- Evan Dorkin (@evandorkin) & Jill Thompson (@thejillthompson)
Who couldn’t fall for a pack of dogs and an orphaned cat investigating with the unearthly? Quash any thoughts of Scooby-Doo instantly, these Eisner Award winning tales penned by Dorkin and drawn by Thompson are wonderfully dark, depressing and beautiful. Charming and terrifying in equal measure, the book is far more than a ‘Pet Avengers’ dealing with themes such as friendship, honour and betrayal; a modern day Aesop’s Fables, via Grimms’ Fairy Tales (and similar in tone to Spike Jonze’s interpretation of Where the Wild Things Are). And if you aren’t convinced here’s a preview
Rating ****
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