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We have a reading guide to Luke Cage comics for you!
But its happening, and it aint just going to be one sorry two hour film.
Oh, sweet Christmas no, its going to be thirteen hours of Marvel Netflix awesomeness.
So why was Luke Cage an unlikely candidate for live action super stardom?
Lucas escapes prison, changes his name to Luke Cage, and sets out to free his name.
A free man, Cage opens his Hero for Hire business and a legend is born.
Luke Cage#1 was the first comic Marvel ever published starring a black man.
Black Mariah runs a gang of thugs that pose as EMTs to loot the recently deceased.
Cage shuts down Mariahs racket but not before making an enemy for life in this larger than life villainess.
Early on in Luke Cages first series, he ran afoul of Doctor Doom and it was freakin glorious.
Pretty standard stuff, right?
The Wheres my money, honey?
line has grown legendary and it damn well should because it totally defines those early Luke Cage adventures.
First, it is the first meeting between the two.
Second, this issue takes place during a pivotal event in Spider-Man history.
Spidey was nearly broken from the death of his beloved Gwen and was in no mood for Cage.
So this issue features Cage taking on a furious Spider-Man and Mr. Cage still held his own!
Cottonmouth, a vile gangster in control of a massive heroin ring, first appeared inPower Man#17.
But there is a historical precedent for Cage running with a crew of Defenders.
InDefenders#17-19, Luke Cage joins with the team to take on the Wrecking Crew.
Needing more power, Reed Richards hires Luke Cage to join the team.
Chaos ensues, Grimm dons a suit of Thing armor (wait, what?!?)
and Cage is freed from Puppet Masters control.
With an armor clad Thing back in action (seriously, huh?
), Cage and the FF part as pals.
Misty Knight and Colleen Wing provided the supporting cast for this series that is still a great read.
By the way, Fist got better and is still kicking ass in the Marvel Universe.
Its like Miller predicted all this Netflix street level goodness 34 years ago.
And did you know that said super team was led by Power Man and Iron Fist?
But in 1996sHeroes for Hire, the classic Cage was back and teaming with Iron Fist once again.
Its possibly Bendis finest hour writing Luke Cage, a character the writer has worked wonders with for years.
