John Arcudi
John Arcudi wrote B.P.R.D. for nearly two decades at Dark Horse, building one of the most sustained long-form horror narratives in American comics. Alongside Mike Mignola, he expanded the Hellboy universe into a full ensemble cast with genuine dramatic weight. His character-driven approach — treating monsters and apocalypse as backdrop for human stories — is what kept readers invested across hundreds of issues. The omnibus editions collect a rare thing: a superhero-adjacent series that never lost its focus.