B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth and Other Stories
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Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
Format | Trade Paperback |
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Publication date | January 29, 2003 |
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Created by | Mike Mignola |
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Inker(s) | Curtis Arnold |
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Editor(s) | ISBN 978-1-56971-862-9 |
B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth & Other Stories is the first trade paperback collection in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) series.
Collected stories
Hollow Earth
This was the first B.P.R.D. mini-series. Three issues long, it was written by
Hellboy novelist Golden and his long-time writing partner Sniegoski wrote the story with regular input from Mignola. Sook was chosen to draw the book following a meeting with Mignola at a convention in
The story features
B.P.R.D. Promo
A newspaper-format promotional teaser for the series titled B.P.R.D.. It was published as three single-page installments in
The Killer in My Skull
Originally published as a back-up feature in
In the story, Johnson and his sidekick investigate a series of bizarre deaths which appear to have been committed using telekinesis.[1]
Abe Sapien versus Science
Originally published in 1999 as a back-up feature in
In the story, Sapien rescues and reanimates
Drums of the Dead
Originally published as the main feature in the one-shot Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead (March 4, 1998) with the Hellboy short story Heads by Mike Mignola as the back up feature.[7]
Abe Sapien made his first solo appearance in this story written by Brian McDonald with art by Derek Thompson.
Series editor Scott Allie had been in discussions with Brian McDonald about his next project after the success of Harry the Cop and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola had been considering using Derek Thompson on a Hellboy and so it naturally evolved that the two friends should end up working together on this project.[1]
In the story, weird deaths in the South Seas expose an ancient tragedy linked to the transatlantic slave trade.[1]
Collected editions
Trade paperback
All the stories have been collected into one trade paperback:
- B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth & Other Stories
(120 pages, January 29, 2003,ISBN 978-1-56971-862-9)
B.P.R.D Omnibus Edition
The trade was later collected as a part of the Plague of Frogs cycle in the B.P.R.D. Omnibus format, along with The Soul of Venice & Other Stories and Plague of Frogs. This format is available in both hardcover and paperback editions.
- B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 1
(408 pages, January 19, 2011,ISBN 978-1-59582-609-1)[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Mignola, Mike (2006). B.P.R.D. Vol. 1: Hollow Earth and Other Stories. Dark Horse Comics.
- ^ "Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth #1 (of 3)". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ^ "Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth #2 (of 3)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ^ "Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth #3 (of 3)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ^ "Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #1 (of 2)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ^ "Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #2 (of 2)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ^ "Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ^ "B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 1". DarkHorse.com.