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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

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, but she’s in the debt ofEric 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.

TRUE BLOOD #4. AUGUST 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 Publishingauthorized user. © 2012 Idea 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 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 permissionof 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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IDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins

Special thanks to Janis Fein, James Costos, Benjamin Hayes, Stacey Abiraj, and everyone else at HBO for their invaluable assistance.

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