A review by crookedtreehouse
B.P.R.D., Vol. 1: Hollow Earth and Other Stories by Mike Mignola

4.0

A nearly satisfying widening of the Mignolaverse with a focus on characters from volumes three through five of Hellboy. It suffers from the terrible editorial choice of placing the main story, whose heart is dependent on a backup story, first. Had they merely placed the shorter story first, the narrative would have flowed much smoother. Instead, we're told an act of kindness happened that sets up our story, we finish our story, and then they show us the act of kindness. Show don't tell is a pretty basic storytelling premise, and I feel it should imply Don't tell, tell, tell again something that you will later show when you could simply show it at the beginning of the story.