The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (the B.P.R.D. or BPRD) is a fictional organization in the comic book work of Mike Mignola. The B.P.R.D. originally appeared in the Hellboy comics and has since become a major part of its expanded universe, where it was supposedly founded by the United States and United Kingdom governments, and charged with researching the occult, paranormal and supernatural, and also defending against their dangers.
In the Hellboy comics, the B.P.R.D. was founded in 1945 by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm to combat various occult threats uncovered in operations against NaziGermany. It initially had strong links to the United States Army Air Forces and was based at a military airbase in New Mexico, but in 1947 later relocated to a custom built facility in Fairfield, Connecticut. It maintains strong links to various branches of the US military to this day. It is a private organization that receives funding from several major governments (mostly the United States and United Kingdom, although other countries including Canada, Japan, France, and Italy have been mentioned).
Professor Bruttenholm served as director until the late 1950s when he stepped down to return to field work. The current director is Dr. Thomas Manning. Over the years, the Bureau has added several agents with "enhanced skills" to its ranks including Hellboy in 1952, Liz Sherman in 1980, and Abe Sapien in 1981.
The Bureau was the United States' only defense against an onslaught of frog creatures (originally featured in Seed of Destruction). Though the "frogs" began operating on the East Coast, they spread west on both sides of the US-Canada border. To cut costs, the Bureau moved from its traditional headquarters in Connecticut to an abandoned research facility in Colorado. This facility was last used to house Nazi scientists who defected to America after World War II. As such, the facility contains vast quantities of secret files that the B.P.R.D. has yet to explore.
The frog monster invasion reached its peak during the events of The Black Flame during which a Neo-Nazi madman adopted the persona of the World War II era supervillain the Black Flame and insinuated himself as the leader of the frogs. Together they raised the gigantic Katha-Hem (one of the Ogdru Hem, the 369 spawn of the Ogdru Jahad) which ran rampant across the American heartland until Liz Sherman used an ancient artifact to amplify her pyrokinetic powers a thousandfold. After Katha-Hem was destroyed, the frog monsters dragged the Black Flame into a vast pit and the invasion appeared to come to an end.
A series of incidents—featured in The Warning, The Black Goddess, and King of Fear—saw the Bureau threatened by both an alliance of the frogs, the Black Flame, and creatures from the Hollow Earth, united to bring about an apocalypse and the birth of a new human race; and also the villain Memnan Saa, who abducted Liz in an attempt to use her powers to conquer the Earth so he could prevent the Apocalypse. This crisis saw half of Munich destroyed, the Bureau discredited in the eyes of the American military, and Abe Sapien revealed to be an example of the next stage of the frog's evolution. Finally, Liz Sherman exhausted all of her powers in destroying the underworld alliance. This inadvertently caused massive volcanic disasters across the world, devastating Malaysia and causing the destruction of Borneo (wiping out the nations of Indonesia and Brunei), and also causing the rise of a large, immobile monster in California, spewing out a gas across America and Mexico that mutates people. In the wake of this new crisis, the United Nations Security Council drafted the Bureau to work directly for them, with "blank cheque" funding.
A vision of the future shown in King of Fear showed the apocalypse had triumphed over this larger, more heavily armed B.P.R.D.
The Hell on Earth Cycle
In the wake of the events of King of Fear, the world enters an apocalyptic era as natural disasters and vicious monsters crawl out of the Earth. Society is pushed to the brink of madness as many new cults arise to worship the creatures, while other supernatural forces begin shifting their plans in response to the global chaos. The B.P.R.D. agents face their own struggles during this time - Johann claims revenge on Ben Daimio for the destruction of his new body, while Abe is shot in the head by a panicked psychic girl named Fenix. Fortunately for the B.P.R.D., they gain new allies as well in the form of the Russian Special Sciences Service (S.S.S.), with their director Iosif Nichayko.
Unfortunately, Zinco and the last remnants of Project Ragnarok inadvertently resurrect a new and more powerful Black Flame, who proceeds to take control of New York and reawaken many slumbering Ogdru Hem all over the globe. Abe recovers from his near-fatal wound in time to see the world in an even worse state than last he saw, and he goes AWOL from the B.P.R.D. to go on a journey of self-discovery. Liz regains her powers and rejoins the B.P.R.D., while Johann transfers his spirit into the WWII Sledgehammer suit and together they fight the Ogdru Hem as they run rampant. Eventually they take on the new Black Flame in New York, but their victory only proves hollow as one of the seven Ogdru Jahad lands in Kansas, spawning an army of Ogdru Hem as it tears its way across the land. Johann ends up sacrificing himself to defeat the dragon, paralyzing all the Ogdru Hem around the world and giving the world a moment of peaceful respite.
Michael Mathers, also known as The Visitor, an extraterrestrial assassin sent to Earth to kill Hellboy
Alice Monaghan, a young woman, who was kidnapped by fairies as a baby, then saved by Hellboy, retained some magical abilities and now works as a psychic
Iosif Nichayko, a Russian zombie super soldier and Director of the Russian Special Sciences Service
Daryl Tynon, a human hunter who was turned into a wendigo
Varvara, a little girl possessed by a demon and former director of the Special Sciences Service
The Bureau made its first appearance in the pages of the Hellboy miniseries Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (4 issues, March–June 1994) and was a major part of the comic until Hellboy leaves the B.P.R.D. at the end of Conqueror Worm. At this point the B.P.R.D. series began, following the agents of the B.P.R.D. such as Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, Roger and Johann Krauss.
B.P.R.D. was once considered a "series of miniseries", with each story reading as a stand-alone story easily enough, but over time, an overarching story began to develop. When a new story cycle began, the series was retitled B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth, then two years later when the series hit its 100th issue, it was restructured as an ongoing monthly comic. This was done for many reasons, most notably to make the reading order simpler to the uninitiated.[1]
Stories
B.P.R.D. began as a series of miniseries, but it also had an ongoing numbering on the inside cover of its issues. For the 100th issue the internal numbering shifted to the front cover as the series became a monthly ongoing comic.
Issue
Title
Date
Story
Art
Colors
Cover
Collection
#1
Hollow Earth
PART 1: January 30, 2002
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden & Tom Sniegoski
Ryan Sook
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 1 Hollow Earth & Other Stories
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 1
#2
PART 2: April 17, 2002
PENCILS & INKS Ryan Sook INKS Curtis Arnold
#3
PART 3: June 5, 2002
PENCILS Ryan Sook INKS Curtis Arnold
#4
The Soul of Venice
May 14, 2003
Miles Gunther & Michael Avon Oeming with Mike Mignola
Michael Avon Oeming
Dave Stewart
Michael Avon Oeming
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 2 The Soul of Venice & Other Stories
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 1
#5
Dark Waters
July 23, 2003
Brian Augustyn
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Guy Davis
#6
Night Train
September 17, 2003
Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins
Scott Kolins & Dave Stewart
Dave Stewart
Scott Kolins & Dave Stewart
#7
There's Something Under My Bed
November 19, 2003
Joe Harris
PENCILS Adam Pollina INKS Guillermo Zubiaga
Lee Loughridge
PENCILS Adam Pollina INKS Guillermo Zubiaga
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Another Day at the Office
August 25, 2004
Mike Mignola
Cameron Stewart
Michelle Madsen
—
#8
Plague of Frogs
PART 1: March 3, 2004
Mike Mignola
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Guy Davis
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 3 Plague of Frogs
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 1
#9
PART 2: April 7, 2004
#10
PART 3: May 5, 2004
#11
PART 4: June 2, 2004
#12
PART 5: July 7, 2004
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Born Again
March, 2004
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
—
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 4 The Dead
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2
#13
The Dead
PART 1: November 3, 2004
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Guy Davis
#14
PART 2: December 8, 2004
#15
PART 3: January 19, 2005
#16
PART 4: February 23, 2005
#17
PART 5: March 30, 2005
#18
The Black Flame
PART 1: August 31, 2005
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 5 The Black Flame
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2
#19
PART 2: September 28, 2005
#20
PART 3: October 26, 2005
#21
PART 4: November 30, 2005
#22
PART 5: December 28, 2005
#23
PART 6: January 25, 2006
#24
The Universal Machine
PART 1: April 12, 2006
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 6 The Universal Machine
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 3
#25
PART 2: May 3, 2006
#26
PART 3: June 7, 2006
#27
PART 4: July 5, 2006
#28
PART 5: August 2, 2006
Guy Davis with Mike Mignola
#29
Garden of Souls
PART 1: March 14, 2007
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 7 Garden of Souls
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 3
#30
PART 2: April 11, 2007
#31
PART 3: May 23, 2007
#32
PART 4: June 13, 2007
#33
PART 5: July 11, 2007
#34
Killing Ground
PART 1: August 8, 2007
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Guy Davis
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 8 Killing Ground
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 3
#35
PART 2: September 12, 2007
#36
PART 3: October 10, 2007
#37
PART 4: November 14, 2007
#38
PART 5: December 12, 2007
#39
1946
PART 1: January 9, 2008
Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart
Paul Azaceta
Nick Filardi
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 9 1946
B.P.R.D. 1946–1948
#40
PART 2: February 13, 2008
#41
PART 3: March 12, 2008
#42
PART 4: April 9, 2008
#43
PART 5: May 14, 2008
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Bishop Olek’s Devil
May 3, 2008
Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart
Paul Azaceta
Nick Filardi
—
—
Revival
PART 1: April 28, 2010
John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
DIGITAL EDITION Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 12 War on Frogs
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2
PART 2: March 5, 2008
PART 3: April 2, 2008
#44
War on Frogs #1
June 11, 2008
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
PENCILS Herb Trimpe INKS Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
#45
The Ectoplasmic Man
June 25, 2008
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Ben Stenbeck
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. Being Human
—
Out of Reach
May 3, 2008
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
—
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 10 The Warning
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 4
#46
The Warning
PART 1: July 9, 2008
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
PENCILS Mike Mignola INKS Kevin Nowlan
#47
PART 2: August 13, 2008
#48
PART 3: September 10, 2008
#49
PART 4: October 8, 2008
#50
PART 5: November 12, 2008
#51
War on Frogs #2
December 10, 2008
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
John Severin
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 12 War on Frogs
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2
#52
The Black Goddess
PART 1: January 14, 2009
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Kevin Nowlan
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 11 The Black Goddess
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 4
#53
PART 2: February 11, 2009
#54
PART 3: March 11, 2009
#55
PART 4: April 8, 2009
#56
PART 5: May 13, 2009
#57
War on Frogs #3
June 10, 2009
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Karl Moline
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 12 War on Frogs
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2
—
And What Shall I Find There?
June 6, 2009
Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart
Patric Reynolds
Dave Stewart
—
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 13 1947
B.P.R.D. 1946–1948
#57 (58)
1947
PART 1: July 8, 2009
Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart
Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
#58 (59)
PART 2: August 12, 2009
#60
PART 3: September 9, 2009
#61
PART 4: October 14, 2009
#62
PART 5: November 11, 2009
#63
War on Frogs #4
December 9, 2009
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Peter Snejbjerg
Bjarne Hansen
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 12 War on Frogs
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2
#64
King of Fear
PART 1: January 6, 2010
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. – VOLUME 14 King of Fear
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 4
#65
PART 2: February 10, 2010
#66
PART 3: March 10, 2010
#67
PART 4: April 14, 2010
Guy Davis with Mike Mignola
#68
PART 5: May 12, 2010
Guy Davis
#69
HELL ON EARTH New World
PART 1: August 11, 2010
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Guy Davis
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 1 New World
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1
#70
PART 2: September 8, 2010
#71
PART 3: October 13, 2010
#72
PART 4: November 10, 2010
#73
PART 5: December 8, 2010
—
HELL ON EARTH Seattle
March 4, 2011
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Guy Davis
#74
HELL ON EARTH Gods
PART 1: January 12, 2011
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
Ryan Sook VARIANT Guy Davis
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 2 Gods and Monsters
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1
#75
PART 2: February 9, 2011
Ryan Sook
#76
PART 3: March 9, 2011
#77
The Dead Remembered
PART 1: April 6, 2011
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie
PENCILS Karl Moline INKS Andy Owens
Dave Stewart
Jo Chen VARIANT Karl Moline
B.P.R.D. Being Human
#78
PART 2: May 4, 2011
Jo Chen
#79
PART 3: June 1, 2011
—
Casualties
July 1, 2011
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Guy Davis
Dave Stewart
—
#80
HELL ON EARTH Monsters
PART 1: July 13, 2011
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Tyler Crook
Dave Stewart
Ryan Sook VARIANT Francesco Francavilla
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 2 Gods and Monsters
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1
#81
PART 2: August 10, 2011
Ryan Sook
#82
HELL ON EARTH Russia
PART 1: September 21, 2011
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Tyler Crook
Dave Stewart
Dave Johnson
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 3 Russia
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1
#83
PART 2: October 19, 2011
#84
PART 3: November 23, 2011
#85
PART 4: December 21, 2011
#86
PART 5: January 25, 2012
—
HELL ON EARTH An Unmarked Grave
February 1, 2012
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Duncan Fegredo
Dave Stewart
Duncan Fegredo
#87
HELL ON EARTH The Long Death
PART 1: February 15, 2012
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
James Harren
Dave Stewart
Duncan Fegredo VARIANT Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 4 The Devil's Engine & The Long Death
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2
#88
PART 2: March 21, 2012
Duncan Fegredo
#90
PART 3: April 18, 2012
#89
HELL ON EARTH The Pickens County Horror
PART 1: March 28, 2012
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie
Jason Latour
Dave Stewart
Becky Cloonan VARIANT Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 5 The Pickens County Horror & Others
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2
#91
PART 2: April 25, 2012
Becky Cloonan
#93
HELL ON EARTH The Transformation of J.H. O'Donnell
May 30, 2012
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie
Max Fiumara
Dave Stewart
Max Fiumara VARIANT Mike Mignola
#92
HELL ON EARTH The Devil's Engine
PART 1: May 16, 2012
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Tyler Crook
Dave Stewart
Duncan Fegredo
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 4 The Devil's Engine & The Long Death
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2
#94
PART 2: June 20, 2012
#96
PART 3: July 18, 2012
Duncan Fegredo VARIANT Mike Mignola
#95
HELL ON EARTH Exorcism
PART 1: June 27, 2012
Mike Mignola and Cameron Stewart
Cameron Stewart
Dave Stewart
Viktor Kalvachev
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 14 The Exorcist
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 4
#97
PART 2: July 25, 2012
#98
HELL ON EARTH The Return of the Master
PART 1: August 29, 2012
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Tyler Crook
Dave Stewart
Ryan Sook VARIANT Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 6 The Return of the Master
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2
#99
PART 2: September 26, 2012
Ryan Sook
#100
PART 3: October 31, 2012
#101
PART 4: November 28, 2012
Ryan Sook VARIANT Mike Mignola
#102
PART 5: December 19, 2012
Ryan Sook
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1948
PART 1: October 17, 2012
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Max Fiumara
Dave Stewart
Dave Johnson VARIANT Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. 1948
B.P.R.D. 1946–1948
PART 2: November 21, 2012
Dave Johnson
PART 3: December 19, 2012
PART 4: January 16, 2013
PART 5: February 20, 2013
#103
HELL ON EARTH The Abyss of Time
PART 1: January 9, 2013
Mike Mignola and Scott Allie
James Harren
Dave Stewart
James Harren
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 5 The Pickens County Horror & Others
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2
#104
PART 2: February 13, 2013
—
Vampire
PART 1: March 27, 2013
Mike Mignola, Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon
Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon
Dave Stewart
Fábio Moon
B.P.R.D. VAMPIRE – VOLUME 1
PART 2: April 24, 2013
PART 3: May 29, 2013
PART 4: June 26, 2013
PART 5: July 31, 2013
#105
HELL ON EARTH A Cold Day in Hell
PART 1: March 20, 2013
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Peter Snejbjerg
Dave Stewart
Dave Johnson
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 7 A Cold Day in Hell
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 3
#106
PART 2: April 17, 2013
#107
HELL ON EARTH Wasteland
PART 1: May 15, 2013
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Laurence Campbell
Dave Stewart
Dave Johnson
#108
PART 2: June 19, 2013
#109
PART 3: July 17, 2013
#110
HELL ON EARTH Lake of Fire
PART 1: August 21, 2013
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Tyler Crook
Dave Stewart
Rafael Albuquerque
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 8 Lake of Fire
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 3
#111
PART 2: September 18, 2013
#112
PART 3: October 16, 2013
#113
PART 4: November 20, 2013
#114
PART 5: December 18, 2013
#115
HELL ON EARTH The Reign of the Black Flame
PART 1: January 15, 2014
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
James Harren
Dave Stewart
Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 9 The Reign of the Black Flame
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 3
#116
PART 2: February 19, 2014
Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT Richard Corben
#117
PART 3: March 19, 2014
Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT James Harren
#118
PART 4: April 16, 2014
Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT Ryan Sook
#119
PART 5: May 21, 2014
Rafael Albuquerque VARIANT Kevin Nowlan
#120
HELL ON EARTH The Devil's Wings
PART 1: June 18, 2014
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Laurence Campbell
Dave Stewart
Laurence Campbell
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 10 The Devil's Wings
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 4
#121
PART 2: July 16, 2014
#122
HELL ON EARTH The Broken Equation
PART 1: August 20, 2014
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Joe Querio
Dave Stewart
Laurence Campbell
#123
PART 2: September 17, 2014
#124
HELL ON EARTH Grind
October 15, 2014
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Tyler Crook
Dave Stewart
Laurence Campbell
#125
HELL ON EARTH Flesh and Stone
PART 1: November 19, 2014
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
James Harren
Dave Stewart
Laurence Campbell
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 11 Flesh and Stone
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 4
#126
PART 2: December 17, 2014
#127
PART 3: January 21, 2015
#128
PART 4: February 18, 2015
#129
PART 5: March 18, 2015
#130
HELL ON EARTH Nowhere, Nothing, Never
PART 1: April 15, 2015
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Peter Snejbjerg
Dave Stewart
Laurence Campbell
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 12 Metamorphosis
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 5
#131
PART 2: May 20, 2015
#132
PART 3: June 17, 2015
#133
HELL ON EARTH Modern Prometheus
PART 1: July 22, 2015
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Julián Totino Tedesco
Dave Stewart
Laurence Campbell
#134
PART 2: August 19, 2015
#135
HELL ON EARTH End of Days
PART 1: September 16, 2015
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Laurence Campbell
Dave Stewart
Laurence Campbell VARIANT Mike Mignola
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 13 End of Days
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 5
#136
PART 2: October 21, 2015
Laurence Campbell
#137
PART 3: November 18, 2015
#138
PART 4: December 16, 2015
#139
PART 5: January 20, 2016
#140
HELL ON EARTH The Exorcist
PART 1: April 20, 2016
Mike Mignola, Cameron Stewart, and Chris Roberson
Mike Norton
Dave Stewart
Duncan Fegredo VARIANT David Mack
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 14 The Exorcist
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 4
#141
PART 2: May 18, 2016
Duncan Fegredo
#142
PART 3: June 15, 2016
#143
HELL ON EARTH Cometh the Hour
PART 1: July 20, 2016
Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Laurence Campbell
Dave Stewart
Duncan Fegredo
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH – VOLUME 15 Cometh the Hour
In all ways this appears to be another regular B.P.R.D. trade save for the details on the spine that indicate it is the first in a new line. Only one has been published so far, but there are plans for more in the future.
In the film it is a secret United States Governmentagency, created by Roosevelt to combat Hitler's growing mastery of the occult, and strongly affiliated with the FBI. Professor Bruttenholm claims that the BPRD fought the Occult Wars that ended in 1958 with the death of Adolf Hitler.
Several personnel are federal agents, including Manning and new character Special Agent John Myers whilst the director is still Professor Bruttenholm, who refers to the bureau as "the ones who bump back", in reference to "things that go bump in the night".
The BPRD uses the motto "In Absentia Luci, Tenebrae Vincunt", Latin for "In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails"—though this motto is grammatically incorrect—Luci should read "Lucis" for the desired meaning.[original research?]
In Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the Bureau's existence is confirmed when Hellboy reveals himself to the media after battling vicious tooth-fairies. The film reveals there is a German branch where Johann was stationed until he became the new director of the US branch.
In the 2019 reboot, the Bureau is a public multinational agency.
It is hinted that the base may be related to military base Area 51 as the number 51 appears on the walls.[original research?]
Television
The B.P.R.D. Declassified was a TV special that aired on the FX in 2004.
In the film Blade II, Blade's young assistant, Scud, wears a shirt bearing the B.P.R.D. logo. Guillermo del Toro, who directed Blade II, is a fan of Hellboy, and later he directed the film adaptation and its sequel.
In the comic shop in The Big Bang Theory, the B.P.R.D. comic is prominently and repeatedly featured.
In the show Hawaii 5-0 a B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: New World poster is on the wall of Dr. Max Bergman's (played by Masi Oka) apartment.