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bigfatraindrops's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
endnull's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.75
zare_i's review
4.0
Third story brings about a lot of stuff- starting from Kate Corrigan's quest to obtain means for bringing back Roger, backstories for all our characters (including Daimio, Liz, Johann), Johann's vanity and inability to control his bodily pleasures (and finally reason why he resents Daimio), introduction of mysterious Oannes society and Panya the mummy, destruction caused by the Jaguar demon and finally again Fu-Man-Chu wizard showing Liz horrendous images of the future and asking her to trust only him.
Lots of action, story is high quality as expected and accompanied by beautiful art.
Recommended to all fans of horror, arcane and especially Hellboy's universe.
Lots of action, story is high quality as expected and accompanied by beautiful art.
Recommended to all fans of horror, arcane and especially Hellboy's universe.
shoggoth_roof's review against another edition
5.0
Conseguir mantener el tono e incluso aumentar el interés por una serie y sus personajes es complicado, pero está claro que los autores han formado el equipo perfecto y las historias simplemente fluyen. ¿Sabes lo peor de este tomo? Que quieres leer el siguiente en cuanto terminas.
Los personajes simplemente enamoran y las tramas son a cual más interesante. Una maravilla.
Los personajes simplemente enamoran y las tramas son a cual más interesante. Una maravilla.
jexjthomas's review
5.0
In the aftermath of the events of War on Frogs and The Black Flame, the BPRD team has a little downtime. And while the stories here still offer plenty of action, mystery, and horror (and amazingly horrifying creatures, naturally), these volumes largely work on deepening our understanding of the characters that inhabit this world. It's kind of a risky move, especially considering that a large section of The Universal Machine, the first volume collected in this omnibus, largely consists of characters sitting around a cafeteria table telling their stories. It shouldn't work, but it does. Meanwhile, we're also introduced to the Marquis Adoet de Fabre, a villain so chilling that you wish he'd be around longer. The next story, The Garden of Souls, continues down this same contemplative path, filling in Abe's backstory and deepening the Mignolaverse mythos. There are a lot of really great character moments here as well, and some wonderful action involving steam-powered cyborgs. I don't want to say too much, but it's really quite fun. Finally, Killing Ground ratchets up the action and horror and proves that the creative team behind BPRD has no interest in maintaining the status quo.
Throughout, I was taken with how well Arcudi and Davis make these characters seem real, and a lot of it really is owed to Guy Davis, who is able to bring the characters to life in a way that manner other artists cannot match.
Throughout, I was taken with how well Arcudi and Davis make these characters seem real, and a lot of it really is owed to Guy Davis, who is able to bring the characters to life in a way that manner other artists cannot match.
texaswolfman's review
5.0
Damn!!!!! BPRD is one of the best team books out there. Only annoyance lives the story at a cliff hanger......
jonathancrites's review
5.0
Again, the creative team behind this title continues to make a story that is engaging while character driven. Great stuff, recommended.
thehmkane's review
5.0
A very solid B.P.R.D. installment. Love all the character development. Outstanding art, as usual. Plus, bonus Hellboy cameo! I love that guy.