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Press Release
HBO® and IDW Publishing Announce Partnership To Create First-Ever True Blood® Comic Book Series
Exclusive Comics Based on HBO Hit Television Series Bring New Excitement & Drama to the Sultry World of Bon Temps for "Trubies" and Collectors
San Diego, CA (April 2, 2010) - HBO and IDW Publishing are thrilled
to announce an exclusive partnership to produce a multiple, all-new
comic book series based on the network's hit show True Blood.
Premiering at San Diego Comic-Con in July, this sexy, visually
striking comic series will add new and unique layers of
supernatural drama to the wildly original Emmy®- and Golden
Globe®-winning television show. Developed closely with
the show's Oscar®-winning creator, Alan Ball (HBO's Six Feet
Under, American Beauty), IDW's True Blood series are the exclusive,
official comics for the show and will be available in both print
and digital formats.
"I am very excited to be introducing the True Blood comic book
series," stated Ball. "These graphic novels are a great
companion to the series and we are pleased that the popularity of
the show is allowing it to branch out into different mediums."
The first six-issue True Blood comic series offers the same
erotically-charged romance, wry humor and intriguing mystery and
suspense the show has become known for. The plot was developed with
Ball, along with series writers Elisabeth Finch and Kate Barnow,
and co-written by David Tischman and Mariah Huehner.
Beautifully illustrated by top tier artist David Messina, the
series captures all the bloody details and sexy reveals of this
exciting new adventure. Renowned artist J. Scott Campbell
will join Messina in providing covers for each issue.
The comic series will explore the ongoing adventures of telepathic
heroine Sookie Stackhouse, her vampire lover Bill Compton, best
friend Tara Thornton, enigmatic and ancient vampire sheriff Eric
Northman, loyal boss Sam Merlotte, brother Jason Stackhouse,
perpetual-virgin vampire Jessica, and the flamboyant cook/drug
dealer Lafayette Reynolds.
In the first storyline, Sookie and the rest of Bon Temps find
themselves waiting in Merlotte's bar for a strangely portentous
raging storm to subside. Soon, they discover they've been
trapped by an entity that feeds off of raw emotions and begins
killing off the patrons one by one until his hunger is sated.
"True Blood is one of the most exciting dramas on television and
has been eagerly anticipated by comics fans for a long time," said
IDW CEO, Ted Adams. "We are very excited to bring more of this
great entertainment franchise to fans."
True Blood #1 (of 6, 32 pages, full color, $3.99) will be available
in stores in July.
