Today the press review embargo for Netflix and Marvel's LUKE CAGE has lifted and reviews are coming in across the 'Net. Marvel TV and Netflix sent out half of the new series' episodes for early preview but, sadly, DailySuperHero.com was not on that list. Maybe next time for IRON FIST.
The series is getting lots acclaim already and here's a few NON-SPOILER pull quotes from some of these earliest reviews.
io9:
"Luke Cage feels like many different swatches of blackness all at once . It’s got humor, pathos, and rhythm that are distinct from the other Netflix Marvel shows. It’s funkier and pulpier than either Daredevil or Jessica Jones. It has to be, because Luke Cage sketches out a sense of an entire community, one that’s a symbol of how black people have thrived in a centuries-old cycle that’s had them exoticized and disenfranchised. Once he starts shaking things up uptown, all eyes are on Luke Cage. That’s okay because, if the second half of the season is as strong as the first, he’s definitely worth watching." Read the full review here.
"For as edgy as Luke Cage might be, its title character is anything but. At one point, a character jokingly refers to Luke as “Harlem’s Captain America,” and that’s right in more ways than one. Mr. Cage isn’t just someone you want on your side in a fight, he’s someone you’d trust with the spare keys to your house or to talk some sense into your kid. Like they did with Cap, Marvel effectively shoots holes in the idea that someone who tells the truth, stands up to bullies, and doesn’t kill is less compelling than the alternative. Even when he’s sweeping floors, Luke Cage is just a guy trying to do the right thing, and perhaps the central message of this show is that you don’t need powers for that." Read the full review here.
Heroic Hollywood:
"If I were to describe Luke Cage with just one word: it would be soul. Not just the character of Luke, but the show itself with all of its characters, the story that it is telling and more. There is a lot of great and fun action because let’s face it, when you are dealing with a superhero who is unbreakable and super-strong, you are in for a treat. The tone of the series also do fit in quite nicely within the MCU, while being able to stand on its own, but again, definitely matches this big world that Marvel Studios has built." Read the full review here.
"But none shine as brightly as Colter. Like we saw glimpses of in Jessica Jones, he gives Cage a sense of reticence mixed with righteous defiance that hits all the right notes for a hero who uses his strength only as a last resort, and he does so in low tones and with a casual confidence. Though Cage isn’t always confident, he’s extremely principled with a magnetic charisma, making him a kind of Captain America to this ragtag group of vigilantes. Though he may struggle to define his heroism and what it means for himself and Harlem, there are no complications for viewers. He is the hero we’ve been waiting for." Read the full review here.
LUKE CAGE premieres on Netflix on September 30.
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