Written by Mike Mignola and John ArcudiArt by Tyler Crook
After spending a little too long focusing over the last two BPRD mini-series on Liz Sherman, it's nice to return to the core cast of characters in this book, as Johann and Kate head off to Russia to meet with the Russian counterparts to the BPRD.
Now, this is always something that I liked about comics growing up as a kid - every organization or team has a Russian counterpart. It's always led to some pretty derivative characters, but some great stories (of course, as of right now the only example I can think of is the Soviet Super-Soldiers, but I know there are more - help!).
Since changing the name of this comic to incorporate the Hell on Earth concept, I've enjoyed seeing just how messed up things have become around the world. As Corrigan and Johann travel to their meeting in Moscow, they are suddenly attacked by a man who has undergone a strange conversion into a scabrous, hunchbacked creature. What makes this scene work so well is the utter indifference of all the Russians, for whom we assume this is a common event.
Tyler Crook, the new artist, is continuing to impress me. He draws Johann much like Guy Davis did - as an actual bag of gas, with wobbly arms that bend wherever it is convenient, instead of at an ectoplasmic elbow. I'm liking this new arc a great deal, and look forward to seeing where it heads.
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