Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter



Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter is published by Marvel Comics under their Best-Selling Authors imprint. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures #11: 14 May 2008

Current Issue

 * Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures #12: 18 Jun 2008

Next Issue

 * Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse #1: 01 Oct 2008

Status
Series of mini-series, each adapting one of the books in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton.

Main Characters
Anita Blake

Jean-Claude

Micah

Nathaniel

Richard - WikiPedia

Allies
Lover: Damien,

Lover: Jason,

Fellow Vampire Hunter: Edward aka Ted Forrester,

The Rat King: Rafael,

Apprentice: Larry Kirkland, etc

Enemies
Nikolaos: Ex-Master of the City,

Aubrey: Vampire,

Malcolm: Leader of the Church of Eternal Life,

Valentine: Vampire

Minor Characters
Veronica Simms: Anita's ex-best friend

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures #12
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Trade Paperbacks

 * Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures, vol. 1 - Collects #1-6. "Anita Blake lives in a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have been declared legal citizens of the United States. Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for mourning relatives. But Anita is also known as a fearsome hunter of criminal vampires, and she's often employed to investigate cases that are far too much for conventional police. But as Anita gains the attention of the vampire masters of her hometown of St. Louis, she also risks revealing an intriguing secret about herself - the source of her unusual strength and power." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785125817

Hardcovers

 * Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: First Death - Collects First Death #1-2 plus the Guilty Pleasures Handbook. "Featuring the adventures of a younger Anita Blake as she teams up with popular characters Edward and Jean-Claude for a vampire hunt." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785129413


 * Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures, vol. 1 - Collects #1-6. "Anita Blake lives in a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have been declared legal citizens of the United States. Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for mourning relatives. But Anita is also known as a fearsome hunter of criminal vampires, and she's often employed to investigate cases that are far too much for conventional police. But as Anita gains the attention of the vampire masters of her hometown of St. Louis, she also risks revealing an intriguing secret about herself - the source of her unusual strength and power." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785127232


 * Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures, vol. 2 - Collects #7-12. "What price will Anita pay in order to save her friend’s life and solve the Vampire Murders? Will she actually kiss Phillip? How far will Edward go in order to find out where the daytime resting place of the Master Vampires truly is? Where is Jean-Claude? And most important, who is behind the Vampire Murders?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785125809

Creative Team
Anita Blake created by Laurell K. Hamilton.

Guilty Pleasures
Writer: Stacie M. Ritchie, Based on the Novel by Laurell K. Hamilton. Artist/Covers: Brett Booth. Artist: Ron Lim.

The Laughing Corpse
Writer: Jessica Ruffner, Based on the Novel by Laurell K. Hamilton. Artist/Covers: Ron Lim.

Publishing History
First published in 2006.

Order Codes
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Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse #1: 01 Oct 2008
 * Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse — Book One #2: 05 Nov 2008

News & Features

 * 09 Aug 2007 - SDCC Spotlight on ... Laurell K. Hamilton
 * 19 Oct 2006 - Bump In The Night: Hamilton talks Anita Blake

Links

 * Marvel Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Dabel Brothers Productions
 * wikipedia:Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter (series)