B.P.R.D.



B.P.R.D. is published by Dark Horse Comics. The cover price is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth—The Dead Remembered #3: 01 Jun 2011

Current Issue

 * B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth—Monsters #1: 13 Jul 2011

Next Issue

 * B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth—Monsters #2: 20 Aug 2011

Status
Series of mini-series & one-shots.

Main Characters

 * Liz Sherman - Mutant with fire powers. - Liz Sherman


 * Johann Kraus - Disemboddied spirit. Can communicate with the dead and the spirit world. - Johann Kraus


 * Abe Sapien - A Deep One. - Johann Kraus


 * Roger - A homonculus. Recently deceased. - Roger (Hellboy)


 * Kate Corrigan - Has extensive folkloric knowledge. Kate Corrigan


 * Ben Daimio - Ben Daimio


 * Tom Manning - Director of the B.P.R.D. - Tom Manning

Allies

 * Hellboy - Spawn from Hell who has been raised by a U.S. Government agency. Rejected his birth legacy and fights to stop monsters and evil. - Hellboy

Other Characters/Places/Things

 * Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense - Secret government agency charged with investigating and fighting paranormal phenomena. Part investigative, part para-military.

B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth—Monsters #1
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Hardcovers

 * B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs, vol. 1 - Collects the mini-series Hollow Earth, The Soul of Venice, and Plague of Frogs. "In 2001, Hellboy quit the B.P.R.D., leaving Abe Sapien to lead Liz Sherman and a bizarre roster of special agents in defending the world from occult threats, including the growing menace of the frog army." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595826092

Trade Paperbacks

 * B.P.R.D., vol. 14: King of Fear - Collects King of Fear #1-5. "With Memnan Saa dead, agents Liz and Abe take on the powerful King of Fear--who ultimately reveals that it is, in fact, the B.P.R.D. members themselves who will lead the world to apocalypse, not the supernatural monsters, demons, or colossal squidbots." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595825649


 * B.P.R.D., vol. 15: Being Human - Collects The Ectoplasmic Man, The Dead Remembered #1-3, Being Human & Casualties. "In terrifying tales of witchcraft and the undead, Abe Sapien, Roger, Liz Sherman, and Johann Kraus learn the ropes as agents of the Bureau For Paranormal Research and Defense! Abe reels with the guilt of surviving a mission that killed more experienced agents, Roger goes on his first adventure with Hellboy, Liz tells the story of how she killed her family, and Johann Kraus dies!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1595827560

Creative Team

 * Writer/Creator: Mike Mignola
 * Writer: John Arcudi
 * Artist: Guy Davis

Order Codes
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Future Publication Dates

 * B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Volume 1: New World TPB: 17 Aug 2011
 * B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth—Monsters #2: 20 Aug 2011
 * B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Volume 2 HC: 31 Aug 2011
 * B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth—Russia #1: 21 Sep 2011
 * B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth—Russia #2: 19 Oct 2011
 * B.P.R.D.: Being Human TP: 14 Dec 2011

News & Features

 * 23 Apr 2010 - C2E2: The B.P.R.D. Panel
 * 06 Nov 2009 - BPRD: From Hellboy to Frog Town
 * 12 Mar 2009 - B.P.R.D. '46 & '47: Joshua Dysart (video)
 * 19 Jan 2009 - John Acurdi Talks B.P.R.D.
 * 26 Jul 2008 - Talking to the BPRD 1947 Team
 * 19 Jun 2008 - BPRD - Hopping Mad!
 * 10 Jun 2008 - Interview: John Arcudi Talks B.P.R.D. Summer Series
 * 23 Apr 2008 - Interview: Joshua Dysart on B.P.R.D.: 1946
 * 20 Apr 2008 - comiXology Episode 28: NYCC Special 1 - Joshua Dysart (audio)
 * 20 Apr 2008 - NYCC: BPRD: The Warning
 * 03 Mar 2008 - Mignola on Hellboy's Extended Universe
 * 09 Feb 2008 - Joshua Dysart: Old Becomes New For BPRD
 * 03 Jul 2007 - John Arcudi Talks BPRD: The Killing Ground

Links

 * Dark Horse Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense
 * Hellboy Wiki - A fan Wiki about Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.