Black Blade

Conjured into existence at the turn of the millennium, Black Blade made their debut in Marvel's Avataars: Covenant of the Shield #1 (2000), a Modern Age series crafted by writer Len Kaminski and artist Oscar Jimenez that reimagined the Marvel universe through a fantastical, otherworldly lens. With only three recorded appearances, Black Blade is a rare and intriguing figure — the kind of deep-cut discovery that makes digging through early 2000s Marvel genuinely rewarding. Sharing those pages with striking characters like Captain Avalon, Witchfire, and Infinity, Black Blade inhabits a corner of Marvel's cosmos that feels genuinely distinctive and underexplored, making Avataars one of those hidden-gem series worth tracking down.