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Review: ‘B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth’ #112
Things are coming full circle in “B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Lake of Fire” as many intricate storylines throughout the past year begin to click together in what no doubt will be a defining story arc for the series. Liz Sherman and Fenix have been sitting on the back burner for too long and Johann Kraus is prepared for war. So far all three installments of this five part run have major had revelations that will impact the B.P.R.D. world. Mike Mignola and John Arcudi have been building and building over the past year and it seems the stars have aligned, as many important issues come to the forefront.
WRITTEN BY: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
ART BY: Tyler Crook
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: 3.50
RELEASE: October 16th, 2013
Having been absent from the B.P.R.D. since she extinguished the Black Flame, crippled Liz Sherman (both physically and supernaturally) is in the fight for her life as she attempts to reactive her combustion producing abilities while fleeing massive mutated beasts. Liz has been unable to use her abilities for some time but having been able to destroy Black Flame once, unlocking that ability may be the only hope humanity has. After what seems like an eternity Zinco Corporation is brought back into the story. Johann has been so focused on missions he has forgotten the hopes he had to have a stable body to poses. As this arc moves on we have learned more about Fenix’s abilities, with her own situation needing guidance her past comes back to haunt her… Literally.
The pacing is spot on. The short lulls between action sequences are full of information that have massive impacts on the story. Mike Mignola and John Arcudi have been prepping part of the story of a long while, many previous Hell on Earth story arcs have lead up to Lake of Fire. As major B.P.R.D. story lines are pulled together, there will be a greater over effect to the whole of Mignolaverse. Abe Sapien and Hellboy will likely play intricate roles in the climatic event, with Fenix, Liz Sherman, and Johann Kraus beginning their peaks, it will be wild to see how the inevitable crossover will pay out.
Tyler Crook does an awesome job. His images tends to reflect the situation; the art is simple when there is dialogue between characters but get very complex when action sequences unfold. Rafael Albuquerque has been adding his skills lately for the covers and it’s great to see.
This week definitely blows the story wide open, and with only two issues remaining there is little doubt lots will be going on.
3.5/5 Skulls
Reviewed by – GreenBasterd
Comics
‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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