ANITA BLAKE VH HC FIRST DEATH DM ED

Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JONATHON GREEN Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES Covers by BRETT BOOTH Her fans have been asking for it; now, Laurell K. Hamilton delivers a look into Anita Blake's past. Written by Laurell K. Hamilton herself, along with Jonathon Green, THE FIRST DEATH takes place almost a year before the events being chronicled in GUILTY PLEASURES. Witness the first meeting of Anita and Jean-Claude, Anita's first time inside Guilty Pleasures, her first serial-killer case, and an early encounter with Edward. Prepare to be thrilled by this original story produced especially for comics! Collecting LAURELL K. HAMILTON'S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH #1-2, plus the ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES HANDBOOK. PRODUCT UPDATE (010908): The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: First Death HC will be 128 pages, not the solicited 96 pages.