Reprinted in this collection are the first solo Abe Sapien comic, Drums of the Dead, as well as the short stories Abe Sapien vs Science and Lobster Johnson: Killer Inside My Skull.
U.P.V.O. Series
This series plunges readers into a dark fantasy world brimming with suspense and peculiar creatures. Featuring a unique artistic style and bizarre plotlines, the author crafts stories that grip you until the very last page. The narratives are steeped in mystery and supernatural phenomena, captivating the imagination. It's an ideal choice for fans of horror and comics seeking original and engaging storytelling.
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This collection of 2003's Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense one-shots kicks of with a goddess imprisoned in a story by Bastard Samurai creative team Miles Gunter and Michael Avon Oeming, joined by series creator Mike Mignola. Guy Davis, artist of the new B.P.R.D. series teams with Brian Augustyn (Gotham by Gaslight). The Flash creative team Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins team for their first Dark Horse work, and Joe Harris, screenwriter of Darkness Falls, and his X-Men collaborator Adam Pollina reunite for Abe Sapien's weirdest adventure yet. Also includes a brand new short story by Mignola and Cameron Stewart.
After holding it a secret for ten years, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola finally reveals Abe Sapien's bizarre history. Introduced in the first Hellboy book and featured prominently in the film, Abe Sapien has remained one of the most intriguing mysteries of Mignola's celebrated work. The recent Hellboy film steered clear of any origin story for Abe so that the tale could be told in Plague of Frogs. The story of Abe's origins unfolds as the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense try to stop the monstrous frog men from the first Hellboy graphic novel, Seed of Destruction. The plague begins its spread across America, lending an apocalyptic new direction to Mignola's stories. Collecting the five-issue miniseries. With art by Guy Davis and a behind-the-scenes look at his sketchbook, this third volume of B.P.R.D. sees Mignola taking over writing chores for the first time and reveals secrets he's kept under wraps since the beginning of the Hellboy saga, and changes that world completely.
The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense and their new team leader, a former corpse himself, moves into their new headquarters only to unearth a gigantic long-buried secret involving United States government covert experiments and Nazi scientists.Hellboy creator Mike Mignola teams with artist Guy Davis and co-writer John Arcudi to carve out a bold new direction for the B.P.R.D., while Abe Sapien, still reeling from the revelation of his former life as a Victorian scientist, meets his long dead wife in their crumbling home by the sea. This collection includes an extended sketchbook section featuring the otherworldly designs Guy Davis for the roster of new characters introduced in The Dead. Collecting the five-issue miniseries.
The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense faces its worst tragedy ever as the war against the plague of frogs reaches a devastating new level. Heralded by a bizarre villain from the B.P.R.D.'s past, an ancient monster-god marches across the American heartland portending an end to the reign of men, and leaving a permanent mark on the Bureau.Hellboycreator Mike Mignola continues his collaboration with artist Guy Davis and co-writer John Arcudi to unravel a tale that will leave the earth shaken and the B.P.R.D. shattered. This collection includes a sketchbook section chronicling Guy Davis's creation of the abominations unleashed in The Black Flame.The B.P.R.D. is changed forever in this story revealing secret names, visions and dreams, a Nazi madman, and the death of a beloved agent.
After the catastrophic encounter with the monster-god Katha-Hem, Dr. Kate Corrigan travels to rural France in search of an ancient text that might undo the death of Roger. Back at the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, Captain Daimio tells the story of his own death, Johann Kraus confesses a bizarre love triangle arising from one of his séances, Abe recalls a mission with Hellboy during his early days at the B.P.R.D., and Liz reveals a weird tale of the family members she killed while discovering her firestarter powers.Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, with artist Guy Davis and co-writer John Arcudi, unravel a story that will determine the future of the B.P.R.D., while revealing key secrets about their past. This collection includes a sketchbook section that captures Guy Davis's development of the terrors unveiled in The Universal Machine. Collecting the five-issue miniseries.
Zahrada duší
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Abe Sapien se vydává po zvláštní stopě vedoucí do indonéské džungle k tajné společnosti, spojené s Abeovým minulým životem za americké občanské války. Zároveň se začínají stupňovat Liziny apokalyptické vize a Johann učiní šokující objev, týkající se jednoho z jejich kolegů. Zkratka Ú.P.V.O. znamená Úřad paranormálního výzkumu a obrany, který by vám měl být více než povědomý, pokud jste někdy zavítali do světa Hellboye. Pro fanoušky rohatého bojovníka je tahle pobočná série naprostou nutností.
Vražedné místo
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Záhada Daimiova zázračného bolivijského vzkříšení znovu ožívá a začíná terorizovat celý Úřad paranormálního výzkumu a obrany. Liz se mezitím pokouší vymanit ze svých nočních můr a Johann začne zanedbávat své povinnosti, aby si mohl užívat potěšení živoucího těla. Zkratka Ú.P.V.O. znamená Úřad paranormálního výzkumu a obrany, který by vám měl být více než povědomý, pokud jste někdy zavítali do světa Hellboye. Pro fanoušky rohatého bojovníka je tahle pobočná série naprostou nutností.
B.P.R.D. Vol. 9: 1946
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
In the wake of the Second World War, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm -- occult investigator and guardian of the infant Hellboy -- founded the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense to investigate and defuse the remains of the Axis's sophisticated occult-warfare projects and potential Soviet threats. Now, with the help of a handful of war-weary American soldiers and their erstwhile Soviet allies, Bruttenholm unravels the mystery of the Nazi Occult Bureau's greatest and most threatening initiative: Project Vampir Sturm.Collects B.P.R.D.: 1946 1-5
The B P R D team investigates a mysterious gentleman from Liz's visions, but they encounter overwhelming challenges as old enemies, including frog creatures and the Black Flame, threaten to destroy the world.
B.p.r.d. 11. The Black Goddess
- 152 pages
- 6 hours of reading
With Liz gone and powerful enemies uniting for a final attack, Abe, Kate, and Johann must confront their loyalties and decide if a friend's life is worth more than the fate of the world.
B.P.R.D. Vol. 12: War On Frogs
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense's ongoing war against the frog monsters explodes in five short stories set before Roger's death in B.P.R.D.: The Black Flame.
B.p.r.d.
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense uncovers ancient and dangerous threats after discovering a train of blood-drained Nazi officers. Broom assembles a troubled team to investigate a mission that seems doomed from the start.
B.P.R.D. Vol. 14: King of Fear
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
A story that began in the first issue of Hellboy concludes with the B.P.R.D. team set to permanently wipe out the subterranean colony of frog monsters that have been a story-driving plague. 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, and colossal squidbots.
Ú.P.V.O. 1948
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
SOUČÁST HELLBOY UNIVERSA V utažské poušti se po testu jaderné bomby začnou objevovat příšery vraždící civilisty. K případu je povolán profesor Bruttenholm, vychovatel malého Hellboye, a spolu s ním agent Anders, bojující s upířím prokletím. Veškeré stopy nasvědčují, že klíčem k pochopení, odkud se v našem světě monstra vzala, je záhadné pouštní sklo objevené na místě atomového výbuchu. Zkratka Ú.P.V.O. znamená Úřad paranormálního výzkumu a obrany, který by vám měl být více než povědomý, pokud jste někdy zavítali do světa Hellboye. Pro fanoušky rohatého bojovníka je tahle pobočná série naprostou nutností.
B.P.R.D.: Being Human
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
In these terrifying tales of witchcraft and the undead, Abe, Roger, Liz, and Johann learn the ropes as agents of the Bureau For Paranormal Research and Defense! Abe copes with survivor's guilt, Roger goes on his first adventure with Hellboy, Liz tells the story of how she killed her family, and Johann Kraus dies! * A standalone collection that's perfect introduction to these bizarre heroes.
B.P.R.D.: 1948
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
"Collects the comic-book series B.P.R.D., 1948 #1-#5"--Title page verso.
Ú.P.V.O. Upír
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Po katastrofálních událostech vylíčených v Ú.P.V.O. 15: 1948 se prokletý agent Simon Anders vydává na trestnou výpravu proti všem upírům světa! Otevírá se další temná kapitola v historii Úřadu, která nás tentokrát zavede... do Českého Krumlova, kde mají, už od temného středověku, zlé síly svou základnu.
A vampire-haunted B.P.R.D. agent's quest for revenge turns into a rampage as he pursues a clan of undead and their gorgon-eyed queen. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola teams up with Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon (Casanova, Daytripper, Umbrella Academy) for a new chapter in the hidden history of the B.P.R.D.!
Ú.P.V.O. Lidská bytost
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Raná dobrodružství nejpodivnějších hrdinů Mikea Mignoly! Abe Sapien, Roger, Liz Shermanová a Johann Kraus v příbězích plných čarodějek a nemrtvých zrůd, jež vyprávějí o jejich začátcích v Úřadu paranormálního výzkumu a obrany! Abe se potýká s vinou za to, že přežil, zatímco Johann Kraus naopak nečekaně umírá a Liz kvůli malé nepozornosti vyvraždí celou svou rodinu. Roger se vydává na svou první výpravu a po jeho boku nestane nikdo jiný než sám Hellboy! Tým Mikea Mignoly a stálého scenáristy série Ú. P. V. O. Johna Arcudiho se tentokrát dočkal posil v podobě Scotta Allieho, Karla Molinea, Richarda Corbena, Guye Davis a Bena Steinbecka a společně vytvořili jedinečnou sbírku povídek, která, mimo jiné, může sloužit i jako dokonalý úvod k sérii o zvláštních agentech chránících náš svět.
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