{"product_id":"blade-the-early-years-omnibus-isbn-9781302950231","title":"Blade: The Early Years Omnibus","description":"Blade hit the comics scene in the 1970s - a time when horror movies were all the rage and Black cinema was introducing bold new action heroes who defied authority. Blade immediately changed the stakes of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's TOMB OF DRACULA, bringing a sense of unstoppable determination as he pursued Deacon Frost, the vampire who killed his mother. And if a few other vampires died along the way, all the better! This Omnibus collects, for the first time, Blade's complete early adventures: from his influential role in TOMB OF DRACULA to his 1970s solo stories and his climactic battle against Dracula alongside Doctor Strange! Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #45, #51, #53 and #58; MARVEL PREVIEW #3; FEAR #24; and DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #61-62 and #67 - plus material from TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #17-19, #21, #44, #46-50 and #52; VAMPIRE TALES #8-9; MARVEL PREVIEW #8; and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #64. | An   award-winning writer since 1973, Marv Wolfman succeeded mentor Roy Thomas as Marvel’s editor in chief.   Well-remembered for his Tomb of Dracula scripts, he also enjoyed runs on Dr.   Strange, Fantastic Four and Nova,   among other titles. New Teen Titans, his 1980s collaboration with George Pérez, became DC Comics’   biggest hit in years. Wolfman and Pérez literally rewrote DC history with Crisis on Infinite Earths. He   subsequently penned episodes for such animated TV series as G.I. Joe, Transformers and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndustry   legend Chris Claremont is best   known for his epic sixteen-year run on Uncanny   X-Men. Claremont’s focus on the themes of   prejudice and tolerance struck at the hearts of comics fans, and he built an   unparalleled following during the next three decades. Under his pen, the   X-Men franchise spawned a vast array of spin-offs, many of them written by   Claremont himself. His other credits include Iron   Fist, Ms. Marvel, Power Man   and Spider-Woman.   Claremont has returned to the X-Men universe in New   Exiles, GeNext, X-Men Forever, Chaos War: X-Men and Nightcrawler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve   Gerber (1947-2008) first came to attention writing Defenders, in which he gave the   non-team a non-traditional outlook equaled by few. In Adventure of Fear, he introduced   Howard the Duck. Gerber’s other 1970s contributions included scripts for Iron Man, Sub-Mariner and more. Elsewhere, he is equally well-remembered for DC’s Phantom Zone, Eclipse’s Destroyer Duck and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe   unique, shadowy style of Gene Colan (1926-2011) most memorably appeared in long stints on Captain America and Daredevil, and all 70 issues of Tomb of Dracula — among the dozens   of other Marvel titles he has drawn. His DC work on Detective   Comics and Night Force is equally well remembered. During the Golden Age, he drew   multiple war stories for Marvel and DC alike. Colan has earned several Eagle   Awards and had professional art showings in New York City. His work on Ed   Brubaker’s Captain America at the age of 82 drew well-deserved raves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtist   P. Craig Russell began his   career in comics in 1972, and is well-known for his work on the Killraven   feature in Amazing Adventures for Marvel and the anthology Night   Music for Eclipse. Russell continued to make a   name for himself on the graphic novel Dr. Strange   and Dr. Doom: Triumph and Torment. He has won and   been nominated for numerous Eisner Awards including Best Pencils\/Inks, Best   Short Story, Best Publication for Teens, Best Limited Series and Best   Comics-Related Book in 2008 for his retrospective The   Art of P. Craig Russell. He has adapted stories   for Neil Gaiman and Robert E. Howard.","brand":"Marvel Universe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302344839397,"sku":"NP9781302950231","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781302950231.jpg?v=1767722746","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/blade-the-early-years-omnibus-isbn-9781302950231","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}