(W) Laurell K. Hamilton, Jessica Ruffner-Booth (A/CA) Ron Lim. Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER Penciled by RON LIM Cover by RON LIM Adapting the second novel in Laurell K. Hamilton's bestselling ANITA BLAKE series! St. Louis is a city of the damned. The supernatural is commonplace* and the undead enjoy free rein. But whether warm- or cold-blooded* the laws of man still apply - and nobody dispenses justice better than Anita Blake* Vampire Hunter! This time out* a child's parents are gruesomely slaughtered by an unknown entity. With the child missing and time running out for his safe return* Anita is called in to lend her special expertise as an Animator - one who can raise the bodies of the dead. But as she pursues the truth behind his abduction* she descends into a maelstrom of voodoo mysticism and the many dark secrets of her foes* her friends and - inevitably - herself! THE LAUGHING CORPSE continues the exploration of Hamilton's inventive universe of vampires* werewolves* zombies and ghouls - and the brave hunter who tries to keep them all in line! Collecting ANITA BLAKE: THE LAUGHING CORPSE - BOOK ONE #1-5. 120 PGS./Mature ...$16.99