Since his debut over 50 years ago, Blade has firmly staked his claim as one of Marvel Comics’ most iconic characters. Relegated mostly to supporting roles in his initial years, the Vampire Hunter was always a stand-out wherever he appeared. However, his big break would not come in comics but in his eponymous 1998 film. The movie captured the cultural zeitgeist of the time, launching the superhero movie boom.Marvel would adopt the film’s depiction of the character for the comics, effectively creating two main eras in the character’s publication history. However, fans should not discount one era for another. Many of Blade’s stories before the film were of considerable quality, paving the way for the Daywalker’s rise to pop-culture icon status.The trio expanded their vampire-hunting repertoire to include all kinds of supernatural threats. For Blade and company, however, it all comes back to vampires. A battle with Varnae (Marvel’s first vampire in-lore) would put King and Drake out of commission, making Blade a lone operative again. Still, Blade’s time in Nightstalkers remains a standout in his publication history, as it cemented him as an equal to the likes of Ghost Rider and Dr. Strange.
Since his debut over 50 years ago, Blade has firmly staked his claim as one of Marvel Comics’ most iconic characters. Relegated mostly to supporting roles in his initial years, the Vampire Hunter was always a stand-out wherever he appeared. However, his big break would not come in comics but in his eponymous 1998 film. The movie captured the cultural zeitgeist of the time, launching the superhero movie boom.
Marvel would adopt the film’s depiction of the character for the comics, effectively creating two main eras in the character’s publication history. However, fans should not discount one era for another. Many of Blade’s stories before the film were of considerable quality, paving the way for the Daywalker’s rise to pop-culture icon status.
The trio expanded their vampire-hunting repertoire to include all kinds of supernatural threats. For Blade and company, however, it all comes back to vampires. A battle with Varnae (Marvel’s first vampire in-lore) would put King and Drake out of commission, making Blade a lone operative again. Still, Blade’s time in Nightstalkers remains a standout in his publication history, as it cemented him as an equal to the likes of Ghost Rider and Dr. Strange.
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