Anita Blake Returns!

I have to admit, I'm something of a purist when it comes to my comic books. I am always a little put-off when a celebrity from another medium wants to do comics because... well, if they weren't popular right now, they wouldn't want to - they didn't bother before, did they?

But many have made the transition and I'm happy for them. I'm also glad that fans are responding so positively, because it shows the products are actually worthwhile. And with Marvel's continued success in the arena, I look for the trend to continue growing.

It's what fans all over the world have been waiting for—Anita Blake returns to comic shops this week in Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse #1 (of 5), on sale NOW!! Adapting the novel by New York Times best-selling author Laurell K Hamilton, writer Jessica Ruffner and artist Ron Lim pit Anita toe-to-toe against a rogue animator… and she may need the help of Jean Claude if she hopes to survive! And what crime is so shocking, so gruesome, that it will set Anita on a path of no return?

Additionally, to celebrate Marvel's landmark simian series, Marvel Apes, this issue features a Monkey Variant cover by interior artist Rom Lim!

Plus, no Anita Blake fan can miss out on collections of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures and Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The First Death, in stores now!

When dead bodies start turning up, Anita makes it her business to figure out who is behind them. So, grab your stakes and crosses and prepare for the dead when they rise from the grave this fall in Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse #1 (of 5)—in stores NOW!

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE #1 (of 5) (AUG082305)
ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE #1 (of 5) MONKEY VARIANT (AUG082306)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESSICA RUFFNER
Pencils & Cover by RON LIM
Monkey Variant Cover by RON LIM
Mature Content …$3.99
ON SALE NOW!

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH HC (DEC072249)
ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH HC VARIANT (DEC072250)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JONATHAN GREEN
Pencils by WELLINGTON ALVES
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Parental Advisory …$19.99
ON SALE NOW!!!

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES VOL. 1 TPB (MAY082366)
Written by LAURELL. K. HAMILTON,
STACIE RITCHIE, & JESS RUFFNER-BOOTH
Penciled by BRETT BOOTH
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Parental Advisory …$14.99
ON SALE NOW!

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES VOL. 2 TPB (OCT082524)
Written by LAURELL. K. HAMILTON & JESS RUFFNER-BOOTH
Penciled by BRETT BOOTH & RON LIM
Cover by RON LIM
Parental Advisory …$15.99
FOC—11/13/08, On-Sale—12/7/08

© C Harris Lynn, 2008