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 Blade: Vampire Nation one-shot from writer Mark Russell and artist Dave Wachter, on sale in November, Blade will work for Dracula to root out a secret assassination plot in the literal Vampire nation of which he is 'Sheriff'.
The world's most famous vampire calls on Sheriff Blade after a member of the fledgling Vampire Nation's government is assassinated and Eric must uncover a plot that could destroy the country in its infancy.
Blade is 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.
Here's a first look at pages from the one-shot:
Blade: Vampire Nation goes on sale November 16 with a cover from Valerio Giangiordano, seen above.
Check out all the Marvel Comics news that came out of Comic-Con International: San Diego with Newsarama's coverage:
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- Kraven the Hunter gets a comic book origin story just in time for his movie
- Strange Academy relaunches with original creative team
- Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise sends the Sorcerer Supreme on a fantasy style quest
- Marvel's Korean super team Tiger Division gets their own title in November
- Chasm returns, and Norman Osborn goes from the Green Goblin to the Gold Goblin this winter
