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Luke Cage

Submitted by bobweiner on April 8, 2008 - 10:57

Luke Cage

Originally uploaded by kms007

One of my favorite Marvel characters is Luke Cage. Here’s one of my first attempts at drawing him in his circa ’70s garb.
-Krishna

Re: Luke Cage

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by CyberLord - 04/09/2008 - 09:58

Yes, that is the original Luke Cage.  I have a lot of happy memories of the first year of Luke Cage.  Billy Graham drew him best.  My favorite story was in issue #3 when some mad general deceived Vietnam Vets into taking over Ellis Island.  Luke ended up on the back of a helicopter slamming his fists into the superstructure to bring it down.  The costume is cheesy and Milestone comics made fun of it a few years back.

Archie Goodwin started the series with a bang, but it lost focus when it was handed off to other writers.  I don't think anyone else really knew what to do with Luke.  Obviously none of them, including Archie Goodwin, knew what it was like to live as a Black Man in the US.

Luke has had several costume changes over the years.  I kinda liked a 1990s version I saw with him in patterned leather and metal.  It seemed authentic to his character.  I can't say I like the new look I've seen while flipping through The New Avengers.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort but where he stands at times of challenge and discovery. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.---------CyberLord