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B.P.R.D. Volume 2: The Soul of Venice and Other Stories (B.P.R.D Graphic Novel) Kindle & comiXology
The Hellboy film steered clear of any origin story for Abe so that the tale could be told in Plague of Frogs. The story of Abe's origins unfolds as the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense try to stop the monstrous frog men from the first Hellboy graphic novel, Seed of Destruction. The plague begins its spread across America, lending an apocalyptic new direction to Mignola's stories. • Collects the five-issue miniseries.
• With art by Guy Davis and a behind-the-scenes look at his sketchbook, 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, and changes that world completely.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDark Horse Books
- Publication dateAugust 24, 2004
- File size330561 KB
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- ASIN : B00A820UNW
- Publisher : Dark Horse Books (August 24, 2004)
- Publication date : August 24, 2004
- Language : English
- File size : 330561 KB
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- Print length : 128 pages
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About the authors
Mike Mignola is best known as the multiple award-winning creator, writer, and artist of "B.P.R.D." and "Hellboy", but has fostered several other projects like "The Amazing Screw-On Head" and "Baltimore" with Christopher Golden. Although he began working as a professional cartoonist in the early 1980s, drawing 'a little bit of everything for just about everybody' - including characters like Batman and Wolverine - he was also a production designer on the Disney film "Atlantis: The Lost Empire". Mignola also acted as a visual consultant to Guillermo del Toro on "Blade 2" and the film versions of Hellboy, which were broadly adapted by del Toro from the original comic series. Mike Mignola currently lives in southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.
Mike began his comics
career at the age of
14, breaking in as an
inker. Growing up in
a small town, Mike
found tutelage under
Neil Vokes and Adam
Hughes, while corresponding
with Nexus
creators Steve Rude
and Mike Baron. After
years working in indie press, his first big
break was as an inker on Daredevil, and
shortly after as penciler/inker on DC’s version
of Judge Dredd, then Foot Soldiers at
Dark Horse Comics. During the mid-’90s
comics crash, Mike moved back into indie
comics, starting on his path of creatorowned
comics with Ship of Fools, co-created
with Bryan J.L. Glass. While drawing
Ship of Fools, Mike continued with other
paying work, such as inking Neil Vokes on
Ninjack and drawing Bulletproof Monk, which
later became a John Woo film. Business
was slow when Mike experimented with a
new, simpler style of drawing, and began
developing several projects, including The
Mice Templar, Hammer of the Gods, Quixote,
and what would become Powers with Brian
Michael Bendis, whom Mike had met several
years earlier.
Powers has been nominated for a Harvey
Award and won an Eisner Award for best
new series. With Powers ongoing, Mike has
since tackled several other projects, including
Hammer of the Gods, Parliament of Justice,
Hellboy, Catwoman, 86 Voltz: The Dead Girl,
The Goon, Quixote, Magician Apprentice (with
Bryan J.L. Glass) The Cross Bronx, The Darkness,
The Spirit, Red Sonja, and Rapture with Taki
Soma. His writing stint on the final run
of the original Thor as well as on Thor: Blood
Oath has been widely acclaimed. Beta Ray
Bill and Ares are amongst his other Marvel
Comics writing credits.
Mike is currently working on The Mice
Templar, The Victories for Dark Horse Comics,
Takio and Powers with Brian Bendis, all creator
owned titles
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B.P.R.D. stands for the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, a secret U.S. agency that protects the world from supernatural threats. It is a spin-off title from Mike Magnolia's popular Hellboy comic book series, and details the adventures of the agency's other "special" operatives.
The team includes Abe Sapien, a blue-skinned gill-man with a mysterious past; Liz Sherman, a neurotic pyrokinetic; Johann Kraus, a German psychic whose body was destroyed while his spirit was visiting the astral plane; and Roger the Homunculus, a medieval golem with tremendous strength and a child-like personality.
This collection has a completely different flavor from the previous one. Instead of one main story and a few back-up features it showcases five individual stories written and drawn by five different creative teams.
The Soul of Venice is written by Miles Gunther and Michael Avon Oeming and drawn by Michael Avon Oeming. Something is fouling up the canals of Venice, and the entire team is called in to solve the problem. This story is the most Mignola-esque, as it features all manner of strange creatures and a special appearance from a demon tied to the Hellboy mythos. Oeming's drawing style is very blocky, mirroring Mignola's artwork.
Dark Waters, by writer Brian Augustyn and artist Guy Davis, features Abe Sapien and Roger the Homunculus. They are visiting a New England town that has just literally dug a dark secret from its past. This is my favorite entry. There are red herrings, strange monsters, and theological debates all rolled together into a nice little story.
The Night Train, written by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins and drawn by Scott Kolins and Dave Stewart, features Liz Sherman and Roger the Homunculus. These two characters have an up-and-down history together, and this story explores those issues while also incorporating a mini Lobster Johnson adventure. The art for this story is very different from the usual dark style one would expect. I liked the contrast, and actually think the use of color enhanced the feeling of otherworldliness.
There's Something Under My Bed, by writer Joe Harris and penciller Adam Pollina, features Abe Sapien versus toy monsters that have somehow sprung to life and are terrorizing little children. This is a nice little story that makes you wonder what exactly makes a monster. I didn't like the art in this one so much, the figures looked too lanky and their faces looked too unfamiliar.
Another Day at the Office, written by Mike Mignola and drawn by Cameron Stewart, is a special piece written just for this collection. It features Abe Sapien once again, this time partnered with Johann Kraus. This story seemed way too rushed to make any sense or have any impact. It's just the guys fighting some random zombies. (But then again, maybe that's the whole point.)
This volume includes five B.P.R.D. stories, along with thirteen pages of concept sketches. Note that the cover art is by Mike Mignola, but Mike did not draw any of the stories in this collection. He did contribute writing for "The Soul of Venice," and Mike wrote "Another Day at the Office." This collection has a variety of writing and art styles--which I find to be both good and bad.
The Highlights: I loved the story "Dark Waters," about a town with a past of witch trials. The writing was superb and I love the art by Guy Davis. His style is quite different from Mignola's, but I think it fits the series well. I would've bought the book just for this story. "Night Train" is fun story that delves a little deeper into Roger's character, and features Lobster Johnson. I thought the art was decent, but I loved the coloring for this story! "There's Something Under My Bed" has the most unique art and tone of all the stories in this collection. That may be off-putting to some fans, but I liked it. Abe Sapien helps some kids who are being kidnapped by the monsters under their beds. Fun stuff! The other gem of this collection for me was "Another Day at the Office." It has decent art, but I enjoyed the writing and tone of this short story of the B.P.R.D. fighting zombies.
Things to Consider: I personally didn't like "The Soul of Venice" very much. Maybe I had too high of hopes. It has several great ideas, but crams them into a story that was too short for its own good. I think if it were longer I might have felt more satisfied with it. Also, it contains some fairly graphic female nudity that I felt the need to cover up in my copy. The art on this one is also so-so. "Another Day at the Office" has a bit of zombie gore. Compared to most illustrated zombie stories this was very tame, but if that kind of thing bugs you this may not be the book for you.
I recommend this volume for the collectors and fans of B.P.R.D. Anyone else who is interested should probably check out some of the other collections first, such as Vol. 1 or Vol. 3.
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