I know: I'm kinda glad Blade ended its run, because now I don't get anything from Marvel any longer, but I just can't see charging $20 for 2 comics and a handbook when you could get the first 6 issues in hardcover for the same price.

But fans will buy pretty much anything, alas. I thought First Death was largely a waste of paper: it didn't merit two comics. Maybe one, but that's still stretching it.

They'll probably have a hardcover of 1-12 as well. Have to pimp out those alternate covers, after all.