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B.P.R.D. #[1]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis inaugural B.P.R.D. collection gathers the team's earliest solo adventures following the events of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, including the title story 'Hollow Earth' and several shorter tales. Written by Mike Mignola with art by various collaborators, the volume establishes the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense as a standalone force, delving into subterranean mysteries and occult threats. It collects issues #1–3 of the B.P.R.D. series along with the one-shots Hollow Earth and The Soul of Venice and other short stories.
In "The Killer in My Skull," newly recruited Johann Kraus—a medium of pure ectoplasm—steps into the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense just as Abe Sapien receives a haunting vision of Liz Sherman, calling for help from beyond. With Roger and Abe racing to a remote arctic monastery, they uncover ancient Hyperborean horrors beneath the ice, all tied to the King of Fear, as they search to reclaim Liz’s lost essence. Flashbacks reveal Hellboy’s early days with Abe and Liz, setting the stage for a story where loyalty, memory, and the weight of the past collide. Written by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Tom Sniegoski, with art by Ryan Sook and inks by Curtis Arnold, and colored by Dave Stewart, the issue’s cover by Mike Mignola captures the eerie, otherworldly tone of this chilling chapter.
In the chilling depths of an arctic monastery, newly recruited medium Jo joins the BPRD as Abe Sapien, haunted by a vision of Liz Sherman’s desperate plea, leads a desperate mission to reclaim her lost essence from ancient horrors beneath the ice. Flashbacks reveal the early days of Hellboy’s bond with Abe and Liz, grounding their fractured present in the past they once shared.
In "null," Abe Sabien and psychic Garrett Omatta are dispatched by the B.P.R.D. to investigate a series of bizarre shark attacks and reports of possession aboard a vessel retracing a forgotten slave-trade route. As the ship’s eerie history and the crew’s growing dread deepen, the two men must confront something ancient and hungry beneath the waves.
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↩ Reprints Abe Sapien Drums of the Dead #[nn] (1998), Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #1 (1999), Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #2 (1999), Dark Horse Extra #42 (2001), BPRD: Hollow Earth [B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth] #1 (2002), Dark Horse Extra #43 (2002), Dark Horse Extra #44 (2002), BPRD: Hollow Earth [B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth] #2 (2002), BPRD: Hollow Earth [B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth] #3 (2002)
Reprinted in AIDP #1 (2004), B.U.A.P. #1 (2005), B.P.R.D. Omnibus #1 (2022)
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