B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth Volume 2

B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth Volume 2

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  • Author:Mike Mignola
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The ultimate collection of B。P。R。D。: Hell on Earth continues in a new paperback format!

America's monster problem explodes, society crumbles, and Liz Sherman rejoins the fight, as Nazis seek to bring Rasputin back to finish what he started when he first conjured Hellboy! This new omnibus edition collects B。P。R。D。 Hell on Earth volumes #4-#6, plus a generous sketchbook section。

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Reviews

Gabriele

Good stories, I love arts from both Crook and Harren。One tiny pet-peeve: I don't mind sketchbook/variant covers sections in these collected editions, but ffs it's ⅕ of the volume here。 Good stories, I love arts from both Crook and Harren。One tiny pet-peeve: I don't mind sketchbook/variant covers sections in these collected editions, but ffs it's ⅕ of the volume here。 。。。more

Alex

Woof。 So things just keep happening to our protags。 A friendly clash to the death, the dead rising and to everyone's happiness, even more giant monsters!BPRD continues being a blast, with big revelations and even bigger consequences。 The world is not looking good right now。It was nice to get a Hellboy flashback issue or two, we haven't seen big red for awhile。 I also was a really big fan of the flashback issue where we go back to the rise of man and their fight with the Ogdru Hem。 Woof。 So things just keep happening to our protags。 A friendly clash to the death, the dead rising and to everyone's happiness, even more giant monsters!BPRD continues being a blast, with big revelations and even bigger consequences。 The world is not looking good right now。It was nice to get a Hellboy flashback issue or two, we haven't seen big red for awhile。 I also was a really big fan of the flashback issue where we go back to the rise of man and their fight with the Ogdru Hem。 。。。more

Ashley (Red-Haired Ash Reads)

Series: B。P。R。D。 Hell on Earth #2Rating: 3 stars - I liked itThe B。P。R。D。 is struggling to cover all the monster incidents around the world, especially with their best agent still in a coma and the other one going AWOL。 The Nazi’s also return and are attempting to bring back their master Rasputin。 This was an interesting set of stories。 The main focus on this volume is Johann and Fenix。 Johann is still acting strange and goes AWOL on a mission that leads to many death。 They finally get Fenix to Series: B。P。R。D。 Hell on Earth #2Rating: 3 stars - I liked itThe B。P。R。D。 is struggling to cover all the monster incidents around the world, especially with their best agent still in a coma and the other one going AWOL。 The Nazi’s also return and are attempting to bring back their master Rasputin。 This was an interesting set of stories。 The main focus on this volume is Johann and Fenix。 Johann is still acting strange and goes AWOL on a mission that leads to many death。 They finally get Fenix to the B。P。R。D。 headquarters but she doesn’t provide any real information for them。 I am curious to see where her story leads。 We also see a conclusion to Captain Daimio’s story in this volume。 It was an expected conclusion with his curse。 Also a brief glimpse of Liz happens and I am sure she will be returning soon (at least I hope so)。 Overall, a good volume but I do wonder where the story is going。 It is a little all over the place with the different character storylines。 You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads。 。。。more

Scott Smith

Keeps getting better and more *hell*aciousBig, longtime fan of series。 I'm amazed how the quality of writing and artwork has been maintained for so long。 Keeps getting better and more *hell*aciousBig, longtime fan of series。 I'm amazed how the quality of writing and artwork has been maintained for so long。 。。。more

Dan

More B。P。R。D excellence as humanity scrambles to survive the apocalypse。 This series can best be summarized as "and then things got worse。" Abe and Liz don't have much of a presence here, so we get a bigger focus on Johann and the field agents, some whom we haven't seen for a while。 The Devil's Engine is a hectic flight across apocalyptic America。The Long Death is the best story in this collection。 Johann hunts for Daimio。 A lot of long running arcs resolve here with a brutal fight as the climax More B。P。R。D excellence as humanity scrambles to survive the apocalypse。 This series can best be summarized as "and then things got worse。" Abe and Liz don't have much of a presence here, so we get a bigger focus on Johann and the field agents, some whom we haven't seen for a while。 The Devil's Engine is a hectic flight across apocalyptic America。The Long Death is the best story in this collection。 Johann hunts for Daimio。 A lot of long running arcs resolve here with a brutal fight as the climax。 The Pickens County Horror and Others covers a few shorter stories like a field mission to South Carolina that goes ugly and digging into a minor character's past。 The first two offer some tantalizing questions (vampires?!) and appearances (Hellboy) but otherwise not very memorable。 I did like The Abyss of Time which has a call back to Edward Grey and follows a Paleolithic story that drives in that humanity's fight for survival is a cycle that has repeated over the centuries。The Return of the Master covers a Nazi/corporate scheme to resurrect Rasputin。 Big plot mover of a story involving the BPRD, Scotland, and the Russians。 While The Long Death was a personal, brutal story tying several long running characters, this one has horrifying global consequences。 Very memorable。 Humanity really can't catch a break。 。。。more

Ross Alon

How could it got any worse and still maintain the quality of the book。

Zardoz

Not as good as the first volume, but I’m hoping the return of the Nazis in our demon infested world will lead to a better story in the future。 The writing seemed a little haphazard moving between to many different locations。 It looks like these plot lines will converge in the third volume。

Samuel

This volume gets the series back on track and back in the war against the ogdru hem。

Carlos Eguren

253/365

Nate

I thought this was a slight step down from the first collection。 This one consists mostly of shorter stories focusing on various characters fighting Ogdru Hem around the world。 These are some of the bloodiest, scariest B。P。R。D。 stories ever, which is a plus in my book。 Not all the stories are great though - some feel like insignificant sketches, starring low tier characters that I’m likely to forget。 The main cast being largely sidelined doesn’t exactly thrill me。 On the other hand, there’s stel I thought this was a slight step down from the first collection。 This one consists mostly of shorter stories focusing on various characters fighting Ogdru Hem around the world。 These are some of the bloodiest, scariest B。P。R。D。 stories ever, which is a plus in my book。 Not all the stories are great though - some feel like insignificant sketches, starring low tier characters that I’m likely to forget。 The main cast being largely sidelined doesn’t exactly thrill me。 On the other hand, there’s stellar art throughout the book: Tyler Crook, James Harren, Jason Latour, and Max Fiumara bring the heat。I really like the first two stories。 “The Devil’s Engine” follows Devon and Felix heading to B。P。R。D。 headquarters and running into trouble along the way。 In “The Long Death,” Johann dangerously leads a team to the Pacific Northwest where he gets closure on the Daimio situation。 Both stories are revealing character pieces with brutal bursts of action, and more than a few creepy images。 The following few shorts don’t do much for me; we get a story about some southern vampires, backstory of the crazy B。P。R。D。 professor, and a boring, extended look at prehistoric humans fighting Ogdru Hem。 Not only are these stories forgettable, but they’re less exciting than the ones surrounding them。 This series has produced some good short stories in the past。 Sadly these don’t measure up。“The Return of the Master” is a bit better。 We finally learn what that body in the tank is all about, while the global repercussions of the Ogdru Hem are further revealed。 I was surprised by the return of two villains in this story, and while I’m not totally convinced of their presence, I’m interested to see where Mignola and Arcudi take them。 The action is this story is also fantastic。 Felix is starting to annoy me though。 There are hints as to her purpose in B。P。R。D。 but she’s little more than an angsty teen throughout the book。 I also think there’s too much going on in this story。So, not as good as the first book, but some cool developments。 Like I said, I miss Abe and Liz, though it seems they’ll be returning soon。 The scope of the story gets bigger here and I doubt Mignola and Arcudi will let up。 。。。more

Dan

Despite the less-than-stellar Scott Allie stories, a strong ending by the stalwart John Arcudi saves the collection。

Matt Maielli

was trying to pick out my fave stories here but honestly the only one I dislike is the first, "The Devil's Engine," because it's just a lot of set-up。 Other 5 whip tho was trying to pick out my fave stories here but honestly the only one I dislike is the first, "The Devil's Engine," because it's just a lot of set-up。 Other 5 whip tho 。。。more

Maksym Karpovets

Якщо преший том якось зовсім не додавав надії у цю серію, то другий все змінив。 Події розвиваються динамічно, старі персонажі повертаються, а світ знову на межі знищення。 Словом, повертається атмосфера катастрофи й лавкрафтівського жаху, яка була в циклі про жаб。 Якщо перший том більше був великим прологом і пригадуванням попередніх подій, то вже тут нема довгого розкачування, а вже від першої арки події розвиваються надзвичайно інтенсивно。Історія фактично починається з того моменту, де вона зак Якщо преший том якось зовсім не додавав надії у цю серію, то другий все змінив。 Події розвиваються динамічно, старі персонажі повертаються, а світ знову на межі знищення。 Словом, повертається атмосфера катастрофи й лавкрафтівського жаху, яка була в циклі про жаб。 Якщо перший том більше був великим прологом і пригадуванням попередніх подій, то вже тут нема довгого розкачування, а вже від першої арки події розвиваються надзвичайно інтенсивно。Історія фактично починається з того моменту, де вона закінчилась у попередньому томі。 Обрадовану тінейджерку Фенікс мають довезти до штабу Бюро, але, звісно ж, дорогою відбувається атака кажаноподібних великих монстрів。 Герої наші на межі, пробують забарикадуватись від чудиськ і, здається, що трагічний кінець неминучий。 Звісно, що їм вдається вибратись і Фенікс на місці, але загроза не зникла。 У цій арці цікавими є стосунки між Ендрю Девоном та Фенікс。 Не знаю чи буде Міньйола/Аркуді розвивати цю лінію далі, але мені сподобалось таке поєднання。Паралельно вмикається арка The Long Death, де частина команди потрапляє до лісу, розслідуючи звірячі вбивства。 Там ми зустрічаємо вже двох наших знайомих, яких зустрічали раніше。 Усе чудово малює Джеймс Гаррен (особливо варто звернути увагу на битву, там динаміка просто неймовірна), а обкладинки від Дункана Феґредо - це окрема тема。 Загалом, тематично арка не дуже дотична до основної історії, але як окрема, цілісна арка із закриттям попередньої лінії, то її не варто оминати。Чудесний ван-шот The Pickens County Horror із рваним, нерівним малюнком Джейсона Латура。 Не скажу, що це суперважлива історія, але вкрай атмосферна з нагнітанням атмосфери та відчуттям клаустрофобії。 Що тут виразно, то це робота зі звуками, які ледь не вишкрябані на панелях。 Такий підхід у стилі манґи (де звуки мають візуально-лінгвальну природу, а простіше - текст/звуковий ефект виражається через зображення) цікаво виглядає, хоча яскраві кольори, місцями дуже кислотні, можуть декого засмутити。 Далі слідує ще один ван-шот, геніальна історія The Transformation of J。H。 O'Donnell від мого фаворита Макса Фіумари。 Історія про те, як колись давно Гелбой привів професора О'Донела до бібліотеки некроманта, де вони знайшли цікавий артефакт。 Після цього професор стає консультантом у Бюро, але ця історія показує, чому він такий дивакуватий і місцями взагалі неврівноважений。Нарешті, останні дві арки повертають нас до основної історії про чергову загрозу світові。 Умовно їх можна поділити на дві, або й навіть три частини: історія про експедицію у Норвегію (із відсиланням до історії про більш давні доісторичні часи, яка мене приємно вразила) та поверненням духу Распутіна в нове тіло (із паралельними подіями у Бюро та світі)。 Перша історія динамічна, жорстока й стосується Лазаруса, який, наскільки я зрозумів, стає черговим антоганістом в циклі。 Натомість технічне повернення Распутіна до нашого світу виглядає більш спокійно, але дуже тривожно。 Концепт нового тіла для Распутіна дуже моторошний, що особливо цікаво побачити в додатках, як він трансформувався від ідеї Міньйоли до більш точного й цікавого бачення Джеймса Гаррена。 Усе закінчується цікавезним твістом, який просто змушує бігти й читати наступний том。 。。。more

Russell Grant

Another solid volume。 First bit is pretty episodic, but it all builds to an incredible ending that seems to be setting up the end of all life on earth? These are some serious stake, folks! A bunch of different artist, all great, and all do a really great job of standing on their own while maintaining a "house style"。 There's so much going on in these, it's kind of the opposite of the HELLBOY IN HELL sequence that felt more dreamy。 Looking forward to seeing how this all goes。 Another solid volume。 First bit is pretty episodic, but it all builds to an incredible ending that seems to be setting up the end of all life on earth? These are some serious stake, folks! A bunch of different artist, all great, and all do a really great job of standing on their own while maintaining a "house style"。 There's so much going on in these, it's kind of the opposite of the HELLBOY IN HELL sequence that felt more dreamy。 Looking forward to seeing how this all goes。 。。。more

Javiert

Tramas intermitentes, personajes principales que mueren de repente, saltos cronológicos constantes (y más teniendo en cuenta que cada volumen suele tardar un año en salir)。。。 y aún así me encanta esto。 Sí que es verdad que este tomo ha estado más bien flojo comparado con el arco pre-infierno en la tierra, pero qué maravilla de amalgamas lovecraftiana-nazi-nórdico-mitológicas。 Lo mejor: las historias cortas que aparecen en medio。3'75 Tramas intermitentes, personajes principales que mueren de repente, saltos cronológicos constantes (y más teniendo en cuenta que cada volumen suele tardar un año en salir)。。。 y aún así me encanta esto。 Sí que es verdad que este tomo ha estado más bien flojo comparado con el arco pre-infierno en la tierra, pero qué maravilla de amalgamas lovecraftiana-nazi-nórdico-mitológicas。 Lo mejor: las historias cortas que aparecen en medio。3'75 。。。more

Rob Marney

This volume relies more on big splash pages and slow machinations than the mystery reveals of previous volumes。 Still hard to put down though!

Rumi Bossche

3。5 not the best in the series, but a lesser B。P。R。D。 is still better then most of comics out there。

Chad

There's a ton to like in these three volumes。 It focuses a lot more on the human BPRD agents and how they survive among the "freaks" at the bureau in a world gone bad。 James Harren and Tyler Crook provide some really bangin' art。 I'm liking the overall look of the book a lot more than when Guy Davis was on board。 By the end of this, things are looking really bleak for humanity, especially when you consider how many humans are actively helping these monsters。 There's a ton to like in these three volumes。 It focuses a lot more on the human BPRD agents and how they survive among the "freaks" at the bureau in a world gone bad。 James Harren and Tyler Crook provide some really bangin' art。 I'm liking the overall look of the book a lot more than when Guy Davis was on board。 By the end of this, things are looking really bleak for humanity, especially when you consider how many humans are actively helping these monsters。 。。。more

Nick Howlad

The emotion captured in these books, through word and image, is consistently incredible。 Vol。 2 brings some one-off horror stories back into the fold in addition to expanding the ever growing Hell On Earth storyline。

Alis Franklin

Still an amazing series on every level; concept, art, characters, execution。 Love it。

Andy Zell

I've expressed before how much I love BPRD, and this volume continues to be great for the series。 I especially like how Mignola and his collaborators Arcudi and Allie take their time in telling the stories。 There's action, but the overall plot unfolds gradually。 I also like how the story spends lots of time with some of the human members of BPRD, not just the super-powered members。 I've expressed before how much I love BPRD, and this volume continues to be great for the series。 I especially like how Mignola and his collaborators Arcudi and Allie take their time in telling the stories。 There's action, but the overall plot unfolds gradually。 I also like how the story spends lots of time with some of the human members of BPRD, not just the super-powered members。 。。。more

Freder

At first I was put off by the apocalyptic direction that the series had taken。 Then I looked at the real world around me: a gibbering, drooling idiot in the White House, disasters everywhere, whole towns wiped of the face of the earth -- suddenly, these comics start to seem sane and sensible。 While Guy Davis is greatly missed, Tyler Crook and a few others still manage to keep this visually arresting, with strong recurring human characters。

Camilo Guerra

La historia avanza。。。y parece que fuera lento, pero de repente ZAS, toma velocidad y pum , toma el apocalipsis。James Harren se suma al carro de BPRD y hace unas paginas simplemente geniales, dándonos una pelea simplemente excelente, llena de sangre , lagrimas y dientes, dejándonos frios 。El equipo sigue de a poco, avanzando, aprendiendo y sufriendo mientras aprendemos un poco mas de la llegda del dragón, el retorno dle maestro y el surgimiento de un mal que cobija toda la tierra, todo parece que La historia avanza。。。y parece que fuera lento, pero de repente ZAS, toma velocidad y pum , toma el apocalipsis。James Harren se suma al carro de BPRD y hace unas paginas simplemente geniales, dándonos una pelea simplemente excelente, llena de sangre , lagrimas y dientes, dejándonos frios 。El equipo sigue de a poco, avanzando, aprendiendo y sufriendo mientras aprendemos un poco mas de la llegda del dragón, el retorno dle maestro y el surgimiento de un mal que cobija toda la tierra, todo parece que va para mal 。La historia del cavernicola me encanto y me senti leyendo una historia de Conan con esteroides y mucho terror。 Gran, gran comic。 。。。more

Arlomisty

Another great volume of BPRD。。。 the world is coming to an end。。。ancient evil has been unleashed on the earth。。。mankind is barely hanging on。 These are great pulp style comics。。。。

Jonathan

Plots are resolved, new mysteries develop and the tension continues to rise as the B。P。RD。 face the end of the world。 Must read!

Seth

3。5

Jinji

B。P。R。D。 Hell on Earth Volume 2!!! Ok ok ok, I fucked this up again。 Apparently, I should have read the Hell on Earth volumes 1 and 2 first, before moving on to the Abe Sapien Dark and Terrible。 But hey, after missing out on the Plague of Frogs (still need to look for volumes 3 and 4), everything’s kinda fuzzy for me on this series。 Anyway, after the events in Russia, Johann is back in the US, with a certain air (see what I did there?) of distraction。 He now dreams, and his social skills seemed B。P。R。D。 Hell on Earth Volume 2!!! Ok ok ok, I fucked this up again。 Apparently, I should have read the Hell on Earth volumes 1 and 2 first, before moving on to the Abe Sapien Dark and Terrible。 But hey, after missing out on the Plague of Frogs (still need to look for volumes 3 and 4), everything’s kinda fuzzy for me on this series。 Anyway, after the events in Russia, Johann is back in the US, with a certain air (see what I did there?) of distraction。 He now dreams, and his social skills seemed to worsen from before。 This became apparent when he actually left a whole squad unprotected and suffered terrible losses。Fenix, after shooting Abe, is now being escorted to BPRD HQ by Agent Devon。 The trip however proved that Fenix’s “feelings” are actually true powers but are severely out of tune。 She is now due for some disciplinary action for shooting Abe, and a training session with Panya to improve her “feelings。”In an undisclosed place, the Nazis (fuck the names, I’m not even going to bother with it) are trying to revive their long-lost boss, Rasputin。 They do have a big problem though, they can’t seem to find a good body worthy of their master’s soul。 Luckily for them, there is one, but it’s in the BPRD HQ。This is a really wonderful adventure story, but it opens a lot of questions。 Can’t wait for the next one!!!! 。。。more