Written by Mike Mignola and John ArcudiArt by Guy Davis
There is a lot about this new BPRD Hell on Earth mini that makes it different from the last few. First, it's the second arc since the book's title was amended to include the 'Hell on Earth' tag, and the first three-issue mini-series I can think of (the comic is usually split into five-issue arcs).
Most importantly, this is the first time I can think of where almost the entire comic has nothing to do with the agents and members of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. One of them shows up on the last page, but that's it.
Instead, this issue is focused on a teenage girl named Fenix, her boyfriend Jorge, and a ragtag group that are following them across Texas. It seems that Fenix has some form or precognitive or psychic powers, and she has led her crew away from the different creatures and forms of weirdness that have been roaming across the country since the War of the Frogs ended.
This issue is the first that really takes the time to examine the extent of the damage and changes to the status quo since this title was revised. Davis does a great job with these new characters, and the Dennis Calero cover is pretty nice. This would be a decent place for someone to sample this title, if you've been thinking about trying it out.
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