About Heroes

Writer(s): Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart
Artist(s):Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá

BPRD: 1947 is a continuation of the BPRD: 1946 series. This story, like the 1946 series, is set in the older days of the BPRD when Professor Bruttenholm essentially sent soldiers off to investigate weird occurrences across the world. This time the Professor assembles a new group of soldiers to investigate the slaying of several Nazi soldiers throughout Eastern Europe. The way in which these soldiers were slaughtered seems to suggest one vampire making a statement to all of humanity..and well the statement is pretty much "I am gonna fuck all of humanity up" to put it simply. In search of this vampire a group of specialized soldiers are sent to a small village in France. There is more to this but I don't wanna give away anymore of the plot.

Dark Horse has cracked out another Hellboy inspired titled from the mind of Mike Mignola and yet again his style of storytelling kept me hungry for every page in these three issues I was given. I like Mignola folks, this is not news, the man can write a damn good comic. Mignola's style always seems to harken back to the old 50s comic monster tales. There is an oldness to his writing that is both familiar and new. It's hard to put into words I guess but, if you like corny horror movies and comics from the 1950s and 40s, with maybe a bit of mythology thrown in, good money you'll enjoy his stuff. His writing in 1947 is no different then usual but in this instance I think BPRD: 1947 is made even better by his co-writer, Dysart, who seems to flesh out the character's Mignola has created, giving in particular a sense of realism to each soldier in the group that has been dispatched to the small village in France. The artwork by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon is top notch and if your a fan of Umbrella Academy or the older BPRD art styles you'll dig it.

Overall these first three issues of BPRD: 1947 are good. There is some overlap from BPRD: 1946 but not so much where a first time reader couldn't just pick up BPRD: 1947 by itself and get into the story. So check this out if you get a chance, or if your strapped for cash definitely check it out in trade, it's a good tale you'll likely dig.

A+