Luke Cage Appreciation 2023

[ed2962]

Good call bro. Ha, the more I look at it, yeah, the face mask is giving some tiara vibes.

Been thinking of who else should be in Cage's administration. Now, I wish more of it would be shown in the comics. And if that becomes the case, I have some ideas of who should be part of it. Of course, Danny is there. Misty and Colleen as well. However, I was thinking of characters like Rage:



Hobbie Brown:


Rocket Racer:


I apologize if the choice are side-eye inducing and on the nose. Weren't some of these characters called out by Dwayne McDuffie once? But hear me out. Being part of the administration could be a means of giving new life to these characters. Rage comes most prominently to mind. I could see Elvin having gone to a CUNY school or ESU, gotten a degree, and become a very capable NYC administrator. I could see Hobie and Robert being in charge of implementing new science and technology initiative programs throughout NYC, jumpstarting the city as a new tech hub while also launching programs for the youth.

And yeah, that's one of the other reasons I wanted these characters to be part of Luke Cage's administration. Luke, Elvin, Hobie, and Robert represent a certain generation of Black male in the Marvel Universe, someone who came of age just after the Civil Rights era. They were remarkable in many ways, but weren't recognized for a long time. All of them have had their brushes with the law due in no small part to systemic forces. They had to learn to be tough and strong on that NYC street because if they weren't the rest of the world would push, beat, oppress, and kill them. So how does that generation deal with the new generation of POC heroes in the Marvel Universe? How would Miles Morales Spider-Man, Moon Girl, or other new POC Marvel character react to them? It's something I like to see because I notice it myself with some work colleagues and the students they teach. Yes, they are POC who came of age in that environment at that time. The younger generation sees similarities with them. But there are different ideas and approaches. Mentalities and ideas forged in the 70s, 80s, and 90s may not be applicable in the 2020s. Or perhaps they still are?

So bringing it all back, yeah, I'd like to see the Luke Cage mayoral administration examined a bit more. I liked to see characters of Luke Cage's generation part of it. Because I think there's so much story potential in contrasting them to the new generation of today.

You're probably thinking of this mock pitch McDuffie did for Marvel...

https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/...tch_by_dwayne/

[Cage32]

It's weird seeing Luke in a mask while Danny doesn't wear one.

A great disguise.
Huh, bald headed back man with a goatee, super strong, bullet proof and hangs out with Jessica Jones and Danny Rand.
Who might that be?

[Tofali]

Khary Randolph posted this would be cover of the cancelled Luke Cage mini series City On Fire

https://twitter.com/kharyrandolph/st...26751011192993

[Frontier]

Khary Randolph posted this would be cover of the cancelled Luke Cage mini series City On Fire

https://twitter.com/kharyrandolph/st...26751011192993

Is that supposed to be Miles?

[Digifiend]

If it is the mask is miscoloured, but that definitely doesn't look like an outfit Peter would wear, whereas Miles would.

I checked the solicits, none of them mention Spider-Man at all.
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Luke_...f_Fire_Vol_1_1
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Luke_...f_Fire_Vol_1_2
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Luke_...f_Fire_Vol_1_3

[Hypestyle]

i hope an ongoing series comes out after this Gang War arc is over.

It's also way past time for Luke to get his own video game project.

[dkrook]

Marvel, needs to hit us with a new Luke Cage series I don't understand how they have low cost options and the skills to produce Luke the right way without doing too much.

[Cage32]

i hope an ongoing series comes out after this Gang War arc is over.

It's also way past time for Luke to get his own video game project.

the prospects of either does not look promising. Although i have enjoyed the first two issues, I haven't seen any positive reviews on Luke Cage: Gang War.

[Frontier]

Merry Christmas Luke fans .