move over Twilight this is what a
daywalker should look like
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
Erik Brooks otherwise known as blade I
see as with most comic book characters
there are often reimagining and
different versions to a character’s past
we’ve chosen to primarily follow the
storyline that unfolded in 1973 the tomb
of Dracula number 10 which was that
expanded upon in 1973 s vampire tales
number 8 and 1975 s Marvel preview
number three in his debut appearance
blade arrived just in the nick of time
when a young couple came under vampire
attack ceremoniously introducing himself
as blade the Vampire Killer he appeared
sporting a belt equipped with several
stakes wasting no time as his foes
revealed that they worked for Dracula he
slayed one by stabbing it in the back
before slaying the second with the third
transforming into a giant bat and
attempting to flee blade left into the
air and killed it before it could fly
away as the giant bat turned back into
its human form blade showed a hint of
frustration that he was not the one he
was searching for regardless he was
pleased to reduce the amount of
bloodsuckers on the street
as blade prepared to leave the scene a
fellow vampire hunter named Harker
arrived and voiced his annoyance at
blades insistence to fight the vampires
alone
especially since the one he just killed
were members of Dracula’s Legion and the
key to finding their leader
Harker likewise insisted that only his
organization had the weapons powerful
enough to slay Dracula saving the
streets once and for all later in that
issue blade confronted Dracula on a
cruise ship after a brutal showdown that
destroyed the ship blade saved most of
the passengers while Dracula made his
escape it was only with his first full
comic adventure in 1975 that readers
were given a greater glimpse into the
life of the jive-talking stake wielder
here the Slayer was shown to have a
troubled relationship with the police
chief who was aware of the vampire
problem but had become frustrated with
blades inability to cooperate
following this Dracula’s Legion began
turning nightshift police officers into
vampires that began to frame blade for
their killings turning him into an
outlaw come on you would sit across a
Dyess you over the seal this issue also
revealed that blades vendetta went much
deeper than a pure need to help others
when he revealed that a vampire had
killed his mother during childbirth as a
young man in Soho he witnessed an old
man come under attack by vampires
watching he saw the old man fight back
with a silver sword came after the fight
young blade befriended the old man
learning everything he knew from this
new father figure unfortunately the old
man was eventually turned into a vampire
himself attacking blade the young man
was forced to kill the only family he
had ever had swearing vengeance on
vampires for killing both his mother and
now his only friend in the same issue it
was revealed that blade was immune to
vampire bites this was due to the
circumstances of his birth
meaning that he was quite literally born
the perfect vampire hunter this immunity
was later expanded in other issues and
the film series to include vampire
powers like strength and regeneration
excluding weaknesses like sensitivity to
sunlight garlic silver etc a
long-running hero blade has continued to
wage war on the undead while gaining
more sophisticated tools and various
allies this struggle was eventually made
into a live-action movie trilogy
starring Wesley Snipes as well as an
anime series
you
are you a fan of this heroic daywalker
with a grudge for more sharp comic-book
origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
daywalker should look like
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
Erik Brooks otherwise known as blade I
see as with most comic book characters
there are often reimagining and
different versions to a character’s past
we’ve chosen to primarily follow the
storyline that unfolded in 1973 the tomb
of Dracula number 10 which was that
expanded upon in 1973 s vampire tales
number 8 and 1975 s Marvel preview
number three in his debut appearance
blade arrived just in the nick of time
when a young couple came under vampire
attack ceremoniously introducing himself
as blade the Vampire Killer he appeared
sporting a belt equipped with several
stakes wasting no time as his foes
revealed that they worked for Dracula he
slayed one by stabbing it in the back
before slaying the second with the third
transforming into a giant bat and
attempting to flee blade left into the
air and killed it before it could fly
away as the giant bat turned back into
its human form blade showed a hint of
frustration that he was not the one he
was searching for regardless he was
pleased to reduce the amount of
bloodsuckers on the street
as blade prepared to leave the scene a
fellow vampire hunter named Harker
arrived and voiced his annoyance at
blades insistence to fight the vampires
alone
especially since the one he just killed
were members of Dracula’s Legion and the
key to finding their leader
Harker likewise insisted that only his
organization had the weapons powerful
enough to slay Dracula saving the
streets once and for all later in that
issue blade confronted Dracula on a
cruise ship after a brutal showdown that
destroyed the ship blade saved most of
the passengers while Dracula made his
escape it was only with his first full
comic adventure in 1975 that readers
were given a greater glimpse into the
life of the jive-talking stake wielder
here the Slayer was shown to have a
troubled relationship with the police
chief who was aware of the vampire
problem but had become frustrated with
blades inability to cooperate
following this Dracula’s Legion began
turning nightshift police officers into
vampires that began to frame blade for
their killings turning him into an
outlaw come on you would sit across a
Dyess you over the seal this issue also
revealed that blades vendetta went much
deeper than a pure need to help others
when he revealed that a vampire had
killed his mother during childbirth as a
young man in Soho he witnessed an old
man come under attack by vampires
watching he saw the old man fight back
with a silver sword came after the fight
young blade befriended the old man
learning everything he knew from this
new father figure unfortunately the old
man was eventually turned into a vampire
himself attacking blade the young man
was forced to kill the only family he
had ever had swearing vengeance on
vampires for killing both his mother and
now his only friend in the same issue it
was revealed that blade was immune to
vampire bites this was due to the
circumstances of his birth
meaning that he was quite literally born
the perfect vampire hunter this immunity
was later expanded in other issues and
the film series to include vampire
powers like strength and regeneration
excluding weaknesses like sensitivity to
sunlight garlic silver etc a
long-running hero blade has continued to
wage war on the undead while gaining
more sophisticated tools and various
allies this struggle was eventually made
into a live-action movie trilogy
starring Wesley Snipes as well as an
anime series
you
are you a fan of this heroic daywalker
with a grudge for more sharp comic-book
origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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