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This brings back memories of Classic Anita. Almost makes me want to read the first books again. ( )

I stopped reading the 'Anita Blake' books as I found them to be erotica very loosely connected by a plot. Had to select some graphic books for a challenge so picked this off the library shelf to see if 'comic' form might have been not so rude.

The character of Anita was drawn with huge boobs, long black curly hair, almost permanent sneers and a wide array of guns and knives. The bodies are dripping in gore, the zombies yucky, yucky, yucky. A teenage boy's idea of heaven!

The story not complete in the graphic book - was left on a cliff hanger - I so hate that. Was an average read and very bleak. Are there 'happy' graphic books with cute things?

Don't think I'd be tempted to continue reading the series.

Have two more graphic books to go - hope they are better than this!

The first of a continuing story, in which Anita Blake is offered a million to animate a long-dead corpse, which neccessitates a human sacrifice. At some risk, she refuses, and is later swept into a police case that seems to involve flesh-eating zombies. The investigation leads her to a powerful animator, Dominga Salvador, a former lover of her occasional partner Manny Rodriguez, and reveals a hidden past of Manny's that leads her to rethink their friendship. Interesting so far, but all the loose ends remain loose. Let's see what the conclusion brings. ( )

My memories of reading the early Anita Blake novels include a lot of intriguing world building and a lot of gore. A lot of gore. The graphic novel may not be exactly clinically detailed, however the chunks of mangled body parts are not alluded to but in full view. As for how the art translates the atmosphere: Dominga Salvador is a creepy old scary lady who looks rather normal, which just makes her more creepy; the zombies are nasty looking, especially the ones mistaken for regular humans; Jean Claude's brief appearance is sexy and wiggy and sexy some more; Evans is portrayed in all his freaking out clairvoyant misery; Anita's scars are on display, as are her wicked curves and shiny guns; and the worst horror: the bridesmaid dress is totally terrifying and totally pink and poofy.

A lovely distillation of the first half of Laughing Corpse, like revisiting a dear aunt, albeit one with zombie slaves that she sets upon you, forcing you to unleash a plentitude of bulleted body part cleaving. Fingers crawling after you of their own volition just sucks, let me tell you. ( )