History YMMV / BPRD

* MyRealDaddy: Mignola isn't shy about emphasizing the contributions of others to the BPRD series. In particular, he cites longtime series writer John Arcudi as the prime architect of many characters, including Ben Daimio. Some characters have also been "gifted" to others to write whenever they wish - BPRD agent Ashley Strode is Cameron Stewart's, and Simon Anders will only be written by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba.

** The finale of the ''Hell On Earth'' cycle. [[spoiler: The Titans, Anum's fallen brethren who created the Ogdru Jahad, have risen from beneath Hell. Abe's coming back to Liz and the Bureau... but Iosif, Panya, and Kate are dead. One of the Ogdru Jahad was loosed upon the world... but at [[HeroicSacrifice the cost of his own life]], Johann ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu killed it!]]'' Oh, and Varvara's taken over Hell...]]

* ItsShortSoItSucks: The third and final cycle, ''The Devil You Know'', had only 15 issues, whereas the first cycle, ''Plague of Frogs'', had 65 and the second cycle, ''Hell on Earth'', had 78. As such, ''The Devil You Know'' feels a lot more rushed in comparison, with several plot points feeling underdeveloped and multiple major characters getting [[DroppedABridgeOnHim bridges dropped on them]]. Considering that it's the GrandFinale of both ''B.P.R.D.'' and the ''Hellboy''-verse in general, it left a bad taste in many fans' mouths. The final issue is generally seen in a positive light, though, largely due to the return of Mike Mignola as the artist.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Kate Corrigan was this back in ''Hellboy'' and gets bumped up to a lead role here. A few minor agents have built up enough reader love to make them the Dark Horses in this title, including [[{{Everyman}} Giarocco]] and [[CrazyAwesome Howards]].

* HolyShitQuotient:
** ''Everything'' about "King Of Fear", the end of the ''Plague of Frogs'' cycle. Liz's vision of the future, the return of the subterranean race, who have [[VillainTeamUp allied themselves with the frogs,]] the return of the Black Flame and finally, the worldwide breakout of the Apocalypse, kicked off by the fact that Comicbook/{{Hellboy}} has just ''died'' over in his own book.
** The finale of the ''Hell On Earth'' cycle. [[spoiler: The Titans, Anum's fallen brethren who created the Ogdru Jahad, have risen from beneath Hell. Abe's coming back to Liz and the Bureau... but Iosif, Panya, and Kate are dead. One of the Ogdru Jahad was loosed upon the world... but at [[HeroicSacrifice the cost of his own life]], Johann ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu killed it!]]'' Oh, and Varvara's taken over Hell...]]

** ''Everything'' about "King Of Fear", the end of the ''Plague of Frogs'' cycle. Liz's vision of the future, the return of the sub-terranean race, who have [[VillainTeamUp allied themselves with the frogs,]] the return of the Black Flame and finally, the worldwide breakout of the Apocalypse, kicked off by the fact that Comicbook/{{Hellboy}} has just ''died'' over in his own book.
** The finale of the ''Hell On Earth'' cycle. [[spoiler: The Titans, Anum's fallen brethren who created the Ogdru Jahad, have risen from beneath Hell. Abe's coming back to Liz and the Bureau... but Iosif, Panya and Kate are dead. One of the Ogdru Jahad was loosed upon the world... but at [[HeroicSacrifice the cost of his own life]], Johann ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu killed it!]]'' Oh, and Varvara's taken over Hell...]]

* MagnificentBastard: Memnan Saa again.

** The finale of the ''Hell On Earth'' cycle. [[spoiler: The Titans, Anum's fallen brethren who created the Ogdru Jahad, have risen from beneath Hell. One of the Ogdru Jahad was loosed upon the world. And Iosif, Panya, Kate and Johann are all dead - but Johann ''[[HeroicSacrifice killed one of the Ogdru Jahad]]'' and Abe's coming back to Liz and the Bureau. Oh, but Varvara's taken over Hell...]]

** The finale of the ''Hell On Earth'' cycle. [[spoiler: The Titans, Anum's fallen brethren who created the Ogdru Jahad, have risen from beneath Hell. One of the Ogdru Jahad was loosed upon the world. And Iosif, Panya, Kate and Johann are all dead - but Johann ''[[HeroicSacrifice killed one of the Ogdru Jahad]]'' and Abe's coming back to Liz and the Bureau.]]

** The finale of the ''Hell On Earth'' cycle. [[spoiler: The Titans, Anum's fallen brethren who created the Ogdru Jahad, have risen from beneath Hell. One of the Ogdru Jahad was loosed upon the world. And Iosif, Panya, Kate and Johann are all dead - but Johann ''[[HeroicSacrifice killed one of the Ogdru Jahad]] and Abe's coming back to Liz and the Bureau.]]

** The finale of the ''Hell On Earth'' cycle. [[spoiler: The Titans, Anum's fallen brethren who created the Ogdru Jahad, have risen from beneath Hell. One of the Ogdru Jahad is loose upon the world. And Iosif, Panya, Kate and Johann are all dead.]]

* HolyShitQuotient: ''Everything'' about "King Of Fear". Liz's vision of the future, the return of the sub-terranean race, who have [[VillainTeamUp allied themselves with the frogs,]] the return of the Black Flame and finally, the worldwide breakout of the Apocalypse, kicked off by the fact that Comicbook/{{Hellboy}} has just ''died'' over in his own book.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Kate Corrigan was this back in Hellboy and takes a lead role here. A few minor agents have built up some reader love too, including Giarocco and Howards.

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* MyRealDaddy: Mignola isn't shy about emphasizing the contributions of others to the BPRD series. In particular, he cites longtime series writer John Arcudi as the prime architect of many characters, including Ben Daimio. Some characters have also been "gifted" to others to write whenever they wish - BPRD agent Ashley Strode is Cameron Stewart's, and Simon Anders will only be written by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba.

* HolyShitQuotient: ''Everything'' about "King Of Fear". Liz's vision of the future, the return of the sub-terranean race, who have [[VillainousTeamUp allied themselves with the frogs,]] the return of the Black Flame and finally, the worldwide breakout of the Apocalypse, kicked off by the fact that Comicbook/{{Hellboy}} has just ''died'' over in his own book.

* HolyShitQuotient: The vision of the apocalypse in ''King of Fear''. Hell, most of ''King of Fear''.

* MyRealDaddy: Mignola isn't shy about emphasising the contributions of others to the BPRD series. In particular, he cites longtime series writer John Arcudi as the prime architect of many characters, including Ben Daimio. Some characters have also been given to others to write whenever they wish - BPRD agent Ashley Strode is Cameron Stewart's, and Simon Anders will only be written by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba.

* MagnificentBastard: Memnan Saa again.