Marvel and horror are a match made in heaven. Whether it’s adaptations of classic movie monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman or original characters that go bump in the night, Marvel has long had a history of bringing delightful frights to comic pages. So when the chance came to adapt one of the most popular book series starring a monster hunter/criminal investigator/monster lover, Marvel dived straight into the thick of it. With zombies, vampires, and other ghoulish creatures, Marvel’s adaptations of Anita Blake are a solid mix of horror, action, and romance.Anita Blake debuted in 1993 with her very first novel, Guilty Pleasures. Written by Laurell K. Hamilton, Guilty Pleasures introduced the world to its heroine, Anita Blake, and the supernatural world she inhabits. Similar to our own in every way, save for the fact that monsters exist, Anita Blake’s world is one of intrigue, conflict, and mystery. Guilty Pleasures proved so popular that Hamilton has continued to write thirty novels so far, with 2023’s Slay being the most recent (and this doesn’t even count the short stories and novellas featuring Anita Blake, either.) Translating Anita Blake to Marvel Comics proved a natural and successful move, as the comics breathe new life into Hamilton’s famous hard-boiled monster hunter and zombie raiser.Many of them are officially and publicly folded into everyday human society. As their existence became impossible to ignore, the world’s governments passed laws recognizing their existence as monsters, even granting them their special citizenship. This incredibly forward and unique precedent opens up entirely new means of dealing with the supernatural for Anita Blake. More than just non-humans to fear and kill without mercy, the relationship between monsters and humans is a tenuous but progressive one.
Marvel and horror are a match made in heaven. Whether it’s adaptations of classic movie monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman or original characters that go bump in the night, Marvel has long had a history of bringing delightful frights to comic pages. So when the chance came to adapt one of the most popular book series starring a monster hunter/criminal investigator/monster lover, Marvel dived straight into the thick of it. With zombies, vampires, and other ghoulish creatures, Marvel’s adaptations of Anita Blake are a solid mix of horror, action, and romance.
Anita Blake debuted in 1993 with her very first novel, Guilty Pleasures. Written by Laurell K. Hamilton, Guilty Pleasures introduced the world to its heroine, Anita Blake, and the supernatural world she inhabits. Similar to our own in every way, save for the fact that monsters exist, Anita Blake’s world is one of intrigue, conflict, and mystery. Guilty Pleasures proved so popular that Hamilton has continued to write thirty novels so far, with 2023’s Slay being the most recent (and this doesn’t even count the short stories and novellas featuring Anita Blake, either.) Translating Anita Blake to Marvel Comics proved a natural and successful move, as the comics breathe new life into Hamilton’s famous hard-boiled monster hunter and zombie raiser.
Many of them are officially and publicly folded into everyday human society. As their existence became impossible to ignore, the world’s governments passed laws recognizing their existence as monsters, even granting them their special citizenship. This incredibly forward and unique precedent opens up entirely new means of dealing with the supernatural for Anita Blake. More than just non-humans to fear and kill without mercy, the relationship between monsters and humans is a tenuous but progressive one.
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