Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953

by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Ben Stenbeck (Illustrator), Paolo Rivera (Illustrator), Dave Stewart (Illustrator)

Overview

Hellboy and his mentor Bruttenholm travel across England and confront the phantom hand of a murderer, a demonic water spirit, and some of the most horrible figures of British folklore—Rawhead Rex and Bloody-Bones. Back in the States, Hellboy rejoins the team from 1952 as a monster with possible ties to an earlier mission ravages a suburban community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616559670
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	08/23/2016
Series:	Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	845,459
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Starting in 1982 as an inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like Cosmic Odyssey and Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. In 1994, he published the first Hellboy series through Dark Horse. There are thirteen Hellboy graphic novels (with more on the way), several spinoff titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, and Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films. Mike's books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat. The author lives in Los Angeles, CA..

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the comics that comprise Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953:

"Hellboy and the B.P.R.D proves to be, yet again, a quality romp in this corner of the Dark Horse catalog."
-Unleash the Fanboy

"This is my choice for the book of the week. It has every cool element a comic should have, plus the best villains one could want. Highest possible recommendation." -SciFi Pulse

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