Crimson Lotus in the Mignolaverse

[MajorHoy]

Looks like her first appearance was in a photo from B.P.R.D.: The Dead #3 back in 2005?


Then she went against Lobster Johnson in the two-issue "A Scent of Lotus" story in 2013, followed by the single issue story "Mangekyō" in 2017.





More recently, we just had the five-issue Crimson Lotus series.

Aside from revelations regarding her connection to a character from B.P.R.D. in the past, are there any other significant stories featuring her?

[Skinkie]

The only other time I can think of her being mentioned is in BPRD when they find that she’s Daimio’s grandmother. There’s some brief discussion of her, but no actual appearance I don’t think. Can’t remember if that happens in The Dead or slightly later off the top of my head

[MajorHoy]

The only other time I can think of her being mentioned is in BPRD when they find that she’s Daimio’s grandmother. There’s some brief discussion of her, but no actual appearance I don’t think. Can’t remember if that happens in The Dead or slightly later off the top of my head

I think it was much later than The Dead, especially since that first reveal of her in the file Johann was looking through was in issue #3.



Daimo himself wasn't introduced until issue #1 of The Dead, and he was pretty much portrayed as a mystery to others for a while. (At least in the omnibus B.P.R.D. A Plague of Frogs Vol. 2; haven't bought/read Vol. 3 yet.)

[timbolton]

Sidenote - brain isn't working, do we know what the Melines photo is?

[middenway]

Sidenote - brain isn't working, do we know what the Melines photo is?

I think that's the only one we don't know anything about yet.

[MajorHoy]

I think that's the only one we don't know anything about yet.

Have any stories referenced the Battle of the Bulge?

Wouldn't that have been during the timeframe of the flashback sections in B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth - Metamorphosis? (HoE TPB Vol. 12.)

[Skinkie]

I think it was much later than The Dead, especially since that first reveal of her in the file Johann was looking through was in issue #3.



Daimo himself wasn't introduced until issue #1 of The Dead, and he was pretty much portrayed as a mystery to others for a while. (At least in the omnibus B.P.R.D. A Plague of Frogs Vol. 2; haven't bought/read Vol. 3 yet.)

Just looked it up, it’s in Garden of Souls, so not too much later. There’s another image of her, and some brief discussion

[MajorHoy]

I think it was much later than The Dead, especially since that first reveal of her in the file Johann was looking through was in issue #3.



Daimo himself wasn't introduced until issue #1 of The Dead, and he was pretty much portrayed as a mystery to others for a while. (At least in the omnibus B.P.R.D. A Plague of Frogs Vol. 2; haven't bought/read Vol. 3 yet.)

Just looked it up, it’s in Garden of Souls, so not too much later. There’s another image of her, and some brief discussion

Ah, that's collected in B.P.R.D. A Plague of Frogs Vol. 3 which I haven't read yet. (I'll probably put in an order for it tomorrow.)

[middenway]

Ah, that's collected in B.P.R.D. A Plague of Frogs Vol. 3 which I haven't read yet. (I'll probably put in an order for it tomorrow.)

Oh my god, you are going to LOVE it. That volume is full of some of the best B.P.R.D. stories there are.