Hollow Earth This was the first
B.P.R.D. mini-series. Three issues long, it was written by
Mike Mignola,
Christopher Golden and
Tom Sniegoski with art by
Ryan Sook and Curtis Arnold. It was published from January to June 2002. Hellboy novelist Golden and his long-time writing partner Sniegoski wrote the story with regular input from Mignola. Sook was chosen to draw the book following a meeting with Mignola at a convention in
Oakland, CA in 1995 and saw it as a chance to have a book all to himself although Arnold joined as inker when schedules started running tight halfway through production.
Lobster Johnson made his first appearance in this written by Mike Mignola, with pencils by
Matthew Dow Smith and inks by
Ryan Sook (in his first contribution to the series). In the story, Johnson and his
sidekick investigate a series of bizarre deaths which appear to have been committed using
telekinesis. Abe Sapien made a solo appearance in this written and inked by Mike Mignola and with pencils by Matthew Dow Smith. In the story, Sapien rescues and reanimates
Roger the
homunculus when B.P.R.D. scientist Dr. Roddel threatens to dissect him just as Abe recalls he threatened to do with him when he was first discovered. Abe Sapien made his first solo appearance in this story written by
Brian McDonald with art by Derek Thompson. Series editor
Scott Allie had been in discussions with Brian McDonald about his next project after the success of
Harry the Cop and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola had been considering using Derek Thompson on a Hellboy and so it naturally evolved that the two friends should end up working together on this project. In the story, weird deaths in the
South Seas expose an ancient tragedy linked to the
transatlantic slave trade. ==Collected editions==