“No Compromise, No Mercy” Teasers

[Jabare]

Based on solicits, is this actually Blade's team or is there more to it?

Blade appears to be running point or leading based on the fact that he encountered and/or defeated this threat before.

Will wait and see but going by the solicit this threat seems to be some ancient "that which must not be named" entity.

"A new threat is secretly taking over the planet -- and the more people who know about it, the more powerful the threat becomes. Blade dealt with this threat once before, and hoped to never have to again. He can’t bring the Avengers in on this -- not just for their own safety, but for the safety of everyone on Earth. So he must recruit a team of heroes accustomed to darkness -- a strikeforce. "

Freddy Kreuger? Cthulu? Shuma Gorath? Idk I'm guessing some new character or group or maybe an obscure one I've never heard of.


Blade knows Monica and Hellstrom, but has he ever encountered the other characters before? Very curious to see how this group comes together

[JudicatorPrime]

Blade looks right in his element. But I can now see why some would want to update Spider Woman's costume at least for this series. Angela also looks a little off. It's probably the heavy armor plate. She seemed much more lithe and lethal in some of the early depictions after Marvel first acquired her. I am curious to know what kind of creatures they'll be facing. Strikeforce sounds so militaristic, I was half expecting a phalanx of supernatural soldiers as adversaries.

[Hypestyle]

Blade looks right in his element. But I can now see why some would want to update Spider Woman's costume at least for this series. Angela also looks a little off. It's probably the heavy armor plate. She seemed much more lithe and lethal in some of the early depictions after Marvel first acquired her. I am curious to know what kind of creatures they'll be facing. Strikeforce sounds so militaristic, I was half expecting a phalanx of supernatural soldiers as adversaries.

hopefully that is the case so Blade and Angela can bump off baddies without being looked at as murderers.

[XPac]

hopefully that is the case so Blade and Angela can bump off baddies without being looked at as murderers.

I don't think whatever they end up doing will be THAT morally compromising, as people like Monica and Wiccan aren't exactly Punisher type characters. So despite the advertising, it'll likely be justifiable enough to get them on board.

[Seren]

Maybe C'Thon or something similar is coming back? I'm not sure Blade has taken him on but Jess has.

[XPac]

Maybe C'Thon or something similar is coming back? I'm not sure Blade has taken him on but Jess has.

Blade has dealt with the book of the Darkhold a bunch of times, so that at least indirectly deals with Cthon.

[MaximoffTrash]

Blade has dealt with the book of the Darkhold a bunch of times, so that at least indirectly deals with Cthon.

To be fair Darkhodl was tossed around for a lot of mystical themed stories without Chthon himself giving a damn, the same goes for the Serpent Crown.
Also if they are going to deal with an Elder God, make him actually menacing this time.
In Carnage he got blasted by symbiotes? And in Secret Empire he became Hydra's errand boy, seriouly, why the **** did he even work for them?

Jessica certainly encountered Chthon, I hope they make nods to Darkhold/Chthon's involvement in creating Vampires, also how Billy is indirectly connected to him through Wanda. (I always feel like Byrne just pulled Mephisto out of his ass to murder Wiliam and Thomas Maximoff, seriously, if they had to pick a demonic creator who want his soul shard back, it should be Chthon than Mephisto.)

Kinda wish they use Montesi family especially Victoria again.

[Michael Watkins]

To be fair Darkhodl was tossed around for a lot of mystical themed stories without Chthon himself giving a damn, the same goes for the Serpent Crown.
Also if they are going to deal with an Elder God, make him actually menacing this time.
In Carnage he got blasted by symbiotes? And in Secret Empire he became Hydra's errand boy, seriouly, why the **** did he even work for them?.

Because of a deal made with Madame Hydra. I don't remember any errands being carried out though. It wasn't the only demonic entity running around. Look at what was happening under the dome.

[GodThor]

Blade looks right in his element. But I can now see why some would want to update Spider Woman's costume at least for this series. Angela also looks a little off. It's probably the heavy armor plate. She seemed much more lithe and lethal in some of the early depictions after Marvel first acquired her. I am curious to know what kind of creatures they'll be facing. Strikeforce sounds so militaristic, I was half expecting a phalanx of supernatural soldiers as adversaries.

I think Angela looks fine.

a little bit bulkier but still fine.

[Michael Watkins]

I don't think whatever they end up doing will be THAT morally compromising, as people like Monica and Wiccan aren't exactly Punisher type characters. So despite the advertising, it'll likely be justifiable enough to get them on board.

Monica is losing her humanity and has already killed before. Wiccan has the demiurge stuff hanging over his head.

[Drops Of Venus]

Jessica certainly encountered Chthon, I hope they make nods to Darkhold/Chthon's involvement in creating Vampires, also how Billy is indirectly connected to him through Wanda. (I always feel like Byrne just pulled Mephisto out of his ass to murder Wiliam and Thomas Maximoff, seriously, if they had to pick a demonic creator who want his soul shard back, it should be Chthon than Mephisto.)

I think there is a way for Chthon to still be involved with this story. Mephisto is a powerful reality warper, so they could always say that his powers are Chaos Magic based, which could create a connection between Chthon, him and, therefore, Billy/Wanda. It'd be pretty interesting to find out that Chthon was pulling the strings behind not only the origin of Wanda's magical power, but also the power of her children.

[Digifiend]

Monica is losing her humanity and has already killed before. Wiccan has the demiurge stuff hanging over his head.

You need to re-read the last issue of No Road Home.

[XPac]

To be fair Darkhodl was tossed around for a lot of mystical themed stories without Chthon himself giving a damn, the same goes for the Serpent Crown.
Also if they are going to deal with an Elder God, make him actually menacing this time.
In Carnage he got blasted by symbiotes? And in Secret Empire he became Hydra's errand boy, seriouly, why the **** did he even work for them?

Jessica certainly encountered Chthon, I hope they make nods to Darkhold/Chthon's involvement in creating Vampires, also how Billy is indirectly connected to him through Wanda. (I always feel like Byrne just pulled Mephisto out of his ass to murder Wiliam and Thomas Maximoff, seriously, if they had to pick a demonic creator who want his soul shard back, it should be Chthon than Mephisto.)

Kinda wish they use Montesi family especially Victoria again.

It is pretty funny that HydaCap was able to talk Cthon into being an Avenger. I guess no one can resist Steve's call to Assemble ... even Elder Gods.

[Michael Watkins]

It is pretty funny that HydaCap was able to talk Cthon into being an Avenger. I guess no one can resist Steve's call to Assemble ... even Elder Gods.

Chthon wanted Wanda. Hydra gave it Wanda.

[JudicatorPrime]

Monica is losing her humanity and has already killed before.

On the contrary, Monica has forsaken her godlike immortality and has been depowered as to be human again by her choice, or so Ewing wants us to believe. Depending on when this series takes place, Monica will be human and subject to all of the pitfalls that comes with that, including demonic possession, being bitten by vampires or werewolves or some other supernatural creature and turned, etc. You see, when you're Monica and potentially one of the most powerful cosmic characters around, well, this is Marvel and that doesn't last for very long. Especially if you look like Monica. Instead of joining Guardians of the Galaxy, where your top level powers thrive, or getting your own Captain Marvel-like launch, you wind up on a Penny Dreadful team, hunting witches, specters, spooks and such.