True Blood #1

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TRUE BLOOD created by

Alan Ball written by

Michael McMillian and Ann Nocenti art by

colors by

Michael Gaydos

Marcelo Maiolo

letters by

edits by

Neil Uyetake

Denton J. Tipton

story editor for HBO

Gianna Sobol

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THE STORY SO FAR...

TRUE BLOOD chronicles the backwoods Louisiana town of Bon Temps... where vampires have emerged from the coffin and no longer need humans for their fix with the creation of synthetic blood. Sookie Stackhouse works as a waitress at the rural bar Merlotte’s . Though outwardly a typical young woman, she keeps a dangerous secret: she has the ability to hear the thoughts of others. Her situation is further complicated when the bar gets its first vampire patron—173-year-old Bill Compton—and the two outsiders are immediately drawn to each other. TRUE BLOOD is a dark and sexy tale that boldly delves into the heart—and the neck—of the Deep South.

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TRUE BLOOD #1. MAY 2012. FIRST PRINTING. Official HBO Licensed Product © 2012 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. HBO and related trademarks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. IDW Publishing authorized user. © 2012 Idea and Design Works, LLC. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego CA 92109. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea.

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