'Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956' Trade Cover Exclusive Reveal, Hellboy Day Events Announced

With Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956 set to wrap up with its fifth and final issue later this month, Dark Horse Comics is preparing to collect all five issues in trade paperback form later this year. The Hellboy team has provided ComicBook.com with an exclusive first look at the trade's cover by artist Adam Hughes. Fans of the Hellboy universe will recognize 1956 as the year Hellboy heads to Mexico for his infamous drunken "weekend," something this mini-series touches on.

Dark Horse Comics has been busy organizing this year's "Hellboy Day" activities, a particularly important celebration with as it's now been 25 years Mike Mignola first created Big Red and his expansive cast of supporting characters. As of now, there are at least five sanctioned events going on at comic stores around the world where Hellboy fans can visit their favorite creators and help celebrate the "birthday" of the comic universe.

The official synopsis for Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956 is below.

"Pressure is mounting within the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense to uncover the Soviets' secret plans for recovered Nazi occult weapons. But a suspicious cover-up leads one agent off the radar in search of answers. meanwhile, demonic Soviet occult leader Varvara pushes her team to follow her own whims, and Hellboy is sent on the mission that led to his infamous misadventures in Mexico. But even more clandestine plots are at work--both inside the B.P.R.D. and out!

Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956 is written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson with art by Mike Norton, Yishan Li, and Michael Avon Oeming. Colors were provided by long-time Hellboy collaborator Dave Stewart while letters are by Clem Robins."

Fans participating in local events this weekend are asked to use the #Hellboy25 hashtag across social media. Keep scrolling to see the different official "Hellboy Day" events happening this Saturday around the world.