Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter 1 by Laurell K. Hamilton, Stacie M. Ritchie (2007, Hardcover)

I bought this book not realizing it was a graphic novel but I was very happy to get it. It follows the original novel well and the graphics are outstanding. Definitely would recommend it to anyone who likes the "Anita Blake" series and wants to "see" more than the inner visualization of the characters. I also liked the additional story that was included in the book. Five stars!

I’m very excited about this book. I’m a huge fan of the Anita Blake books and it makes it that much more awesome with a graphic novel. Being able to buy it at a great price still new is really great. Thank you

This is actually the first graphic novel I've ever owned. Primarily because of my love of the Anita Blake series, I had to have it. It is great, I would recommend it. I intend on collecting the rest!

What a wonderful adaptaition of the origianal novels!!!! You won't be disapointed with anything. I know I wasn't.

I was surprised at how many different type of horror creatures there were in this first volume of Anita Blake. Also, instead of just sticking them in there for fight scenes, the writer has placed a great amount of info on the workings of each creature in such a way that it didn't bog down the action. The best part about this comic series is the 1st person commentary. It allows for a greater connection to the character, but not as close as reading the Anita Blake novels. The plus to the novel turning into a graphic novel is the visual sense of the characters. It helps with movement and progression of the story and characters. The art is a great marriage to the writing. Clean but gritty at the same time. I think the only thing that could have been improved on was more commentary, more insight, more of the characters themselves.

If you love the Anita Blake novels then this is a comic book for you. This follows very close to the original book. The graphics are excellent, and it's a great addition for any comic book lover or vampire book lover. I loved it, and hope they print more of the books in comic form.

As you may know, this collection of the Anita Blake comics 1-4 is a graphic novel adaptation from a popular book series by Laurel K. Hamilton. These four comics cover the first 100 pages or so of the first novel so there is much more material for future comics. The artwork is top-notch and having read the first 13 novels, I feel the artwork enhances my image of many of the characters I have long been accustomed to. The dialogue and plot is extremely faithful to the source material which I believes adds value to the series. A must read for fans of the novels, but would be easy to read for those not familiar to the storyline. Either way I would highly recommend.

The story: Anita Blake is a vampire hunter and an animator, able to raise zombies from the dead. She also isn't too fond of vampires or weres, though St. Louis is swarming with them. So when a vampire comes to hire her, she turns him down. But at a bachelorette party, she soon finds herself hip-deep in vampire politics -- and a dangerous enemy who is trying to kill her.

Things only get more complicated when she ends up facing the Master of the City, the deceptively childlike Nikolaos, and a dungeon full of wererats. To find who is offing vampires in St. Louis, she'll need to relax her "no vamps" rule -- and join forces with the mysterious, seductive Jean-Claude.