Beasts of Burden is a comic book series created by writer Evan Dorkin and artist Jill Thompson , and published by the American company Dark Horse Comics . The title centers one year eponymous team of smart animals That Investigate different paranormal events That Occur In Their small neighborhood of Burden Hill. The group consists of Ace, Rex, Jack, Whitey, and Pugsley, and a cat named Orphan (later they are joined by another cat named Dymphna, to form witch’s familiar ). The group is often seen consulting with “Wise Dogs”, local shaman-like elders of their community. ^[1] Read more “Beasts of Burden”