San Diego Comic-Con offered a lot of surprises, particularly with Marvel, as it continued announcing new comic book titles. Perhaps the biggest news, though, came from an older franchise, Blade, which gets a reboot later this year with an all-new version of the character: a 16-year-old girl named Fallon Grey.
No, it's not Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and this 16-year-old isn't the "chosen one," but she does have something else going for her: she's the daughter of the original Blade, aka Eric Brooks, meaning that she carries his blood and unique abilities.
At first, Fallon seems like a normal teen girl from rural Oregon: not only is she prom queen, but she's also captain of the debate club and the most popular girl in school. However, something inside of her is dark and she starts noticing it after something evil rears its ugly head in her town.
"Blade's daughter is 16-year-old Fallon Grey," says Tim Seeley in an interview with Marvel.com. "She's a sort of 'anti-Peter Parker.' She's popular, she's well-liked, and it seems like the world is her oyster. But, the expectations that come with being so damn perfect are starting to break her down, and that's before she learns she's the heir to a Daywalking-Monster-Stabbing-Empire."
Blade #1, written by Tim Seeley (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy) with artwork by Logan Faerber (Secret Wars: Battleworld), promises a new kind of evil, including a cult of monster scientists as well as new kinds of demons, vampires and werewolves.
"The problem with vampires is that we all know the rules," says Seeley. "And that's inherently less scary. When Blade meets Black Genus, he — and the readers — will have no idea how to kill these things. And that's where the scares and the fun comes from."
This new announcement about Blade #1 comes hot on the heels of new rumors (and word from the film version of Blade, Wesley Snipes himself) that Marvel plans on making a new Blade movie. Could that potential film include the new daughter Marvel plans on introducing in Blade #1?
We think it's possible as Marvel has spent a lot of time recently incorporating many details from their cinematic universe into their comics.
Blade #1 debuts in October 2015.
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