# Is "B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth" by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden et al. a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden et al. (Dark Horse Comics, 2002) is identified by: Hollow Earth #1, cover-dated January 2002, Dark Horse Comics; first issue of the first B.P.R.D. The true first of the B.P.R.D.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hollow Earth #1, cover-dated January 2002, Dark Horse Comics; first issue of the first B.P.R.D. mini-series (a three-issue run, January to June 2002), by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski with art by Ryan Sook and Curtis Arnold
- First print carries no printing statement
- Correct publisher/imprint: Dark Horse Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden et al. |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Hollow Earth #1, cover-dated January 2002, Dark Horse Comics; first issue of the first… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Hollow Earth #1, cover-dated January 2002, Dark Horse Comics; first issue of the first B.P.R.D. mini-series (a three-issue run, January to June 2002), by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski with art by Ryan Sook and Curtis Arnold. First print carries no printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
The true first of the B.P.R.D. spin-off is Hollow Earth #1 (2002). The mini-series introduces Johann Kraus. The collected trade paperback (Hollow Earth and Other Stories) is a first-thus.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings are marked; the first printing has no printing statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth* by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden et al. a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/bprd-hollow-earth
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.