Thriller, horror, human comedy, fantasy; all this and more

The reader finds the members of the BPRD he learned to know and appreciate Benjamin Daimio, Liz Sherman, Kate Corrigan, Johann Kraus and Abe Sapien. The Daimio captain is not happy that accuse others of hiding him (at least by omission) that his grandmother was part of a research group in sorcery under the Third Reich. Johann Kraus took advantage of the adventure of Indonesia to improve his condition remains significantly and for the less spectacular; he makes the most dissociate herself routine work of BPRD (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense). Liz Sherman is undermined by his dreams inhabited by a strange individual telling him the secret and revealing the coming Apocalypse. Kate Corrigan notes that under his leadership the field team of the BPRD is inefficient in the extreme, that disasters are connected and that the coup in life knows no limit. Abe Sapien is appeased by his discoveries in Indonesia and decided to take the full-time service.

At the beginning of this story, the BPRD must recover Feral Daryl the Wendigo captured in The Universal Machine. The Canadian authorities have decided to entrust this bulky prisoner to those who have captured to reduce their budget. Meanwhile a silent stranger assaults of administrative BPRD in Fairfield, Connecticut to seize documents allowing him to join their new base. Benjamin Daimio has contacted the strange Asian chiropractic methods as disconcerting as sharp. And Liz continues to have these disturbing dreams. Amid all this, the BPRD recruiting a new member.

I could not let go of this volume: there is not one drop rhythm from beginning to end. Mike Mignola and John Arcudi wove a tale of great wealth for the characters, with a masterful suspense, atmosphere increasingly tense As the narrative progression and an increase in the horror that works. Mignola and Arcudi have developed a team of highly engaging and very human characters. None of them is perfect, everyone suffers from the pressure of his secrets or his responsibilities. They have mood access, moments of pleasure and even joy, and above all they are written as adults. Obviously the appearance serialized major contributor to the attachment of the reader to the characters but Mignola and Arcudi never rest on this achievement. They have expertise that enables them to evoke scenes set one or more volumes before and immediately come to mind of the reader. Each scene is carefully dosed to be easily readable and easy to remember. And each volume based on different characteristics that avoid repetition or déjà vu. Not only this volume includes a significant share of revelation and on each other, but also the horrific component has increased sharply and perfectly controlled. Each and every disembowelment sticking his imprint on the reader; it is impossible to remain indifferent to the fates of these individuals.

This empathy is a lot to Guy Davis, illustrator. I have already said all the good things about this Artist in the previous volumes, but he still managed to surprise me. The readability of each sequence is clear evidence of his talent. And it continues to innovate by drawing facial expressions expressing contentment, pleasure to exist, the good life for such varied characters as a big burly, prostitutes, an old lady worn by the years. It captures every nuance of emotion tenuous as it is an exceptional subtlety. He had already proved that he had a sure talent for transcribing abnormality monsters, and there he won a horror for bloodshed and victims. The evisceration and slaughters cause discomfort and repulsion as rarely in the comics. Guy Davis has found the right balance between what it shows and what it suggests for optimum efficiency. And as always every scene has its subtle color scheme created by Dave Stewart. This artist strengthens every mood, without ever losing any detail.

For me, this volume represents the crossing of an additional bearing in the quality of the series that blends sympathetic characters without being perfect for devilishly effective intrigues, with illustrations and subtle colors and as precise and ingenious.

YOU ARE HERE. - This volume includes five episodes of the miniseries of the same name and follows Garden of Souls. Following today's BPRD adventures are in The Warning. Volume 9 entitled BPRD 1946 is dedicated to a return to the past that returns to the founding of this organization.