B.P.R.D. Volume 3: Plague of Frogs - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845760166 ISBN 13: 9781845760168

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Synopsis

From the haunted world of forthcoming movie hero Hellboy comes the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defence - the B.P.R.D.! After holding it a secret for ten years, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola finally reveals Abe Sapien's bizarre history. Introduced in the first Hellboy book and featured prominently in the film, Abe Sapien has remained one of the most intriguing mysteries of Mignola's celebrated work. Including a bonus sketchbook by artist Guy Davis (Batman, Sandman, Hellblazer) this third volume of B.P.R.D. sees Mignola taking over writing chores for the first time and reveals secrets he's kept under wraps since the beginning of the Hellboy saga...

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From Booklist

Hellboy spinoff B.P.R.D. finally comes into its own in the long story constituting the third collection of the comic book. Plague of Frogs explains where B.P.R.D. regular Abe Sapiens, who is amphibious, came from. It's what's known in the superhero biz as an origins story, and it implies that Abe is an emanation in a time loop. He has a -nineteenth-century manifestation that he accesses from the present via something like the astral plane. No birth-equivalent is suggested, so whether Abe exists in other periods, too, is an open question. The revelation about Abe arises from a series-typical spooky caper involving highly evolved fungi escaping from a secret lab with the aid of a possessed professor, an outbreak of frog-monsters traceable to a cult that has taken over a small New England town, a fiery showdown of cult-and-monsters versus Abe and his Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense colleagues, and Abe's near-death. Writer-artist Mignola surrenders drawing duties to Davis, whose broader palette, suppler line, and more intricate backgrounds serve an often-dialogueless scenario superbly. Ray Olson
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Review

www boomunch.co.uk : " BPRD Plague of Frogs is nigh on essential!"; www sci-fi-online.com February 2005, review by Pete Boomer: " Plague of Frogs is another impressive collection from the BPD vaults." Lincolnshire Echo 12 July 2005: " Guy Davis' artwork is excellent and Mike MIgnola has thrown together a great HP Lovecraft-style horror-fest."

Edition details

• Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
• ISBN 10: 1845760166
• ISBN 13: 9781845760168
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English