Collects B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs #1-5.
A shoot out in a secret laboratory leads to the escape of a giant fungus and the beginning of a plaque of frogs. The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense must stop a madman from completing the doomsday work begun by the deranged monk Rasputin in the original Hellboy book, Seed of Destruction. For the first time, Mike Mignola, internationally acclaimed creator of these bizarre characters, takes the writing reins on B.P.R.D., resolving one of the most intriguing mysteries of his celebrated word - the origin of Abe Sapien.
*After holding it a secret for ten years, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola finally reveals Abe Sapien's bizarre history. Introduced in the first Hellboy book and featured prominently in the film, Abe Sapien has remained one of the most intriguing mysteries of Mignola's celebrated work.
The recent Hellboy film steered clear of any origin story for Abe so that the tale could be told in Plague of Frogs. The story of Abe's origins unfolds as the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense try to stop the monstrous frog men from the first Hellboy graphic novel, Seed of Destruction. The plague begins its spread across America, lending an apocalyptic new direction to Mignola's stories. Collecting the five-issue miniseries.
With art by Guy Davis and a behind-the-scenes look at his sketchbook, this third volume of B.P.R.D. sees Mignola taking over writing chores for the first time and reveals secrets he's kept under wraps since the beginning of the Hellboy saga, and changes that world completely. *Source: darkhorse.com