blade's girl

Salt n pepper blade is kinda nice. Love it.

Because ffs this dude started marvel movies as we know them.

Without wesley's success as blade. Nobody would talk superhero movies seriously.

So say thank you wesley snipes. Say thank you blade.

I loved blade before any reboot or rehash.

I loved blade when it was an unnecessarily and poorly cheesy done side comicbook for marvel.

I loved blade when he was at the beginning with wesley.

I loved blade before the kids did.

The only way I'd work with them is

Is if i have full say and to work with trusted people on said project. AND ONLY PEOPLE I TRUST. (I would love to have wesley snipes on board but again that's a tall order)

Full pay and credit on said project,and for them to credit marv wolfman too at bare minimum.

And for people to drop the early day 70s run ideas or to stop putting blade in specificly questionable "eras" because it wasn't as good as people claim it was and it leaves me to raise a brow at "why specifically during prohibition or colonial times or even during civil rights era during the 70s? Like a modern blade is so unfathomable to y'all?" . Leave it in the past. Some things are ment to be left in the past look some things need revamping (no pun intended) . I understand why,but also it's never done in good taste and feels like a characturue and not really a 3d character or a world lived in? It's trope based and to click boxes. Maybe its just me tho. But i feel its questionable when we constantly put black characters in particular settings. And for blade to genuinely shine on his own. Or at least not feel like he's 2nd banana in his own story.

So a pipedream to say the least.

But hey i can dream.

Look sometimes i just feel sad knowing the blade i envision may never come to pass. Or nobody actually wants to hear about.

My hcs and hc verse and version of dragonetti as well.

I wanted him to be a bigger threat and play a bigger part than he did in the movies and even the ps1 game. I absolutely love his design in the game. So i took some liberties from that.

And my hc verse of blade,the daywalker himself.

Like there's so much i wanna do and have plans for blade. But nobody to share my vision to and infodump to. *cries*

Because I've never been truly satisfied with marvel's handling of the character. Or mishandling if you will.

But anyways here blade vs dragonetti and a portrait of the bastard himself.

(Used a base)

Self ship art to make myself feel better

On god i hate current marvel🗡🔥🔥🗡.

Blade kissy art.

And it must die.

Characters having kids.

More specifically

Characters having kids to carry on THEIR STORY.

Just stop. It's annoying.

Just no.

Get better stories and writing.

Fucking hate this shit man.

It's ai. But it's fucking funny af looking

Because i dunno maybe it's just me but having every single vampire come from Europe kinda is boring.

Like blade being a dhampir child,born in America,street kid,etc. Hits harder i feel than some British kid who got lucky and a part of a secret hunting society. Iykyk with blade comicbook verse. Look it's fine i guess. But maybe that's just me seeing every single damn vampire media take place or start from Europe. Like sure the myths come from there. But still. Not every single damn one needs to start there.

But the movies made it hit harder and more home i feel (?) To the audience. Especially blerds. Than i feel what was originally done. Not to say it's not interesting. But it's also overdone.

Now....

His mother vanessa brooks. Who eventually turned into a vampire and that who shbang happened. Now she can be British American if you want.

Fine thats fine. But blade himself being born in America,having to trudge thru American hellhole while developing and discovering who and what he is. Growing up alongside his mentor,Whistler. That has more impact.

Because until he met Karen jenson,he didn't really feel "community" till her. He kinda felt alone,even with his love for his father figure Whistler. Dont get me wrong,he cares for tye old man. And that's absolutely true. However. ....i feel the impact personally with blade having this conflict presented to him. With that sense of "belonging" and identity is important too. And no offense. But if you were a black kid,who grew up on the streets orphaned and knew nothing but survival. Living day to day not knowing who or what you are. Some old guy scoops you up and takes you under his wing. And is a surrogate family. And knows very little other black people,not because of the usual reasons but simply because you are not like them.

You're dhampir. Which can be an allegory for him being autistic as well. Or just in general not of the crowd.

So yeah. Meeting someone else who understands or at least is sympathetic and empathetic to your situation is healing af.

Karen is like a best friend and sister to him. He grew up without a mother. So yeah blade probably projected. Can you blame him?

No. Not one but.

(Part of the reason why i can't stand the people who ship it and not get why she's not a love interest,she the window to his humanity and isn't a romantic partner. But a friend and door to community and finding his way to belonging or accepting himself within. Again. Sure,i want blade to have a sweetheart. But first things first. Can he be himself and get his story back first?! Thank you)

Anyways. I just feel blade's entire character is more than what was ever said or stated. It can be more. It can be so much more.

Look I'm no expert,im definitely not nessicarly one to truly encapsulate or state the experience of being autistic and black and poor (that would go to my partner honestly so i would love to have his thoughts) but i do feel...it should steer away from the typical vampire tropes and give a lift to black voices about that feeling of discovering themselves,healing,fighting against injustice,etc. Like so many many other heroes do this. Not always well. But the do them. Blade is hardly given a chance outside of a niche and overplayed trope. Again this is just my personal thoughts. I just feel its something that should be expanded upon in blade's identity and stories.

Being a vampire hunter for him has layers. Lots of em. And it's hard to unpack without having to explain WHY or WHAT those layers are to people.

It's so much more.

I feel the vison i have for blade the world isn't ready for. Maybe it is. I dunno.

I just wish blade could have something more to him other than what we get.

Im so damn hungry for depth.

Look im a simple marvel fangirl,i love me some sexy superheroes.

But lord knows i fucking crave depth of a character and story more than bazongas on a screen.

With blackjack

And hookers.

Vampire hookers.

Because obviously marvel won't do shit. And everyone else is doing it. So imma do it too.

Just watch at least the first movie.

Blade (1998)

And keep in mind. There's no love interest or secret third forced sideplot ,just a good story,it's street lvl,all the characters have their own story that doesn't step on each others toes. While coming together perfectly.

They dont overshadow blade(our protag) while shining on their own right while playing their part.

Keep an open mind and take it as it flows.

Dont force a trope or subplot where it don't belong.

And most importantly above all else.

Have fucking fun. And give respect to the black alt kids and the outcasts.

Sure,you can read the comics. (On god plz do) but keep in mind some things in the comics just don't age well or translate.

Me x Blade self ship art.

Yeah I'm back on here.

Y'all just don't wanna admit a black character did it first and made superhero movies cool or paved the way for success.

Y'all don't wanna admit an unapologetically black male lead in a movie with an unapologetic black female lead that WAS NOT A LOVE INTEREST,not a damsel in distress,not some angry jealous biznotch,she was smart,clever,held her own and didn't need saving but actively sought help from said male lead. And did it mostly with grace and done in a very grounded and believable way. Honestly karen jennson was fucking awesome. She was her own hero. And that was rare in 1998. Very rare. Especially for a black woman. So yeah.

Y'all dont wanna admit the first blade movie in 1998 was actually good. And actually did shit.

Nope y'all wanna have all these round about ways to not admit that wesley snipes. Did that. 💖

Blade saved marvel. Y'all just fucking racist and bias as fuck because he's not a white male lead/character that you can market or capitalize upon easy. He's not "digestible" enough for you to sell. In other words....y'all have fucking bias. And the industry is racist and y'all don't care enough to admit that.

And stop comparing every single fucking black vampire and vampire movie and related thing to blade. Also blade is niche and unique. He's in his own league.

Plus it's taking away the flowers from other black/bipoc actors.

Let wesley have his own thing. Let him have it.

I'm tired of the excuses. ALL THEY ARE IS EXCUSES! if Ryan Reynolds is willing to work with him. And is cool.

So can others. Ffs people it's all excuses.

Give him at very least one last genuine non mcu connected stand alone movie or series.

Honestly i feel an animation series would be better. There's several black animation studios and groups that could take that up. But that would require people to actually give a damn.

Y'all don't care about blade UNTIL some other guy(mostly a white superhero male. It's not bad per say,they too have their own merrit it's just eyebrow raising every time. And sad that it seems every, damn, time) comes in. He's always been piggybacking.

He hasn't stood on his own since the first film truly.

And honestly. It's sad.

I hope some day we will. But I'd take the new game over any marvel studios shit rn.

No offense but i have ZERO,NADA,NO FAITH they will genuinely give a fuck about wesley snipes and his wonderful portrayal.

Enough ranting tho.