Marvel Is Failing Luke Cage When He Should Be An A-List Hero
Warning! Spoilers for Devil's Reign Omega #1 by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is failing Luke Cage, as his most recent chapter in the Marvel Universe shows the missed potential and much-deserved spotlight the hero should have. But, as Luke Cage becomes the mayor in the Marvel Universe, the publisher still hasn't fully revealed what's next for the character, showing a frustrating trend that he's not considered an A-List hero or deserving of his own solo series — when in reality, Cage is more than worthy.
Luke Cage has a storied history in the pages of Marvel Comics, as the hero became the first Black superhero to get his own comic series when he debuted in Hero for Hire #1 in 1972. Co-created by Archie Goodwin, John Romita Sr., and George Tuska, the bulletproof hero became a key player in the Marvel Universe, most notably co-starring in the iconic Power Man and Iron Fist series with Danny Rand, being a member of the Defenders, and his later adventures alongside his wife, Jessica Jones. In his most recent stories during the Devil's Reign event, Luke Cage becomes the mayor of New York. But, despite the reveal, it doesn't mean much with Marvel's middling plans for him in the future.
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Luke Cage seemed to be retaking the spotlight when Marvel Comics announced he'd be starring in his own three-issue miniseries, Luke Cage: City of Fire, from Ho Che Anderson and Farid Karami, a tie-in for the Devil's Reign event. Promised as a «hard-hitting» and «ambitious» story about Cage battling police corruption, the story was shockingly canceled by Marvel despite reportedly an issue being finished and solicits teasing the series well ahead of time. It was suggested
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