Being Human is a flashback story to a mission featuring Hellboy and Roger.
Publication History[]
The one-shot issue was published in May 2011. Despite the original issue being a Hellboy title, the story was collected in the trade paperback B.P.R.D.: Being Human in November 2011. It was later recollected in the Hellboy – Volume 2: Strange Places omnibus.
Synopsis[]
A horrible witch and her zombie servant host a dinner party for a family of corpses, and Hellboy and Roger turn up to blast them all back to hell in this team-up story from Roger’s early days at the B.P.R.D.
Story Chronology[]
The exact date is unclear. It must take place after Box Full of Evil but before Conqueror Worm in 2000.
Content[]
Characters[]
B.P.R.D.[]
- Roger
- Thomas Manning
- Hellboy
- Unnamed Doctor
- Elizabeth Sherman (Flashback)
Quillen Family[]
- Virginius Quillen (Née. Turnbow) (Mentioned)
- Clayton Quillen
- Beulah Quillen
- Levi Quillen
- Homer Quillen
- Clayton Quillen's Illegitimate Daughter
Other[]
- TPD
- Unnamed officer
- Oscar Hewes (Mentioned)
- Vodoo Zombie
Locations[]
- U.S.A.
- B.P.R.D. Headquarters (Farfield, CT)
- Quillen Residence (River Head, SC)
- Romania (Flashback)
- Ruins of Czege Castle (Flashback)
- Roger's creator workshop (Flashback)
- Wauer Institute (Tirgoviste) (Flashback)
- Magyarnándor (Flashback)
- Ruins of Czege Castle (Flashback)
Noteworthy Artifacts[]
- Hand of Glory
| Hellboy Publication Order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Buster Oakley Gets His Wish |
Being Human |
Followed by The Fury |
| B.P.R.D. Trade Paperback Order | ||
|---|---|---|
| B.P.R.D.: Being Human | ||
| Preceded by Casualties |
Being Human |
Followed by The Ectoplasmic Man |