New True Blood Comic Series Coming in August

The True Blood comics have been such a success that IDW Publishing and HBO®, Inc. have announced a third series, set to debut in August.  TRUE BLOOD: THE FRENCH QUARTER, an all-new six-issue story arc, is set in New Orleans and follows Sookie Stackhouse and Eric Northman, who join forces to track down a serial killer.

We spoke with writer David Tischman about the new project a couple of months ago and he was really excited about the concept of having Sookie and Eric work together, and taking them out of Bon Temps. It turns out that the serial killer has ties to Eric’s past, so we’ll also see some flashbacks of Eric and another character encountering the killer.

As with the previous stories, IDW’s True Blood comics offer fans all-new plots with their favorite characters. In this sequel to the first New York Times best-selling True Blood compilation, “All Together Now,” and the second series “Tainted Love,” Sookie and Eric travel to New Orleans to track down a killer named Guerra, whom Eric and Godric thought they killed in Paris more than 200 years ago. Bill Compton’s in town, too, making sure Eric doesn’t get too close to Sookie, and investigating a local Hep-D outbreak that may be connected to Guerra’s latest victims. Meanwhile, back in Bon Temps, Truebies will wonder why Pam is hanging out at Merlotte’s and what it is she wants with Lafayette.

Joining writers Mariah Huehner and David Tischman are artists David Messina and Claudia Balboni, who will bring this latest story arc to life. Messina and Joe Corroney will provide covers. TRUE BLOOD: THE FRENCH QUARTER #1 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in August 2011.