Now Playing Podcast Presents: The Blade Retrospective Series

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  • Film Reviews

Marvel had tried, and failed, many times for cinematic glory. But Fantastic Four, Punisher, Captain America, even Howard the Duck, none would make movigoers say "Make Mine Marvel" until they got a half-vampire in a leather trench coat clearing nightclubs. Part martial arts showcase, part gothic horror, part early-era comic book gamble, Blade helped set the stage for everything that followed. Now Playing Podcast now slices into the entire Blade series. Our hosts break down the bloodshed, the mythology, the shifting tones, and the fake-out deaths to decide how much credit this series deserves for the modern superhero boom.

Episodes

  1. 10/28/2025

    Marvel Zombies

    After the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.

  2. 07/30/2024

    Deadpool & Wolverine

    A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

  3. 11/09/2021

    Eternals

    The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy,...

  4. 09/13/2011

    Blade: Trinity

    For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out into the daylight, where he is driven to join forces with a...

  5. 09/06/2011

    Blade II

    A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community - The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves....

  6. 08/30/2011

    Blade

    The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

  • 6 Episodes

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Marvel had tried, and failed, many times for cinematic glory. But Fantastic Four, Punisher, Captain America, even Howard the Duck, none would make movigoers say "Make Mine Marvel" until they got a half-vampire in a leather trench coat clearing nightclubs. Part martial arts showcase, part gothic horror, part early-era comic book gamble, Blade helped set the stage for everything that followed. Now Playing Podcast now slices into the entire Blade series. Our hosts break down the bloodshed, the mythology, the shifting tones, and the fake-out deaths to decide how much credit this series deserves for the modern superhero boom.

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