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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse
Series · 3 books · 2008-2009

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#1

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter

The Laughing Corpse, Volume 1: Animator

2008

Anita Blake is back in the second volume of Marvel's comic adaptation of Laurell K. Hamilton's bestselling series of novels! What would you do for a million dollars? Would you resurrect a two-and-one-half-century old corpse? Harold Gaynor poses just that question to Animator and part-time vampire hunter, Anita Blake. Plus, some crime scenes are even too horrible for a vampire slayer, and the worse they are, the more questions they raise. Collects Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse Book One #1-5.
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#2

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter

The Laughing Corpse, Volume 2: Necromancer

2009

The second chapter of best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton's thriller! Vampire hunter Anita Blake has crossed the paths of the worst St. Louis has to offer - and now they want her out of the picture for good! But Anita isn't the type of person to go down without a fight... and she's going to make sure it hurts something fierce! Find out why Comic Bulletin calls the Anita Blake series "Sexy... with a wicked sense of humor." Collects Anita Blake, Vampire The Laughing Corpse Book Two #6-10.
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#3

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter

The Laughing Corpse, Volume 3: Executioner

2008

Current queen of the book charts and soon to be the star of her own television film, best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton's vampire hunter continues to take comics by storm! As The Laughing Corpse enters its haunting final act, Anita Blake thinks she has the deadly voodoo priestess who's made her life hell dead to rights... but the necromancer is about to find out her nightmare's only just begun! Find out why everyone in America is talking about Anita! Collects Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse - Executioner #1-5.

Authors

Laurell K. Hamilton
Laurell K. Hamilton
Author · 81 books
Laurell K. Hamilton is one of the leading writers of paranormal fiction. A #1 New York Times bestselling author, Hamilton writes the popular Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels and the Meredith Gentry series. She is also the creator of a bestselling comic book series based on her Anita Blake novels and published by Marvel Comics. Hamilton is a full-time writer and lives in the suburbs of St. Louis with her family.
Jessica Ruffner
Author · 2 books

Jessica "Jess" Ruffner (also known as Jessica Ruffner-Booth) is a colorist who has worked in the comics industry. She has also written parts of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter comic book adaptations, collaborating with artist Ron Lim. She is married to Brett Booth.

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