Blade vs. Dracula sounds like a fight made in heaven (or maybe hell…) especially since Blade first appeared in the ’70s Tomb of Dracula title.
But in Marvel’s just announced Blade: Vampire Nation one-shot from writer Mark Russell and artist Mico Suayan, announced by surprise in Marvel’s Next Big Thing panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego, Blade will work FOR Dracula to root out a secret assassination plot in the literal Vampire nation of which he is ‘Sheriff’.
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“It’s about Blade being called in by Dracula to find out and eliminate a conspiracy within the vampire community,” CBR (opens in new tab) quotes Brooks as explaining.
Blade is currently the so-called ‘Sheriff’ of Dracula’s Vampire Nation, where it is eternally night. The Marvel Universe’s vampire population was relegated to their own country in a treaty with the Avengers when Dracula tried to conquer the rest of the world.
Blade remained in the Vampire Nation, vowing to police its population – including Dracula himself.
Blade: Vampire Nation goes on sale in November with a cover from Valerio Giangiordano, seen here.
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