B.P.R.D., Vol. 2: The Soul of Venice & Other Stories - Softcover

Mignola, Mike; Oeming, Michael Avon; Davis, Guy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593071329 ISBN 13: 9781593071325

Publisher: Dark Horse, 2004

Synopsis

Within these pages you'll find bizarre investigations into haunted trains, Nazi war criminals, vengeful spirits of drowned witches and an imprisoned sewer goddess as well as an all-new short story by Mike Mignola with Catwoman artist Cameron Stewart. Featured creative teams include Miles Gunter and Michael Avon Oeming (Bastard Samurai) along with Mike Mignola; artist Guy Davis and writer Brian Augustyn (Gotham by Gaslight); Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins (The Flash); and Joe Harris (screenwriter of Darkness Falls) and his X-Men collaborator Adam Pollina (Big Daddy Danger). And if that ain't enough we've included a sketchbook featuring all five artists!

About this title

About the Author:

Geoff Johns is a highly regarded writer whose previous work includes The Avengers, The Flash, JSA, Hawkman and Superman. Miles Gunter is a relative newcomer to comics who has so far written for Bastard Samurai and Weird War Tales. Michael Avon Oeming has produced artwork for various comics titles including Judge Dredd, Powers, Foot Soldiers and Bulletproof Monk.

From Publishers Weekly:

Spun off from Mike Mignola's popular Hellboy series, this second collection of weird investigations by the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense contains five tales concerning the fantastic encroaching upon the mundane world. The B.P.R.D.'s four seasoned field agents include a cynical gill-man; an alluring telekinetic; a disembodied psychic empath; and a hulking, childlike homunculus. This group's bizarre assignments propel them all over the globe to situations that only investigators of a paranormal nature could handle. This lushly illustrated volume finds the team involved with a twisted Italian vampire's plot to imprison the spirit of Venice for his own evil ends; the unrestful ghosts of three executed witches; a ghost train from WWII whose passengers relentlessly pursue an aged Nazi saboteur; a malevolent variation on Monsters Inc.; and a possessed psychic with the power to raise the recently dead. As an added bonus, a sketchbook section reprints character designs by participating artists, including Michael Avon Oeming, Guy Davis and Cameron Stewart, offering a fascinating glimpse into the creative process. This compilation of five strong horror yarns brims with respect for readers' intelligence.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dark Horse
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1593071329
• ISBN 13: 9781593071325
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Allie Scott