Blade: Red Band - Prodigal Son

Author Bryan Hill
Illustrated by C.F. Villa
Cover Design or Artwork by C.F. Villa
Paperback
$17.99 US
On sale Sep 09, 2025 | 120 Pages | 9781302959234

In the wake of blockbuster event BLOOD HUNT, Blade the vampire-slaying vampire finds his life forever changed, in thsi all-new series under Marvel's mature-rated, grindhouse-inspired RED BAND line!

NOTE: This special edition is intended for mature audiences only.

For years, Blade has been the deadliest vampire hunter in the Marvel Universe! With an arsenal of wooden stakes, silver bullets and razor bats at his command, few have known the taste of vengeance and blood like him! But after the harrowing events of BLOOD HUNT, what’s left of the Daywalker? Did any of the vampire within Blade survive? Did any of the man? He may want more than ever to be left alone — but the world, and danger, won’t let him go, and he soon finds himself embroiled in conflict with his bloodlust reignited! Can Blade escape the crosshairs of the latest in the famous lineage of Van Helsing?! Perhaps with help from his new partner!

COLLECTING: Blade: Red Band (2024) 1-5
Bryan Edward Hill is an American author, screenwriter, musician, comic book writer, and graphic designer. His work in the industry includes Killmonger, Fallen Angels, Batman & the Outsiders, Detective Comics, and Witchblade. He recently penned a critically acclaimed run on Marvel's Daywalker, Blade.

Marvel Stormbreaker C.F. Villa is a fast-rising star thanks to his work on Black Cat. He entered the Krakoan era of mutantkind with work on the flagship title X-Men and 2022’s X-Men: Hellfire Gala.

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In the wake of blockbuster event BLOOD HUNT, Blade the vampire-slaying vampire finds his life forever changed, in thsi all-new series under Marvel's mature-rated, grindhouse-inspired RED BAND line!

NOTE: This special edition is intended for mature audiences only.

For years, Blade has been the deadliest vampire hunter in the Marvel Universe! With an arsenal of wooden stakes, silver bullets and razor bats at his command, few have known the taste of vengeance and blood like him! But after the harrowing events of BLOOD HUNT, what’s left of the Daywalker? Did any of the vampire within Blade survive? Did any of the man? He may want more than ever to be left alone — but the world, and danger, won’t let him go, and he soon finds himself embroiled in conflict with his bloodlust reignited! Can Blade escape the crosshairs of the latest in the famous lineage of Van Helsing?! Perhaps with help from his new partner!

COLLECTING: Blade: Red Band (2024) 1-5

Author

Bryan Edward Hill is an American author, screenwriter, musician, comic book writer, and graphic designer. His work in the industry includes Killmonger, Fallen Angels, Batman & the Outsiders, Detective Comics, and Witchblade. He recently penned a critically acclaimed run on Marvel's Daywalker, Blade.

Marvel Stormbreaker C.F. Villa is a fast-rising star thanks to his work on Black Cat. He entered the Krakoan era of mutantkind with work on the flagship title X-Men and 2022’s X-Men: Hellfire Gala.

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