10 Reasons B-List Comics Make Better Adaptations Than The A-List

"There's a war going on out there."

In a gritty world of excess and nihilistic desperation, an increasing number of people are being preyed upon by ancient monsters who revel in our blood. But they have their own boogeyman. And the more powerful they grow, the more aggressively he hunts them.

Blade came at a time when the superhero movie was dead and many credit it with reinvigorating the camped-to-death genre. Blade itself could have easily been a camp take on a niche story. Instead it treats the material with respect, building a fast paced horror thriller around a quintessentially comic book premise. That's not to say there aren't moments of levity, but they are not at the expense of the source material.

None of the visceral fun is shied away from and, rather, is embraced. Instead of a cutting away from the gore, they keep rolling and throw a thumping electro beat on top, while the whole presentation makes the tortured and dogged antihero feel like a relentless vengeance machine who delights in the suffering of the vampires.

The respectful presentation makes the vampires scary and the action well-earned and enjoyable, and even, There are calls for the MCU to include Wesley Snipes' Blade in some capacity.