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Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense

B.P.R.D. by Guy Davis
Publication information
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
First appearance Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (1993)
Created by Mike Mignola
In-story information
Type of organization Government Intelligence Agency
Base(s) Research facility in Colorado (film version) New Jersey
Leader(s) Director Tom Manning
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Agent(s) Johann Krauss
Liz Sherman
Abe Sapien
Kate Corrigan
Captain Ben Daimio
Hellboy
Roger the Homunculus

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, charged with protecting America and the world from the occult, paranormal and supernatural. It maintains the services of several supernatural persons, including Hellboy. The B.P.R.D. originally appeared in the Hellboy comics but has also been featured in many stories under the B.P.R.D. title.

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Fictional Organization History [edit]

B.P.R.D. Logo

The BPRD was founded in late 1944 by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm to combat various occult threats uncovered in operations against Nazi Germany. It initially had strong links to the USAAF and was based at a military airbase in New Mexico, but later relocated to a custom built facility in Fairfield, Connecticut. It maintains strong links to various branches of the United States Armed Forces 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. Under Manning several "advanced skills agents" were added to the agency including Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien.

The BPRD is a well known and respected organization that has excellent relations with most international governments and United States government agencies, with the exceptions of China and the CIA. 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-Canadian 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 BPRD 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 - The Warning, The Black Goddess, and King of Fear - saw the Bureau threatened by both an alliance of the frogs, The Black Flame, and the Hyperborean underworld, 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 on the outs with 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, heavier armed BPRD.

Agents [edit]

"Enhanced Talents" Agents [edit]

Human Agents [edit]

  • Dr. Tom Manning, director
  • Dr. Kate Corrigan, liaison to enhanced talents agents
  • Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, former director (deceased)
  • Dr. Howard Eaton, occult specialist, assistant to Prof. Butternholm (deceased)
  • Professor James Henry O'Donnell, occult specialist
  • Andrew Devon, field agent
  • Sal Tasso, field agent (deceased)
  • Bud Waller, field agent (deceased)
  • Mr. Clark, field agent (deceased)
  • Agent Van Fleet, field agent, former Navy Seal (deceased)
  • Agent Hampton, field agent (deceased)
  • Agent Pratt, field agent (deceased)

Publication History [edit]

See also: List of Hellboy comics

The Bureau made its first appearance in the pages of the Hellboy miniseries 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 overtime 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]

Issues [edit]

B.P.R.D. has always had an internal numbering on its issues, however with the 100th issue the internal numbering shifted to the front cover as the series became a monthly ongoing comic. Below is the ongoing numbering for the comics.

Issue Title Story Art Colors Cover Collection Notes
#1 Hollow Earth #1 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 Hollow Earth #2 Ryan Sook (pencils and inks)
Curtis Arnold (inks)
#3 Hollow Earth #3 Ryan Sook (pencils)
Curtis Arnold (inks)
#4 The Soul of Venice 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 Brian Augustyn Guy Davis Dave Stewart Guy Davis
#6 Night Train Geoff Johns
& Scott Kolins		 Scott Kolins
& Dave Stewart		 Dave Stewart Scott Kolins
& Dave Stewart
#7 There's Something Under My Bed Joe Harris Adam Pollina (pencils)
Guillermo Zubiaga (inks)		 Lee Loughridge Adam Pollina (pencils)
Guillermo Zubiaga (inks)
#8 Plague of Frogs #1 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 Plague of Frogs #2
#10 Plague of Frogs #3
#11 Plague of Frogs #4
#12 Plague of Frogs #5
#13 The Dead #1 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Guy Davis Dave Stewart Guy Davis
  • B.P.R.D. - Volume 4: The Dead
  • B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 2
#14 The Dead #2
#15 The Dead #3
#16 The Dead #4
#17 The Dead #5
#18 The Black Flame #1 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 The Black Flame #2
#20 The Black Flame #3
#21 The Black Flame #4
#22 The Black Flame #5
#23 The Black Flame #6
#24 The Universal Machine #1 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 The Universal Machine #2
#26 The Universal Machine #3
#27 The Universal Machine #4
#28 The Universal Machine #5 Guy Davis
with Mike Mignola
#29 Garden of Souls #1 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 Garden of Souls #2
#31 Garden of Souls #3
#32 Garden of Souls #4
#33 Garden of Souls #5
#34 Killing Ground #1 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 Killing Ground #2
#36 Killing Ground #3
#37 Killing Ground #4
#38 Killing Ground #5
#39 1946 #1 Mike Mignola
and Joshua Dysart		 Paul Azaceta Nick Filardi Mike Mignola
  • B.P.R.D. - Volume 9: 1946
#40 1946 #2
#41 1946 #3
#42 1946 #4
#43 1946 #5
#44 War on Frogs #1 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Herb Trimpe (pencils)
Guy Davis (inks)		 Dave Stewart Mike Mignola
  • B.P.R.D. - Volume 12: War on Frogs
  • B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 2
#45 The Ectoplasmic Man Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Mike Mignola
  • B.P.R.D.: Being Human
#46 The Warning #1 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Guy Davis Dave Stewart Mike Mignola (pencils)
Kevin Nowlan (inks)
  • B.P.R.D. - Volume 10: The Warning
  • B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 4
#47 The Warning #2
#48 The Warning #3
#49 The Warning #4
#50 The Warning #5
#51 War on Frogs #2 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 #1 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 The Black Goddess #2
#54 The Black Goddess #3
#55 The Black Goddess #4
#56 The Black Goddess #5
#57 War on Frogs #3 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
#58 1947 #1 Mike Mignola
and Joshua Dysart		 Gabriel Bá
& Fábio Moon		 Dave Stewart Mike Mignola
  • B.P.R.D. - Volume 13: 1947
 Incorrectly numbered #57
#59 1947 #2 Incorrectly numbered #58
#60 1947 #3
#61 1947 #4
#62 1947 #5
#63 War on Frogs #4 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 #1 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 King of Fear #2
#66 King of Fear #3
#67 King of Fear #4 Guy Davis
with Mike Mignola
#68 King of Fear #5 Guy Davis
#69 Hell on Earth:
New World #1		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Guy Davis Dave Stewart Guy Davis
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 1: New World
#70 Hell on Earth:
New World #2
#71 Hell on Earth:
New World #3
#72 Hell on Earth:
New World #4
#73 Hell on Earth:
New World #5
#74 Hell on Earth:
Gods #1		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Guy Davis Dave Stewart Ryan Sook
Guy Davis (variant)
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 2: Gods and Monsters
#75 Hell on Earth:
Gods #2		 Ryan Sook
#76 Hell on Earth:
Gods #3
#77 The Dead Remembered #1 Mike Mignola
and Scott Allie		 Karl Moline (pencils)
Andy Owens (inks)		 Dave Stewart Jo Chen
Karl Moline (variant)
  • B.P.R.D.: Being Human
#78 The Dead Remembered #2 Jo Chen
#79 The Dead Remembered #3
#80 Hell on Earth:
Monsters #1		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Tyler Crook Dave Stewart Ryan Sook
Francesco Francavilla (variant)
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 2: Gods and Monsters
#81 Hell on Earth:
Monsters #2		 Ryan Sook
#82 Hell on Earth:
Russia #1		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Tyler Crook Dave Stewart Dave Johnson
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 3: Russia
#83 Hell on Earth:
Russia #2
#84 Hell on Earth:
Russia #3
#85 Hell on Earth:
Russia #4
#86 Hell on Earth:
Russia #5
#87 Hell on Earth:
The Long Death #1		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 James Harren Dave Stewart Duncan Fegredo
Mike Mignola (variant)
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 4: The Devil's Engine & The Long Death
#88 Hell on Earth:
The Long Death #2		 Duncan Fegredo
#89 Hell on Earth:
The Pickens County Horror #1		 Mike Mignola
and Scott Allie		 Jason Latour Dave Stewart Becky Cloonan
Mike Mignola (variant)
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 5: The Pickens County Horror & Others
#90 Hell on Earth:
The Long Death #3		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 James Harren Dave Stewart Duncan Fegredo
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 4: The Devil's Engine & The Long Death
#91 Hell on Earth:
The Pickens County Horror #2		 Mike Mignola
and Scott Allie		 Jason Latour Dave Stewart Becky Cloonan
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 5:The Pickens County Horror & Others
#92 Hell on Earth:
The Devil's Engine #1		 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
#93 Hell on Earth:
The Transformation of J.H. O'Donnell		 Mike Mignola
and Scott Allie		 Max Fiumara Dave Stewart Max Fiumara
Mike Mignola (variant)
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 5: The Pickens County Horror & Others
#94 Hell on Earth:
The Devil's Engine #2		 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
#95 Hell on Earth:
Exorcism #1		 Mike Mignola
and Cameron Stewart		 Cameron Stewart Dave Stewart Viktor Kalvachev
#96 Hell on Earth:
The Devil's Engine #3		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Tyler Crook Dave Stewart Duncan Fegredo
Mike Mignola (variant)
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 4: The Devil's Engine & The Long Death
#97 Hell on Earth:
Exorcism #2		 Mike Mignola
and Cameron Stewart		 Cameron Stewart Dave Stewart Viktor Kalvachev
#98 Hell on Earth:
The Return of the Master #1		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Tyler Crook Dave Stewart Ryan Sook
Mike Mignola (variant)
  • B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Volume 6: The Return of the Master
#99 Hell on Earth:
The Return of the Master #2		 Ryan Sook
#100 Hell on Earth:
The Return of the Master (Part 3)		 Internal numbering
becomes ongoing
#101 Hell on Earth:
The Return of the Master (Part 4)		 Ryan Sook
Mike Mignola (variant)
#102 Hell on Earth:
The Return of the Master (Part 5)		 Ryan Sook
#103 Hell on Earth:
The Abyss of Time (Part 1)		 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
#104 Hell on Earth:
The Abyss of Time (Part 2)
#105 Hell on Earth:
A Cold Day in Hell (Part 1)		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Peter Snejbjerg Dave Stewart Dave Johnson
#106 Hell on Earth:
A Cold Day in Hell (Part 2)
#107 Hell on Earth:
Wasteland (Part 1)		 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Laurence Campbell Dave Stewart Dave Johnson
#108 Hell on Earth:
Wasteland (Part 2)
#109 Hell on Earth:
Wasteland (Part 3)

In addition to these, there are other stories without the internal numbering as a way to separate them from the ongoing B.P.R.D. story.

Date Title Story Art Colors Cover Collection Notes
5 October,
2011		 War on Frogs #5 John Arcudi Guy Davis Dave Stewart Mike Mignola
  • B.P.R.D. - Volume 12: War on Frogs
  • B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 2
 Only available on Dark Horse Digital.
This recollects the story Revival with
the extra pages from the trade collection.
17 October,
2012		 1948 #1 Mike Mignola
and John Arcudi		 Max Fiumara Dave Stewart Dave Johnson
Mike Mignola (variant)
  • B.P.R.D.: 1948
21 November,
2012		 1948 #2 Dave Johnson
19 December,
2012		 1948 #3
16 January,
2013		 1948 #4
20 February,
2013		 1948 #5
27 March,
2013		 Vampire #1 Mike Mignola,
Gabriel Bá
& Fábio Moon		 Gabriel Bá
& Fábio Moon		 Dave Stewart Fábio Moon
24 April,
2013		 Vampire #2
29 May,
2013		 Vampire #3
26 June,
2013		 Vampire #4
31 July,
2013		 Vampire #5

Collected Editions [edit]

B.P.R.D. Trade Paperbacks [edit]

Most of the B.P.R.D. comics have been collected by Dark Horse as trade paperbacks:

Number Title Collects Published ISBN
1 Hollow Earth & Other Stories
  • Hollow Earth
    (3-issue miniseries)
  • B.P.R.D.
    (promotional piece)
  • Lobster Johnson:
    The Killer in My Skull
    (from Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #1)
  • Abe Sapien versus Science
    (from Hellboy: Box of Evil #2)
  • Abe Sapien:
    Drums of the Dead
    (one-shot)
 29 January 2003 978-1-56971-862-9
2 The Soul of Venice & Other Stories
  • The Soul of Venice
    (one-shot)
  • Dark Waters
    (one-shot)
  • Night Train
    (one-shot)
  • There's Something Under My Bed
    (one-shot)
  • Another Day at the Office
    (short story)
 25 August 2004 978-1-59307-132-5
3 Plague of Frogs
  • Plague of Frogs
    (5-issue miniseries)
 23 February 2005 978-1-59307-288-9
4 The Dead
  • Born Again
    (short story)
  • The Dead
    (5-issue miniseries)
 28 September 2005 978-1-59307-380-0
5 The Black Flame
  • The Black Flame
    (6-issue miniseries)
 12 July 2006 978-1-59307-550-7
6 The Universal Machine
  • The Universal Machine
    (5-issue miniseries)
 17 January 2007 978-1-59307-710-5
7 Garden of Souls
  • Garden of Souls
    (5-issue miniseries)
 30 January 2008 978-1-59307-882-9
8 Killing Ground
  • Killing Ground
    (5-issue miniseries)
 21 May 2008 978-1-59307-956-7
9 1946
  • 1946
    (5-issue miniseries)
  • Bishop Olek's Devil
    (short story)
 5 November 2008 978-1-59582-191-1
10 The Warning
  • Out of Reach
    (short story)
  • The Warning
    (5-issue miniseries)
 15 April 2009 978-1-59582-304-5
11 The Black Goddess
  • The Black Goddess
    (5-issue miniseries)
 21 October 2009 978-1-59582-411-0
12 War on Frogs 28 April 2010 978-1-59582-480-6
13 1947
  • 1947
    (5-issue miniseries)
  • And What Shall I Find There?
    (short story)
 7 July 2010 978-1-59582-478-3
14 King of Fear
  • King of Fear
    (5-issue miniseries)
 3 November 2010 978-1-59582-564-3
- Being Human
  • The Dead Remembered
    (3-issue miniseries)
  • Casualties
    (short story)
  • Hellboy: Being Human
    (one shot)
  • The Ectoplasmic Man
    (one shot)
 30 November 2011 978-1-59582-756-2
- 1948
  • 1948
    (5-issue miniseries)
 11 September 2013 978-1-61655-183-4

B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth Trade Paperbacks [edit]

There is also a series of trade paperbacks collecting the Hell on Earth cycle:

Number Title Collects Published ISBN
1 New World
  • New World
    (5-issue miniseries)
  • Seattle
    (short story)
 17 August 2011 978-1-59582-707-4
2 Gods and Monsters
  • Gods
    (3-issue miniseries)
  • Monsters
    (2-issue miniseries)
 11 January 2012 978-1-59582-822-4
3 Russia
  • Russia
    (5-issue miniseries)
  • An Unmarked Grave
    (short story)
 15 August 2012 978-1-59582-946-7
4 The Devil's Engine & The Long Death
  • The Devil's Engine
    (3-issue miniseries)
  • The Long Death
    (3-issue miniseries)
 5 December 2012 978-1-59582-981-8
5 The Pickens County Horror and Others
  • The Pickens County Horror
    (2-issue miniseries)
  • The Transformation of J.H. O'Donnell
    (one-shot)
  • The Abyss of Time
    (2-issue miniseries)
 24 July 2013 978-1-61655-140-7
6 The Return of the Master
  • The Return of the Master
    (5-issue miniseries)
 27 August 2013 978-1-61655-193-3

Omnibus Editions [edit]

Dark Horse have also released a series of omnibus editions collecting the Plague of Frogs cycle:

Story Cycle Volume Collects Published ISBN
Plague of Frogs 1 19 January 2011 978-1-59582-609-1[2]
2 17 August 2011 978-1-59582-672-5[3]
3 21 March 2012 978-1-59582-860-6[4]
4 7 November 2012 978-1-59582-974-0[5]

In Other Media [edit]

Films [edit]

The Bureau appeared in the 2004 film Hellboy and its 2008 sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, both directed by Guillermo del Toro, where it differs from the agency in the comics.

  • In the movie it is a secret United States Government agency, created by Roosevelt to combat Hitler's growing mastery of the occult, and strongly affiliated with the FBI. Professor Broom 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.
  • In Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the Bureau's existence is confirmed when Hellboy reveals himself to the media.
  • The film reveals there is a German branch where Johann was stationed until he became the new director of the US branch.
  • It is hinted that the base may be related to military base Area 51: the number 51 appears on the walls.

Television [edit]

The B.P.R.D. Declassified was a TV special that aired on the FX Network in 2004.

Roleplaying Game [edit]

The B.P.R.D. appeared in the Hellboy Sourcebook and Role Playing Game.

In Popular Culture [edit]

  • 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 movie 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 (actor: Masi Oka) apartment.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Khouri, Andy. ""B.P.R.D." Renumbers From Issue #100 In October". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2013-01-24. 
  2. ^ "B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 1". DarkHorse.com. 
  3. ^ "B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 2". DarkHorse.com. 
  4. ^ "B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 3". DarkHorse.com. 
  5. ^ "B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs - Volume 4". DarkHorse.com. 

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