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.: 1947 #3: 10 Sep 2009

Current Issue

 * B.P.R.D.: 1947 #4: 14 Oct 2009

Next Issue

 * B.P.R.D.: 1947 #5: 11 Nov 2009

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.: 1947 #4
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

1946
Collects B.P.R.D. 1946 # 1-5.

Creative Team

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

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution.

Future Publication Dates

 * B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess TPB: 11 Nov 2009
 * B.P.R.D.: 1947 #5: 11 Nov 2009
 * B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs #4: 09 Dec 2009

News & Features

 * 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