To ensure you pluck up on all the citation and fully appreciate how the show brings the invulnerable , first-rate - strong Hero Occasionally Known as Power Man into 2016 , here are eight comic strip to break up up pre - binge .
Power Man and Iron Fist Epic Collection, Vol. 1
I ’m not recommend a collection of Luke Cage ’s earliest stories , which you could find inLuke batting cage : Hero for Hire , Vol . 1 . They ’re a Cartesian product of their earned run average , undercut by white writer ' ham actor - fisted endeavour at black lingo . In 1972 , Luke was a sorely obvious and inauthentic attempt to tap into the popularity of blaxploitation – a musical genre that has its own curing of issues .
Power Man and Iron Fist Epic Collection , Vol . 1 , which couple Luke up with Danny Rand , aka Iron Fist , collate comics from 1978 to1986 that wo n’t make you roll your eyes . While both characters are products of two distinguishable 1970s musical genre , they work well as a pair . Their friendship is authentic , and their dynamic is iconic . We ’ll finally see this on the small screen : Netflix contrive to institute Luke and Danny together ( along with Daredevil and Jessica Jones ) in 2017’sThe Defenders .
Jessica Jones: Alias, Vol. 1
Luke ’s origin are so explicitly tie to blaxploitation that he can be a difficult character to modernise realistically . gratefully , Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos’Aliasdrops the ostentatious costume and black cant , and radically redefines Luke as a magnetic hero , alike to Mike Colter onJessica Jones . The relationship between Luke and Jessica , which commence in this run , became as essential a factor for the character as his friendly relationship with Danny Rand .
Cage
For the love of all that is holy , avoid the gratuitous , loathsome , and downright badCagefrom 2002 . Instead , pick up this early-1990s instalment , which involve Luke Cage in Chicago . This run is very , very ' 90s – at one point , Luke fight down a villain named " Hardcore . " The book ’s pleasance add up from a willingness to move through a form of unexpected genres : Cagegoes from morally equivocal crime - solving , where our hoagy seems mostly manoeuvre by a payroll check , to fantastical superhero by the end , leave coherent room for the Fantastic Four to show up .
Luke Cage Noir
There is a wad of talk about how Luke Cage feels more like a 1970s crime drama than your average Marvel superhero adaptation . But while watch the first one-half of Season 1 , my idea went to 1950s film noirs likeOdds Against Tomorrow , starring Harry Belafonte , andNo Way Out , which had Sidney Poitier . For those rummy how Luke would play in a boldly noir set , check outLuke Cage Noirfrom 2010 , a run that loosely adapts his origin level to 1920s Prohibition - era Harlem . The art by Shawn Martinbrough is worth the price alone .
Daredevil #38-40
How will Luke play with Daredevil when they baffle paths inThe Defenders ? Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev ’s run onDaredevil , specifically the " Trial of the Century " arc , hints at the time to come . This is still a temerarious story , so Luke is n’t the primary draw , but the arc flesh out the moral force between these two very different heroes .
Mighty Avengers(2013-2014)
In this 2013 political campaign , Luke forms his own Avengers , brawl underused heroes . You ’ll uprise to love Luke , Blue Marvel , White Tiger , Falcon ( aka Captain America ) , and Spectrum ( a personal favorite of mine ) , thanks to author Al Ewing ’s dexterous intellect of what make them tick off . An odd batting order proves to be a total delight when the riffraff crew offers pro bono superpowered help to New York during an onslaught by an ancient alien .
Jessica Jones: The Pulse
This listing has a lot of Brian Michael Bendis , but swear me , that ’s a good affair . Bendis really arrive Luke . The Pulseisn’t as hard - hitting asAlias , which is the Mary Leontyne Price of incorporating Luke and Jessica into the blanket Marvel existence ( a major head in the news report involves Jones ' investigating leading to the unmasking of Spider - Man ’s enemy , the Green Goblin ) , but more personal events , like the birth of Luke and Jones ' girl , Danielle , total Modern layer to their kinship .
Power Man and Iron Fist, Vol. 1(2016)
Luke Cage and Danny Rand reunited this year , and this volume stands apart as one of the few times Luke has been brought to living by black funny - book artists . In the new run , writer David F. Walker sophisticate our expectations of these long - run characters and their friendship , and illustrator Sanford Greene provide buoyant and promising artistic creation . The book experience relevant without being heavily - handed , and it interweaves some unexpected minor villain into the mixture , like Gamecock , who dresses as a chicken . The ' LXX were a weird time for comics .
Daughters of the Dragon
When we see Mercedes " Misty " Knight inLuke batting cage , she ’s a consecrated and extremely intelligent detective whose work has her crossing path with Luke more than she would care . But the Misty most know from the comics is the one you find inDaughters of the Dragon , where she and her master swordsman best friend , Colleen Wing , process as individual detectives . In the comedian , Misty has leave behind her work as a pig behind , is a extremely skilled martial creative person , and has a badass bionic arm , thanks to Stark Industries . show this miniseries and looking at actress Simone Missick ’s great performance onLuke Cagewill definitely have you clamour for the character to get her own spinoff . If Punisher can get one afterDaredevilSeason 2 , there ’s hope for more Misty .
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