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wraithofbooksandbones's review
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
skolastic's review
4.0
More of a mixed bag than past collections - the title story and the Lobster Johnson story are very good, but the rest is just kind of average Mignola-verse fare. There's definitely a lot of potential here, though.
rabbithero's review
3.0
Not as exciting as Hellboy, and certainly lacking that series' "lightning in a bottle" touch, but it's entertaining regardless, and certainly suggests some interesting things going forward. Worth moving on to volume 2, I think.
booknooknoggin's review
2.0
Not as enjoyable as the Hellboy books that I have read, and these fast paced stories really seemed to lack something. The stories seem to go at such a fast pace that they didn't really develop into a great story for me. Was it the lack of Hellboy for me not liking these? Perhaps...
invertible_hulk's review
2.0
Knowing next to nothing about the Hellboy universe, other than that featured in the movies, I felt there was a lot here I wasn't catching.
lordofthemoon's review
3.0
B.P.R.D. continues the story of the eponymous Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defence after Hellboy quits. The remaining 'special' agents, including old favourites Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman step up to the plate and although they don't have the magnetic personality of Hellboy, they can still carry the stories. There is one long story that introduces new boy Johann Kraus (a sort of disembodied spirit living in a containment suit) as Abe takes charge of a group that has to go and rescue Liz from horror in the centre of the Earth.
The other stories are more inconsequential, although the last one, Drums of the Dead, does linger in the mind a little, as Abe and another new guy have to deal with terror on an Atlantic shipping route.
I did find myself missing Hellboy and his quips and sarcasm. He had a really strong tone although Abe is fun, I don't know if can carry the title the way Big Red did. Still, this was a fun volume, read quickly, and totally worth the price I paid in the second hand store.
The other stories are more inconsequential, although the last one, Drums of the Dead, does linger in the mind a little, as Abe and another new guy have to deal with terror on an Atlantic shipping route.
I did find myself missing Hellboy and his quips and sarcasm. He had a really strong tone although Abe is fun, I don't know if can carry the title the way Big Red did. Still, this was a fun volume, read quickly, and totally worth the price I paid in the second hand store.
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