YMMV / B.P.R.D.

• Arc Fatigue: Abe's journey to discover the truth about his existence. It goes on for several issues, with him waffling back and forth about his purpose and general navel-gazing with very little resolution. It takes the end of the Hell on Earth series to get a conclusive answer regarding his origins and he still expresses uncertainty about his goals.
• Continuity Lockout: If you haven't read Abe Sapien's solo series, a good chunk of "The Devil You Know" isn't going to make any sense to you since it continues a major plot point from that series.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: 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 Giarocco and Howards.
• It's Short, So It Sucks!: 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 bridges dropped on them. Considering that it's the Grand Finale 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 franchise creator Mike Mignola as the artist.
• My Real Daddy: Mignola isn't shy about emphasizing the contributions of others to the B.P.R.D. 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.
• Shocking Moments:
  • 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 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 Hellboy has just died over in his own book.
  • The finale of the Hell On Earth cycle. 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 the cost of his own life, Johann killed it! Oh, and Varvara's taken over Hell…

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