B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice & Other Stories

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Summary: Abe, Elizabeth, Roger and Johann are Back
Review: Like the previous BPRD book (and the Hellboy books), this is a collection of stories. Abe Sapien, Elizabeth, Roger and Johann must continue to fight the forces of darkness, and their own inner demons, without Hellboy by their side.

In The Soul of Venice, the team journeys to the title city where the waters have gone bad and worse. An interesting look into some of the characters.

In Dark Waters the team is called when a New England town finds the bodies of witches at the bottom of a pond they have drained. The team must fight the supernatural, mud worms and fanaticism.

Night Train spans decades and includes Lobster Johnson and a train destined for the Manhattan Project. Roger must do some real soul searching.

There's Something Under My Bed has the team investigating a pattern of child abductions. You may not look at your toys the same way again.

Finally, in Another Day At The Office (a short story), Abe and Johann look into a town beset by zombies. Just another day in the offices of the BPRD.

A nice collection of stories, but not one appropriate for someone unfamiliar with the characters. Past demons are stirred up and a knowledge of earlier Hellboy stories is a necessity. The artwork is typical of the Hellboy/BPRD stories of the past and is, in my opinion, nothing to write home about.

Still, it is a nice collection of eeriness for fans of the genre. Check it out.