B.P.R.D., The Dead

In the wake of Hellboy’s departure, the B.P.R.D. faces its darkest hour as a plague of the undead sweeps the globe. Written by John Arcudi and Mike Mignola with haunting art by Guy Davis, this five-issue Dark Horse series from 2004–2005 pushes the bureau’s remaining agents—Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and Roger the homunculus—to their limits in a desperate fight against a zombie apocalypse. It’s a crucial chapter in the Mignolaverse, deepening the team’s bonds and setting the stage for the bureau’s long, grim war against the forces of darkness.