10 Times Marvel Movies Negatively Influenced The Comics

10. Blade's Powerset Was Changed To Reflect His Movie Counterpart

Admittedly, this entry is not as egregious as subsequent ones, but it in some ways set the precedent on adapting comic books in the modern era. The 1998 Blade movie changed the titular character's abilities to tie him closer to his vampiric foes. In the comics and the film, Eric Brooks gets his abilities after his then-expectant mother was bit by a vampire.

Specifically, despite lacking enhanced physical attributes he is immune to vampire bites and is able to sense their presence even when they wish to be undetected. However, while his cinematic adaptation retained his origin, it reimagined him as a Daywalker, a vampire who could move around in daytime with no consequences.

The only drawback he encountered was his occasional craving for blood. To reflect this change, the comics had Brooks bitten by Morbius in 1999' Spider-Man #8.

As much as Blade remained largely the same following his encounter with the Living Vampire, seeing him take on supernatural foes without any inhuman prowess was more interesting than his vampiric power-fueled exploits.