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[[File:BPRD_1_4099.png|frame|From left to right: Johann Kraus, Liz Sherman, Abe Sapien, Roger, Kate Corrigan. Not pictured: [[Colonel Badass|Captain]] [[Sixth Ranger|Benjamin Daimio.]]]]

A spinoff series of comics set in the ''[[Hellboy (~~Comic Book~~)|Hellboy]]'' universe, which picks up after Hellboy leaves the titular Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. The series follows the remaining agents as they continue trying to prevent [[The End of the World As We Know It]], fighting the rapidly multiplying frogmen and confronting several particularly nasty villains.

A spinoff series of comics set in the ''[[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]]'' universe, which picks up after Hellboy leaves the titular Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. The series follows the remaining agents as they continue trying to prevent [[The End of the World as We Know It]], fighting the rapidly multiplying frogmen and confronting several particularly nasty villains.

It's written by Mike Mignola working together with John Arcudi, and mostly illustrated by Guy Davis, whose artwork sets a different tone from the original series. Beginning in 2011, the series was rebranded as ''BPRD: Hell On Earth''.

* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Averted. It's still occurring along the same timeline as [[Hellboy (~~Comic Book~~)|Hellboy]], but despite the scale of events in both series, they virtually never overlap.

* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Averted. It's still occurring along the same timeline as [[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]], but despite the scale of events in both series, they virtually never overlap.

* [[All There in the Manual]]: You ''really'' have to read a lot of mythology to get a lot of the idiosyncrasies of the plot.

* [[Amplifier Artifact]]: {{spoiler|the strange plug-thing Liz uses on the mountain-sized Ogdru Hem}}

* [[Apocalypse How]]: {{spoiler|By ''King of Fear'', Class 0s are occurring all over the world. Munich is destroyed by ancient Hyperborean robots, Nebraska gets ravaged by Katha-Hem, Houston is obliterated by a supervolcano, a gigantic crustacean creature is sitting in the Salton Sea and breathing toxic vapors into the atmosphere, and half the Indonesian archipelago's just ''disappeared''.}}

* [[Apocalypse Maiden]]: In ''King of Fear''', it's been revealed {{spoiler|that Abe will also have a role in the [[The End of the World As We Know It|end of the world]]}}.

* [[Apocalypse Maiden]]: In ''King of Fear''', it's been revealed {{spoiler|that Abe will also have a role in the [[The End of the World as We Know It|end of the world]]}}.

* [[Artificial Human]]: Roger the Homunculus.

* [[Astral Projection]]: Johann Kraus.

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* [[Crossover Cosmology]]: Deities and monsters of classical mythology make regular appearances, while [[God]] was responsible for the creation of the (originally non-evil) [[Cosmic Horror|Cosmic Horrors]] mentioned above.

* [[Crystal Prison]]: The Ogru'Jahad's prison.

* [[Cursed ~~With~~ Awesome]]: Liz Sherman.

* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: Liz Sherman.

* [[A Day in ~~The~~ Limelight]].

* [[A Day in the Limelight]].

** The "War on Frogs" miniseries could count for several agents and "Garden of Souls" is almost completely devoted to Abe Sapien with some supporting action for Daimio.

* [[Demon Slaying]]

* [[Demonic Possession]]: {{spoiler|Plays a major part in Daimio's backstory.}}

* [[Dull Surprise]]: Liz Sherman's default expression for most of the comics. Justified, as she's supposed to be depressed and heavily medicated due to her [[Dark and Troubled Past|tragic past]], and in the later ''BPRD'' series, she gets better.

* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Ogdru Jahad and their 369 offspring Ogdru Hem, which are Sadu-Hem and Katha-Hem, among others. [[HP Lovecraft]]'s influence here is no surprise.

* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Ogdru Jahad and their 369 offspring Ogdru Hem, which are Sadu-Hem and Katha-Hem, among others. [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s influence here is no surprise.

* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: Memnan Saa.

* [[Extranormal Institute]]: The BRPD's offices.

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* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The Hyperborean war machines.

* [[Initialism Title]]

* [[Kill It ~~With~~ Fire]]: Liz uses this a lot, obviously. Also, the BPRD usually sends one "flame-thrower guy" with field teams when they expect contact. Most of the Cosmic Horrors can be killed with fire, though not all.

* [[Kill It with Fire]]: Liz uses this a lot, obviously. Also, the BPRD usually sends one "flame-thrower guy" with field teams when they expect contact. Most of the Cosmic Horrors can be killed with fire, though not all.

* [[Levitating Lotus Position]]: Liz talks to a Shangri La monk while he's in the [[Lotus Position]] three feet off the ground.

* [[Love Triangle]]: A damn weird one in Johann Krauss' past. He fell in love with the ghost of a man's wife he was hired to contact as a spirit medium. Naturally, this did not end well.

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* [[Our Monsters Are Weird]]: Frequently, especially the hybrid animals in ''Garden of Souls''.

* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Given the nature of the series, this is to be expected. In ''1946'', Bruttenholm and his team have to deal with Vampire-Human hybrids made from injecting the mentally and physically disabled, gay, and other prisoners that the Nazis had rounded up with vampire blood.

* [[Put On a Bus]]: What the series did to Hellboy. This also happens to Abe in an awesome way in ''The Dead''.

* [[Put on a Bus]]: What the series did to Hellboy. This also happens to Abe in an awesome way in ''The Dead''.

* [[Red Shirt]]: Just about any regular BPRD agent who has the gall to tag along with the main characters on their missions isn't coming back.

** Certain agents may be [[Mauve Shirt|MauveShirts]], however, with Agent Devon being one of the more notable examples.