Blade (Eric Brooks) is a fictional vampire-hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, he first appeared in the comic-book Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973) as a supporting character. He went on to star or co-star in several comic-book series and in a movie trilogy and a television series. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Tomb of Dracula is a horror comic book published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926, the Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American comic book artist who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ... Dhampire (also dhampir, dhamphir or dhampyr) are mythological or folkloric creatures. ... The Nightstalkers is a fictional trio in the Marvel Comics universe who had reluctantly banded together to fight occult and supernatural threats. ... The Midnight Sons was a short-lived team of supernatural heroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... | Superhuman strength, also called super strength or enhanced strength, is an ability commonly utilized in fiction. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... A penciller (or penciler) is one of a number of artists working within the comic industry. ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926, the Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American comic book artist who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ... In comic books, the term first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing sequential art in the form of a narrative. ... Tomb of Dracula is a horror comic book published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. ... The Blade Trilogy DVD box set The Blade Trilogy is a movie trilogy starring Wesley Snipes. ...

Publication history

Blade appeared in most issues of Marvel Comics' Tomb of Dracula from #10-21, with additional appearances in #24 & #28 (altogether ranging from July 1973 - Sept. 1974). He then fought the scientifically created vampire Morbius in the latter's series in Adventure into Fear #24 (Oct. 1974), in a story written by Steve Gerber and penciled by P. Craig Russell. Morbius the Living Vampire, full name Michael Morbius, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, intended as a tragic anti-hero with vampire-like powers that actually had a biochemical origin. ... Adventure into Fear #20 (February, 1974). ... Stephen Ross Gerber (born 20 September 1947, St. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Philip Craig Russell, a. ...

Blade appeared in his first solo story in Marvel's black-and-white horror-comics magazine Vampire Tales #8 (Dec. 1974), in an 11-page story by his writer co-creator Marv Wolfman and penciller-inker Tony DeZuniga. This feature continued in the following issue (Feb. 1975), with Wolfman and Chris Claremont co-scripting. Blade then appeared in a 56-page solo story in the black-and-white showcase magazine Marvel Preview #3 (Sept. 1975), written by Claremont, with two chapters each drawn by DeZuniga and by Rico Rival. A six-page backup story by Wolfman and Colan followed in Marvel Preview #8 (Fall 1976). “Horror story” redirects here. ... Vampire Tales was a horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics in the 1970s. ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... Tony deZuniga finished Commercial Arts at the University of Santo Tomas, in the Philippines. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Blade's origin, artist Rico Rival

Blade next came into prominence in the 1990s, beginning with Ghost Rider #28 (Aug. 1992), in the Midnight Sons imprint that included issues of Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins, Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance, Midnight Sons Unlimited, Morbius, and Nightstalkers. Blade co-starred in the 18-issue Nightstalkers, and appeared with that team in a story in the anthology Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 (April 1993). He appeared in two solo stories in Midnight Sons Unlimited #2 & 7 (July 1993 & Oct. 1994). Image File history File links Blademu1. ... Image File history File links Blademu1. ... This article is about the paranormal superheroes known as Ghost Rider. ... The Midnight Sons was a short-lived team of supernatural heroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Darkhold, also known as The Book of Sins, is a fictional book in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Johnny Blaze is the name of: Johnny Blaze, the second Marvel Comics character called Ghost Rider Method Man, a musician John Hennigan, a professional wrestler An infamous member of the Gladesville-Hornsby FA Premier League Forum [1] whos true identity is the source of much speculation. ... Morbius the Living Vampire, full name Michael Morbius, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, intended as a tragic anti-hero with vampire-like powers that actually had a biochemical origin. ... The Nightstalkers is a fictional trio in the Marvel Comics universe who had reluctantly banded together to fight occult and supernatural threats. ... An anthology, literally a garland or collection of flowers, is a collection of literary works, originally of poems. ...

Following the cancellation of Nightstalkers, Blade debuted in his first color-comics series, Blade: The Vampire Hunter #1-10 (July 1994 - April 1995), written by Ian Edginton (with the last two issues by Terry Kavanagh) and penciled by Doug Wheatley. Blade next appeared in a 12-page inventory story in the one-shot anthology Marvel: Shadows and Light #1 (Feb. 1997). He then starred again in two solo one-shots: Blade: Crescent City Blues (March 1998), by writer Christopher Golden and penciller co-creator Gene Colan, and Blade: Sins of the Father (Oct. 1998), by writer Marc Andreyko and penciller Bart Sears. Ian Edginton is the co-creator (with DIsraeli) of Scarlet Traces and the War of the Worlds comic. ... Terrence Terry Kavanagh is a American comic book editor and writer. ... Doug Wheatley, sometimes credited as Douglas H. Wheatley, is a comic book artist that has illustrated several Star Wars stories for Dark Horse Comics. ... In the American comic book industry, the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue. ... Christopher Golden is an American award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and the Body of Evidence series of teen thrillers. ...

Marvel next announced a six-issue miniseries, Blade (storyline: "Blade: Blood Allies") by writer Don McGregor and penciller Brian Hagen, but only #1-3 (Nov. 1998 - Jan. 1999) were published. Later that year Marvel published a different six-issue miniseries, Blade: Vampire Hunter (storyline: "Chaos (A)"; Dec. 1999 - May 2000), written and, except the last two issues, penciled by Bart Sears. A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Donald F. McGregor (born June 15, 1945, Rhode Island, United States) is an American comic book writer, and the author of one of the first graphic novels. ...

The next ongoing series, Blade vol. 2, by writer Christopher Hinz and artist Steve Pugh, ran 10 issues. A third Blade vol. 3, by writer Marc Guggenheim and penciller-inker Howard Chaykin, ran 12 issues (Sept. 2006 - Aug. 2007). The final two pages of the last issue were drawn by character co-creator Gene Colan. Christopher Hinz (born 1951) is an American writer best known for the Paratwa science fiction trilogy. ... Steve Pugh is a British comic book artist who has worked for most of the major comic producers on both sides of the Atlantic: DC, Marvel, Dark Horse and 2000 AD. Bibliography Comics work includes: Third World War: Ivans story: Why me? (with Pat Mills, in Crisis, #36, 1990... Marc Guggenheim is a veteran writer for TV’s The Practice, Law & Order, and most recently, CSI. He is also currently the writer of Wolverine and Blade for Marvel Comics. ... Howard Victor Chaykin (born 1950 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial material. ...

Blade also starred in two promotional comic books: Blade ½ (1999) by writer-artist Sears and inker Bill Sienkiewicz, bundled with issues of Wizard: The Comic Magazine #2000; and Blade: Nightstalking (2005), a 22-page story by writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray and penciller Amanda Conner, based on New Line Cinema's Blade movie trilogy, and bundled with the Blade Trinity Deluxe Edition DVD. Additionally, the second Blade movie was adapted as the Marvel comic Blade 2: Bloodhunt - The Official Comic Adaptation (April 2002) by writers Steve Gerber and David Goyer and penciller-inker Alberto Ponticelli. Bill Sienkiewicz in Gijón, Spain. ... Look up wizard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... James Jimmy Palmiotti is an Italian American writer of various comics, games and film. ... Amanda Conner is an American comic book artist and commercial art illustrator best-known for Harris Comics Vampirella. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... Blade is a 1998 vampire movie adapted from a comic book. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... Stephen Ross Gerber (born 20 September 1947, St. ... David S. Goyer is a comic book writer, screenwriter, and film director. ...

Fictional character biography

Early life and career

Marvel Preview #3 (Sep7. 1973). Painted cover art by Gray Morrow.

Blade was born in a whorehouse in the Soho neighborhood of London, England.^[1] Blade's mother, Tara Brooks, was a prostitute at Madame Vanity's Brothel. When his mother experienced severe labor complications, a doctor was summoned who was in actuality Deacon Frost, a vampire who feasted on her during Blade's birth, killing her, and inadvertently passing along certain enzymes in his own blood to the infant. This resulted in Blade's quasi-vampiric abilities, including a greatly prolonged lifespan and the ability to sense supernatural creatures, as well as an immunity to complete vampirism. Brooks' fellow prostitutes drove off Frost before he could kill the infant as well. Image File history File links Blademu2. ... Image File history File links Blademu2. ... Gray Morrow (March 7, 1934 - November 6, 2001) was an American illustrator of paperback books and comics. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (examples: oral sex, sexual intercourse) for money. ... Cast-iron architecture in Greene Street SoHo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... Deacon Frost is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Universe. ... Vampires are fictional characters found in the Marvel Universe. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ...

Blade grew up living at Madame Vanity's, and at age 9, returning home from school one December, he saw an old man being attacked by three vampires. Blade helped the old man, who used a silver cane to kill the vampires, fight off the attackers. The man was Jamal Afari, a jazz trumpeter and vampire-hunter who then moved into Madame Vanity's and trained the young Blade in both music and combat. Blade was soon able to defeat many of the weak, younger vampires that he and Afari found in abundance.^[2] Blade became an Olympic-level athlete and a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, with an expertise in edged weapons such as knives and daggers. For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Trumpeter redirects here. ... A bladed weapon is a weapon with a blade. ... traditional Norse knife A knife is a sharp-edged hand tool used for cutting. ... For the typographical mark, see dagger (typography). ...

However, Blade's victories made him cocky. He joined a street gang, the Bloodshadows, headed by a much older and more powerful vampire than any Blade had met before, named Lamia. Blade barely defeated Lamia, and, in doing so, lost his girlfriend Glory.

Afari himself later fell prey to Dracula, the first occurrence in an ongoing battle between Dracula and Blade. Blade slew the vampire Afari and tracked Dracula back to Europe, Asia Minor, and Asia, staking him many times, but never completely destroying him. In China, Blade joined Ogun Strong's vampire hunters,^{[citation needed]} which included Azu, Orji and Musenda. Together, they staked Dracula again. Dracula survived, and killed all the hunters except Blade and Musenda (who eventually retired from vampire hunting). Orji had created a lasting impression on Blade with his use of wooden daggers to combat vampires, leading to Blade adopting that weapon as his preferred arms. Consumed by grief for his fallen comrades, Blade resumed his quest alone. Dracula is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

Quincy Harker's vampire-hunters

Nightstalkers #3 (Jan. 1993): The "revamped" costume: Cover art by Ron Garney & Tom Palmer.

Blade eventually located Dracula in Paris, where he first encountered the vampire hunter Quincy Harker (son of Jonathan Harker), whom he knew by reputation, and Harker's vampire hunters: Rachel van Helsing (granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing), Taj Nital, and Frank Drake. Because of his mercurial temperament, Blade had a strained but steady relationship with the group, allying himself with them on several occasions. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x616, 622 KB) Summary Copyright Marvel Comics, artist Ron Garney, Nightstalkers #3 Licensing This image is of the cover of a single issue of a comic book, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x616, 622 KB) Summary Copyright Marvel Comics, artist Ron Garney, Nightstalkers #3 Licensing This image is of the cover of a single issue of a comic book, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of... Ron Garney is a comic book artist. ... Tom Palmer is a popular comics artist. ... Quincy Harker is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Jonathan Harker is a fictional character in the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... Rachel van Helsing is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Helsing and Van Helsing redirect here. ... Frank Drake is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics, most notably the Tomb of Dracula series created by Gerry Conway. ...

Later, after an unsuccessful battle with Dracula, Blade realized he was immune to turning from a vampire's bite.^{[citation needed]} Armed with this knowledge, he went after Deacon Frost alone. Blade's hunt for his mother's killer led him to Boston, Massachusetts, where he again encountered Harker's crew,^{[citation needed]} now temporarily allied with Dracula against a larger threat, Doctor Sun. Following this battle, Dracula withdrew, and Blade again set out on his own. Boston redirects here. ... Doctor Sun is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ...

He eventually encountered^{[citation needed]} Hannibal King, a private detective whom Deacon Frost had turned into a vampire. While initially distrusting King, Blade teamed up with him to hunt Frost. Blade and King fought together against Blade's evil doppelgänger, who absorbed the real Blade.^{[citation needed]} King enlisted the help of Daimon Hellstrom, the so-called Son of Satan, who exorcised Blade from the doppelgänger and killed it with King's help. Blade and King eventually caught up with Frost, who had created an army of vampiric doppelgängers, one for each of his victims. Together, they shut down Frost for good, forging a lasting friendship. Hannibal King is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... A private investigator, or PI, is a person who undertakes investigations. ... For other uses, see Doppelgänger (disambiguation). ... Daimon Hellstrom, also known as the Son of Satan and Hellstorm, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The Nightstalkers

Main article: Nightstalkers (comics)

In later years, Blade, along with King and Drake, became a frequent ally of the sorcerer Doctor Strange, and assisted Strange in the casting of the Montesi Formula, which for a time destroyed all vampires on Earth. Blade, King and Drake then formed the private detective agency Borderline Inc., to combat supernatural threats The agency discontinued after Drake left and Blade was committed to a psychiatric hospital following a battle with a temporarily resurrected Dracula. Doctor Strange later arranged the release of Blade so that he could join Drake and King in reforming Borderline Inc. as the Nightstalkers. Upon the eventual weakening of the Montesi Formula, and the return of vampires, Blade encountered and staked a former alley, a now-vampiric Taj Nital, and survived a battle with the vampire lord Varnae in which Drake and King appeared to have been killed.^[3] The Nightstalkers is a fictional trio in the Marvel Comics universe who had reluctantly banded together to fight occult and supernatural threats. ... Look up sorcerer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ... Dracula is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Nightstalkers is a fictional trio in the Marvel Comics universe who had reluctantly banded together to fight occult and supernatural threats. ... Varnae is a fictional villainous vampire in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Daywalker

Peter Parker: Spider-Man #8 (Aug. 1999): Morbius transforms Blade into a Daywalker. Cover art by John Romita Jr. & Scott Hanna.

A solo vampire-hunter once again, Blade briefly joined forces with the mystic Bible John Carik, and encountered a vampire impersonating Deacon Frost and a once-again resurrected Dracula. Later, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Blade discovered that Hannibal King had survived, and the two joined forces to defeat a genuinely resurrected Frost. Blade remained active in New Orleans, defeating the vampire Ulysses Sojourner and his own former ally, Morbius, the Living Vampire, who was under Sojourner's mental thrall. Blade followed Morbius to New York, where, while teamed with Spider-Man, Blade was bitten by Morbius.^[4] Blade's blood enzymes reacted unexpectedly with Morbius's unique form of vampirism to grant Blade many vampire strengths while eliminating weaknesses inherent to a vampire, most notably the weakness to sunlight. It was at this time that Blade assumed the unofficial title of "Daywalker" among his prey. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x607, 501 KB) Summary Copyright Marvel Comics, artist John Romita Jr. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x607, 501 KB) Summary Copyright Marvel Comics, artist John Romita Jr. ... John Romita, Jr. ... Cover to Blade: The Vampire Hunter #4 Bible John Carik pictured in the middle Art by Douglas H. Wheatley John Carik (also known by the nickname Bible John) is a fictional character who was featured as the main supporting character in the mid-1990s comic book series Blade: The Vampire... Deacon Frost is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Universe. ... NOLA redirects here. ... Hannibal King is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Morbius the Living Vampire (Michael Morbius) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, intended as a tragic anti-hero with vampire-like powers that actually had a biochemical origin. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Vampirism is a term used differently in popular culture and in zoology. ...

The United Nations-sanctioned espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D sought to use Blade's blood for Project: Silvereye, an attempt at cloning vampire operatives. Blade and the vampire-hunting twins Mosha and Mikado shut down the project. Blade later joined Noah Van Helsing (actually Noah Tremayne, Rachel Van Helsing's adopted cousin) and several vampire hunters worldwide to stop Dracula from becoming a genuinely god-like vampire lord. Blade then returned to the now Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans. UN and U.N. redirect here. ... Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (Originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law Enforcement Division, subsequently changed to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ...

Blade reencountered Dracula, and appeared to fully destroy the vampire once again, aboard the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier Pericles V. Unbeknownst to Blade, his wealthy father, Lucas Cross, had been responsible for Dracula's most recent resurrection. Cross later kidnapped Blade and attempted to force Blade to feed on a virgin girl; in an attempt to fufil a prophecy. Blade escape after biting through his own hand. Later, Blade would feed on a virgin after bitting an evil vampire priest, Draconis. The Helicarrier, an aircraft carrier specifically designed to be itself capable of independent powered flight in addition to the conventional functions of aircraft carriers, is the signature capital ship of the fictional intelligence/defence agency S.H.I.E.L.D., usually shown in Marvel Comics-published comic book magazines. ... In Roman times, Vestal Virgins were strictly celibate or they were punished by death. ... This article is about religious workers. ...

Blade in exchange for undertaking a time-travel adventure for the supervillain Doctor Doom, received from Doom an elixir that would purportedly cure a vampire of thirst for human blood but would also remove the bloodlust vampire hunters get for killing the undead. At the end of the series, Blade gave Hannibal King the elixer. During this time-travel mission, Blade fufilled another part of the prophecy by freeing his imprisioned father. Unsolved problems in physics: Is time travel theoretically and practically possible? If so, how can paradoxes such as the grandfather paradox be avoided? Time travel is the concept of moving backwards and/or forwards to different points in time, in a manner analogous to moving through space. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ...

During the events of the "Civil War" over the registration of super-powered individuals, Blade registers and begins cooperating with S.H.I.E.L.D.^[5] This alliance allowed Blade access to S.H.I.E.L.D. tech, gaining himself a "gun hand" to replace his missing one. Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover event built around a seven-issue limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar, and penciled by Steve McNiven. ...

Powers and abilities

Comics

Blade possesses superhuman strength, stamina, speed, and agility, heightened senses, and a rapid healing factor. He is immune to the effects of normal vampire bites, ages very slowly, and can sense supernatural activity. He is an extraordinary martial artist, swordsman, and marksman. He is also an accomplished jazz trumpeter.

Film and television

In the films and TV series, Blade is depicted as having all of the vampire strength and none of their weakness-except the thirst. Blade has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes and senses. He also has a healing factor. He can walk in sunlight, though it causes some minor discomfort and he likes to wear sunglasses^{[citation needed]}.He also ages like a mortal. He is a master of martial arts and weaponry ranging from his acid-etched titanium sword and glaive to a MAC-10 automatic pistol. Blade can speak Czech, Russian and to a degree the Vampire language, and he has a great deal of knowledge about hunting vampires. | Superhuman strength, also called super strength or enhanced strength, is an ability commonly utilized in fiction. ... A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... The Military Armament Corporation Model 10 or MAC-10 is a blowback-operated select-fire submachine gun (more specifically a machine pistol) developed by Gordon B. Ingram in 1964. ...

Equipment

Main article: Weaponry of Blade

According to his earliest appearances in the original Tomb of Dracula comics, Blade relied on teakwood daggers which he used to impale opponents, and a variety of mahogany stakes. He was an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and knife-fighter. Later comics upgraded his arsenal significantly over the years, including a variety of different bladed weapons ranging from long swords to katanas, as well as guns, flamethrowers, and UV and silver-based weapons. He has also had some success with improvised weapons such as stakes made from snapped brooms and, after losing his hand, a replacement appendage made from duct tape and a pointed stick. In all of his incarnations, Blade uses a vast array of weaponry specifically designed to eliminate vampires. ... Tomb of Dracula is a horror comic book published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. ... Species Tectona grandis Tectona hamiltoniana Tectona philippinensis Teak (Tectona), also called jati is a genus of tropical hardwood trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia, and is commonly found as a component of monsoon forest vegetation. ... For the typographical mark, see dagger (typography). ... Categories: Stub | Death penalty | Torture ... This article is about the timber. ... Look up Stake in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Other versions

Ultimate Blade

Although he has only one appearance so far in the Ultimate Universe^[6], he has appearance in Ultimate Spider-Man in a cameo. Spider-Man stops what he thinks is a robbery but it turns out that Blade is fighting a vampire in an alley-way. Although he is victorious, Blade punches Spider-Man, warns him to never appear in his sight again, and disappears into the night. This version of Blade had numerous small scars across his face. For the video game of the same title, see Ultimate Spider-Man (video game). ...

In other media

Movie trilogy

Main articles: Blade Trilogy, Blade (film), Blade II, and Blade: Trinity

Blade movie poster

In 1998, the New Line Cinema movie Blade starred Wesley Snipes in the title role, Kris Kristofferson as Abraham Whistler, Blade's mentor, and Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost. The film was written by David S. Goyer and directed by Stephen Norrington. The film diverges slightly from the comic Blade in the demeanor of the character. Traditionally, Blade was often presented as loquacious and boastful, yet in the film he is stoic and nearly silent. The nature of his abilities is based more on his later titles rather than his original appearances, with him having vampiric powers but none of the inherent weaknesses. The movies Blade is portrayed as an African-American born in Chicago, Illinois. In the Blade T.V. mini series, his activities take place in Detroit Michigan. The Blade Trilogy DVD box set The Blade Trilogy is a movie trilogy starring Wesley Snipes. ... Blade is a 1998 film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the published stories of the Marvel Comics character Blade. ... Blade II is a 2002 vampire action movie starring Wesley Snipes and Kris Kristofferson. ... Blade: Trinity is a 2004 movie, directed by David S. Goyer, which is a motion_picture directorial debut for him. ... Download high resolution version (561x755, 59 KB)Blade movie poster File links The following pages link to this file: Blade (movie) ... Download high resolution version (561x755, 59 KB)Blade movie poster File links The following pages link to this file: Blade (movie) ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, martial artist and film producer. ... Kristoffer Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential American country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... David S. Goyer is a comic book writer, screenwriter, and film director. ... First Movie: Death Machine, SF-Thriller GB 1994 later produced The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Blade ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

Written by Goyer and directed by Guillermo del Toro, a sequel followed in 2002: Blade II. Blade joins forces with his vampire nemesis Eli Damaskinos to defeat a powerful new breed of vampire called Reapers. The 2004 film Blade: Trinity, written and directed by Goyer, introduced heavily modified versions of Hannibal King (played by Ryan Reynolds) and the Nightstalkers. Blade reluctantly joins forces with the group of vampire hunters (led by Abigail Whistler, the estranged daughter of his old mentor) to finally destroy the first vampire. Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican film director. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian born actor. ...

According to moviebodycounts.com, Blade's personal body count total stands at 172 in the trilogy. On Oct.22, 2007 there was a rumor about a franchise reboot for Blade in the works according to an unconfirmed source named "Marlowe" who told the horror genre website "Bloody-Disgusting" that it's what the comic property wants and Marlowe thinks it was because of the "30 Days of Nights" craze or the hulk relaunch too.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series

Animated Blade

Blade appears in a 1996 episode of the Spider-Man animated series, "Neogenic Nightmare: Chapter 9: Blade the Vampire Hunter". This episode also introduced Whistler, a character (who would later be introduces into the New Line Cinema movies) not previously seen in the Blade mythos. Here Blade hunts Morbius, and in this version of his origin, he was the son of a vampire man and a human woman, whose mother left him in foster care after she was bitten by a vampire. Blade and Morbius both also appear in the following episode, "The Immortal Vampire". Image File history File links Spidermanep22. ... Image File history File links Spidermanep22. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ...

In the season-four episode "Partners in Danger: Chapter 7: The Vampire Queen", Blade hunts the Vampire Queen, who he then learns is his mother. Blade make his final appearance in the show in the season-five episode "Secret Wars: Chapter 2: Gauntlet of the Red Skull", where he teams with Morbius and the Black Cat against the Vampire Queen. Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero and one-time foe and girlfriend of Spider-Man. ...

In all these appearances, Blade was voiced by J.D. Hall, and wore a costume based on his appearance in the Nightstalkers comic book series and subsequently. The Spider-Man incarnation of Blade was notably lighter skinned than in the comic and lacked most, if not all, of the racial characteristics common to the show's African-American cast. The Nightstalkers is a fictional trio in the Marvel Comics universe who had reluctantly banded together to fight occult and supernatural threats. ...

Blade: The Series

Main article: Blade: The Series

A television series based on the films aired on Spike TV and stared rapper/actor Kirk Jones as Blade. Set some time after the events of Blade: Trinity, the series dealt with Blade fighting an evil vampire named Marcus Van Sciver in Detroit, which is also Blade's birthplace (in the series). As was shown in the movies, Blade's birth name is Eric Brooks and his mother was named Vanessa and now it has been revealed that Blade's father is named Robert Brooks, and that he raised Blade until he was twelve and his vampiric nature became more apparent, such as with his "thirst" for human blood. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kirk Jones is also the name of a man who survived a plunge over the Niagara Falls, without a flotation device, on October 20, 2003. ... Detroit redirects here. ...

Conflicts often come up between Whistler's explanation of Blade's origin in the movie and the explanation of Blade's origin in the television series.

Video games

• Blade is playable in the movie-based Blade (for the PlayStation) and Blade II (for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox).

• Blade is a playable character in the multi-platform action role-playing game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance voiced by Khary Payton. His costumes include the classic, Ultimate, Nightstalker, and Daywalker variations. A simulation disk has Blade defending Storm from Dark Spider-Man in Mephisto's Realm. He has special dialogue with Mandarin (when Mandarin is defeated) and Volla.

• Blade is an unlockable character in the movie-based Ghost Rider. He unlocks after you beat the game on "forgiving" difficulty level.

• Khary Payton reprises his role of Blade who appears in Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, in a costume similar to that in the Blade television series.

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Footnotes

References

• Marvel Directory.com: Blade
• Grand Comics Database
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

External links

• Blade Fan Website
• Comicmonsters.com: Blade Timeline
• Marvel Universe Appendix: Jamal Afari, Bloodshadows, and Crossbow