A review by vanessakm
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse, Volume 3: Executioner by Laurell K. Hamilton

3.0

Despite their occasional flaws, once upon a time I did sincerely love LKH's Anita Blake series before it took the pornarific turn of latter days that torpedoed any notion of plot, suspense or common sense. And while I've read lots of urban fantasy since I gave up on Hamilton, I have never found a substitute for sociopathic Anita and the alternate universe St. Louis where she works as a corpse animator and state-appointed vampire executioner. I picked this up on a whim from the library and actually Anita Blake works better in graphic format I think than she does in print. Part of this could be because while dialogue was never Hamilton's strongest facet, she could shine in story and atmosphere. The art work was well done and brought the action sequences to life in a new way. The visual at the end of the floral collar hiding Anita's multiple bruises was also hilarious. This book made me reconsider my reluctance to read graphic novels.

This was a lot of fun to read and made me want to re-read the first 7 or so books of the series. It sucks they split what was one paperback into 3 separate graphic novels though. This particular entry is the last third of the book.