Blade, the vampire hunter who debuted in Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan’s Tomb of Dracula #10 in 1973, will return to the big screen in 2024 (see “‘Blade’ Movie Rejuvenated”), and in the meantime, Marvel is serving up both a new ongoing series and an omnibus collecting the character’s early adventures.
Blade: The Early Years will be a 472-page hardcover omnibus collecting Blade’s exploits from Tomb Of Dracula (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #45, #51, #53, and #58; Marvel Preview #3; Fear #24; and Doctor Strange (1974) #61-62 and #67 — plus material from Tomb Of Dracula(1972) #17-19, #21, #44, #46-50, and #52; Vampire Tales #8-9; Marvel Preview #8; and Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #64. The volume includes stories written by Chris Claremont, Steve Gerber, Roger Stern & Marc McLaurin, in addition to Wolfman, and art by Tony Dezuniga, Rico Rival, P. Craig Russell, Dan Green, Steve Leialoha, and Malcolm Davis as well as Colan. The book will go on sale on November 15, 2023, with a main cover by Dave Wilkins and direct market-only covers by Gil Kane and Gray Morrow. MSRP is $100.
Marvel Comics’ new ongoing Blade series by writer Bryan Hill and artist Elena Casagrande will pit Blade against an ancient evil that has been waiting for centuries to take him on. The first issue will go on sale on July 19, 2023, with variant covers by Frank Miller, Stefano Caselli, Kaare Andrews, David Marquez, Tom Reilly, John Tyler Christopher, and Peach Momoko.
Marvel just launched a five-issue limited series starring Blade’s daughter Bloodline, who is also a vampire hunter (see “Marvel Vampire Hunter Bloodline to Get Solo Title”).
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