The Hellboy Universe Publishing Order

[Middenway]

Updated Useful Links. Added the Hellboy Wiki, but sadly had to remove Upcoming "Mignolaverse" single issues and trades and The Mignolaverse Calendar since they are no longer updated. That sucks.

On a more positive note, the thread just passed 20,000 views. Cool.

[Middenway]

Christopher Golden talks about the future of Baltimore here.

Three one shots will be coming in 2013, The Play, The Widow and the Tank and The Inquisitor.

[Middenway]

Further news on those three Baltimore stories, this time with release dates.

Baltimore: The Play - November 21, 2012
Baltimore: The Widow and the Tank - February 20, 2013
Baltimore: The Inquisitor - June 19, 2013

[Skinkie]

June 19 eh, so the third trade is quite a ways down the road then. Bummer

[Middenway]

June 19 eh, so the third trade is quite a ways down the road then. Bummer

Yeah, probably won't see it until December 2013.

[Middenway]

Updated with all the Baltimore and BPRD: 1948 information.

[Middenway]

James Harren's next story will be a two issue miniseries.

[thwhtGuardian]

I came in to suggest adding that the first Hellboy in Hell storyline is coming out in December and will apparently be 4 issues long but it looks like you were already on top of that.

I liked the interview that was posted about that earlier but it seems to have vanished. Hopefully it returns.

[Middenway]

Straight from Dark Horse's page this time...


B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH #100: THE RETURN OF THE MASTER — PART 3 (of 5)
Written by: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Art by: Tyler Crook
Colours by: Dave Stewart
Cover by: Ryan Sook

On sale October 31, 2012 (32 pages, $3.50)

A special B.P.R.D. task force reach the stronghold of a mad Russian scientist and his cult of followers only to find themselves trapped in a deadly fortress full of horrific black magic.
• The Bureau faces the ultimate foe!
• Celebrating B.P.R.D.’s 100th issue!
“Hell On Earth will be delivering some game-changing blows to the B.P.R.D. crew.” —Bloody Disgusting


B.P.R.D.: 1948 #1 (of 5)
Written by: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Art by: Max Fiumara
Colours by: Dave Stewart
Cover by: Dave Johnson
Variant Cover by: Mike Mignola

On sale October 17, 2012 (32 pages, $3.50)

The Nazi occult bureau threatened to destroy the peace that followed the end of World War II. One year after the war, Professor Bruttenholm, guardian of the child Hellboy, enlisted a special task force to connect the dots between a series of massacres and a mad vampire nobleman. Now the B.P.R.D. launches an investigation of an atomic-fueled space-travel experiment that's apparently unleashed horrific monsters in the Utah desert.
• Dark Horse Horror gets under your skin.
• The end of the secret origins trilogy!
Praise for B.P.R.D.: 1947:
"It has aspects of pulp, horror (of course), and historical fiction. All while maintaining the same tone and mood. The continuity maintained over years now of stories is very impressive, and “1947” never wavers in that execution." —Comic Book Resources


B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 4: THE LONG DEATH & THE DEVIL'S ENGINE
Written by: John Arcudi, Mike Mignola
Art by: James Harren, Tyler Crook
Colours by: Dave Stewart
Cover by: Mike Mignola

On sale December 05, 2012, (176 pages, $19.99)

Agent Johann, the ectoplasmic man, leads a special task force through the monster-filled Northwest woods in order to hunt down and kill the man he blames for leaving him a disembodied spirit. In the Southwest, agent Devon and the psychic crust punk Fenix form an uneasy alliance in order to escape a horde of giant bat-faced monsters.
This arccontinues the series Comics Alliance calls “one of the best books on the stands.”
• It’s all going to Hell in 2012!
• Death of an agent!
“Crook’s art here brings the world of the B.P.R.D. to life in a manner that disarms you, making you feel like it's sweet and innocent, only to sneak up on you.” —Comic Book Resources

[Middenway]

I came in to suggest adding that the first Hellboy in Hell storyline is coming out in December and will apparently be 4 issues long but it looks like you were already on top of that.

I liked the interview that was posted about that earlier but it seems to have vanished. Hopefully it returns.

Yeah, what happened there? I opened it and read half a sentence, then it just vanished. Why would they taunt me like that?

[UnravThreads]

Wow, not even Dark Horse know which is the 100th issue. Ha.

[thwhtGuardian]

Yeah, what happened there? I opened it and read half a sentence, then it just vanished. Why would they taunt me like that?

I don't really know.

It was a fun interview though, I managed to read it all and even post a comment before it was closed.

It didn't spill anything that exciting, only that Hellboy in Hell would be out in December, the first story would be four issues long, that a later story may be a double feature issue and that Hellboy in Hell wasn't really the title but rather a banner name like Hell on Earth over on the BPRD titles.

My guess is that it was closed simply because it was agreed upon by CBR and Mignola that it would be released at a later date and got posted here early by accident.

[Middenway]

It's up again.

[horror_of_sorts]

Wow, not even Dark Horse know which is the 100th issue. Ha.

Perhaps Return of the Master will be numbered #98-102 and 1948 will be #103-107. The recent numbers have been mixed up depending on when the issue was released but they have all been set around the same time, during Hell on Earth. But 1948 and Return of the Master are completely seperate and reading them together could cause readers who pick the issue up at a later date some confusion.

[UnravThreads]

Perhaps Return of the Master will be numbered #98-102 and 1948 will be #103-107. The recent numbers have been mixed up depending on when the issue was released but they have all been set around the same time, during Hell on Earth. But 1948 and Return of the Master are completely seperate and reading them together could cause readers who pick the issue up at a later date some confusion.

That is possible. Someone may have to ask :D