Thereâs a new Blade in the Marvel Universe, and sheâs bringing her father along for the ride!
As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel relaunch coming this fall, Marvelâs famous vampire hunter, Blade is getting a new ongoing series from Hack/Slash creator Tim Seeley and artist Logan Faerber. The twist is that Eric Brooks, a.k.a. Blade, will be sharing the spotlight with his previously never-revealed 16-year-old daughter, Fallon Grey.
Blade has spawned three feature films starring Wesley Snipes as the title character, and a live action TV series with Kirk âSticky Fingazâ Jones in the lead role. However, that success has never fully translated into a long-running ongoing solo comic book series for Blade. The last time that Blade appeared was in Mighty Avengers as a member of Luke Cageâs team.
âThe problem with vampires is that we all know the rules,â explained Seeley. âAnd thatâs inherently less scary. When Blade meets Black Genus, he â and the readers â will have no idea how to kill these things. And thatâs where the scares and the fun comes from.â
The Blade ongoing series will launch in October.
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