Blade II
Guillermo del Toro, 2002
Blade: The Vampire-Slayer
Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, 1973
Blade II is a movie directed by Guillermo del Toro in 2002 and based on the characters from the comic book Blade: The Vampire-Slayer by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, first published in 1973. The movie features Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Norman Reedus, Leonor Varela, Ron Perlman, Luke Goss, and others.
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Storyline
In 1999, two years after the events of the previous film, Blade searches Prague for his mentor Abraham Whistler, who was thought to have died after being attacked by Deacon Frost and his vampire pack but was instead turned into a vampire. Damaskinos explains that Jared Nomak, a vampire, became infected with the Reaper virus and is purposefully feeding on other vampires, spreading the virus.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
117
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Blade II
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Germany
Year: 2002
Length: 1h57m
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Year
1973
Pages
144
Book Rate
6.76
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Blade: The Vampire-Slayer
Author: Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan
Country: USA
First published in: 1973
Length: 144 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Vampire Tales 1973
Other screen adaptations of the comic book
Movie by Stephen Norrington
Movie by David S. Goyer
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