Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #2 Preview

Here's a sneak peek at Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #2 from writers Mike Mignola and John Arcudi with art by Tonci Zonjic, in stores February 8.

With a city swamped in dead gangsters with claws branded into their foreheads, mob boss Arnie Wald seeks the assistance of a deadly mystic and her strange partner to take down the vigilante known as Lobster Johnson!

Dark Horse Teases B.P.R.D. Hell Year

Dark Horse Comics has just released this image, teasing the changes - and new titles - coming for the B.P.R.D. in 2012. Anyone care to speculate what's going on here? Is that a Beast of Burden by any chance?

Dark Horse Presents #8 Preview

Here's a look at Dark Horse Presents #8, in stores February 1.

A brand-new B.P.R.D. story, the beginning of Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson's The Massive, new Skeleton Key, and the conclusion of Howard Chaykin's Marked Man?

Join the legendary anthology as Dark Horse Presents commemorates the 100th Anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan with Thomas Yeates, unravels the mysteries surrounding Neal Adams's Blood, Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Beasts of Burden returns, and more great comics!

* Brand-new B.P.R.D., the conclusion of Chaykin's Marked Man and more!

B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Russia #5 Preview

Here's a look at B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Russia #5 from writers Mike Mignola and John Arccudi and artist Tyler Crook, in stores January 25.

After a brutal assault from proletariat zombies, the B.P.R.D. and the Russian bureau must form an alliance in order to rescue Johann from a deadly mine!

* From the pages of Hellboy.

* Showdown with the Russian bureau!

Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1 Preview

It's been four long years, but Mike Mignola is back with another Lobster Johnson miniseries! Written by Mignola and John Arcudi with art by Tonci Zonjic, Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1 hits stores on January 11.

When a tribe of phantom Indians start scalping policemen, Hellboy's crime-fighting hero Lobster Johnson and his allies arrive to take on these foes and their gangster cronies!

Awesome Art: Hellboy by Duncan Fegredo

It's going to be a very big year for B.P.R.D fans, and I for one cannot wait! In the meantime, here's a lovely piece of art from Duncan Fegredo, depicting Hellboy in what I like to imagine is a winter wonderland. Only, with lots and lots of skulls. Happy holidays, everybody!

Dark Horse Comics Announces Mike Mignola's Year of Monsters!

Mike Mignola is going to be very busy at Dark Horse in 2012; as previously reported, there will be five new B.P.R.D. ongoings launching in the new year, and now the publisher is elaborating on the Mike Mignola's Year of Monsters variant cover program, originally announced at New York Comic Con.

The program kicks off in January with a highly anticipated Lobster Johnson miniseries, The Burning Hand. Following up on the critically acclaimed 2007 series The Iron Prometheus, this new story pits the 1930s vigilante against one of the more terrible villains of the twentieth century.

These special variant covers will be available to any retailer who orders five or more copies of the standard cover. These are sure to be sought-after items with a broad appeal to fans of Mike Mignola’s work, as well as monster fetishists of all types!

“Mike Mignola got into the comics business with the simple goal of drawing monsters for a living,” said Dark Horse managing editor Scott Allie. “Mike celebrates 2012 by pitting his greatest characters against his favorite monsters on these special covers, unrelated to the stories inside.”

The schedule for the first half of the year can be found below. Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1 arrives in stores on January 11, 2012.

January—Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1

February—B.P.R.D Hell on Earth: The Long Death #1

March—B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Pickens County Horror #1

April—Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #4

May—B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Transformation of J. H. O’Donnell

June—Baltimore: Dr. Leskovar’s Remedy #1

Five New B.P.R.D. Titles to Launch in 2012

I told you there was big B.P.R.D. news coming! Granted, I had no idea just how big - I thought maybe a big Hellboy mini, something along those lines - but Dark Horse has announced the launch of five new titles featuring the Bureau to launch next year!

Here's the complete press release:

IT’S ALL GOING TO HELL IN 2012!

DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES FIVE NEW B.P.R.D. TITLES THAT WILL SHAKE THE ORGANIZATION TO ITS VERY CORE!

NOVEMBER 21, MILWAUKIE, OR—The epic story line that began back in 2010 with B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: New World is coming to a head in 2012. Dark Horse announces the most ambitious B.P.R.D. publishing schedule yet, with five new titles and some of the most earth-shattering events in the history of the series!

First up, in February comes B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Long Death, written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with art by James Harren (Abe Sapien: The Devil Does Not Jest, Heralds). A team is sent to the deadly woods from New World to investigate a new series of disappearances, but they discover more than just the monster responsible, as loyalties are questioned and tensions mount!

March will see the release of B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Pickens County Horror, written by Mike Mignola and Scott Allie, with art by Jason Latour (Wolverine, Scalped) and an all-new cover by Becky Cloonan! This chilling two-issue series brings a B.P.R.D. crew into the grips of a backwoods vampire clan hiding out in a Gothic southern home.

Next, in May comes B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth­: The Transformation of J. H. O’Donnell, pairing Mike Mignola with Scott Allie again for the discovery of what drove the Bureau’s expert on ancient foes to near madness after a mission with Hellboy twenty-four years earlier. This supernatural thrill ride features art by B.P.R.D. newcomer Max Fiumara (Amazing Spider-Man) and a cover by Becky Cloonan.

That same month features the return of the regular B.P.R.D. team of Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, and Tyler Crook, with B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Devil’s Engine. The Zinco Corporation again rears its ugly head after a devastating earthquake, pitting Devon and Fenix in an uneasy alliance against bat-faced monsters and the evil empire’s other mad-science experiments! Additionally, this new series will feature covers by former Hellboyartist Duncan Fegredo!

Finally, Cameron Stewart returns to the B.P.R.D. universe in June with B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth­: Exorcism! In this story we learn more about Ashley Strode’s evolution as an agent after she meets up with a familiar face for a series of exorcisms in a rural Indiana town. Mike Mignola and Cameron Stewart team up to share writing duties, with pencils by Cameron and covers by Viktor Kalvachev!

“Let’s break some stuff that can’t be fixed. Let’s turn some corners where there’s no going back” said Mike Mignola. “In both Hellboy and B.P.R.D., we’re saying, “Well, once we do this—once we round this corner—that’s it!” It’s not like, “Oh, Batman, different costume.” We’re doing stuff where there’s no way to fix it. That is the new reality in our world. You're REALLY going to see that in 2012.”

B.P.R.D. is sure to be the most-talked-about series of the coming year, as the team stands at the brink of the end of the organization and the world itself!

It’s all going to hell in 2012!

Big B.P.R.D. Announcement Coming Soon From Dark Horse

This image just in from Dark Horse Comics, with the promise of an official announcement next week!