Template:Short description Template:Redirect-distinguish Template:Infobox comics organization The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (the B.P.R.D. or BPRD) is a fictional organization in the comic book work of Mike Mignola. The B.P.R.D. originally appeared in the Hellboy comics and has since become a major part of its expanded universe, where it was supposedly founded by the United States and United Kingdom governments, and charged with researching the occult, paranormal and supernatural, and also defending against their dangers.
In 2002, Dark Horse Comics launched the B.P.R.D. comic series, and in 2014 the Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. series.
Fictional organization history
In the Hellboy comics, the B.P.R.D. was founded in 1945 by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm to combat various occult threats uncovered in operations against Nazi Germany. It initially had strong links to the United States Army Air Forces and was based at a military airbase in New Mexico, but in 1947 later relocated to a custom built facility in Fairfield, Connecticut. It maintains strong links to various branches of the US military to this day. It is a private organization that receives funding from several major governments (mostly the United States and United Kingdom, although other countries including Canada, Japan, France, and Italy have been mentioned).
Professor Bruttenholm served as director until the late 1950s when he stepped down to return to field work. The current director is Dr. Thomas Manning. Over the years, the Bureau has added several agents with "enhanced skills" to its ranks including Hellboy in 1952, Liz Sherman in 1980, and Abe Sapien in 1981.
The B.P.R.D. is a well known and respected organization that has excellent relations with most international governments and United States government agencies, with the exceptions of China and the CIAScript error: No such module "Unsubst"..
The Plague of Frogs Cycle
The Bureau was the United States' only defense against an onslaught of frog creatures (originally featured in Seed of Destruction). Though the "frogs" began operating on the East Coast, they spread west on both sides of the US-Canada border. To cut costs, the Bureau moved from its traditional headquarters in Connecticut to an abandoned research facility in Colorado. This facility was last used to house Nazi scientists who defected to America after World War II. As such, the facility contains vast quantities of secret files that the B.P.R.D. has yet to explore.
The frog monster invasion reached its peak during the events of The Black Flame during which a Neo-Nazi madman adopted the persona of the World War II era supervillain the Black Flame and insinuated himself as the leader of the frogs. Together they raised the gigantic Katha-Hem (one of the Ogdru Hem, the 369 spawn of the Ogdru Jahad) which ran rampant across the American heartland until Liz Sherman used an ancient artifact to amplify her pyrokinetic powers a thousandfold. After Katha-Hem was destroyed, the frog monsters dragged the Black Flame into a vast pit and the invasion appeared to come to an end.
A series of incidents—featured in The Warning, The Black Goddess, and King of Fear—saw the Bureau threatened by both an alliance of the frogs, the Black Flame, and creatures from the Hollow Earth, united to bring about an apocalypse and the birth of a new human race; and also the villain Memnan Saa, who abducted Liz in an attempt to use her powers to conquer the Earth so he could prevent the Apocalypse. This crisis saw half of Munich destroyed, the Bureau discredited in the eyes of the American military, and Abe Sapien revealed to be an example of the next stage of the frog's evolution. Finally, Liz Sherman exhausted all of her powers in destroying the underworld alliance. This inadvertently caused massive volcanic disasters across the world, devastating Malaysia and causing the destruction of Borneo (wiping out the nations of Indonesia and Brunei), and also causing the rise of a large, immobile monster in California, spewing out a gas across America and Mexico that mutates people. In the wake of this new crisis, the United Nations Security Council drafted the Bureau to work directly for them, with "blank cheque" funding.
A vision of the future shown in King of Fear showed the apocalypse had triumphed over this larger, more heavily armed B.P.R.D.
The Hell on Earth Cycle
In the wake of the events of King of Fear, the world enters an apocalyptic era as natural disasters and vicious monsters crawl out of the Earth. Society is pushed to the brink of madness as many new cults arise to worship the creatures, while other supernatural forces begin shifting their plans in response to the global chaos. The B.P.R.D. agents face their own struggles during this time - Johann claims revenge on Ben Daimio for the destruction of his new body, while Abe is shot in the head by a panicked psychic girl named Fenix. Fortunately for the B.P.R.D., they gain new allies as well in the form of the Russian Special Sciences Service (S.S.S.), with their director Iosif Nichayko.
Unfortunately, Zinco and the last remnants of Project Ragnarok inadvertently resurrect a new and more powerful Black Flame, who proceeds to take control of New York and reawaken many slumbering Ogdru Hem all over the globe. Abe recovers from his near-fatal wound in time to see the world in an even worse state than last he saw, and he goes AWOL from the B.P.R.D. to go on a journey of self-discovery. Liz regains her powers and rejoins the B.P.R.D., while Johann transfers his spirit into the WWII Sledgehammer suit and together they fight the Ogdru Hem as they run rampant. Eventually they take on the new Black Flame in New York, but their victory only proves hollow as one of the seven Ogdru Jahad lands in Kansas, spawning an army of Ogdru Hem as it tears its way across the land. Johann ends up sacrificing himself to defeat the dragon, paralyzing all the Ogdru Hem around the world and giving the world a moment of peaceful respite.
B.P.R.D. Agents
Enhanced Talents Taskforce
- Hellboy / Anung Un Rama, Cambion (a half-Demon)
- Abraham Sapien, amphibious man
- Elizabeth Sherman, pyrokinetic
- Roger the Homunculus, artificial human
- Johann Kraus, ectoplasmic physical medium
- Captain Benjamin Daimio, were-jaguar
- Panya, ageless mummy
- Fenix Espejo, psychic
- Ted Howards (Gall Dennar), warrior with a Hyperborean sword
- Susan Xiang, psychic
- Josephine T. Gant, psychic
- Garrett Omatta, psychic
Human Agents
- Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, former director (deceased)
- Dr. Tom Manning, director
- Dr. Kate Corrigan, liaison to enhanced talents agents
- Dr. Howard Eaton, occult specialist, assistant to Prof. Bruttenholm
- Professor James Henry O'Donnell, occult specialist
- Andrew Devon, field agent
- Sal Tasso, field agent
- Carla Giarocco, field agent
- Ashley Strode, exorcist and field agent
- Pauline Raskin, former field agent
- Joseph Vaughn, field agent
- Rebecca Gervesh, field agent
- Agent Nichols, field agent
- Agent Enos, field agent
- Rachel Turner, London field agent
Allies
- Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder, a witch hunter who had his own spin-off series
- Lobster Johnson, a vigilante ghost
- Michael Mathers, also known as The Visitor, an extraterrestrial assassin sent to Earth to kill Hellboy
- Alice Monaghan, a young woman, who was kidnapped by fairies as a baby, then saved by Hellboy, retained some magical abilities and now works as a psychic
- Iosif Nichayko, a Russian zombie super soldier and Director of the Russian Special Sciences Service
- Daryl Tynon, a human hunter who was turned into a wendigo
- Varvara, a little girl possessed by a demon and former director of the Special Sciences Service
Publication history
Template:See also The Bureau made its first appearance in the pages of the Hellboy miniseries Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (4 issues, March–June 1994) and was a major part of the comic until Hellboy leaves the B.P.R.D. at the end of Conqueror Worm. At this point the B.P.R.D. series began, following the agents of the B.P.R.D. such as Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, Roger and Johann Krauss.
B.P.R.D. was once considered a "series of miniseries", with each story reading as a stand-alone story easily enough, but over time, an overarching story began to develop. When a new story cycle began, the series was retitled B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth, then two years later when the series hit its 100th issue, it was restructured as an ongoing monthly comic. This was done for many reasons, most notably to make the reading order simpler to the uninitiated.[1]
Stories
B.P.R.D. began as a series of miniseries, but it also had an ongoing numbering on the inside cover of its issues. For the 100th issue the internal numbering shifted to the front cover as the series became a monthly ongoing comic.
| Issue | Title | Date | Story | Art | Colors | Cover | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hollow Earth | PART 1: January 30, 2002 |
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden & Tom Sniegoski |
Ryan Sook | Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 1 Hollow Earth & Other Stories B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 1 |
| #2 | PART 2: April 17, 2002 |
PENCILS & INKS Ryan Sook INKS Curtis Arnold | |||||
| #3 | PART 3: June 5, 2002 |
PENCILS Ryan Sook INKS Curtis Arnold | |||||
| #4 | The Soul of Venice | May 14, 2003 | Miles Gunther & Michael Avon Oeming with Mike Mignola |
Michael Avon Oeming | Dave Stewart | Michael Avon Oeming | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 2 The Soul of Venice & Other Stories B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 1 |
| #5 | Dark Waters | July 23, 2003 | Brian Augustyn | Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Guy Davis | |
| #6 | Night Train | September 17, 2003 | Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins |
Scott Kolins & Dave Stewart |
Dave Stewart | Scott Kolins & Dave Stewart | |
| #7 | There's Something Under My Bed | November 19, 2003 | Joe Harris | PENCILS Adam Pollina INKS Guillermo Zubiaga |
Lee Loughridge | PENCILS Adam Pollina INKS Guillermo Zubiaga | |
| — | Another Day at the Office | August 25, 2004 | Mike Mignola | Cameron Stewart | Michelle Madsen | — | |
| #8 | Plague of Frogs | PART 1: March 3, 2004 |
Mike Mignola | Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Guy Davis | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 3 Plague of Frogs B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 1 |
| #9 | PART 2: April 7, 2004 | ||||||
| #10 | PART 3: May 5, 2004 | ||||||
| #11 | PART 4: June 2, 2004 | ||||||
| #12 | PART 5: July 7, 2004 | ||||||
| — | Born Again | March, 2004 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | — | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 4 The Dead B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2 |
| #13 | The Dead | PART 1: November 3, 2004 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Guy Davis | |
| #14 | PART 2: December 8, 2004 | ||||||
| #15 | PART 3: January 19, 2005 | ||||||
| #16 | PART 4: February 23, 2005 | ||||||
| #17 | PART 5: March 30, 2005 | ||||||
| #18 | The Black Flame | PART 1: August 31, 2005 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 5 The Black Flame B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2 |
| #19 | PART 2: September 28, 2005 | ||||||
| #20 | PART 3: October 26, 2005 | ||||||
| #21 | PART 4: November 30, 2005 | ||||||
| #22 | PART 5: December 28, 2005 | ||||||
| #23 | PART 6: January 25, 2006 | ||||||
| #24 | The Universal Machine | PART 1: April 12, 2006 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 6 The Universal Machine B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 3 |
| #25 | PART 2: May 3, 2006 | ||||||
| #26 | PART 3: June 7, 2006 | ||||||
| #27 | PART 4: July 5, 2006 | ||||||
| #28 | PART 5: August 2, 2006 |
Guy Davis with Mike Mignola | |||||
| #29 | Garden of Souls | PART 1: March 14, 2007 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 7 Garden of Souls B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 3 |
| #30 | PART 2: April 11, 2007 | ||||||
| #31 | PART 3: May 23, 2007 | ||||||
| #32 | PART 4: June 13, 2007 | ||||||
| #33 | PART 5: July 11, 2007 | ||||||
| #34 | Killing Ground | PART 1: August 8, 2007 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Guy Davis | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 8 Killing Ground B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 3 |
| #35 | PART 2: September 12, 2007 | ||||||
| #36 | PART 3: October 10, 2007 | ||||||
| #37 | PART 4: November 14, 2007 | ||||||
| #38 | PART 5: December 12, 2007 | ||||||
| #39 | 1946 | PART 1: January 9, 2008 |
Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart |
Paul Azaceta | Nick Filardi | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 9 1946 B.P.R.D. 1946–1948 |
| #40 | PART 2: February 13, 2008 | ||||||
| #41 | PART 3: March 12, 2008 | ||||||
| #42 | PART 4: April 9, 2008 | ||||||
| #43 | PART 5: May 14, 2008 | ||||||
| — | Bishop Olek’s Devil | May 3, 2008 | Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart |
Paul Azaceta | Nick Filardi | — | |
| — | Revival | PART 1: April 28, 2010 |
John Arcudi | Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | DIGITAL EDITION Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 12 War on Frogs B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2 |
| PART 2: March 5, 2008 | |||||||
| PART 3: April 2, 2008 | |||||||
| #44 | War on Frogs #1 | June 11, 2008 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
PENCILS Herb Trimpe INKS Guy Davis |
Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | |
| #45 | The Ectoplasmic Man | June 25, 2008 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Ben Stenbeck | Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. Being Human |
| — | Out of Reach | May 3, 2008 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | — | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 10 The Warning B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 4 |
| #46 | The Warning | PART 1: July 9, 2008 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | PENCILS Mike Mignola INKS Kevin Nowlan | |
| #47 | PART 2: August 13, 2008 | ||||||
| #48 | PART 3: September 10, 2008 | ||||||
| #49 | PART 4: October 8, 2008 | ||||||
| #50 | PART 5: November 12, 2008 | ||||||
| #51 | War on Frogs #2 | December 10, 2008 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
John Severin | Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 12 War on Frogs B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2 |
| #52 | The Black Goddess | PART 1: January 14, 2009 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Kevin Nowlan | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 11 The Black Goddess B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 4 |
| #53 | PART 2: February 11, 2009 | ||||||
| #54 | PART 3: March 11, 2009 | ||||||
| #55 | PART 4: April 8, 2009 | ||||||
| #56 | PART 5: May 13, 2009 | ||||||
| #57 | War on Frogs #3 | June 10, 2009 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Karl Moline | Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 12 War on Frogs B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2 |
| — | And What Shall I Find There? | June 6, 2009 | Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart |
Patric Reynolds | Dave Stewart | — | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 13 1947 B.P.R.D. 1946–1948 |
| #57 (58) | 1947 | PART 1: July 8, 2009 |
Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart |
Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon |
Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | |
| #58 (59) | PART 2: August 12, 2009 | ||||||
| #60 | PART 3: September 9, 2009 | ||||||
| #61 | PART 4: October 14, 2009 | ||||||
| #62 | PART 5: November 11, 2009 | ||||||
| #63 | War on Frogs #4 | December 9, 2009 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Peter Snejbjerg | Bjarne Hansen | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 12 War on Frogs B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2 |
| #64 | King of Fear | PART 1: January 6, 2010 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola | B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 14 King of Fear B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 4 |
| #65 | PART 2: February 10, 2010 | ||||||
| #66 | PART 3: March 10, 2010 | ||||||
| #67 | PART 4: April 14, 2010 |
Guy Davis with Mike Mignola | |||||
| #68 | PART 5: May 12, 2010 |
Guy Davis | |||||
| #69 | HELL ON EARTH New World |
PART 1: August 11, 2010 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Guy Davis | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 1 New World B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1 |
| #70 | PART 2: September 8, 2010 | ||||||
| #71 | PART 3: October 13, 2010 | ||||||
| #72 | PART 4: November 10, 2010 | ||||||
| #73 | PART 5: December 8, 2010 | ||||||
| — | HELL ON EARTH Seattle |
March 4, 2011 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Guy Davis | |
| #74 | HELL ON EARTH Gods |
PART 1: January 12, 2011 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | Ryan Sook VARIANT Guy Davis |
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 2 Gods and Monsters B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1 |
| #75 | PART 2: February 9, 2011 |
Ryan Sook | |||||
| #76 | PART 3: March 9, 2011 | ||||||
| #77 | The Dead Remembered | PART 1: April 6, 2011 |
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
PENCILS Karl Moline INKS Andy Owens |
Dave Stewart | Jo Chen VARIANT Karl Moline |
B.P.R.D. Being Human |
| #78 | PART 2: May 4, 2011 |
Jo Chen | |||||
| #79 | PART 3: June 1, 2011 | ||||||
| — | Casualties | July 1, 2011 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | — | |
| #80 | HELL ON EARTH Monsters |
PART 1: July 13, 2011 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | Ryan Sook VARIANT Francesco Francavilla |
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 2 Gods and Monsters B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1 |
| #81 | PART 2: August 10, 2011 |
Ryan Sook | |||||
| #82 | HELL ON EARTH Russia |
PART 1: September 21, 2011 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | Dave Johnson | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 3 Russia B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1 |
| #83 | PART 2: October 19, 2011 | ||||||
| #84 | PART 3: November 23, 2011 | ||||||
| #85 | PART 4: December 21, 2011 | ||||||
| #86 | PART 5: January 25, 2012 | ||||||
| — | HELL ON EARTH An Unmarked Grave |
February 1, 2012 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Duncan Fegredo | Dave Stewart | Duncan Fegredo | |
| #87 | HELL ON EARTH The Long Death |
PART 1: February 15, 2012 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
James Harren | Dave Stewart | Duncan Fegredo VARIANT Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 4 The Devil's Engine & The Long Death B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2 |
| #88 | PART 2: March 21, 2012 |
Duncan Fegredo | |||||
| #90 | PART 3: April 18, 2012 | ||||||
| #89 | HELL ON EARTH The Pickens County Horror |
PART 1: March 28, 2012 |
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Jason Latour | Dave Stewart | Becky Cloonan VARIANT Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 5 The Pickens County Horror & Others B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2 |
| #91 | PART 2: April 25, 2012 |
Becky Cloonan | |||||
| #93 | HELL ON EARTH The Transformation of J.H. O'Donnell |
May 30, 2012 | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Max Fiumara | Dave Stewart | Max Fiumara VARIANT Mike Mignola | |
| #92 | HELL ON EARTH The Devil's Engine |
PART 1: May 16, 2012 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | Duncan Fegredo | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 4 The Devil's Engine & The Long Death B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2 |
| #94 | PART 2: June 20, 2012 | ||||||
| #96 | PART 3: July 18, 2012 |
Duncan Fegredo VARIANT Mike Mignola | |||||
| #95 | HELL ON EARTH Exorcism |
PART 1: June 27, 2012 |
Mike Mignola and Cameron Stewart |
Cameron Stewart | Dave Stewart | Viktor Kalvachev | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 14 The Exorcist B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 4 |
| #97 | PART 2: July 25, 2012 | ||||||
| #98 | HELL ON EARTH The Return of the Master |
PART 1: August 29, 2012 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | Ryan Sook VARIANT Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 6 The Return of the Master B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2 |
| #99 | PART 2: September 26, 2012 |
Ryan Sook | |||||
| #100 | PART 3: October 31, 2012 | ||||||
| #101 | PART 4: November 28, 2012 |
Ryan Sook VARIANT Mike Mignola | |||||
| #102 | PART 5: December 19, 2012 |
Ryan Sook | |||||
| — | 1948 | PART 1: October 17, 2012 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Max Fiumara | Dave Stewart | Dave Johnson VARIANT Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. 1948 B.P.R.D. 1946–1948 |
| PART 2: November 21, 2012 |
Dave Johnson | ||||||
| PART 3: December 19, 2012 | |||||||
| PART 4: January 16, 2013 | |||||||
| PART 5: February 20, 2013 | |||||||
| #103 | HELL ON EARTH The Abyss of Time |
PART 1: January 9, 2013 |
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
James Harren | Dave Stewart | James Harren | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 5 The Pickens County Horror & Others B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2 |
| #104 | PART 2: February 13, 2013 | ||||||
| — | Vampire | PART 1: March 27, 2013 |
Mike Mignola, Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon |
Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon |
Dave Stewart | Fábio Moon | B.P.R.D. VAMPIRE – VOLUME 1 |
| PART 2: April 24, 2013 | |||||||
| PART 3: May 29, 2013 | |||||||
| PART 4: June 26, 2013 | |||||||
| PART 5: July 31, 2013 | |||||||
| #105 | HELL ON EARTH A Cold Day in Hell |
PART 1: March 20, 2013 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Peter Snejbjerg | Dave Stewart | Dave Johnson | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 7 A Cold Day in Hell B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 3 |
| #106 | PART 2: April 17, 2013 | ||||||
| #107 | HELL ON EARTH Wasteland |
PART 1: May 15, 2013 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | Dave Johnson | |
| #108 | PART 2: June 19, 2013 | ||||||
| #109 | PART 3: July 17, 2013 | ||||||
| #110 | HELL ON EARTH Lake of Fire |
PART 1: August 21, 2013 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | Rafael Albuquerque | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 8 Lake of Fire B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 3 |
| #111 | PART 2: September 18, 2013 | ||||||
| #112 | PART 3: October 16, 2013 | ||||||
| #113 | PART 4: November 20, 2013 | ||||||
| #114 | PART 5: December 18, 2013 | ||||||
| #115 | HELL ON EARTH The Reign of the Black Flame |
PART 1: January 15, 2014 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
James Harren | Dave Stewart | Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 9 The Reign of the Black Flame B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 3 |
| #116 | PART 2: February 19, 2014 |
Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT Richard Corben | |||||
| #117 | PART 3: March 19, 2014 |
Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT James Harren | |||||
| #118 | PART 4: April 16, 2014 |
Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT Ryan Sook | |||||
| #119 | PART 5: May 21, 2014 |
Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT Kevin Nowlan | |||||
| #120 | HELL ON EARTH The Devil's Wings |
PART 1: June 18, 2014 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | Laurence Campbell | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 10 The Devil's Wings B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 4 |
| #121 | PART 2: July 16, 2014 | ||||||
| #122 | HELL ON EARTH The Broken Equation |
PART 1: August 20, 2014 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Joe Querio | Dave Stewart | Laurence Campbell | |
| #123 | PART 2: September 17, 2014 | ||||||
| #124 | HELL ON EARTH Grind |
October 15, 2014 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | Laurence Campbell | |
| #125 | HELL ON EARTH Flesh and Stone |
PART 1: November 19, 2014 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
James Harren | Dave Stewart | Laurence Campbell | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 11 Flesh and Stone B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 4 |
| #126 | PART 2: December 17, 2014 | ||||||
| #127 | PART 3: January 21, 2015 | ||||||
| #128 | PART 4: February 18, 2015 | ||||||
| #129 | PART 5: March 18, 2015 | ||||||
| #130 | HELL ON EARTH Nowhere, Nothing, Never |
PART 1: April 15, 2015 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Peter Snejbjerg | Dave Stewart | Laurence Campbell | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 12 Metamorphosis B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 5 |
| #131 | PART 2: May 20, 2015 | ||||||
| #132 | PART 3: June 17, 2015 | ||||||
| #133 | HELL ON EARTH Modern Prometheus |
PART 1: July 22, 2015 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Julián Totino Tedesco | Dave Stewart | Laurence Campbell | |
| #134 | PART 2: August 19, 2015 | ||||||
| #135 | HELL ON EARTH End of Days |
PART 1: September 16, 2015 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | Laurence Campbell VARIANT Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 13 End of Days B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 5 |
| #136 | PART 2: October 21, 2015 |
Laurence Campbell | |||||
| #137 | PART 3: November 18, 2015 | ||||||
| #138 | PART 4: December 16, 2015 | ||||||
| #139 | PART 5: January 20, 2016 | ||||||
| #140 | HELL ON EARTH The Exorcist |
PART 1: April 20, 2016 |
Mike Mignola, Cameron Stewart, and Chris Roberson |
Mike Norton | Dave Stewart | Duncan Fegredo VARIANT David Mack |
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 14 The Exorcist B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 4 |
| #141 | PART 2: May 18, 2016 |
Duncan Fegredo | |||||
| #142 | PART 3: June 15, 2016 | ||||||
| #143 | HELL ON EARTH Cometh the Hour |
PART 1: July 20, 2016 |
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | Duncan Fegredo | B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 15 Cometh the Hour B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 5 |
| #144 | PART 2: August, 2016 | ||||||
| #145 | PART 3: September, 2016 | ||||||
| #146 | PART 4: October, 2016 | ||||||
| #147 | PART 5: November, 2016 | ||||||
| #148 | THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #1–5 Messiah |
PART 1: July 26, 2017[2] |
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | Duncan Fegredo VARIANT Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. THE DEVIL YOU KNOW – VOLUME 1 Messiah |
| #149 | PART 2: August 30, 2017[3] |
Duncan Fegredo | |||||
| #150 | PART 3: October 25, 2017[4] | ||||||
| #151 | PART 4: November 29, 2017[5] | ||||||
| #152 | PART 5: December 27, 2017[6] | ||||||
| #153 | THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #6–10 Pandemonium |
PART 1: May 9, 2018[7] |
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Sebastián Fiumara with Mike Mignola |
Dave Stewart | Max Fiumara and Sebastián Fiumara VARIANT Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. THE DEVIL YOU KNOW – VOLUME 2 Pandemonium |
| #154 | PART 2: June 13, 2018[8] |
Sebastián Fiumara | Max Fiumara | ||||
| #155 | PART 3: July 11, 2018[9] | ||||||
| #156 | PART 4: August 8, 2018[10] |
Laurence Campbell | |||||
| #157 | PART 5: September 12, 2018[11] | ||||||
| #158 | THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #11–15 Ragna Rok |
PART 1: December 5, 2018[12] |
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Laurence Campbell and Christopher Mitten |
Dave Stewart | Mike Mignola VARIANT Mike Mignola |
B.P.R.D. THE DEVIL YOU KNOW – VOLUME 3 Ragna Rok |
| #159 | PART 2: January 2, 2019[13] |
Laurence Campbell | Mike Mignola | ||||
| #160 | PART 3: February 6, 2019 | ||||||
| #161 | PART 4: March 20, 2019 | ||||||
| #162 | PART 5: April 17, 2019 |
Laurence Campbell and Mike Mignola |
Collected editions
B.P.R.D. trade paperbacks
Most of the B.P.R.D. comics have been collected by Dark Horse as trade paperbacks:
| Number | Title | Collects | Published | ISBN |
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| 1 | Hollow Earth & Other Stories |
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January 29, 2003 | Template:ISBNT |
| 2 | The Soul of Venice & Other Stories |
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August 25, 2004 | Template:ISBNT |
| 3 | Plague of Frogs |
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February 23, 2005 | Template:ISBNT |
| 4 | The Dead |
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September 28, 2005 | Template:ISBNT |
| 5 | The Black Flame |
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July 12, 2006 | Template:ISBNT |
| 6 | The Universal Machine |
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January 17, 2007 | Template:ISBNT |
| 7 | Garden of Souls |
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January 30, 2008 | Template:ISBNT |
| 8 | Killing Ground |
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May 21, 2008 | Template:ISBNT |
| 9 | 1946 |
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November 5, 2008 | Template:ISBNT |
| 10 | The Warning |
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April 15, 2009 | Template:ISBNT |
| 11 | The Black Goddess |
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October 21, 2009 | Template:ISBNT |
| 12 | War on Frogs |
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April 28, 2010 | Template:ISBNT |
| 13 | 1947 |
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July 7, 2010 | Template:ISBNT |
| 14 | King of Fear |
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November 3, 2010 | Template:ISBNT |
| — | Being Human |
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November 30, 2011 | Template:ISBNT |
| — | 1948 |
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September 11, 2013 | Template:ISBNT |
B.P.R.D. Vampire trade paperbacks
In all ways this appears to be another regular B.P.R.D. trade save for the details on the spine that indicate it is the first in a new line. Only one has been published so far, but there are plans for more in the future.
| Number | Title | Collects | Published | ISBN |
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| 1 | Vampire |
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November 27, 2013 | Template:ISBNT |
B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth trade paperbacks
There is also a series of trade paperbacks collecting the Hell on Earth cycle:
| Number | Title | Collects | Published | ISBN |
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| 1 | New World |
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August 17, 2011 | Template:ISBNT |
| 2 | Gods and Monsters |
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January 11, 2012 | Template:ISBNT |
| 3 | Russia |
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August 15, 2012 | Template:ISBNT |
| 4 | The Devil's Engine & The Long Death |
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December 5, 2012 | Template:ISBNT |
| 5 | The Pickens County Horror & Others |
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July 17, 2013 | Template:ISBNT |
| 6 | The Return of the Master |
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August 7, 2013 | Template:ISBNT |
| 7 | A Cold Day in Hell |
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January 22, 2014 | Template:ISBNT |
| 8 | Lake of Fire |
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April 9, 2014 | Template:ISBNT |
| 9 | The Reign of the Black Flame |
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September 10, 2014 | Template:ISBNT |
| 10 | The Devil's Wings |
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March 18, 2015 | Template:ISBNT |
| 11 | Flesh and Stone |
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September 23, 2015 | Template:ISBNT |
| 12 | Metamorphosis |
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December 23, 2015 | Template:ISBNT |
| 13 | End of Days |
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May 18, 2016 | Template:ISBNT |
| 14 | The Exorcist |
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September 21, 2016 | Template:ISBNT |
| 15 | Cometh the Hour |
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March 29, 2017 | Template:ISBNT |
B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know trade paperbacks
There is also a series of trade paperbacks collecting The Devil You Know cycle:
| Number | Title | Collects | Published | ISBN |
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| 1 | Messiah |
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April 11, 2018 | Template:ISBNT |
| 2 | Pandemonium |
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February 6, 2019 | Template:ISBNT |
| 3 | Ragna Rok |
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July 17, 2019 | Template:ISBNT |
Omnibus editions
Dark Horse have also released a series of omnibus editions:
| Story Cycle | Volume | Collects | Published | ISBN |
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| Plague of Frogs | 1 | January 19, 2011 (HC) October 22, 2014 (TPB) |
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| 2 | August 17, 2011 (HC) January 21, 2015 (TPB) |
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| 3 | March 21, 2012 (HC) March 25, 2015 (TPB) |
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| 4 | November 7, 2012 (HC) May 20, 2015 (TPB) |
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| 1946–1948 |
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June 10, 2015 (HC) March 17, 2020 (TPB) |
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| Hell on Earth | 1 |
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December 27, 2017 (HC) April 6, 2021 (TPB) |
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| 2 |
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April 18, 2018 (HC) August 17, 2021 (TPB) |
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| 3 |
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October 24, 2018 (HC) | Template:ISBNT (HC) | |
| 4 |
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December 26, 2018 (HC) | Template:ISBNT (HC) Template:ISBNT (TPB) | |
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March 13, 2019 (HC) | Template:ISBNT (HC) Template:ISBNT (TPB) | |
In other media
Films
The Bureau appeared in the 2004 film Hellboy and its 2008 sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, both directed by Guillermo del Toro, where it differs from the agency in the comics.
- In the film it is a secret United States Government agency, created by Roosevelt to combat Hitler's growing mastery of the occult, and strongly affiliated with the FBI. Professor Bruttenholm claims that the BPRD fought the Occult Wars that ended in 1958 with the death of Adolf Hitler.
- Several personnel are federal agents, including Manning and new character Special Agent John Myers whilst the director is still Professor Bruttenholm, who refers to the bureau as "the ones who bump back", in reference to "things that go bump in the night".
- The BPRD uses the motto "In Absentia Luci, Tenebrae Vincunt", Latin for "In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails"—though this motto is grammatically incorrect—Luci should read "Lucis" for the desired meaning.Template:Original research inline
- In Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the Bureau's existence is confirmed when Hellboy reveals himself to the media after battling vicious tooth-fairies. The film reveals there is a German branch where Johann was stationed until he became the new director of the US branch.
- In the 2019 reboot, the Bureau is a public multinational agency.
- It is hinted that the base may be related to military base Area 51 as the number 51 appears on the walls.Template:Original research inline
Television
The B.P.R.D. Declassified was a TV special that aired on the FX in 2004.
Roleplaying game
The B.P.R.D. appeared in the Hellboy Sourcebook and Role Playing Game.
In popular culture
- In the film Blade II, Blade's young assistant, Scud, wears a shirt bearing the B.P.R.D. logo. Guillermo del Toro, who directed Blade II, is a fan of Hellboy, and later he directed the film adaptation and its sequel.
- In the comic shop in The Big Bang Theory, the B.P.R.D. comic is prominently and repeatedly featured.
- In the show Hawaii 5-0 a B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: New World poster is on the wall of Dr. Max Bergman's (played by Masi Oka) apartment.
See also
Similar organizations
References
External links
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