With the forthcoming Netflix series starting later this
week—let’s take a look back at what makes this character so sweet.
Created by Archie Goodwin, John Romita, Sr, and George
Tuska; Cage was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. While in prison he
was a part of an experiment that helped him gain superhuman strength,
unbreakable skin, and accelerated healing factor. His wife is Jessica Jones and
he frequently partners with Iron Fist, Misty Knight, and Colleen Wing.
In the era that he was created Cage was the source material
for some controversial ideas mostly from Blaxploitation and kung fu film craze
that happened in the 1970s. Cage and Iron Fist have become unique characters
only recently with the work of Brian Michael Bendis in Alias and New Avengers,
and the recent Power Man and Iron Fist series by David Walker and Sanford
Greene. I like the latter quite a lot—it has a Skottie Youngish feel to it with
well-choreographed action sequences. It has a cartoonish, friendly style.
Why don’t we see what we can do with Mr. Cage?
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