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True Blood hottie Mechad Brooks may have died at the end of last season but he's very much alive in these sexy new pix celebrating the beginning of swimsuit season in GQ.

Showing off a set of abs that would make The Situation jealous, hot Blood-ed Brooks may not be an Angel, but he can definitely rock a bathing suit better than some girls! But maybe not that girl in the pix -- she's just as sexy as he is!

Check out the rest of the sizzling pix that are ALMOST (but not quite) NSFW in the gallery below!