Anita Blake

ANITABLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES VOL. 1 HCWritten by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by STACIE RITCHIE and JESS RUFFNER-BOOTH
Penciled by BRETT BOOTH
Cover by BRETT BOOTHNew York Times Best-Selling author LAURELL K. HAMILTON offers readers a brand-new experience in the world of ANITABLAKE in a beautiful hardcover edition! Fusing mythology, werewolves and vampires with a story loaded with mystery,action and romance, the ANITA BLAKE novels take place in a world where vampires, werewolves, and other creatures ofnightmare have been declared legal citizens of the United States. ANITA BLAKE is an “animator” – a profession thatinvolves raising the dead for a living.ANITA BLAKE is also known as a fearsome hunter of criminal vampires, and she moonlights by investigating cases thatare far too much for “conventional” police. But as Anita gains the attention of the vampire masters in her hometownof St. Louis, she also risks revealing an intriguing secret about herself – the source of her unusual strength andpower. As a special treat, Anita Blake fans will also discover an original side story featuring Anita and Dolph,written specially for the hardcover edition by LAURELL K. HAMILTON.144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99On-Sale NOW! LAURELL K. HAMILTON'S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH HCWritten by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JONATHON GREEN
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by BRETT BOOTHHer fans have been asking for it; now, Laurell K. Hamilton delivers a look into Anita Blake's past. Written by Laurell K. Hamilton herself, along with Jonathon Green, THE FIRST DEATH takes place almost a year before the events being chronicled in GUILTY PLEASURES. Witness the first meeting of Anita and Jean-Claude, Anita's first time inside Guilty Pleasures, her first serial-killer case, and an early encounter with Edward. Prepare to be thrilled by this original story produced especially for comics!Collecting LAURELL K. HAMILTON'S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH #1-2, plus the ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES HANDBOOK.Parental Advisory …$19.99 On-Sale NOW!ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER:GUILTY PLEASURES #7 (of 12)Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESS RUFFNER
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTHGuilty Pleasures is back! After a short hiatus, the hit adaptation of Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake seriescontinues! What price will Anita pay in order to save her friend’s life and solve the Vampire Murders? Will sheactually kiss Phillip? How far will Edward go in order to find out where the daytime resting place of the MasterVampires truly is? Where is Jean-Claude? And most importantly, who is behind the Vampire Murders? What’s next for Anita Blake, you ask? The answers to all of those questions begin here!32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99In Stores-- NOW!ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #8 (of 12)Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESS RUFFNER
Pencils by RON LIM
Cover by BRETT BOOTH Variant Cover by BRETT BOOTHAnita and Phillip recover from the Freak Party only to come face-to-face with Master Vampire Nikolaos. What will she think of the Executioner’s newest findings in the Vampire Murders? Will the information Anita has save her life or endanger it? Meanwhile, the vampire murderer strikes again! Who is the latest victim of this mysterious killer?32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99On-Sale--NOW!ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #9Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESS RUFFNER
Pencils by RON LIM
Cover by BRETT BOOTHThe Church of Eternal Life is a place where vampires seek to convert willing humans to their alternative lifestyle. It promises immortality for its congregation and it is one of the few places that can actually deliver what it promises. Sounds cozy, doesn’t it? Not to Anita Blake, the Executioner. What do you bet she’s not stopping by on a social call…?32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99On-Sale--NOW! ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #10Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESS RUFFNER
Pencils by RON LIM
Cover by RON LIMThings keep getting worse for Laurell K. Hamilton’s deadly vampire hunter as one of her allies in the hunt for the vampire killer is murdered! But vampire bites, ominous dreams, and persistent sociopaths won’t slow Anita down as she takes matters into her own hands and learns the truth about the mystery that’s been plaguing her: the identity of the perpetrator of the brutal and unlicensed slayings of “innocent” vampire citizens! Of course, having that knowledge doesn’t mean she’ll live long enough to share it! The adaptation of the best-selling novel continues here!Parental Advisory …$2.99On-Sale—NOW! ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #11Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESS RUFFNER
Pencils by RON LIM
Cover by RON LIMThings really heat up this month for Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake as she deals with last issue’s revelation. Now that she knows who’s behind the recent spate of illegal vampire slayings, she just has to keep from getting torn apart by an army of ghouls! Caught between the deadly vampires she’s paid to kill, the vicious murderer whose been brutalizing them, and a psychopathic vigilante, you’ll never believe where things will lead in this pulse-pounding issue adapting the best-selling novel “Guilty Pleasures.”Parental Advisory …$2.99On-Sale--NOW!
ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #12Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESS RUFFNER
Pencils by RON LIM
Cover by RON LIMThis is it! The comic series adapting Laurell K. Hamilton’s bestselling novel Guilty Pleasures comes to its pulse pounding conclusion! The first startling book of the Anita Blake series ends here! Who has been slaughtering the vampires? Can Anita stop them? Who will live? Who will die? Who will remain undead? It all comes to a head here, as the titular vampire hunter and her dangerous ally Edward face off against the forces of evil. Don’t miss it!
Parental Advisory …$2.99
On-Sale--6/18/2008