The
Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (the
B.P.R.D. or
BPRD) is a
fictional organization in the
comic book work of
Mike Mignola, charged with protecting
America and the world from the
occult,
paranormal and
supernatural. It maintains the services of several supernatural persons, including
Hellboy. The B.P.R.D. originally appeared in the
Hellboy comics but has also been featured in many stories under the
B.P.R.D. title.