Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Guilty Pleasures
Volume one and two by Laurell K. Hamilton and adaptation from Stacie Ritchie
(issues 1-5 and 7-12), Jess Ruffner-Booth (issue 6) illustrated by Ron Lim and
Brett Booth. It was a great series that lived up to the name and the idea that
it would make for a perfect gift. It was a guilty pleasure that had amazing art
and plot.
These two books were a Christmas gift from Miriam. She’s
one of the few people who know how much I love graphic novels, books in
general, and stories about vampires/vampire hunters. We indulge in the same
guilty pleasures so when she saw these two books, it instantly became my
Christmas gift for the year. Which I’m super grateful for. So a huge thank you
to Miriam first and foremost.
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Guilty Pleasures is
taken from the Laurell K. Hamilton series with the same name (although I do believe
the twelve part series was actually drawn from one book). Anita Blake is both
an animator (someone who can reanimate the dead) and a legalized vampire killer.
She gets her arm twisted to help the local vampire population who were being
mysteriously killed off. Along the way
she takes on the first mark from Jean-Claude, a master vampire. He gives her
many gifts that she doesn’t fully understand. Along the way there even more
twists and turns.
I really liked this series. It was great. The art to it was amazing. It was realistic
(so much so that there were-rats actually intruded upon my dreams). Plus there
are just fun little touches to the art like in the variant to the first chapter
or the way she sleeps. It adds so much depth to the story. When it comes to graphic novels, the artwork
is so important and this hit the mark perfectly.
I really enjoyed these two books. I really liked this
series. It made me not only want to read the original book, I want to read more
of the graphic novels. It was just a ton of fun. It was the perfect guilty
pleasure from me.
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