In simplest terms, the first season of Marvel’s Luke Cage looks an awful lot like the first season of Marvel’s Daredevil. The rather broad-chested wrench in this particular framework, though, is that Luke Cage is a black man. Respectability plays a big part – big enough that, if this show wasn’t helmed by a black man, you might expect it to be heartily think-pieced about (it still might). For as much as the black experience features in it, though, I’m not sure how much the series really has to say about it. Luke Cage is just another spin on that, albeit one that’s deepened and complicated by its main character’s race.

Source: National Post October 03, 2016 14:03 UTC