Comics: Black Comicbook Characters Tribute - The Guys

Luke Cage has become one of the most popular black american comic characters since his creation in the 70's debuting in his own self titled comicbook.

A streetwise youth, the man called "Lucas" was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. In exchange for parole, Lucas clandestinely underwent an experimental procedure, originally intended to generate immunity to all illness; instead, it inadvertently granted him steel-hard skin and heavier, enhanced muscle. After escaping Seagate Prison, he forged the identity of "Luke Cage" becoming a "hero for hire," a sort of super-enhanced private detective—although Cage commonly refused money, or simply received none, for cases gone awry (a fair portion, for the unlucky Cage). Later, he formed a business partnership with the martial arts hero known as Iron Fist in the series Power Man & Iron Fist.

Cage was one of the first African American superheroes to star in an eponymous comic book series. (The first African American character to do so was Dell Comics' western hero Lobo.) Cage was a groundbreaking but controversial hero. He was Marvel's entry into the 1970s blaxploitation trend, and much of "Hero for Hire" saw him using exaggerated slang, including the catch phrase "Sweet Christmas!" (In the 1990s Heroes For Hire series, Cage explained that he used this phrase in place of profanity because his grandmother, an important figure in his youth, hated profanity; he added, tongue-in-cheek, that she was even meaner and tougher than the villains he fought.) Brian Azzarello's take on Power Man, Cage, was also criticized, this time for an overly thuggish portrayal (though Azzarello's revival also attracted attention to the character).
Subsequently, Cage has been featured in the Brian Michael Bendis-written series Alias, Secret War, The Pulse, Daredevil, and New Avengers.
Cage has been confirmed as the leader of the newest incarnation of the Thunderbolts, which will be formed in the aftermath of Siege. He will also remain with the New Avengers when the title relaunches in June 2010

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[wadelone23]

Kool bro. Who was that static shock looking Guy towards the end.

[BrandonHexx]

@wadelone23 I think that's Black Lightning from an Outsiders cover or splash.

[skywalk333]

Awesome vid!!

[SithHound]

Great Job...Still mad at Marvel for turning Bishop... "heel"