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World of Hellboy Reading Order by Julix

Omnibus Editions

This order contains ALL comic and prose stories that are considered canon and is designed for people who own the Omnibus Editions (Comics that aren't collected in them are still shown as TPBs, single issues, etc.) This one uses the "new" BPRD omnibuses, the ones that don't have subtitles and are simply labeled 1 through 10

— Ordered by Julix

Part I: Hellboy & Other Stories

All stories set in present day (1994-2002) unless stated otherwise

  1. Hellboy

    Seed of Destruction
    Omnibus · Vol. 1
    1. 1

      Seed of Destruction

      p.4
    2. 2

      The Wolves of Saint August

      p.109
    3. 3

      The Chained Coffin

      p.150
    4. 4

      Wake the Devil

      p.160
    5. 5

      Wake the Devil Epilogue

      p.285
    6. 6

      Almost Colossus

      p.290
    7. 7

      CBG Untitled Comic "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator" · Set in: 1959

      p.341
    8. 8

      SDCC Untitled Comic "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator" · Set in: 1993

      p.345

  2. Hellboy

    The Complete Short Stories
    Omnibus · Vol. 1
    1. 9

      Pancakes · Set in: 1947

      p.6
    2. 10

      The Midnight Circus · Set in: 1948

      p.8
    3. 11

      The Nature of the Beast · Set in: 1954

      p.59
    4. 12

      King Vold · Set in: 1956

      p.67
    5. 13

      Hellboy in Mexico or A Drunken Blur · Set in: 1956

      p.83
    6. 14

      Hellboy versus the Aztec Mummy · Set in: 1956

      p.111
    7. 15

      Hellboy Gets Married · Set in: 1956

      p.119
    8. 16

      The Coffin Man · Set in: 1956

      p.135
    9. 17

      The Coffin Man 2 The Rematch · Set in: 1956

      p.143
    10. 18

      House of the Living Dead · Set in: 1956

      p.152
    11. 19

      The Crooked Man · Set in: 1958

      p.202
    12. 20

      The Penanggalan · Set in: 1958

      p.275
    13. 21

      The Corpse · Set in: 1959

      p.283
    14. 22

      Double Feature of Evil: Sullivan's Reward · Set in: 1960

      p.308
    15. 23

      Double Feature of Evil: The House of Sebek · Set in: 1960

      p.331
    16. 24

      The Iron Shoes · Set in: 1961

      p.338

  3. Hellboy

    The Complete Short Stories
    Omnibus · Vol. 2
    1. 25

      The Hydra and the Lion · Set in: 1961

      p.7
    2. 26

      The Troll-Witch · Set in: 1963

      p.17
    3. 27

      The Baba Yaga · Set in: 1964

      p.27
    4. 28

      The Sleeping and the Dead · Set in: 1966

      p.36
    5. 29

      Heads · Set in: 1967

      p.85
    6. 30

      Goodbye Mister Tod · Set in: 1979

      p.95
    7. 31

      The Vârcolac · Set in: 1982

      p.103
    8. 32

      The Vampire of Prague · Set in: 1982

      p.116
    9. 33

      The Bride of Hell · Set in: 1985

      p.136
    10. 34

      The Whittier Legacy · Set in: 1985

      p.161
    11. 35

      Buster Oakley Get His Wish · Set in: 1985

      p.170
    12. 36

      They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships · Set in: 1986

      p.196
    13. 37

      A Christmas Underground · Set in: 1989

      p.221
    14. 38

      Dr. Carp's Experiment · Set in: 1991

      p.242
    15. 39

      The Ghoul or Reflections on Death and The Poetry of Worms · Set in: 1992

      p.255
    16. 40

      In The Chapel of Moloch · Set in: 1992

      p.266
    17. 41

      Makoma or, A Tale Told by a Mummy in the New York City Explorers' Club on August 16, 1993 · Set in: 1993

      p.291

  4. B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs

    B.P.R.D.
    Omnibus · Vol. 1

    Yes, you should start this omnibus on page 84, it's collected in a weird order, this is the best way, trust me

    1. 42

      Abe Sapien · Abe Sapien versus Science (as “Abe Sapien vs Science”)

      p.84
    2. 43

      Abe Sapien · Drums of the Dead · Set in: 1993

      p.97

  5. Hellboy

    Strange Places
    Omnibus · Vol. 2
    1. 44

      The Right Hand of Doom

      p.5
    2. 45

      Box Full of Evil

      p.16
    3. 46

      Box Full of Evil Epilogue

      p.60
    4. 47

      Being Human

      p.64
    5. 48

      Conqueror Worm

      p.94
    6. 49

      Conqueror Worm Epilogue

      p.218

  6. B.P.R.D.

    Being Human
    Trade
    1. 50

      The Ectoplasmic Man

  7. B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs

    B.P.R.D.
    Omnibus · Vol. 1
    1. 51

      B.P.R.D. · Hollow Earth

      p.11
    2. 52

      B.P.R.D. · Hollow Earth Dark Horse Extra

      p.84
    3. 53

      B.P.R.D. · The Soul of Venice

      p.123
    4. 54

      B.P.R.D. · Dark Waters

      p.151
    5. 55

      B.P.R.D. · Night Train

      p.175
    6. 56

      B.P.R.D. · There's Something Under My Bed

      p.199
    7. 57

      B.P.R.D. · Another Day at the Office

      p.223

  8. Hellboy

    Strange Places
    Omnibus · Vol. 2
    1. 58

      The Third Wish

      p.228
    2. 59

      The Island

      p.286
    3. 60

      The Island Epilogue

      p.346
    4. 61

      Into the Silent Sea

      p.352