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Ann Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) • Michael Gaydos (a) • Tim Bradstreet, photo (c)Alan Ball’s hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of creatures, is back as an ongoing series! With creative collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Ball, this series features writers Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, Green Arrow) and Michael McMillian, with art by Michael Gaydos (Alias). FC • 32 pages • $3.99TRANSCRIPT
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TRUE BLOOD created by
Alan Ballwritten by
Michael McMillian and Annie Nocentiart by
Michael Gaydoscolors by
Marcelo Maiololetters by
Neil Uyetakeedits by
Denton J. Tiptonstory editor for HBOGianna Sobol
TRUE BLOOD #3. JULY 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. © 2012Idea and Design Works, LLC. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego CA 92109. Any similarities to personsliving 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. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.
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THE STORY SO FAR...TRUE BLOOD chronicles the backwoods Louisiana town of Bon Temps... where vampireshave emerged from the coffin and no longer need humans for their fix.
Sookie Stackhouse works as a waitress at the rural bar Merlotte’s; however, she’s in the debtof Eric Northman, the vampire sheriff of her area. Sookie is summoned to work at Eric’svampire bar, Fangtasia, for the night, only to find herself in the middle of a centuries-oldconflict. Remus, an ancient enemy of Eric’s, is seeking retribution for the death of his “nest”at Eric’s hand, targeting the members of Eric’s own nest, including Sookie.
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