IDW announced at WonderCon this weekend that it will produce comic series based on the HBO series True Blood in partnership with HBO.  True Blood #1, the first issue of a six-issue miniseries, will launch in stores and at San Diego Comic-Con in July. 

The story is by True Blood series creator Alan Ball, along with series writers Elisabeth Finch and Kate Barnow, and co-written by David Tischman and Mariah Huehner.  Interior art is by David Messina; covers by J. Scott Campbell.

The comic series will be available both in print and digital formats.