Fans of the brutal Marvel’s Blade are overjoyed with a new R-rated series that we can't wait to check out.
For many, the introduction to the half-human and half-vampire antihero was with the fangtastic Blade movie from 1998 starring Wesley Snipes. However, this charismatic daywalker made his debut in the 1973 comic, The Tomb of Dracula #10.
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Blade received a fun sequel in 2002 followed by the last big-budget movie, Blade Trinity in 2004. However, we’ve not seen Blade in a live-action solo movie since Trinity and a big reason for that could be the fact that it sucked more than a dehydrated Count Duckula.
There is more Blade on the horizon with a new Xbox game from Dishonored and Deathloop developer subsidiary, Arkane Lyon and a new movie starring Mahershala Ali but it does seem that the movie reboot has ventured into limbo at the time of writing.
Thankfully, when all else fails, we will always have our beloved comic books to fall back on and an R-rated Blade series that launches on 9 October is no exception and fans are hyped for it.
“For years, Blade has been the deadliest vampire hunter in the Marvel Universe. With an arsenal of wooden stakes, silver bullets and razor bats at his command, few have known the taste of vengeance of blood like Blade,” reads the description of the comic on Marvel.com.
“But after the harrowing events of Blood Hunt, what’s left of Marvel’s most infamous vampire? Did any of the vampires within Blade survive? Did any of the man? Find out here, at the skin-searing dawn of a bloody new Blade saga!”
“I’m glad Bryan Hill keeps getting to write Blade. His run with the character has been amazing,” said Reddit user StyleVSTAR253.
“Sweet, I loved the first Blade series by Hill, so I'll definitely be grabbing this one,” exclaimed Apprehensive-Quit353. “I'm interested in this Red Band idea, I'm going to grab Werewolf by Night and Wolverine Revenge too.”
“Bryan Hill makes Blade effortlessly cool, so I’m glad he’s back,” replied a joyful suss2it.
The first issue of the five-part Blade series is available now wherever you buy your comic books. As for the upcoming Blade video game, that currently does not have a release date but it is expected to launch on PC and Xbox Series X/S.