Joe Manganiello is the newest star of True Blood, playing a werewolf Alcide Herveaux. Off-screen, Joe is a comic book fan, and takes us on a tour of his favorite place to get them, Los Angeles’ famous Golden Apple Comics.

Zap2it caught up with “True Blood’s” Sam Trammell (who plays shapeshifter, Sam Merlotte) at KTLA News Morning Show right after he revealed the secret of male nude scenes on the show. It’s called “the sock” and, well, we had to flesh it out with him. Pun intended.

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It’s a double scoop of  True Blood manliness with both Joe Manganiello and Sam Trammell giving some face time to the media while we wait two whole weeks between True Blood episodes.

Joe discusses his life-long comic-book geekiness (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were his fave) and in general comes across as a gorgeous,  sweet 6’5″ guy.

I’m a bit more comfortable going all fan-girl on Sam Trammell who is a few years older than Joe, though no less charming. Sam is a really good sport as interviewer after interviewer wants to know more about “the sock.”

Sam gives really nothing away spoiler-wise other than to say that there is a big story arc for his character and that it will take him places that we’ve never seen (him) go before.

There is a very brief clip of a scene that follows where we left off with Sam–his younger brother broke into his safe, setting off the alarm, rousing Sam out of bed and then taking off (literally).