Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse #2

Based on Laurell K. Hamilton's *New York Times* bestselling novel, this 2009 Marvel collection brings the "Necromancer" arc of *The Laughing Corpse* to vivid life with script by Jess Ruffner and art by Ron Lim. The cover, penciled by Harvey Tolibao and inked by Scott Hanna, presents Anita Blake in striking black-and-white rendering against a deep blue-black background — her dark curly hair and intense expression radiating the cool confidence of someone who raises the dead for a living. Fans of Hamilton's supernatural thriller series and readers new to Anita's world alike will find this a compelling entry point into one of urban fantasy's most compelling heroines.