Blade (Eric Brooks) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973) as a supporting character.

The character was portrayed by Wesley Snipes in the films Blade, Blade II and Blade: Trinity and by Kirk Jones in the television series Blade, both set in the Blade franchise.