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ABE SAPIEN TP (2025)

"These six stories trace the history and prehistory of Abe Sapien's adventures, from his earliest days in the Bureau with Hellboy (as drawn by Kevin Nowlan) through the frog war, featuring an appearance by deceased homunculus Roger, to his current evolved form, when he's looking back on his life as a man in 1850s England. Collects the Abe Sapien one-shots #8, #15, #23, #27, and #30 and 'Abe Sapien: Subconscious' from Dark Horse Presents (volume 3) #11."

"Abe Sapien's 'Dark and Terrible' story reaches its finale, and the answers Abe uncovers about his own existence reveal some of the biggest secrets of the Hellboy saga. AWOL from the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense for more than a year, Abe travels to two lost kingdoms before returning to America. There he'll confront the most nightmarish version of the fate he's run from all along, as well as the necromancer who sees Abe as a means to control the end of mankind. Collects issues #32-#36."

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Cover Artist

Mike Mignola

All Issues

Abe Sapien TPB Volume 09 Lost Lives & Other Stories

Issue #9

$19.99

Abe Sapien TPB Volume 09 Lost Lives & Other Stories

Release: June 07, 2017
Abe Sapien TPB Volume 08 Desolate Shore

Issue #8

$19.99

Abe Sapien TPB Volume 08 Desolate Shore

Release: January 18, 2017
Abe Sapien TPB Volume 07 Secret Fire

Issue #7

$19.99

Abe Sapien TPB Volume 07 Secret Fire

Release: June 15, 2016
Abe Sapien TPB Volume 06 Darkness So Great

Issue #6

$19.99

Abe Sapien TPB Volume 06 Darkness So Great

Release: July 15, 2015
Abe Sapien TPB Volume 05 Sacred Places

Issue #5

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Abe Sapien TPB Volume 05 Sacred Places

Release: January 21, 2015
Abe Sapien TPB Volume 04 Shape Things To Come

Issue #4

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Abe Sapien TPB Volume 04 Shape Things To Come

Release: July 09, 2014
Abe Sapien TPB Volume 03 Dark Terrible New Race Man

Issue #3

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Abe Sapien TPB Volume 03 Dark Terrible New Race Man

Release: December 11, 2013
Abe Sapien TPB Volume 02 Devil Does Not Jest

Issue #2

$17.99

Abe Sapien TPB Volume 02 Devil Does Not Jest

Release: May 09, 2012
Abe Sapien TPB Volume 01 Drowning New Printing (Sep098114)

Issue #1

$17.99

Abe Sapien TPB Volume 01 Drowning New Printing (Sep098114)

Release: November 13, 2013

Reading Order

  1. Abe Sapien TPB Volume 01 Drowning New Printing (Sep098114)

    "A century ago, paranormal investigator Edward Gray fought and destroyed a powerful warlock off the coast of the island of Saint-Sébastien. In the early 1980s, the B.P.R.D.'s newest agent was sent to retrieve the warlock's remains. But Abe Sapien is ill prepared for the dark forces that block his way. Written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and featuring the haunting art of Jason Shawn Alexander (Damn Nation, The Secret, The Escapists), Abe Sapien: The Drowning is the story of Hellboy and B.P.R.D. mainstay Abe Sapien's first solo adventure. Collects Abe Sapien: The Drowning #1-5."

  2. Abe Sapien TPB Volume 02 Devil Does Not Jest

    "Paranormal crime scenes wreak havoc on Abe Sapien as he investigates a recluse demonologist's evil house, a haunted lake, and a sunken Soviet U-boat filled with zombies! "

  3. Abe Sapien TPB Volume 03 Dark Terrible New Race Man

    "On the run from the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, a mutated Abe Sapien faces horrifying monsters, desperate madmen, and cities in ruin, on his quest to reveal his own role in the end of the world. Collects Abe Sapien #1-#5."

  4. Abe Sapien TPB Volume 04 Shape Things To Come

    "A mutated Abe Sapien fights carnivorous monsters crawling out of the desert sand, a fortified militia that's walled Phoenix off from the rest of the world, and a vicious zombie swarm, while a mad necromancer rises over the monster-infested ruins of Seattle. Collects issues #6-#7 and #9-#11 of the series."

  5. Abe Sapien TPB Volume 05 Sacred Places

    "Haunted by deaths he's seen and ones he's caused, Abe returns to the place where he was shot, where his latest transformation began. His path is blocked by strange priests, apocalyptic prophets, and one doomed soul after another, who all seem to think Abe is either the answer or the cause. Collects Abe Sapien #12-#14 and #16-#17. 'Incredible storytelling, both writing and art.'-Comic Bastards"

  6. Abe Sapien TPB Volume 06 Darkness So Great

    "Abe Sapien stands accused of bringing about the end of the human race. He hits the devastated Gulf Coast, where the infestation of monsters began and a volcano leveled Houston, driving out most of the population. Taking refuge with a Mexican death cult in a strangely preserved south Texas town, Abe stands to lose what little he has left, in a place where demons dwell and the dead walk. Collects Abe Sapien #18-#22. "

  7. Abe Sapien TPB Volume 07 Secret Fire

    "Having traveled across the country searching for the truth about himself, Abe Sapien uncovers the secrets he's been looking for when he faces a giant monster that tore off part of the Florida coast, and a young girl with a psychic bond to the most ancient powers in the Hellboy mythology. Collects Abe Sapien #24-#26, #28-#29, and #31."

  8. Abe Sapien TPB Volume 08 Desolate Shore

    "Abe Sapien's 'Dark and Terrible' story reaches its finale, and the answers Abe uncovers about his own existence reveal some of the biggest secrets of the Hellboy saga. AWOL from the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense for more than a year, Abe travels to two lost kingdoms before returning to America. There he'll confront the most nightmarish version of the fate he's run from all along, as well as the necromancer who sees Abe as a means to control the end of mankind. Collects issues #32-#36."

  9. Abe Sapien TPB Volume 09 Lost Lives & Other Stories

    "These six stories trace the history and prehistory of Abe Sapien's adventures, from his earliest days in the Bureau with Hellboy (as drawn by Kevin Nowlan) through the frog war, featuring an appearance by deceased homunculus Roger, to his current evolved form, when he's looking back on his life as a man in 1850s England. Collects the Abe Sapien one-shots #8, #15, #23, #27, and #30 and 'Abe Sapien: Subconscious' from Dark Horse Presents (volume 3) #11."