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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741.5973 EAN: 9781593073800 ISBN: 1593073801 Label: Dark Horse Manufacturer: Dark Horse Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 152 Publication Date: October 05, 2005 Publisher: Dark Horse Studio: Dark Horse Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. The strangest team book in comics gets weirder with this tale of the walking dead, madness, the Spear of Destiny, and a monstrous gateway to heaven. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - An enjoyable addition to my Hellboy libraryI have actually been avoiding these BPRD books for a while now, because initially I had been turned off by the lack of Mignola art. I also remember looking through one of the books and not caring for Guy Davis' style. I recently flipped through a BPRD book at a Borders, though, and realized that I've been depriving myself of something I'd actually really enjoy. I like this book quite a bit. Guy Davis' art has really grown on me. In fact, I think it's great stuff. It serves the story ... Read More Rating: - Graphic SF ReaderThe B.P.R.D. team is sans Hellboy, but the result is still pretty good. They have a new member, a disembodied ghost type, in a suit to designed to give him some corporeal functions. Other than that, they have problems within their own location, and must journey to the site of an old case. Rating:  - Decent plot undermined by mediocre artworkThis graphic novel features Hellboy spin-off the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, a sort of offbeat superhero group who devote their time to defeating supernatural threats when Hellboy is out of town. If you're a big Mignola / Hellboy fan, and can find it in the discount bins, or in a used bookstore, it may be worth picking up, but not at full price. Arcudi is an experienced comics writer who I'm familiar with from his previous efforts with Dark Horse, and the main storyline, ... Read More Rating: - Lots of fun, albeit with some reservationsThis was one of those "oh my goodness, I didn't know this was out" moments in the store. I hardly ever do impulse buying of _anything_, but well - I'm glad I brought this one home. The art style is noticeably different from Mignola's classic work, but still quite eyeworthy. Spoilers ahoy! * * * * The views of the long-abandoned home of Langdon Caul were fascinating, from a purely draftsmanship point of view. Something about it reminded ... Read More |
