True Blood



True Blood is published by IDW. Cover price is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * True Blood: The French Quarter #4: 07 Dec 2011

Current Issue

 * True Blood: The French Quarter #5: 04 Jan 2012

Next Issue

 * True Blood: The French Quarter #6: Jan 2012

Status
Series of mini-series.

Main Characters

 * Sookie Stackhouse - waitress who can read minds.


 * Bill Compton - vampire.
 * Eric Northman - Vampire.

True Blood: The French Quarter #5
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Hardcovers

 * True Blood, vol. 1: All Together Now - Collects #1-6. "Blood and sex mix on a hot rainy night at Merlotte's, when Sookie and her friends are trapped by a vengeful spirit who feeds on shame. People die and dirty secrets are revealed as Sookie, Bill, Eric, Sam, Tara, Jason, and Lafayette and are all coerced to dig deep and tell painful memories from their past - those things we all have locked within us that we never tell another living soul! Bon Temps, Louisiana has never been stranger, or more twisted." - WorldCat - ISBN 1600108687


 * True Blood, vol. 2: Tainted Blood - Collects Tainted Blood #1-6. "Hoyt, the human boyfriend of Jessica, tries to do a good deed… and it doesn’t go unpunished! Hoyt notices that Jessica has been staring at a poster for a local prom night, which leads him to romantically scheme to throw a surprise one for her at Merlotte’s (with the help of friends Sookie, Sam and Tara). Unfortunately, things go awry when Jessica drinks a bit too much of the punch, which just happens to be part of a tainted batch of Tru Blood! Now out of control on a rampage into the night, Hoyt, Bill and Jason do their best to help their friend. Meanwhile, Sookie and Lafayette try to help Jessica a little differently, by seeking out Eric, and the local sheriff! It’s a thrill ride beyond compare as they fight to bring Jessica back to the safety of Bon Temps stretches dangerously close to dawn." - WorldCat - ISBN 1613770197


 * True Blood, vol. 3: The French Quarter - Collects The French Quarter #1-6. "Mind-reading waitress Sookie Stackhouse is in New Orleans, helping Vampire Sherriff Eric Northman track down an insane killer named Guerra. Bill Compton's in town, too, making sure Eric doesn't get fresh with Sookie, and investigating a local Hep-D outbreak that may be connected to Guerra's latest victims. Meanwhile, back in Bon Temps, why is Pam hanging out at Merlotte's-and what does she want with Lafayette?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1613771657 - (forthcoming, March 2012)

Creative Team
Writers: Alan Ball, David Tischman & Mariah Huehner. Artist: David Messina. Covers by EJ. Scott Campbell, Joe Corroney, Andrew Currie, and David Messina.

Created by Alan Ball, based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries novels by Charlaine Harris.

Publishing History
First IDW issue published in 2010.

Order Codes
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Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * True Blood: The French Quarter #6: Jan 2012
 * True Blood, vol. 3: The French Quarter HC: Mar 2012

News & Features

 * 03 Apr 2010 - Alan Ball talks about new True Blood comic-book series (video)
 * 05 Apr 2010 - True Blood Comic Book Series Coming From IDW Publishing This Summer

Links

 * IDW Publishing - Publisher's Website
 * True Blood