View Full Version : BPRD 1946 #1 Cover
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0710/05/bprd1.htm
Pumpkin King
10-05-2007, 12:52 AM
Wow, very nice!
Jankenstein
10-05-2007, 02:08 AM
Very nice indeed!
I wonder who the character on the left is.......
Todd H
10-05-2007, 06:33 AM
you know pretty soon my pull list is going to comprise of nothing but Hellboy/Mignola written titles.
Not that I'm complaining :D
Cover looks good. It'll be fun to read more about Professor Broom and his team.
Ken O
10-05-2007, 06:40 AM
Wow. That looks great.
parrish
10-05-2007, 06:48 AM
That looks really cool!!
Poe Ghostal
10-05-2007, 07:02 AM
Is it just me, or is that significantly more detailed than Mignola's covers have been as of the last few years?
ZombieHound
10-05-2007, 07:15 AM
I would not say that, because I fell back in love with Mignola's work after seeing the covers of Darkness Calls and Lobster Johnson (speaking of which, the fifth cover is breath-taking). BPRD 1946 looks just as promising as Lobster Johnson did. I'm just ready for some focus on Professor Bruttenholm.
On the note, I thought Abe Sapien was supposed to be released in January, too. Was it pushed back another month?
Joe Rice
10-05-2007, 08:10 AM
I want to make out with that cover.
Neil Hill
10-05-2007, 08:55 AM
Ah, but lest we neglect this gorgeous Lobster Johnson #6 cover also:
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0710/05/lobsterjohnson5.htm
I just want to know, how is it that Mike can continue to absolutely blow everyone elses s**t completely out of the water with each new cover?! Meaning, how is it that each new cover can take the same elements of pencil and ink and create masterpieces of this type and scale? It just doesn't seem possible, even though I'm incredibly glad that it is. :D
BTW, let's also give credit where credit is due to Dave Stewart for knowing exactly what colors look best on Mike's work. Kudos, Dave, wherever you are!
Zabalou
10-05-2007, 10:00 AM
i really like what i see from 1946, nice to explore this part of history by the eyes of Hellboy's team. :D
Kelly Tindall
10-05-2007, 01:37 PM
I'm enjoying all these Mike covers, but I do honestly feel that the patented Mignola 'hero in the middle with a hierarchy of weird junk and monsters behind him and a splash of warm color to unify the whole thing' covers are becoming a little bit repetitive.
They're all great, mind you, but they're starting to blend together. Seeing Guy Davis taking over covers for B.P.R.D. during this new arc has been a breath of fresh air.
patrick r
10-05-2007, 03:09 PM
I'm enjoying all these Mike covers, but I do honestly feel that the patented Mignola 'hero in the middle with a hierarchy of weird junk and monsters behind him and a splash of warm color to unify the whole thing' covers are becoming a little bit repetitive.
They're all great, mind you, but they're starting to blend together. Seeing Guy Davis taking over covers for B.P.R.D. during this new arc has been a breath of fresh air.
:eek:
No, I understand what you're saying. It would be nice to see a generally non-centered, non-symmetrical cover where the point of interest broke the plane. It seems like he is accommodating the placement of the logo and barcode for the final product. Maybe a no holds barred cover and let the design team deal with the details. :p
Ivar_L
10-06-2007, 01:16 PM
Is it only me or doesn't link to the 1946 cover image work here?
http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12044
I was hoping for bigger and clearer version than on comicscontinuum page...
About the cover - it looks like it will work better with all the logos, texts and barcodes in place. But, just from the sculptor's viewpoint - it's one of the best references for Bruttenholm...
:)
And I found this blog:
http://www.lazypalooza.blogspot.com/
Hellbaby
10-06-2007, 01:53 PM
This is what I think:
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HotRod_Tim
10-06-2007, 04:09 PM
Just curious, I'm new to the Hellboy-verse and I was wondering, has their been another BPRD book set in this time period, or is this something new?
Angilas-Man
10-06-2007, 04:25 PM
^Nope, the earliest adventures of the BPRD we've had (other than HB's origin) have been solo HB stories set in the '50s.
We're all very excited.
:D
InAdia
10-07-2007, 12:39 PM
^Nope, the earliest adventures of the BPRD we've had (other than HB's origin) have been solo HB stories set in the '50s.
We're all very excited.
:D
I'm not excited...really...I'm not...really.
Neil Hill
10-08-2007, 08:30 AM
I'm not excited...really...I'm not...really.
Methinks thou dost protest too much. :D
dreadblueavenger
10-09-2007, 09:32 AM
Oh, geez. This is kind of off topic since I'm replying to the Lobster Johnson cover that was posted in this thread instead of the BPRD one... but that image is kind of depressing. Seeing that Sino-Japanese type dragon on there, in the context with all those other villainous characters... It is looking pretty evil and antagonistic there.
I hope this won't end up being the case, since Mike as a writer seems to do a lot of research; it would really be a shame if he fell into the old "Western dragons are evil so Asian ones must be too" trap. Sino-Japanese dragons are creatures of order and wisdom, not chaos; of air and water, not fire; of heaven, not hell.
Jankenstein
10-09-2007, 11:06 AM
I'm sure that any confusion about the disposition of Northern European dragons to Oriental ones is purely.....occidental.
J. Bastian
10-09-2007, 04:56 PM
Hey those covers are fantabuloso!! I was really dissapointed with the covers Mike did for Garden of Souls:confused: . But he's back on top kiddies!!!:D
Sparky
10-09-2007, 10:34 PM
I'm sure that any confusion about the disposition of Northern European dragons to Oriental ones is purely.....occidental.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :)
Matt Strackbein
10-09-2007, 10:34 PM
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a Hellboy (universe) coffee table book of cover art. Wouldn't it be something? I'm just dying to see a whole book dedicated to full page cover artworks. Mignola & Davis...
Also highly anticipating Joshua Dysart's contributions to the B.P.R.D. Conan and the Midnight God was fantastic, but I guess we'll have to wait and see!
Jankenstein
10-09-2007, 10:59 PM
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :)
What? :D
Nothing wrong with a bit of puntification.
Kelly Tindall
10-10-2007, 08:38 AM
There's a brief plot synopsis out there... I don't want to spoil anyone, but it appears to be related to Wake the Devil in a few very interesting ways.
Ken O
10-10-2007, 08:56 AM
Oh, geez. This is kind of off topic ...
Also off topic: The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes or stirrup bone located in the middle ear.
Eric M
10-10-2007, 04:13 PM
[QUOTE=Jankenstein;5606721]I'm sure that any confusion about the disposition of Northern European dragons to Oriental ones is purely.....occidental.[/QUOTE
Yes!
Does anybody know if the regular BPRD is going to continue during the 1946 series since they have different artists working on them?
Gary_B
10-11-2007, 11:29 AM
And I found this blog:
http://www.lazypalooza.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the great link. I enjoyed reading about his process but I enjoyed this the most.
http://bp2.blogger.com/_22r-0UyNVYg/RhARC5l1jwI/AAAAAAAAABs/3ooqvaI9Tvc/s1600/hellboy.jpg
chiaroscuros
10-12-2007, 06:41 AM
I'm enjoying all these Mike covers, but I do honestly feel that the patented Mignola 'hero in the middle with a hierarchy of weird junk and monsters behind him and a splash of warm color to unify the whole thing' covers are becoming a little bit repetitive.
Dave Stewart is the colorist and has been making that decision. I can see the conversation now...
Mike: "Hey Dave, great color job, but isn't that the 12th red cover we have done in a row."
Dave: "Yeah but it's okay."
Mike: "Okay? How can it be okay?!?"
Dave: "Easy there, Mike, settle down... Red sells books. I have the demographics right here. Besides, none of these covers are for the same title. The only people that are going to notice are the die-hard fans that track your covers across the four corners of the earth".
Mike: "Yeah... okay so most people won't notice... but won't the hard-core fans be upset?"
Dave: "Mike, Mike, Mike... these are hard core fans... at this point, we could make them walk across the snow barefoot for a cover and they would do it!"
But seriously, from what I have heard, Mike has a very close hand in the colors and over the years has spent many long days in conversation with Dave to make sure that they see eye to eye on how color interacts with the black and whites.
My hunch is that this is something that interests Mike right now. His "red" period, if you will. And while these covers may blend together when stacked side by side, they really jump out on the newstand (not that comics have been on a newstand in the last 20 years, sigh).
Besides, "red sells books" :)
Maija
10-12-2007, 04:44 PM
:confused:
Actually the "red" covers at the moment are Guy Davis' on Killing Ground where the red is very appropriate (I'm assuming that the general colour decisions are Davis' even though Stewart is applying them). This is the first predominantly red cover from Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart in a while. The Garden of Souls covers were very earthy and Abe-like. The Darkness Calls covers are very shadowy and other-worldly (and kick-ass, I might add).
I'm not as keen on this BPRD 1946 cover as some others. However, I think that the covers on Darkness Calls are among Mike's strongest work yet. They've got everything going: action, narrative, interesting composition. I don't think they fit a formula at all (other than there's a pattern being followed just for Darkness Calls).
The cover for DC#6 is wonderful (http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=10-364).
And EDIT: I just realized DC#5 is pretty red, but my point still stands.
Rachel Edidin
10-17-2007, 10:31 AM
Does anybody know if the regular BPRD is going to continue during the 1946 series since they have different artists working on them?
1946 is volume 9 of the regular B.P.R.D.. "1946" is the subtitle, in the same vein as "Killing Ground" or "Garden of Souls"; it's not a separate series.
But I suspect what you're actually asking is whether the Arcudi / Davis storyline will continue during 1946, and the answer to that is "no": after ten straight months of a monthly book, those guys need at least a little time to get ahead on the next arc, which will come after the end of 1946.
Todd H
10-17-2007, 10:51 AM
1946 is volume 9 of the regular B.P.R.D.. "1946" is the subtitle, in the same vein as "Killing Ground" or "Garden of Souls"; it's not a separate series.
But I suspect what you're actually asking is whether the Arcudi / Davis storyline will continue during 1946, and the answer to that is "no": after ten straight months of a monthly book, those guys need at least a little time to get ahead on the next arc, which will come after the end of 1946.
Ooooooooo. Thanks for clarifiying that Rachel. I was under the impression that 1946 was a seperate title. Now I can call my LCS owner and let him know the mistake was on my end. He was going mad trying to figure out what I was talking about when I asked him to order 1946. :D
@ rachel
Thank you for your answer, although I was hoping for two bprd series :evilsmile !
Hellbaby
10-17-2007, 11:03 AM
It comes out in January, no?
Gary_B
10-17-2007, 11:31 AM
It comes out in January, no?
It comes out in January, yes.
On the 9th.
Timaximus
10-17-2007, 10:24 PM
Who is this Paul Azaceta fellow? Has there been any 1946 preview art? Of course I trust the artist-choosing abilities of the Hellboyverse management, but I'm not at all familiar with Azaceta. A quick Google images search turns up a few different styles. I particularly like this one (http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/~jonathan/FR/Grounded00101.jpg).
So, any opinions/samples/recommendations?
Gary_B
10-17-2007, 11:54 PM
Who is this Paul Azaceta fellow? Has there been any 1946 preview art? Of course I trust the artist-choosing abilities of the Hellboyverse management, but I'm not at all familiar with Azaceta. A quick Google images search turns up a few different styles. I particularly like this one (http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/~jonathan/FR/Grounded00101.jpg).
So, any opinions/samples/recommendations?
I'm not familiar Paul Azaceta's work but I really like the image in your link.
I believe this was posted earlier on the site, I'm pretty sure this is his site:
www.lazypalooza.blogspot.com
Neil Hill
10-18-2007, 08:51 AM
On a somewhat related topic; I really enjoy that Mike is choosing artists with a similiar artistic sensibility to his (how they define the form with light and shadow, panel layout, storytelling, etc.) for his various spin-offs, without going the full-on Mignola clone route.
Many of the second generation Image artists; guys like Travis Charest, Brett Booth, J. S. Campbell, who took up the reigns while the Image founders tried to get their individual empires under control, were very much what some might refer to as clones of the artists they sough to emulate. Many were so young that their individual sense of style was under developed and perhaps somewhat stunted by a deep desire to simply 'do good' by the artists they worshipped and admired. Mike on the other hand has chosen artists who draw like him, but are also very much well developed individual artists in their own right. They don't seek to suckle at the Mignola teet (as it were), but instead seek solutions to visual problems in ways that define them as unique and fully formed storytellers. They each interpret a Mignola script in somewhat similiar ways (keeping a brand uniformity, if you will), but each couldn't be more different from each other if they tried. Personally, I like this quite a bit. It provides cohesion while also defining differences as important to the overall product line.
Rachel Edidin
10-19-2007, 09:21 AM
Who is this Paul Azaceta fellow? Has there been any 1946 preview art? Of course I trust the artist-choosing abilities of the Hellboyverse management, but I'm not at all familiar with Azaceta. A quick Google images search turns up a few different styles. I particularly like this one (http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/~jonathan/FR/Grounded00101.jpg).
So, any opinions/samples/recommendations?
I first became familiar with Paul's work through Grounded, which I highly recommend. Good stuffs.
this was sent to me by 1946 writer Josh Dysart ...Mike's cover to issue 3 http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p217/gdeo/BPRD1946_3_cvr_clr.jpg
OOOoooh..
I really like these 1946 covers mainly because we get to see a lot of new stuff, wonder what nr two looks like...;) #hint#
Neil Hill
10-20-2007, 01:20 PM
*See's cover to 1946 issue 3.....faints dead away...*
Todd H
10-20-2007, 06:57 PM
I love Mike's frogs and birds.
Neil Hill
10-22-2007, 11:27 AM
this was sent to me by 1946 writer Josh Dysart ...Mike's cover to issue 3
Now, I thought Mike was writing BPRD 1946, or at least Mike in conjunction with John Arcudi, like with the usual BPRD stuff.
Also, I'm curious if BPRD is taking the place of the regular BPRD ongoing for the duration of the series, and if we'll be seeing a series of mini-series with the 1946 stuff for awhile? I don't think that any of this has been clarified previously, so I'm just looking for details.
Can you shed any light on this, Rachel?
Ivar_L
10-22-2007, 12:01 PM
Neil - see message #33
:)
Now, I thought Mike was writing BPRD 1946, or at least Mike in conjunction with John Arcudi, like with the usual BPRD stuff.
Also, I'm curious if BPRD is taking the place of the regular BPRD ongoing for the duration of the series, and if we'll be seeing a series of mini-series with the 1946 stuff for awhile? I don't think that any of this has been clarified previously, so I'm just looking for details.
Can you shed any light on this, Rachel?
it is written by L.A. local Joshua Dysart writer of DC 's Swamp Thing.DHC Conan and the Midnight God...and all around cool dude;)
Neil Hill
10-22-2007, 09:28 PM
Neil - see message #33
:)
*Smacks own face really hard*......thanks, Ivar. :o
Neil Hill
10-22-2007, 09:28 PM
it is written by L.A. local Joshua Dysart writer of DC 's Swamp Thing.DHC Conan and the Midnight God...and all around cool dude;)
Gotta cover image for issue 2 by any chance, Gary? :D
Kelly Tindall
10-23-2007, 11:54 AM
Is it cool to re-post this elsewhere, or is it a Hellboy board exclusive?
this was sent to me by 1946 writer Josh Dysart ...Mike's cover to issue 3 http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p217/gdeo/BPRD1946_3_cvr_clr.jpg
I'd like to leave it here for right now if we could...Thanks:D
Rachel Edidin
10-23-2007, 12:32 PM
Gotta cover image for issue 2 by any chance, Gary? :D
It'll be solicited before too long...
absenter
10-23-2007, 01:09 PM
It'll be solicited before too long...
Before too long would already be too long, but, as always, thanks for your tireless hellboard vigilance Rachel. These previews and cover teaseseses make waiting both easier and more tortuous. sigh Just what i need. Another paradox.
Thanks for posting gdeo! It's seriously a beaut. :D
Neil Hill
10-23-2007, 02:44 PM
It'll be solicited before too long...
*kicks can with hands in pockets and downward cast eyes*....awww, okay.
Kelly Tindall
10-23-2007, 02:55 PM
I'd like to leave it here for right now if we could...Thanks:D
Done and done.
St August
11-09-2007, 07:14 PM
cover #2 is now up at DH...
http://images.darkhorse.com/covers/14/14706.jpg
pimpernel
11-09-2007, 07:48 PM
Wow. I wasn't too crazy on the cover for the first issue... i think the female demon looked kinda off, and the design of the armoured/robot nazi was a little bland. Those last two covers tho... yowser... beautiful and creepy.
that is a beautiful cover!!
This cover is kinda twisted, but I love it!:D
craig rousseau
11-10-2007, 08:45 AM
cover #2 is now up at DH...
http://images.darkhorse.com/covers/14/14706.jpg
wow, that might just be one of my favorite mignola covers ... ever.
-c
BKole
11-10-2007, 03:30 PM
Is it possible to hate and love Mike Mignola at the same time?
Why does he have to be so *&%^* fantastic! I want those comics right now! Compared to the bland crap that comes out from some of the other Publishers, Hellboy is a whole bloody jumping leap away from any other Horror comic i look at (It makes me weep with monkey joy when i read the papery pages of HB, BPRD and to a lesser Extent LJ)
Oh, Side Note - Craig, Perhapanauts is one of my favourites, you have a staunch fan here, my good man!
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