Comics Based on HBO’s True Blood Series Sells Out, Second Printing Available in Stores on August 25th

HBO and IDW Publishing’s True Blood #1 has sold out. They are now rushing a second printing that will be available in stores on August 25th. The first issue of the comic series, based on the HBO series True Blood, launched with huge success at San Diego Comic-Con, selling out by the end of the show. The first print had 53,000 copies. The second installment of the series will be released on August 18th.

“The passion fans have for True Blood has elevated the series to new heights and it continues to grow as the story unfolds,” states James Costos, VP Global Licensing and Retailing. “With [True Blood #2 cover] the sell-out success of the comic’s first printing, it is clear that there is an insatiable thirst for different iterations of the television series, and we’re excited to expand the impact of the comic series and get it into even more hands with this second printing.”