In Popular Culture
- In the film Blade II, Blade's young assistant, Scud, wears a shirt bearing the B.P.R.D. logo. Guillermo del Toro, who directed Blade II, is a fan of Hellboy, and later he directed the movie adaptation and its sequel.
- In the comic shop in The Big Bang Theory, the B.P.R.D. comic is prominently and repeatedly featured.
- In the show Hawaii 5-0 a B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: New World poster is on the wall of Dr. Max Bergman's (actor: Masi Oka) apartment.
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