B.P.R.D. #5

The stark, all-black cover of this 2006 Dark Horse collection lets the B.P.R.D. seal do all the talking — that bold orange emblem of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, centered and authoritative against the darkness, radiates exactly the kind of quiet confidence you'd want from humanity's last line against the unknown. Mike Mignola's cover design is deliberately stripped down, letting the organization's insignia carry the full weight of the title, The Black Flame. With writing by Mignola and John Arcudi, art by Guy Davis, colors by Dave Stewart, and lettering by Clem Robins, this collected edition is a polished entry point into one of the most thoughtfully crafted corners of the Hellboy universe.