Blade

Cover to Blade #1

Blade is published by Marvel Comics. Price per issue is $4.99.

Publication Dates

Last Issue

Blade: Red Band #3: 25 Dec 2024

Current Issue

Blade: Red Band #4: 22 Jan 2025

Next Issue

Blade: Red Band #5: 26 Feb 2025

Status

The five-issue Blade: Red Band started October 2024.

Characters

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

Recent Storylines

Blade: Red Band #4

This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Blade #4

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

Collections

Trade Paperbacks

• Blade Epic Collection, vol. 2: Nightstalkers - Collects Tomb of Dracula vol. 3 #1-4, Nightstalkers #1-6, and Ghost Rider vol. 2 #31. - OCT240807 - WorldCat - ISBN 9781302956547

• 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!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785123644

• 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!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785123652

• 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!" - JUN231114 - WorldCat - ISBN 9781302924423

• Blade, vol. 1: Mother of Evil - Collects vol. 6 #1-5. "True evil is patient. A dark, ancient power has been simmering quietly for centuries. And, when Blade himself is the one to unknowingly unleash it, Marvel's entire supernatural underworld will come out of hiding to demand he handle it - or pay a pound of flesh for his mistakes!" - NOV230715 - WorldCat - ISBN 9781302952105

• Blade, vol. 2: Evil Against Evil - Collects vol. 6 #6-10. "Until the day-walking vampire hunter called Blade became sheriff of Vampire Nation, Dracula was his sworn enemy. Now Dracula is the only one who can teach Blade what he still needs to know about himself – and how to unlock new powers of vampirism Blade didn't even know he possessed! But in preparation to face the deadly Adana once more, Blade must confront the monster he fears he is - and who knows better what it's like to live with a dark side than Bruce Banner?" - MAY240859 - WorldCat - ISBN 9781302952112

• Blade by Marc Guggenheim: The Complete Collection - Collects vol. 5 #1-12. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781302923204

Leftover Useful Information

Creative Team

Blade created by Marv Wolfman & Gene Colan.

Volume 6

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

Red Band

Writer: Bryan Hill. Artist/Covers: C.F. Villa.

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: #1-10, 2023-2024 (Legacy #29-38)
• Red Band: #1-5, 2024-2025

Future Publication Dates

Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.

Blade: Red Band #5: 26 Feb 2025

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
• wikipedia:Blade (comics)