Originally Posted by
Midnight_v
Agree. I don't want him "slowing down with age" as a narrative either.
Especially since he's been shelved for a while.
It seems a big part of it is that a lot of writers right now don't seem to be sure what to do with characters that became 90's era tough guys.
There aren't a terribly lot of stories like that right now, and when they do show up they get a HORRIBLE out of character representation like
the rather stupid Falcon issue: "Misty, baby, you know I always want u/No, blade the falcons more sensitive"cringeworthy meme showing
up and trotted out. That doesn't quite fit the blade aesthetic as its been presented, in my opinion.
Moreover, and I hate to be that guy, but... I don't want to lose black excellence because the current era push is to tear down "toxic masculinity" and the
reason I say that is because if I'm honest the good ole' US of A has yet to lose its abject fear of black males and deeper than that, black male sexuality.
Focusing on blades daughter is dodging the major issue that is underwritten in blade. Culturally, america is more afraid of black masculinity than
vampires. Fascinated and afraid. . . I've had moments in my life where I've listened to black mothers tell their kids how to appear non-threatening in altercations.
I recently heard Terry Crews appear before a house meeting on the Me too meeting and say how he was taught NOT to react to being goaded, because too many black
men are goaded out its used as an opportunity to kill them, and he mentioned how the headlines would read... not in his favor.
I watch the "MOVIE VERSION" of black panther and talk about it and white people loved it... but... he's loved in a movie where he ultimately defeats the untamed, dangerous
more ferocious, black male. Even in the books he's played as a high moralist, refusing sex whenever it comes up and in someways it works for him, he can't cause cause succession etc.
Fighting for a world that hates and fears him... should be Blades tag-line not Xaviers kids if you give it more than a glance. So focusing on a non-existent daughter is really a waste of time
for blade fans. I actually probably wouldn't read that, but it would need its own thread to explore fully.
So, regardless, thats hardly the province of the thread. I wonder what would it take for people to consistently read a blade book.
Blade needs to win. Win Big. for me at least.
Blade: Bane of the Supernatural
Thats the title I want. People showing up to him instead of Doc Strange so much so that Steven takes notice.
He hates vampires, but definitely goes beyond it to deal with other threats and gets cross overs with Moonknight, Danny Rand, and Thor, yes that guy.
So really he might end up fighting a Deviant horde, Insect Demons, The Hand, The Wendigo, etc.
Edit: I like that blades whole dynamic is that "There are actual supernatural MONSTERS, out there, so whatever you feel or do, whatever every your politics are, in the end we're all just meat.
Humans fighting humans is dumb.