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* GuiltInducedNightmare: 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.
-->'''Jack:''' You said you'd come back to Burden Hill. You said you'd help us.
-->'''Pugsley:''' But you ''didn't''.
-->'''Rex:''' And now Ace is dead.
-->'''Miranda:''' ''[waking up] No--!''

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Originally starting as a series of short comics that were released in anthologies [[http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden and later online]], it expanded into a series of limited runs and one-shots. The entire series to date is collected in three {{omnibus}}es. Written by Creator/EvanDorkin with colors by Jill Thompson, the pacing, art, and script are all top-notch, and it soon became a popular (if low-profile) new property.

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Originally starting as a series of short comics that were released in anthologies [[http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden and later online]], it expanded into a series of limited runs and one-shots. The entire series to date one-shots, and is collected in three {{omnibus}}es. Written by Creator/EvanDorkin with colors art by Jill Thompson, 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.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: 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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* {{Youkai}}: Various Youkai are encountered in ''Occupied Territory'', including {{Kitsune}}, Yamawaro, {{Tanuki}}, a yamabiko, {{Tengu}}, an {{Oni}}, and TsuchigumoAndJorogumo.

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* {{Youkai}}: Various Youkai are encountered in ''Occupied Territory'', including {{Kitsune}}, Yamawaro, {{Tanuki}}, a {{Kappa}}, a yamabiko, {{Tengu}}, an {{Oni}}, and TsuchigumoAndJorogumo.

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* {{Oni}}: A huge red Oni is encountered and fought in ''Occupied Territory''.



* {{Youkai}}: Various Youkai are encountered in ''Occupied Territory'', including Kitsune, Yamawaro, Tanuki, a yamabiko, Tengu, and Jorōgumo.

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* {{Youkai}}: Various Youkai are encountered in ''Occupied Territory'', including Kitsune, {{Kitsune}}, Yamawaro, Tanuki, {{Tanuki}}, a yamabiko, Tengu, {{Tengu}}, an {{Oni}}, and Jorōgumo.TsuchigumoAndJorogumo.

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* GiantSpider: The {{Tsuchigumo|AndJorogumo}} from ''Occupied Territory'', spiders bigger than dogs, and their leader, the Lady Tsuchigomo, who is the size of a house.



* TsuchigumoAndJorogumo: Jorōgumo, spider demons that take the form of human women to prey on men, show up in ''Occupied Territory''.

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* TsuchigumoAndJorogumo: Jorōgumo, spider demons that take the form of human women to prey on men, show up in ''Occupied Territory''.Territory'', as do Tsuchigumo, which resemble {{Giant Spider}}s.

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* {{Kappa}}: A kappa is one of the creatures encountered in ''Occupied Territory''.
* {{Kitsune}}: A kitsune is one of the creatures encountered in ''Occupied Territory''.
* LineOfSightName: In ''Occupied Territory'', Emrys gives Mullins his name after seeing a nearby newspaper with a ''ComicStrip/MoonMullins'' comic strip.


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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: ''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.


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* {{Tanuki}}: Some Tanuki are encountered by Emrys and Mullins in ''Occupied Territory'', taking on their appearances.


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* {{Tengu}}: Tengu are one of the creatures encountered in ''Occupied Territory''.


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* ToServeMan: The Jorōgumo in ''Occupied Territory'' prey on humans. The first one encountered says that she doesn't eat animals if she can help it.
* TranslatorMicrobes: The Feast of Tongues is a potion that allows one to understand other people and languages.
* TsuchigumoAndJorogumo: Jorōgumo, spider demons that take the form of human women to prey on men, show up in ''Occupied Territory''.


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* {{Youkai}}: Various Youkai are encountered in ''Occupied Territory'', including Kitsune, Yamawaro, Tanuki, a yamabiko, Tengu, and Jorōgumo.

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: [[spoiler: The human mercenaries that pulled a DeusExMachina and killed the werewolf, implying something like the Wise Dogs Society exists for humans too]].

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: [[spoiler: The In "A Dog and His Boy", [[spoiler:the human mercenaries that pulled a DeusExMachina and killed the werewolf, implying something like the Wise Dogs Society exists for humans too]].

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* GhostlyChill: In "Stray", when Ace picks up Trixie's collar, he comments, "did it just get colder?" The next panel, there's a ghostly wail.
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** Oddly, as [[spoiler: the boy lays dying at the end, he can no longer understand Ace]], which seems to imply that the [[spoiler: lycanthropy]] may be playing a part, which conflicts what he said earlier.
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* ExactWords: 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 wouldn't be able to.

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* ExactWords: 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 wouldn't would be able to.
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* StabTheScorpion: 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.
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* EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes: 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:
-->'''Pugsley:''' Oh, ''please!'' I don't see the rest of you cozyin' up to her. Even Miranda don't like her, an' she likes ''everyone''.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Pugs is always the first to dismiss any talk supernatural phenomena as superstitious nonsense, no matter how much weird stuff he sees.

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* AnimalisticAbomination: The aggregate demon.

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* AnimalisticAbomination: The aggregate demon.demon is a giant frog who speaks in special speech bubbles and says it will eat everything.

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* GrumpyOldMan: Among the Wise Dogs, Lundy and Dempsey both give off this impression.
-->'''Dempsey:''' Look at her. Wagging her tail, like it was a game in the park.\\
'''Brigid:''' Now, now, Dempsey, even ''you'' were young once.\\
'''Dempsey:''' Only once, Brigid. Then I got over it.

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* BarrierWarrior: Lundy can cast a protective barrier.



* CowardlyLion: Rex.



* DatingCatwoman: Orphan and Dymphna.

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* %%* DatingCatwoman: Orphan and Dymphna.



* DeadpanSnarker: Orphan. The other characters have their moments too.
-->'''Orphan:''' I feel safer already.



* ADogNamedDog: Well, a pug named Pugsley.



* TheEmpath: Brigid can scan for psychic impressions such as anger.



* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Orphan, essentially.



* FaintingSeer: Jack can get visions which cause him to collapse.



* InMediasRes

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* MauveShirt
* TheMenInBlack: [[spoiler:the humans who kill the werewolf]].
* TheMentor: Any Wise Dog.

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* %%* TheMenInBlack: [[spoiler:the humans who kill the werewolf]].
* %%* TheMentor: Any Wise Dog.



* ShockAndAwe: Brigid can cast lightning.



* SirSwearsALot: Pugs.



* SourSupporter: Pugsley is always complaining, but joins the others on their supernatural adventures.
-->'''Pugsley:''' ''[Huffing as he tries to keep up with the others]'' It's hard to run to your death on little legs--\\
'''Jack:''' ''God'', Pugs, why don't you just stay ''home?''\\
'''Pugsley:''' What, and miss all the fun?



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* DeathOfAChild: It doesn't matter what species or age you are, you have equal chance of meeting a grisly end in this series.



* InfantImmortality: Completely averted. 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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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Pugs.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Pugs.Pugs is always the first to dismiss any talk supernatural phenomena as superstitious nonsense, no matter how much weird stuff he sees.
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** In the same story, when the gang are trying to get into a locked mausoleum, Russell refers to his dad as the "[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil1 master of unlocking]]".
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* AnimalReligion: 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 TheGrimReaper.

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* AnimalReligion: 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 TheGrimReaper.TheGrimReaper, a figure to be feared before your time is up, but welcomed when it comes.

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* BeastWithAHumanFace: The elder wise dogs encounter a pack of raccoons with human faces, devouring a dead creature.

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* BeastWithAHumanFace: The In ''Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men'', the elder wise dogs encounter a pack of raccoons with human faces, devouring a dead creature.

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* AnalogyBackfire: Pugsley talking about how he doesn't trust Dymphna.

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* AnalogyBackfire: In "Grave Happenings", Pugsley talking about how he doesn't trust Dymphna.

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** The ending one is the origin of the saying "let sleeping dogs lie":

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** The ending one is a TitleDrop of sorts, the origin of the saying "let sleeping dogs lie":

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* BookEnds: "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" [[https://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden?part_num=1&page=24 begins]] and [[https://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden?part_num=1&page=39 ends]] with focus on a dead dog and a quote. (Warning for gore behind the links)

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* BookEnds: "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" [[https://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden?part_num=1&page=24 begins]] and [[https://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden?part_num=1&page=39 ends]] with focus on a dead dog and [[{{Epigraph}} a quote.quote]]. (Warning for gore behind the links)


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* {{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 the origin of the saying "let sleeping dogs lie":
---> "It is nought good a sleeping hound to wake."\\
-- [[Creator/GeoffreyChaucer Chaucer]], ''Troilus and Criseyde''

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* NonHumanUndead: The zombie dogs in "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie".
* NothingIsScarier

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* NonHumanUndead: The zombie dogs in "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie".
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* RaisingTheSteaks: The zombie dogs.

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* RaisingTheSteaks: The zombie dogs.dogs in "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie".
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* JacobMarleyApparel: The ghost sheep encountered in one issue died in a barn fire, so their true forms look like charred corpses.
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* CombinationAttack: In "Grave Happenings". Fire creation + fire boosting = one toasted enemy.

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Originally starting as a series of short comics that were released in anthologies [[http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden and later online]], it expanded into a series of limited runs and one-shots. The entire series to date is collected in three {{omnibus}}es. Written by Evan Dorkin with colors by Jill Thompson, the pacing, art, and script are all top-notch, and it soon became a popular (if low-profile) new property.

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Originally starting as a series of short comics that were released in anthologies [[http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden and later online]], it expanded into a series of limited runs and one-shots. The entire series to date is collected in three {{omnibus}}es. Written by Evan Dorkin Creator/EvanDorkin with colors by Jill Thompson, the pacing, art, and script are all top-notch, and it soon became a popular (if low-profile) new property.

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* RodentsOfUnusualSize: Bloodletter included.
-->'''Orphan:''' Holy god. Please tell me you're a skinny muskrat.

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* RodentsOfUnusualSize: RodentsOfUnusualSize:
** Some of the rat soldiers,
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-->'''Orphan:'''
included, are the size of small dogs.
--->'''Orphan:'''
Holy god. Please tell me you're a skinny muskrat.muskrat.
** The ogre rat in "The Presence of Others" is bigger than a cow.

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