Blade hit the comics scene in the 1970s when horror movies were all the rage and Black cinema was introducing bold new action heroes that defied authority. He immediately changed the stakes of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's Tomb of Dracula, bringing a sense of unstoppable determination as he pursued Deacon Frost, the vampire that killed his mother. And if a few other vampires died along the way, all the better. This Omnibus collects, for the first time, Blade's complete early adventures- From his influential role in Tomb of Dracula to his 1970s solo stories and on into to his 1983-84 battle against Dracula with Doctor Strange, and, as a new era of vampire hunting dawns in the 1991.
COLLECTING- TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #45, #51, #53 & #58; MARVEL PREVIEW (1975) #3; FEAR (1970) #24; DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #61-62 & 67; TOMB OF DRACULA (1991) #1-4 and material from TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #17-19, #21, #44, #46-50, #52; VAMPIRE TALES (1973) #8-9; MARVEL PREVIEW (1975) #8 and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #64.
Blade hit the comics scene in the 1970s - a time when horror movies were all the rage and Black cinema was introducing bold new action heroes who defied authority. Blade immediately changed the stakes of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's TOMB OF DRACULA, bringing a sense of unstoppable determination as he pursued Deacon Frost, the vampire who killed his mother. And if a few other vampires died along the way, all the better! This Omnibus collects, for the first time, Blade's complete early adventures- from his influential role in TOMB OF DRACULA to his 1970s solo stories and his climactic battle against Dracula alongside Doctor Strange! Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #45, #51, #53 and #58; MARVEL PREVIEW #3; FEAR #24; and DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #61-62 and #67 - plus material from TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #17-19, #21, #44, #46-50 and #52; VAMPIRE TALES #8-9; MARVEL PREVIEW #8; and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #64.
Blade hit the comics scene in the 1970s when horror movies were all the rage and Black cinema was introducing bold new action heroes that defied authority. He immediately changed the stakes of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's Tomb of Dracula, bringing a sense of unstoppable determination as he pursued Deacon Frost, the vampire that killed his mother. And if a few other vampires died along the way, all the better. This Omnibus collects, for the first time, Blade's complete early adventures- From his influential role in Tomb of Dracula to his 1970s solo stories and on into to his 1983-84 battle against Dracula with Doctor Strange, and, as a new era of vampire hunting dawns in the 1991.
COLLECTING- TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #45, #51, #53 & #58; MARVEL PREVIEW (1975) #3; FEAR (1970) #24; DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #61-62 & 67; TOMB OF DRACULA (1991) #1-4 and material from TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #17-19, #21, #44, #46-50, #52; VAMPIRE TALES (1973) #8-9; MARVEL PREVIEW (1975) #8 and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #64.
Blade hit the comics scene in the 1970s - a time when horror movies were all the rage and Black cinema was introducing bold new action heroes who defied authority. Blade immediately changed the stakes of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's TOMB OF DRACULA, bringing a sense of unstoppable determination as he pursued Deacon Frost, the vampire who killed his mother. And if a few other vampires died along the way, all the better! This Omnibus collects, for the first time, Blade's complete early adventures- from his influential role in TOMB OF DRACULA to his 1970s solo stories and his climactic battle against Dracula alongside Doctor Strange! Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #45, #51, #53 and #58; MARVEL PREVIEW #3; FEAR #24; and DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #61-62 and #67 - plus material from TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #17-19, #21, #44, #46-50 and #52; VAMPIRE TALES #8-9; MARVEL PREVIEW #8; and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #64.
An award-winning writer since 1973, Marv Wolfman succeeded mentor
Roy Thomas as Marvel's editor in chief. Well-remembered for his
Tomb of Dracula scripts, he also enjoyed runs on Dr. Strange,
Fantastic Four and Nova, among other titles. New Teen Titans, his
1980s collaboration with George Perez, became DC Comics' biggest
hit in years. Wolfman and Perez literally rewrote DC history with
Crisis on Infinite Earths. He subsequently penned episodes for such
animated TV series as G.I. Joe, Transformers and others.
Industry legend Chris Claremont is best known for his epic
sixteen-year run on Uncanny X-Men. Claremont's focus on the themes
of prejudice and tolerance struck at the hearts of comics fans, and
he built an unparalleled following during the next three decades.
Under his pen, the X-Men franchise spawned a vast array of
spin-offs, many of them written by Claremont himself. His other
credits include Iron Fist, Ms. Marvel, Power Man and Spider-Woman.
Claremont has returned to the X-Men universe in New Exiles, GeNext,
X-Men Forever, Chaos War- X-Men and Nightcrawler.
Steve Gerber (1947-2008) first came to attention writing Defenders,
in which he gave the non-team a non-traditional outlook equaled by
few. In Adventure of Fear, he introduced Howard the Duck. Gerber's
other 1970s contributions included scripts for Iron Man,
Sub-Mariner and more. Elsewhere, he is equally well-remembered for
DC's Phantom Zone, Eclipse's Destroyer Duck and others.
The unique, shadowy style of Gene Colan (1926-2011) most memorably
appeared in long stints on Captain America and Daredevil, and all
70 issues of Tomb of Dracula - among the dozens of other Marvel
titles he has drawn. His DC work on Detective Comics and Night
Force is equally well remembered. During the Golden Age, he drew
multiple war stories for Marvel and DC alike. Colan has earned
several Eagle Awards and had professional art showings in New York
City. His work on Ed Brubaker's Captain America at the age of 82
drew well-deserved raves.
Artist P. Craig Russell began his career in comics in 1972, and is
well-known for his work on the Killraven feature in Amazing
Adventures for Marvel and the anthology Night Music for Eclipse.
Russell continued to make a name for himself on the graphic novel
Dr. Strange and Dr. Doom- Triumph and Torment. He has won and been
nominated for numerous Eisner Awards including Best Pencils/Inks,
Best Short Story, Best Publication for Teens, Best Limited Series
and Best Comics-Related Book in 2008 for his retrospective The Art
of P. Craig Russell. He has adapted stories for Neil Gaiman and
Robert E. Howard.
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