And maybe, in the subconscious of the uni-mind of Marvel Comics, is the understanding that Luke Cage may unfortunately always be a relevant fantasy idea for the Black man.
2012 – Trayvon Martin is shot and killed.
2013 – Jonathan Ferrell is shot and killed.
2014 – Michael Brown is shot and killed.
2015/2016 – Luke Cage premieres on Netflix.
I just can’t.
Like, I know what they’re going for – and the heart is in the right place, ultimately – but seriously: Am I the only one who finds this in amazingly poor taste? “Hey, America’s race relations are still fucked up! Real people are being murdered! Luke Cage is gonna be relevant when his Netflix series drops!”
(From here.)