Blade comic books basically have horror themes. Even though Marvel is known for superhero comics, Blade is a horror character. He is half vampire, half human, and must control his thirst for human blood. Meanwhile, he is on a quest to rid the world of vampires to save humanity. He is a conflicted character, and the best Blade stories are found in the comic books, since we may not get a Blade MCU film anytime soon.
Blade’s origin is a horror film script. Blade was born Eric Brooks in London in 1929. His mother was an heiress fleeing a conspiracy and hiding in a brothel. Blade’s mother, a Black woman, was bitten by a white vampire, Deacon Frost, the moment Blade was born. So, Blade was born a human/vampire hybrid, or a dhampir, who is able to walk in sunlight and is immune to vampire bites.
