | type |
Team Hand-Stack | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e65fb7 | comment |
Team Hand-Stack: A variant — when the main characters are inducted into the Wise Dogs Society, they put their paws forward in a circle. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e65fb7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e65fb7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9e65fb7 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9f63a591 | type |
Guilt-Induced Nightmare | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9f63a591 | comment |
Guilt-Induced Nightmare: In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men. Miranda, whose duties have taken her away from Burden Hill, has a nightmare about Ace being dead with crows pecking at him while the others blame her for her absence. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9f63a591 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_9f63a591 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 | type |
My God, What Have I Done? | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 | comment |
My God, What Have I Done?: The look on Hazel's face after she kills a serial animal killer under Demonic Possession. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a2b38d3b | type |
Eye Scream | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a2b38d3b | comment |
Eye Scream: The Orphan claws out the eye of the aggregate demon. Also Dymphna's children, in the futile hope to escape the demon Harrow at least a little. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a2b38d3b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a2b38d3b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a2b38d3b | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe | type |
Mood Whiplash | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe | comment |
Also an example of Mood Whiplash, given the silly complaints the Wise Dog Society fields immediately before this. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a5c79fb0 | type |
Supernatural Team | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a5c79fb0 | comment |
Supernatural Team: The main characters are a team that investigates and deals with local supernatural occurrences. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a5c79fb0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a5c79fb0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a5c79fb0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a5fb0d24 | type |
Healing Factor | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a5fb0d24 | comment |
Ace also winds up getting some of the werewolf's abilities after it bites him, namely a Healing Factor and the propensity to enter Unstoppable Rage when he's angry enough. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a679184b | type |
Due to the Dead | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a679184b | comment |
Due to the Dead: In "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", a dog is found dead on the side of a road, buried, and given a funeral. The gang drop flowers into the Devil's Well, where Hazel and the missing pets died. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a7aef9ff | type |
Obfuscating Stupidity | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a7aef9ff | comment |
Obfuscating Stupidity: In Occupied Territory, when Jonathan and Emrys meet with the colonel in his office, Emrys wanders over to look at the report on his desk. Because he appears to be an ordinary dog, this does not raise suspicions. Later, alone with Jonathan, he relays the info from it. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a7aef9ff | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a7c0ee18 | type |
Domino Revelation | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a7c0ee18 | comment |
Domino Revelation: Ghosts, zombies, vampires, you get the point. | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a7c0ee18 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a8a04f6f | type |
And I Must Scream | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a8a04f6f | comment |
And I Must Scream: The demon Harrow kept Dymphna's clan mates trapped in her home for months; furious that he was stuck in her incantation circle, he was unable to physically harm them, but instead corrupted the house, spoiling the food and water and infecting those living in it. He repeatedly reanimated their den mother and made her attack them, forcing them to kill her over and over again. Even when the cats tried to kill themselves, he prevented them from dying, and when they clawed their eyes out, he still made sure they'd see him even when he allowed them to sleep. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a8a04f6f | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a939a527 | type |
Red Eyes, Take Warning | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a939a527 | comment |
Red Eyes, Take Warning: The angry ghosts in "Lost" have red pinpoint pupils, and anything possessed by them gains red scleras. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_a939a527 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ab0a1453 | type |
Prematurely Grey-Haired | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ab0a1453 | comment |
Prematurely Grey-Haired: In "Grave Happenings", a local dog named Digger has all the fur on his face go pale after having an encounter with the earth golems and watching his owner get dismembered. | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ab0a1453 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ae0b7462 | type |
Ghost Butler | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ae0b7462 | comment |
Ghost Butler: In "What the Cat Dragged In", once the cats and Hoke get into the house, the door closes behind them, trapping them inside. | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ae0b7462 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b11ac9f5 | type |
Abusive Parents | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b11ac9f5 | comment |
Abusive Parents: Abusive Owners, in this case. Rex's owner is a drunk who beats him. Potentially accounts for him being such a Cowardly Lion. Implied for the boy from "A Dog and His Boy" — he ran away from home, says he'd rather die than go back, and the story of his childhood and family is mostly "unpleasant and cruel." Ace's previous home is implied to have been abusive; he sympathizes with the boy, saying he wouldn't want to be sent back to his old home. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b11ac9f5 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b53c57d5 | type |
Epigraph | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b53c57d5 | comment |
Epigraph: "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" has a quote at the beginning and end. The beginning one is a rhyme about death, supposedly a piece of traditional canine verse. The ending one is a Title Drop of sorts, the origin of the saying "let sleeping dogs lie": | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b53c57d5 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b556e777 | type |
Tanuki | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b556e777 | comment |
Tanuki: Some Tanuki are encountered by Emrys and Mullins in Occupied Territory, taking on their appearances. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b556e777 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b8dbe475 | type |
Blood from the Mouth | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b8dbe475 | comment |
Blood from the Mouth: In "Grave Happenings", Karl casts a spell on Miranda that makes her vomit blood. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_b8dbe475 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_baa2bf80 | type |
Amplified Animal Aptitude | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_baa2bf80 | comment |
Amplified Animal Aptitude: Kind of a prerequisite given what the plot is about. The animals are portrayed as being more or less fully capable of grasping concepts like a human would, with the only gaps in their understanding being the result of not being able to communicate with humans directly. Some of them can even read, though this may be done with the aid of magic. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_baa2bf80 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bc21c08f | type |
My Life Flashed Before My Eyes | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bc21c08f | comment |
My Life Flashed Before My Eyes: In "The Unfamiliar", the narration describes Rex and the Orphan's lives as flashing before their eyes when they're close to getting sucked in by the vortex — in the Orphan's case, his first three. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bc21c08f | featureApplicability |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bc21c08f | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bd5e8cd9 | type |
Urban Fantasy | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bd5e8cd9 | comment |
Urban Fantasy: Concerns a group of domestic animals encountering supernatural entities in a small American suburb. | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bd5e8cd9 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bd8b2b0b | type |
To Serve Man | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bd8b2b0b | comment |
To Serve Man: The Jor�gumo in Occupied Territory prey on humans. The first one encountered says that she doesn't eat animals if she can help it. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bd8b2b0b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bd8b2b0b | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bea77379 | type |
Youkai | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bea77379 | comment |
Youkai: Various Youkai are encountered in Occupied Territory, including Kitsune, Yamawaro, Tanuki, a Kappa, a yamabiko, Tengu, an Oni, and Tsuchigumo and Jorogumo. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bea77379 | featureApplicability |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bea77379 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bf487e2b | type |
Translator Microbes | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bf487e2b | comment |
Translator Microbes: The Feast of Tongues is a potion that allows one to understand other people and languages. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_bf487e2b | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c0b66f61 | type |
Invisible Monsters | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c0b66f61 | comment |
Invisible Monsters: In "Hunters & Gatherers", the society faces off against a huge reptilian monster capable of turning itself invisible that's terrorizing the Hill. It's apparently not just able to become invisible, but can also hide its scent. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c0b66f61 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c34a3286 | type |
Kappa | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c34a3286 | comment |
Kappa: A kappa is one of the creatures encountered in Occupied Territory. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c34a3286 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c3c18143 | type |
Hope Spot | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c3c18143 | comment |
Hope Spot: In "Lost", Whitey manages to successfully cast a spell to get the ghosts surrounding them to leave, and Pugsley rejoices… before it turns out the ghosts went and possessed a bunch of nearby forest animals and are returning. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c3c18143 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c3c18143 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c3cacf06 | type |
Tengu | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c3cacf06 | comment |
Tengu: Tengu are one of the creatures encountered in Occupied Territory. | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c3cacf06 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c547f08d | type |
Ghostly Chill | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c547f08d | comment |
Ghostly Chill: In "Stray", when Ace picks up Trixie's collar, he comments, "Did it just get colder?" The next panel, there's a ghostly wail. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c547f08d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c547f08d | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c66cb5a9 | type |
Human Sacrifice | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c66cb5a9 | comment |
Human Sacrifice: The warlocks in Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men attempt one of these to awaken the serpent they worship. | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c66cb5a9 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: In "The Presence of Others", Sabina's notes on the apprentices include: "Wait'll O.D.M hears! cats and dogs living together! mass hysteria!!" and the Ghostbusters logo. In the same story, when the gang are trying to get into a locked mausoleum, Russell refers to his dad as the "master of unlocking". | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c75df49a | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c7b319ff | type |
Rain of Something Unusual | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c7b319ff | comment |
Rain of Something Unusual: In "The Gathering Storm", it rains frogs. Said frogs turn out to be the components of a large demon. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c7b319ff | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c7b319ff | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c93a6560 | type |
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c93a6560 | comment |
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, when the monster starts attacking the warlock camp, many of them are impaled on its tentacles. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c93a6560 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_c93a6560 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ca063422 | type |
Disease Bleach | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ca063422 | comment |
Disease Bleach: In "Grave Happenings", the black dog Digger has a horrific supernatural encounter that leaves him in shock and turns the fur on his face white. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ca063422 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_cb643ebb | type |
Everything's Deader with Zombies | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_cb643ebb | comment |
Everything's Deader with Zombies: The dog zombies. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_cb643ebb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_cb643ebb | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_cf57aca1 | type |
Orwellian Retcon | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_cf57aca1 | comment |
Orwellian Retcon: The Black Dog is referred to as male in the original version of "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (published in The Dark Horse Book of the Dead) and female in the republished version (in the collection Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites). | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_cf57aca1 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d08049db | type |
Taken for Granite | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d08049db | comment |
Taken for Granite: The basilisk in "Story Time" petrified all the enemies that approached its tower, until the surrounding grounds were crammed with the stony bodies of its victims. This is also the fate of BÃtan, the heroic dog in the story. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d08049db | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d1522cf | type |
Tongue Trauma | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d1522cf | comment |
Tongue Trauma: In "The Gathering Storm", the dogs bite and hold onto the frog demon's tongue when it attacks them with it. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d1522cf | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d21a93f4 | type |
Hand Gagging | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d21a93f4 | comment |
Hand Gagging: In "The Presence of Others", Rex cuts off a rude retort from Pugsley by putting a paw over his muzzle. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d21a93f4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d21a93f4 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d378fa7a | type |
Too Many Mouths | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d378fa7a | comment |
Too Many Mouths: The monster in Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men has one main mouth at the front and multiple mouths along its sides. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d378fa7a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d378fa7a | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d4bb4e51 | type |
Walking Shirtless Scene | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d4bb4e51 | comment |
Walking Shirtless Scene: Sekhmet in "The Unfamiliar" appears half nude to her followers, breasts and nipples plainly visible. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d4bb4e51 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d820f28 | type |
Reaction Shot | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d820f28 | comment |
Reaction Shot: In "Stray", after the ghost dog tells her story, the next panel shows everyone teary-eyed. In "A Dog and His Boy", after the gang sees the boy tearing apart rabbits with his mouth and bare hands, the next panel is them looking on in shock and horror. In "Lost", after Hazel comes to the gang to report her missing children, the next panel shows them all concerned and on alert. In "Grave Happenings", as Ace tears into the man, it cuts away to show the others' disturbed reactions. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d820f28 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d9cf40fa | type |
Screw This, I'm Outta Here | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d9cf40fa | comment |
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Rex does this a few times, fitting in with his Cowardly Lion status. Pugs suggests this very often but doesn't actually follow through. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_d9cf40fa | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_dabc7a46 | type |
Sixth Ranger | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_dabc7a46 | comment |
Sixth Ranger: All of the cats who get mixed up with the Wise Dogs are regarded as this. And then there's Dymphna. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_dabc7a46 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_dabc7a46 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_dd8deee1 | type |
Xenofiction | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_dd8deee1 | comment |
Xenofiction: With admitted doses of anthropomorphism, it's still a good example of the genre. | |
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1.0 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_dd8deee1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_dd8deee1 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e0789c2a | type |
Your Head A-Splode | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e0789c2a | comment |
Your Head A-Splode: One of Lundy's spells has this effect. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e0789c2a | featureApplicability |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e3ebcc2d | type |
Animal Jingoism | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e3ebcc2d | comment |
Animal Jingoism: Largely downplayed. While dogs & cats (and, when they figure into the plot, other animals) interact with each other they often trade snark and jabs, but it rarely gets any more vitriolic than that. The dogs in the main cast make it clear they value the Orphan as a friend just as they would if he were a dog, and he likewise cares a lot for his canine companions even if he doesn't outright say it. The only real instance of jingoism shown thus far is in "Occupied Territory", when a cat refuses to help Emrys during his investigation because she refuses to talk to dogs. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e4062526 | type |
Demonic Head Shake | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e4062526 | comment |
Demonic Head Shake: Happens to Jack when he's possessed in "Lost". | |
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Interspecies Adoption | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e49c0cbd | comment |
Interspecies Adoption: Of a sort. The Boy Ace adopts is at least a teenager, but they take him in like any other stray. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e69e12b2 | type |
Combination Attack | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e69e12b2 | comment |
Combination Attack: In "Grave Happenings". Fire creation + fire boosting = one toasted enemy. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e69e12b2 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e6c72641 | type |
Asian Fox Spirit | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e6c72641 | comment |
Asian Fox Spirit: A kitsune is one of the creatures encountered in Occupied Territory. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e79b033c | type |
Scooby Stack | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e79b033c | comment |
Scooby Stack: In "The Unfamiliar", the dogs pile on top of each other to peek out at a passing black cat. Pugsley is on the bottom; Whitey stands on him, and Jack leans on Whitey. Rex and Ace, being the tallest, can poke out their heads without any apparent need to stand on anyone. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e993a60f | type |
Defensive Feint Trap | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e993a60f | comment |
Defensive Feint Trap: The gang sets a trap for the invisible monster in "Hunters and Gatherers" by letting it chase them until they can lead it onto a bridge which collapses under its weight. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e993a60f | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e9e35e8f | type |
Exact Words | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e9e35e8f | comment |
Exact Words: When the demon Harrow agreed not to harm even a single hair to those who remain, he was sincere... but that still meant that the other demons in Hell below would be able to. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_e9e35e8f | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_eb7c34cf | type |
Crossover | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_eb7c34cf | comment |
Crossover: With Hellboy in "Sacrifice". | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_eb7c34cf | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_eb81c601 | type |
Big Damn Heroes | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_eb81c601 | comment |
In Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, the Big Damn Heroes moment ends up breaking the seal imprisoning the creature. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ed23decc | type |
Big Ball of Violence | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_ed23decc | comment |
Big Ball of Violence: In "The Unfamiliar", when the gang pounces on Dymphna to capture her. | |
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1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_edf8db61 | type |
Oh, My Gods! | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_edf8db61 | comment |
Oh, My Gods!: Dogs will occasionally exclaim, "Great dog in heaven". | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_edf8db61 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f1356f5e | type |
Speaks Fluent Animal | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f1356f5e | comment |
Speaks Fluent Animal: Normally, humans and animals cannot understand each other. It's a rare exception to find a human who can speak to animals, such as the witches, the Native American boy, Sabina, and Paul. Russell can understand them too if he's in contact with Sabina or Paul. The animals keep tabs on any human entering their town who they can understand. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f1a15f4b | type |
Cats Have Nine Lives | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f1a15f4b | comment |
Cats Have Nine Lives: Metaphorically used, thus far the cats tend to have a higher chance of getting away from the Monster of the Week than the dogs. Personified by "The Getaway Kid", a tomcat who is infamous for this. According to themselves, Orphan is on his fifth life. Cats also seem to be dismissive of cats on their first life. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f22249e | type |
Body of Bodies | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f22249e | comment |
Body of Bodies: The aggregate demon is a giant frog made of smaller frogs. The earth golems can also count as they are made of earth and corpses. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f22249e | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3106ce | type |
Eyeball-Plucking Birds | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3106ce | comment |
Eyeball-Plucking Birds: In "Hunters and Gatherers", the Wise Dogs manage to kill a huge reptilian monster known as a Windslither. As they examine the body, a flock of crows descends, picks out its remaining eye, and fly away with it. In this case, it's not because they want to eat it, but because the eye of a Windslither is a rare magical artifact. At the end of the story, the crows present the eye as an offering to the rat clan beneath the town, and they later use the eye to transform one of their own into a monstrous rat ogre. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3106ce | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3b590a | type |
Vengeful Ghost | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3b590a | comment |
Vengeful Ghost: In "Lost," Devil's Well is full of the angry ghosts of countless animals tortured, killed, and dumped into the pond by a sadistic teenager. They're only pacified after three of them possess Rex, Ace, and Hazel to break into the boy's house and kill him. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3b590a | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3da74ff | type |
Creepy Crows | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3da74ff | comment |
Creepy Crows: The crows are antagonistic, being allied with the rat cult and "master". Averted in "Occupied Territory" where they are actually neutral Tengu. | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3da74ff | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f3da74ff | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f6624c30 | type |
Together in Death | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f6624c30 | comment |
Together in Death: Hazel drowns herself in a pond to be reunited with her pups in death. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f6624c30 | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f75cf3bd | type |
Terrible Interviewees Montage | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f75cf3bd | comment |
Terrible Interviewees Montage: The beginning of "Lost" sees the gang listening to "supernatural" reports from various neighborhood dogs. One reports a loud neighbor cat, one saw the Great Dog in a bowl of food, two report an urban legend about a killer tree, and another speaks about having been microchipped as if it were an Alien Abduction. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f8b3fa5d | type |
Our Werewolves Are Different | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f8b3fa5d | comment |
Our Werewolves Are Different: Very. It's implied that werewolves don't necessarily come into being through genetics or getting bitten, but can be created by performing a ritual on a human, as was the case for the boy in "A Dog and His Boy". The werewolf is also some sort of Split Personality, evidenced by the creature referring to the boy as a separate being and the boy himself not being aware of its existence. Silver bullets still work on them, though. | |
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Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f8f71b5f | type |
Buried Alive | |
Beasts of Burden (Comic Book) / int_f8f71b5f | comment |
Buried Alive: Trixie's spirit is unquiet because the drunk driver who hit her with his car buried her in his backyard while she was Not Quite Dead. | |
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