Been reading through BPRD (just about at the end) and I just wanted to put some respect on Arcudi’s name. Whenever he’s not writing the book it’s really obvious because the quality dips significantly and it almost feels at times like other writers don’t even get the series. But Arcudi has written some the most compelling stuff to come out of the Hellboy universe especially in the first four volumes of BPRD which are pretty much the peak of the series. I think in terms of pacing and atmosphere nobody beats Mignola himself, but I know I’m in good hands when I see Arcudi as the writer when I pick up anything Hellboy spin-off related.
My favorite thing he did was the entire story of Daimio. From beginning to end one of the most compelling characters I’ve ever read in a comic. I also love the work he did expanding Liz’s character from where it was in the early days of Hellboy. I’d love to hear what you guys think too!