B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth Volume 5

B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth Volume 5

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  • Author:Mike Mignola
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Summary

Hell on Earth comes to an end when the B。P。R。D。 must defend earth from one of the mythical Ogdru Jahad, the dragon believed to bring about the end of the world。 The agents must destroy the dragon and the countless monsters it creates。 Elsewhere, Russian occult director seeks help from a demon as he follows her through Hell。

This hardcover edition collects:
B。P。R。D。: Hell on Earth – Volume 12: Metamorphosis
B。P。R。D。: Hell on Earth – Volume 13: End of Days
B。P。R。D。: Hell on Earth – Volume 15: Cometh the Hour

Additional Material:
Expanded Sketchbook

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Reviews

Alex

Dang。

David

Utterly devastating! Now, onto the final volume。。。

Dan

This is the end of Hell on Earth, though not quite the end of the Hellboy series。 Hell on Earth managed to lose it's focus during parts of it's run and spin it's wheels, but here it focuses on it's strongest moments and characters to give an emotional send off。 B。P。R。D maintains the same tone it has held for it's entire run, so fittingly, a lot of characters don't make it。 The standout characters are Johann and Iosef。 This is their swan song, and looking back on Hell on Earth, these two slowly t This is the end of Hell on Earth, though not quite the end of the Hellboy series。 Hell on Earth managed to lose it's focus during parts of it's run and spin it's wheels, but here it focuses on it's strongest moments and characters to give an emotional send off。 B。P。R。D maintains the same tone it has held for it's entire run, so fittingly, a lot of characters don't make it。 The standout characters are Johann and Iosef。 This is their swan song, and looking back on Hell on Earth, these two slowly took center stage over the series to become the pivotal characters in this final arc。 Endings are hard to do, and there were some elements that seemed to come out of left field。 Everyone is getting desperate, but the B。PR。D。's plans are simple and uninspired。 This is heavily tied to my least favorite issue, Sledgehammer '44, but to it's credit this collection makes me like Sledgehammer a little more。 。。。more

Ashley (Red-Haired Ash Reads)

Series: B。P。R。D。 Hell on Earth Vol。 5Rating: 4 stars - It was really goodIn this conclusion to the Hell on Earth series, the B。P。R。D。 must defend the earth from the Ogdru Jahad。 The agents take another shot at the Black Flame, Johann gets another body, and the Russian director follows a demon to hell。 This was a good ending for this story arc。 Sadly there was a great loss of life in this volume and we lose more main characters。 I also finally started liking Johann again in this volume。 He takes Series: B。P。R。D。 Hell on Earth Vol。 5Rating: 4 stars - It was really goodIn this conclusion to the Hell on Earth series, the B。P。R。D。 must defend the earth from the Ogdru Jahad。 The agents take another shot at the Black Flame, Johann gets another body, and the Russian director follows a demon to hell。 This was a good ending for this story arc。 Sadly there was a great loss of life in this volume and we lose more main characters。 I also finally started liking Johann again in this volume。 He takes over the viril suit, which is introduced in Sledgehammer 44 and I recommend reading it before this volume, and uses it to help defeat the Ogdru Jahad。 The Russian director ends up releasing the demon he has held captive and they take a trip to hell。 This was fascinating because it is the first glimpse of hell we have seen since Hellboy in Hell。 It is very different now and I kind of hope we see more of it in future stories。 While the ending of this series was kind of sad, it was a strong ending for the series。 They won a great victory against the monsters but there's still a lot left。 I wonder how the survivors of the B。P。R。D。 will get on now that some of their main members are gone。 You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads。 。。。more

Ross Alon

What a freaking ride that is BPRD。 A lot is lost, but quite a lot else is gained。 Some sad and very few happy ones。 We could stop here and I would have been happy, but apparently there some more BPRD stories to tell。

Zardoz

The final volume of the Hell on Earth storyline。 Hard to review this without spoiling it, but some major characters die and others have to step up to take over their roles。 Great writing and art。 Glad I saved this one for Halloween。

Nate

“Nowhere, Nothing, Never” is a powerful story about Johann and the cost of leadership in war。 Arcudi’s writing is wonderfully nuanced, and I really like this character-driven vignette in the middle of battle。 B。P。R。D。 is at its best when honing in on characters like this。Then we get “Modern Prometheus,” which continues Johann’s story and ties into the Sledgehammer ‘44 miniseries。 It’s a satisfying turn of events not only for Johann but the Hellboy world as a whole。 Mignola and Arcudi were clearl “Nowhere, Nothing, Never” is a powerful story about Johann and the cost of leadership in war。 Arcudi’s writing is wonderfully nuanced, and I really like this character-driven vignette in the middle of battle。 B。P。R。D。 is at its best when honing in on characters like this。Then we get “Modern Prometheus,” which continues Johann’s story and ties into the Sledgehammer ‘44 miniseries。 It’s a satisfying turn of events not only for Johann but the Hellboy world as a whole。 Mignola and Arcudi were clearly planning on this happening with the vril suit from the start, and it’s awesome looking back at the seeds planted in Lobster Johnson’s series。 These guys know how to play the long game。“End of Days” is where it starts to go down。 The Ogdru Jahad, Black Flame, and more finally come to a head。 This is an intense five issues that immediately ramps up the stakes and brings together so many previous storylines。 It’s a bit convoluted honestly, but the big moments hit hard and it feels like a culmination。Finally, there’s “Cometh the Hour。” This is the real battle, where B。P。R。D。 (mainly Liz and Johann) fight the Ogdru Jahad, along with a few surprise players。 We also see Iosef and Varvara’s journey in Hell, tying in nicely to the Hellboy in Hell series。 This is a great conclusion。 It’s perhaps a little rushed but nonetheless exciting and emotionally resonant。 Now to read the *actual* end in The Devil You Know。A final note: this collection largely focuses on Johann。 I didn’t expect him to be such a major player at the end, and admittedly he hasn’t been my favorite character。 So I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed his journey here。 And I know I keep saying it, but I love how Mignola and Arcudi bring together so many elements from past storylines。 It’s some awesome, long game storytelling。 。。。more

Maksym Karpovets

Останній том вийшов справді таким, яким би мав бути。 Ось це повернення епічності, тривожності й метатекстуальності усього всесвіту, який ми заслуговуємо。 Якщо підсумувати увесь цикл, то початок вийшов цікавим, адже нам відкривали усю текстуру пост-апокаліптичного (чи пост-лавкрафтівського) світу із завмерлими ґодзілоподібними монстрами на горизонті та меншими почварами, що лізли з усіх пекельних дір。 Також нам представили нову героїню, Фенікс, яка заслуговує на окремий спін-офф, адже не тільки о Останній том вийшов справді таким, яким би мав бути。 Ось це повернення епічності, тривожності й метатекстуальності усього всесвіту, який ми заслуговуємо。 Якщо підсумувати увесь цикл, то початок вийшов цікавим, адже нам відкривали усю текстуру пост-апокаліптичного (чи пост-лавкрафтівського) світу із завмерлими ґодзілоподібними монстрами на горизонті та меншими почварами, що лізли з усіх пекельних дір。 Також нам представили нову героїню, Фенікс, яка заслуговує на окремий спін-офф, адже не тільки органічно вписалась у всесвіт, але й загалом гідно може конкурувати з іншими героїнями (тією ж Ліз Шерман, яка раніше дещо вийшла на задній план, але тут вона вже роздасть усім фаєрболів)。 Проте вже десь на середині історія дуже повільно розвивається, хоча й не без цікавих моментів。 Напевно, автори намагались призвичаїти нас до ось цього стану перманентної тривоги й бентеги, щоб потім видати феєричний фінал。 Що ж конкретно відбувається тут? Міфічний Оґдру Джахад виринає з безодні хаосу й плодить гігантських кадзю-монстрів майже щохвилини прямісінько з неба, пускаючи з неба комети。 Відповідно, гігантські кадзю-монстри у вже звичній нам манері плодять щосекунди інших монстрів, які і є робочою силою в руках апокаліпсису й тотальної деструкції всього людського (читай сущого)。 Оґдру Джахад знаходиться зовсім поруч біля основного штабу Бюро, тому єдина надія людства теж під загрозою。 Навіть оновлений Йоган у формі непробивного костюму й не менш оновлена Ліз Шерман у формі літаючої вогняної бестії не рятують, адже вони просто фізично не встигають знищити безкінечну навалу тварюк。 Перед тим ще було місиво із Чорним Вогнем, який хоч і виснажив Ліз й усе місто, але однаково був лише репетицією до основної битви。 А ще є стародавня мумія Панья, яка теж зіграє свою роль。 Ну й Кейт, голова Бюро, яка мовчки спостерігає як на її очах руйнується увесь світ, як вона нічого не може зробити для його порятунку。 Ледь не забув про мою улюблену Варвару, тобто одного із демонів у дитячому тілі, яка також включиться у цей пекельний (у метафоричному й буквальному сенсі) коловорот подій。 Цей масивний, динамічний і справді епічний том повністю завершує пошуки усіх попередніх арок, будучи також певним містком до завершальної частини - The Devil You Know。 Цікавою ідеєю останніх арок є не тільки те, що хороші люди помирають, а погані ніяк не можуть (окрім несподіваної кари у вигляді страшних монстрів, майже біблейських левіафанів), а те, що неправильні дії приводять до непоправних наслідків。 Справді, а чи всі операції Бюро були проведені розумно? Чи завжди Кейт і команда враховували непоправність своїх планів? Чи все ж таки кожен вибір завжди тягне за собою певні моральні й людські втрати, яких ніяк не уникнути? Ось ця етична складова суттєво вирізняє усю серію від Гелбоя, де акцент більше був зміщений на пошук власної дороги, призначення, тобто філософсько-містичних речей, а тут чітко простежується тема колективної відповідальності за вчинене。 Як бачимо, Міньйола завжди чітко бачить, що він хоче від історії і куди вона приведе。 Звісно, він може відволікатись (усе ж разом з ним працюють інші сценаристи, які також вносять своє бачення попри його тотальний контроль), але кінцева ціль йому завжди відома。 І це добре, адже усі дірки й недорозуміння у сюжеті повною мірою компенсуються грандіозним фіналом, який, виявляється, є прелюдією до ще однієї битви。 Та чи останньої? 。。。more

Russell Grant

This one wraps up the story and maybe the series? I've only been reading the hardcover collections。 Anyways, I really liked it。 Great art, lots of action that furthers the story。 It may not make the most sense but it made enough to be satisfying。If they put out anymore hardcover collections, I'm sure I'll read them。 If this is it for my journey with the Hellboy world, it was a great ride。 This one wraps up the story and maybe the series? I've only been reading the hardcover collections。 Anyways, I really liked it。 Great art, lots of action that furthers the story。 It may not make the most sense but it made enough to be satisfying。If they put out anymore hardcover collections, I'm sure I'll read them。 If this is it for my journey with the Hellboy world, it was a great ride。 。。。more

Bo

The Hell on Earth arc has had its ups and downs but the final volume ended it really well。 Now I just hope they didn’t crap the bed with the final arc。

Matt Maielli

"Welcome to oblivion。"when you track this story all the way back to 'Seed of Destruction' it all seems insane。 Extremely fun to watch Mignola and Co。 throw literally everything they have at a story and somehow make it work。 "Welcome to oblivion。"when you track this story all the way back to 'Seed of Destruction' it all seems insane。 Extremely fun to watch Mignola and Co。 throw literally everything they have at a story and somehow make it work。 。。。more

Lacee

My heart。。。hurts。 It's really difficult to gather my thoughts for this volume, I feel like I have a reading hangover。 The conclusion was beautiful in many ways but I'm not feeling as satisfied as I had hoped。 Let's just say I will forever feel bitter toward how they handled some character arcs, but on the other hand some feel so, so right! This entire series was a ride and I'm so grateful I got the chance to experience this wild story。 My heart。。。hurts。 It's really difficult to gather my thoughts for this volume, I feel like I have a reading hangover。 The conclusion was beautiful in many ways but I'm not feeling as satisfied as I had hoped。 Let's just say I will forever feel bitter toward how they handled some character arcs, but on the other hand some feel so, so right! This entire series was a ride and I'm so grateful I got the chance to experience this wild story。 。。。more

Alis Franklin

Whew。 What a trip。。。

Cale

This book is massive, with three volumes collected in it, as it ends the story of BPRD Hell on Earth。 This series has always been interesting to me because it doesn't just stop with the good guys losing, it shows the world collapsing behind a failing holding action, as a few resources still win battles in a war that seems impossible。 The psychological impact of that on the BPRD shows through in multiple ways that support the overall story。 There are major changes here, character deaths that hurt This book is massive, with three volumes collected in it, as it ends the story of BPRD Hell on Earth。 This series has always been interesting to me because it doesn't just stop with the good guys losing, it shows the world collapsing behind a failing holding action, as a few resources still win battles in a war that seems impossible。 The psychological impact of that on the BPRD shows through in multiple ways that support the overall story。 There are major changes here, character deaths that hurt, and heroes (and villains) that make massive sacrifices。 There are moments of vast dark beauty as the falling world is viewed with failing hope。 There are major action moments as well, especially with Johann (who really is the center of this collection) and Liz, and others who may not be quite the weapons, but still make major impacts。 This also references some of the other related series (Abe Sapien, some of the World War II titles) in ways that are able to make sense even if the reader hasn't read them。 I was a little disappointed with the ultimate climax, but only because I was hoping for a different turn (and hero) at the center that ultimately wouldn't have been a good choice for the story。 But the story teased it, then twisted a completely different direction。If you've started the series, this will be a worthy ending。 If you haven't, I strongly recommend it。 It's a series with a very different theme and goal than your big super Hero worlds, but ultimately tells a powerful story about humanity。 And the art is dark and stunning, and definitely worth a look。 。。。more

Rob Marney

The final volume strays a little too far into superhero territory for what is ostensibly a horror book, but it delivers truly satisfying moments and sets the stage for the grand finale。 What more could you want?

Ken Reed

A bit anticlimactic for me。 Sad。

Rumi Bossche

Great ending to a great series。

Chad

After 15 volumes Hell on Earth finally comes to a conclusion。 The finale was everything I wanted it to be。 Full of action, tension, and sadness as things look pretty well hopeless。 There's some moments of pathos as cast members go out being heroes。 Lots of Kaiju monsters fighting and a fantastic superhero donnybrook throughout New York。 Do yourself a favor and read Sledgehammer '44 before starting this。 After 15 volumes Hell on Earth finally comes to a conclusion。 The finale was everything I wanted it to be。 Full of action, tension, and sadness as things look pretty well hopeless。 There's some moments of pathos as cast members go out being heroes。 Lots of Kaiju monsters fighting and a fantastic superhero donnybrook throughout New York。 Do yourself a favor and read Sledgehammer '44 before starting this。 。。。more

Camilo Guerra

Oh por dios!!!, todo se acelero y desemboco de una manera。。。años, y años de lectura, una guerra en la que estaba en juego el destino de la humanidad, con Hellboy muerto, Abe Sapien fuera del foco, todo termina en un ataque brutal de las fuerzas del mal, que nos lleva a un montón de momentos terribles y desastrosos, que nos sorprenden por varias partes:-Todo esta perdido, no hay como ganar-Hace falta James Harren y Tyler Crook,aunque Totino Tedesco esta inmenso。-Una cosa es la muerte de un person Oh por dios!!!, todo se acelero y desemboco de una manera。。。años, y años de lectura, una guerra en la que estaba en juego el destino de la humanidad, con Hellboy muerto, Abe Sapien fuera del foco, todo termina en un ataque brutal de las fuerzas del mal, que nos lleva a un montón de momentos terribles y desastrosos, que nos sorprenden por varias partes:-Todo esta perdido, no hay como ganar-Hace falta James Harren y Tyler Crook,aunque Totino Tedesco esta inmenso。-Una cosa es la muerte de un personaje importante, pero acá 。。。A mi me gusta que las historias se terminen, que se cierren ciclos y años y años de lo que se veia en Hellboy , esta a punto de cerrar CON TODO。 。。。more

Sohan Surag

To start off with, I loved how the Hell on Earth started and wrapped up with this but on the other hand, I have my qualms too。 One of the major qualms is something that might be so spoiler-ridden that its better discussed off the forums。 All in all though, a good conclusion to an awesome arc。 Certain character's absence was felt throughout and that's exactly what the writers intended to, I suppose。Here's a tip: Read Sledgehammer 44 before you read this last volume since it ties so much with the To start off with, I loved how the Hell on Earth started and wrapped up with this but on the other hand, I have my qualms too。 One of the major qualms is something that might be so spoiler-ridden that its better discussed off the forums。 All in all though, a good conclusion to an awesome arc。 Certain character's absence was felt throughout and that's exactly what the writers intended to, I suppose。Here's a tip: Read Sledgehammer 44 before you read this last volume since it ties so much with the one shot and will give a much more cohesive experience。 Better yet, follow Mignolaversity's updated Reading Order 2019 to give much better overall experience。Can't wait to read the final conclusion in The Devil You Know saga。 。。。more

Freder

A compelling and mostly satisfying conclusion to this 11-year-long End of Days saga; with losses both expected and unexpected。

Keith Jones

While I know they said they didn't really have a plan when they started, it doesn't really feel like they ever pulled much of a plan together。 While I know they said they didn't really have a plan when they started, it doesn't really feel like they ever pulled much of a plan together。 。。。more

Maurice

Tolles Finale der "Hell on Earth"- Reihe。 Tolles Finale der "Hell on Earth"- Reihe。 。。。more

Pop Bop

"All Life, or a Single Life。"Between this being the final volume in the Hell on Earth arc and the complexity of that arc there doesn't seem to be much point in trying to summarize the story beyond what appears on the cover。Suffice to say that this struck me as Johann's book, almost from cover to cover。 He and the larger story both reach a satisfying end。 And as always the art is big and beautiful, and while varied it always seems to complement the action。 Plus, no one does Hell as well as these "All Life, or a Single Life。"Between this being the final volume in the Hell on Earth arc and the complexity of that arc there doesn't seem to be much point in trying to summarize the story beyond what appears on the cover。Suffice to say that this struck me as Johann's book, almost from cover to cover。 He and the larger story both reach a satisfying end。 And as always the art is big and beautiful, and while varied it always seems to complement the action。 Plus, no one does Hell as well as these guys。(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review。 Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book。) 。。。more