The Omnibus Editions are collections of material previously released in trade paperbacks. It was kicked off when most of the B.P.R.D. trades were collected as part of their rebranding of the series, calling that cycle of books "Plague of Frogs".
Initially the volumes were only available in hardcover, but beginning late 2014 paperback versions of the omnibuses were released. In 2014, an omnibus collecting Hellboy: Weird Tales was released, followed by a release of B.P.R.D. 1946–1948 in 2015, followed by B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth and Abe Sapien in 2017, and a line of Hellboy omnibuses with a new reading order in 2018.
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B.P.R.D.[edit | edit source]
Plague of Frogs[edit | edit source]
In January 2011, two months after the final trade paperback in the Plague of Frogs cycle had been released, Dark Horse began releasing the B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs omnibuses, a total of four volumes, one coming out every eight to nine months. Each volume contains the material from three B.P.R.D. trade paperbacks with additional sketchbook material.
The omnibuses collect the B.P.R.D. trade paperback volumes 1–8, 10–12, and 14.[1] Paperback versions of the omnibuses will be commence release in late 2014.
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Volume 1 | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | January 19, 2011 (HC)
October 22, 2014 (TPB) |
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Additional Material | ||
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Volume 2 | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | August 17, 2011 (HC)
January 21, 2015 (TPB) |
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Additional Material | ||
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Additional Notes | ||
The stories were re-ordered for this volume for a better reading order, as explained by Scott Allie in the introduction:
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Volume 3 | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | March 21, 2012 (HC)
March 25, 2015 (TPB) |
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Additional Material | ||
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Volume 4 | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | November 7, 2012 (HC)
May 20, 2015 (TPB) |
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Additional Material | ||
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1946–1948[edit | edit source]
A cover for a new omnibus was revealed at the San Diego Comic Convention 2014. The hardcover version came out June 2015.
Cover | Date Published | Contents |
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MIKE MIGNOLA | June 10, 2015 (HC)
February 26, 2020 (TPB) |
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Additional Material | ||
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Additional Notes | ||
The stories were re-ordered for this volume in chronological order: |
Hell on Earth[edit | edit source]
The first of five omnibuses was announced on Crave Online, March 15, 2017.
Cover | Date Published | Contents |
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Volume 1 | Collects | |
LAURENCE CAMPBELL | December 27, 2017 (HC) April 6, 2021 (TPB) |
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Additional Material | ||
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Volume 2 | Collects | |
LAURENCE CAMPBELL | April 18, 2018 (HC)
August 1, 2018 (corrected HC) August 3, 2020 (TPB) |
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Additional Notes | ||
The original print run had an error: The Long Death was missing its last page. A corrected print run was released August 1, 2018. | ||
Volume 3 | Collects | |
LAURENCE CAMPBELL | October 24, 2018 (HC) | |
Additional Material | ||
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Volume 4 | Collects | |
LAURENCE CAMPBELL | January 2, 2019 (HC) | |
Additional Material | ||
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Volume 5 | Collects | |
LAURENCE CAMPBELL | March 20, 2019 (HC) | |
Additional Material | ||
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The Devil You Know[edit | edit source]
Horror DNA announced an omnibus collecting The Devil You Know on January 22, 2020.[2]
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MIKE MIGNOLA | March 10, 2021 (HC) | Collects |
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Abe Sapien[edit | edit source]
A pair of Dark and Terrible omnibuses were announced on Freak Sugar, April 12, 2017. This was later followed by a third omnibus in 2018 collecting all the flashback material from Abe Sapien.
Cover | Date Published | Contents |
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Dark and Terrible – Volume 1 | Collects | |
SEBASTIÁN FIUMARA | November 8, 2017 (HC) TBA (TPB) |
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Dark and Terrible – Volume 2 | Collects | |
SEBASTIÁN FIUMARA | March 21, 2018 (HC) | |
Additional Material | ||
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The Drowning and Other Stories | Collects | |
SEBASTIÁN FIUMARA | July 11, 2018 (HC) | |
Additional Material | ||
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Additional Notes | ||
The stories were re-ordered for this volume for a better reading order, as explained by Scott Allie in the introduction:
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Hellboy[edit | edit source]
Hellboy is collected across a series of omnibus editions, four following his story from 1994 onwards (the primary storyline), and two additional volumes collecting the short flashback stories from the 1940s through to 1993. These six omnibuses will be paperback editions.
The Hellboy omnibuses collect the trade papaerbacks Hellboy: Volumes 1–12, Hellboy in Hell: Volumes 1–2, Hellboy in Mexico, Hellboy: The Midnight Circus, Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea, and the one-shot story Being Human from B.P.R.D.: Being Human.
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Volume 1: Seed of Destruction | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | May 9, 2018 (TPB) | |
Additional Material | ||
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Volume 2: Strange Places | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | June 20, 2018 (TPB) | |
Additional Material | ||
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Volume 3: The Wild Hunt | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | July 18, 2018 (TPB) | |
Additional Material | ||
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Volume 4: Hellboy in Hell | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | September 5, 2018 (TPB) | |
Additional Material | ||
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The Complete Short Stories[edit | edit source]
Cover | Date Published | Contents |
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Volume 1 | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | June 13, 2018 (TPB) | |
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Volume 2 | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | August 15, 2018 (TPB) |
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Weird Tales[edit | edit source]
An omnibus collecting the non-canonical Weird Tales stories, as well as two canonical short stories.
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MIKE MIGNOLA | November 26, 2014 (HC) | Collects |
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Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder[edit | edit source]
On March 18th, 2019, Multiversity Comics exclusively announced the details for the first Witchfinder omnibus.[3]
Cover | Date Published | Contents |
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Volume 1 | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | November 27, 2019 (HC) | |
Additional Material | ||
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Additional Notes | ||
The stories were re-ordered for this volume: |
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.[edit | edit source]
On June 6, 2018, editor Katii O’Brien confirmed Dark Horse had begun early planning for the Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. omnibus editions, and that the first volume would collect 1952 to 1954.[4] Unlike previous series, which didn't go to omnibuses until they were finished, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. will be going to omnibuses as the series progresses.
Cover | Date Published | Contents |
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1952–1954 | Collects | |
MIKE MIGNOLA | May 12, 2021 (HC) | |
Additional Material | ||
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1955–1957 | Collects | |
TBA | ||
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Hellboy Universe[edit | edit source]
Hellboy editor Katii O’Brien had mentioned in January 2019 that she had plans to collect some of the one-shot series in omnibuses.[5] The Hellboy Universe line was announced November 2020.
Cover | Date Published | Contents |
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Hellboy Universe: The Secret Histories |
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MIKE MIGNOLA | June 2, 2021 (HC) | |
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External Links[edit | edit source]
Dark Horse entries:
- B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs – Volume 1 (hardcover) / (paperback)
- B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs – Volume 2 (hardcover) / (paperback)
- B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs – Volume 3 (hardcover) / (paperback)
- B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs – Volume 4 (hardcover) / (paperback)
- B.P.R.D.: 1946 – 1948 (hardcover) / (paperback)
- B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth – Volume 1 (hardcover)
- B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth – Volume 2 (hardcover)
- B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth – Volume 3 (hardcover)
- B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth – Volume 4 (hardcover)
- B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth – Volume 5 (hardcover)
- Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible – Volume 1 (hardcover)
- Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible – Volume 2 (hardcover)
- Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories (hardcover)
- Hellboy Omnibus – Volume 1: Seed of Destruction (paperback)
- Hellboy Omnibus – Volume 2: Strange Places (paperback)
- Hellboy Omnibus – Volume 3: The Wild Hunt (paperback)
- Hellboy Omnibus – Volume 4: Hellboy in Hell (paperback)
- Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories – Volume 1 (paperback)
- Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories – Volume 2 (paperback)
- Hellboy: Weird Tales (hardcover)
- Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder – Volume 1 (hardcover)
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Stated by Scott Allie in the Hellmail of Lost and Gone Forever #1
- ↑ https://www.horrordna.com/features/exclusive-b-p-r-d-the-devil-you-know-omnibus-cover-revealed
- ↑ http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/witchfinder-omnibus-volume-1/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VCS7AWbOi4&feature=youtu.be&t=759
- ↑ https://www.mignolaverse.com/news/2019/1/28/katii-obrien1