Blade



Blade is published by Marvel Comics. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #4: 17 May 2023

Current Issue

 * Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #5: 21 Jun 2023

Next Issue

 * Blade #1: 19 Jul 2023

Status
The five-issue Bloodline: Daughter of Blade started February 2023. A new ongoing Blade series starts July 2023.

Main Characters

 * Blade - Half human, half vampire, Blade is a daywalker, a creature with all of the strengths of vampires yet none of their weaknesses. Blade has devoted his life to a mission of destroying vampires. - WikiPedia

Blade #4
Blade faces off against a demon that possesses a department store Santa and others.

Trade Paperbacks

 * Blade: Undead Again - Collects vol. 5 #1-6. "Featuring Spider-Man, Dracula, Dr. Doom, Wolverine... and Santa Claus!? Plus: a look into Blade’s mysterious past!" -


 * Blade: Sins of the Father - Collects vol. 5 #7-12. "Because you demanded it: Hannibal King is back! And the fangs are sure to fly in this Lethal Weapon/Rush Hour-style team-up! Next, it's off to England as Blade seeks answers regarding his mysterious past - but all he's gotten is trouble, so now somebody's gonna pay! Guest staring Union Jack. Plus: Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! Blade... dies!" -


 * Bloodline: Daughter of Blade - Collects Bloodline #1-5. "Brielle Brooks is a good kid, no matter what her teachers say – it's not her fault she's developing vampiric super-powers and the undead want to brawl! And, as if her problems at school aren't enough, Bri's got a wild ride ahead of her: She's about to discover she's the daughter of an infamous vampire hunter, the Daywalker called Blade! Meanwhile, it turns out that her classmate Whitney may not be the BFF Brielle was hoping for - but that's the least of her concerns as she discovers that her powers come with a dangerous hunger! And the Daywalker himself arrives on the scene at the worst possible time!" - -  - (forthcoming, September 2023)


 * Blade by Marc Guggenheim: The Complete Collection - Collects vol. 5 #1-12. -

Creative Team
Blade created by Marv Wolfman & Gene Colan.

Volume 6
Writer: Bryan Hill. Artist/Covers: Elena Casagrande.

Publishing History

 * Volume 1: #1-10, 1994-1995 (Blade: The Vampire-Hunter)
 * Volume 2: #1-3, 1998-1999 (Strange Tales)
 * Volume 3: #1-6, 1999-2000 (Blade: Vampire Hunter)
 * Volume 4: #1-6, 2002 (MAX)
 * Volume 5: #1-12, 2006-2007
 * Volume 6: #1-, 2023-present

First published in 2006.

There have been several previous Blade series and mini-series.

Future Publication Dates

 * Blade #1: 19 Jul 2023
 * Blade #2: 30 Aug 2023
 * Blade #3: 27 Sep 2023

News & Features

 * 22 May 2007 - Sheathing the Blade: Guggenheim Talks Blade Cancellation
 * 15 Apr 2007 - Reflections: Talking with Marc Guggenheim
 * 13 Dec 2006 - Chaykin's Sharp Blade at Marvel
 * 07 Dec 2006 - Staying Sharp: Guggenheim Talks Blade
 * 06 Sep 2006 - Chaykin Art Cuts to the Quick With New Blade Series
 * 19 Jun 2006 - Howard Chaykin Brings Monthly Tales of Blade To Life
 * 02 Jun 2006 - Razor Sharp: Guggenheim talks Blade

Links

 * Marvel Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Blade (comics)