B.P.R.D.: Black Goddess (2009) #1

Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Guy Davis (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Kevin Nowlan (Cover)

At the turn of the twentieth century, a British museum curator with a bent for the occult traveled east in search of power and immortality. He was never heard from again. In 1937, masked crimefighter The Lobster faced a magic-wielding madman bent on fulfilling an apocalyptic prophecy. The plans were foiled, and the world saved, but the villain himself disappeared . . . Seventy years later, B.P.R.D. agent Liz Sherman began to experience visions of a mysterious gentleman who warned of coming catastrophes. When the Bureau tracked him down, he disappeared-and kidnapped Liz. Now, Liz's friends race to find her as their old enemies band together for a final, catastrophic attack. The Black Goddess is the second of three arcs pulling together threads from the beginning of the series-and leaving the B.P.R.D. and the world forever changed.

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