| B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls | |
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Trade paperback cover by Guy Davis |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | Action/adventure, horror |
| Publication date | March-July 2007 |
| Number of issues | 5 |
| Main character(s) | Abe Sapien Kate Corrigan Liz Sherman Roger Johann Kraus |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Mike Mignola John Arcudi |
| Artist(s) | Guy Davis |
| Colorist(s) | Dave Stewart |
| Creator(s) | Mike Mignola |
| Editor(s) | Scott Allie |
| Collected editions | |
| B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls | ISBN 978-1-59307-882-9 |
B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls is a five-issue B.P.R.D. comic book mini-series, written by Mike Mignola, with art by Guy Davis and published by Dark Horse Comics.[1]
Contents |
The first issue (March 14, 2007) featured a cover by Guy Davis.[2]
In this issue, the ageless mummy, Panya, is introduced, the team continues to mourn the loss of Roger, and Abe Sapien receives a strange map that may hold clues to his past life as Dr. Langdon Everett Caul.
The second issue (April 11, 2007) featured a cover by Guy Davis.[3]
Abe and Ben Daimio travel to Balikpapan, Indonesia to search for the mysterious sender of Abe's cigar case. Liz Sherman continues to have apocalyptic visions, and begins to question whether or not she can trust her teammates. Johann Kraus discovers a startling secret about a Nazi war criminal known as The Crimson Lotus.
The third issue (May 23, 2007) featured a cover by Guy Davis.[4]
In this issue, Abe is drawn to a small island where he discovers the members of Langdon Caul's Oannes Society are still alive. They have been maintaining their bodies in modified Victorian diving suits, but plan to transfer their consciousnesses to newly grown bodies in the near future. Johann confides in Liz and Kate his suspicions regarding a familial connection between Ben and The Crimson Lotus.
The fourth issue (June 13, 2007) featured a cover by Guy Davis.[5]
In this issue, Abe discovers the living mummy, Panya, is being held by Caul's former friends. She relates her experience of living in Victorian England and being kidnapped by the Oannes Society (They believe her to be the sea goddess Naunet). The Oannes society reveal their plan the create a massive tsunami by triggering several explosives across the East Pacific. By killing millions of people, they will harvest the power of their departed souls.
The fifth issue (July 11, 2007) featured a cover by Guy Davis.[6]
Abe is able to foil the plans of the Oannes Society by destroying the artificial bodies they have grown to contain the souls of their intended victims. Ben manages to locate and disarm the bombs planted by the society. Panya is freed from her captors and relocated to the B.P.R.D.
The five issues were compiled and reprinted in the trade paperback B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls (January 30, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59307-882-9), which also included extensive original sketches from Davis.
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