Screw Bloodcopy or whatever new viral marketing idea HBO has in mind for True Blood. Nothing will top cartoonist Andy Swists' growing collection of printable True Blood paper dolls. Yup, paper dolls! So far, Swist has created cartoon versions of Sookie Stackhouse, Bill the vampire, vampire Pam, and fan favorite Lafayette Reynolds. Each character comes with two or three different outfits, including an oven mitt and spatula for fry cook Lafayette. Swist encourages fans to use glitter and ribbons to dress-up the characters.

Somehow, creating provocative paper dolls seems like the perfect way to show some love for the trashy and bizarre camp fest that is True Blood. I love the show, but sometimes it feels like I'm watching a well-plotted mix of daytime soap and B-horror movie clichés. At times, the thing feels like a cartoon with all the over-the-top Southern stock characters and supernatural stunts.

So, Mr. Swist, how long until we get a Maryann doll with a paste-on minotaur head?

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