Blade

Blade
Developer	Marv Wolfman Gene Colan
Publisher	Marvel Entertainment, various
Platforms
Released	1973-present
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Blade is part of an international multimedia series consisting of films, television shows, music, video games, and comics.

The character was created by the Marvel Comics team of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan in July 1973.

Character biography

Eric Cross Brooks is born after his mother is killed by a vampire while he was still in the womb.

This makes him a daywalker, a human with vampiric traits who can survive in sunlight.

Films featuring Blade

Title	Studio	Released	Notes
Blade	New Line Cinema	1998
Blade II	New Line Cinema	2002
Blade: Trinity	New Line Cinema	2004
The Eternals	Marvel Studios	2021
Blade	Marvel Studios	2025

Blade television series

Title	Studio	Released	Notes
Blade: The Series	New Line Television	2006