A review by captwinghead
Luke Cage Noir by Adam Glass, Shawn Martinbrough, Mike Benson
2.0
2.5 Stars
This is strange story in that I came out of it not sure who the good guy was supposed to be? It’s one of those where I questions if the ends justified the means.
I liked the myth of Luke Cage. It sort of hinted at what makes the Netflix show so special: the story of a bulletproof black man is an inspiration to black people. The idea of a man who isn’t quite as affected by the same fear that we all fear seeing members of our community shot down everyday.
So, I like the way the method was handled here... to an extent. I always feel a bit weird when non black writers wrote about black on black crime.
Doubly so when the ending “twist” of this story was revealed.
Women were treated pretty damn poorly, as well. Some of the comments from Luke were also pretty gross.
Again, like Daredevil, this is closer to what a Noir story usually is.
I loved the art and that was the only thing I really loved about it.
This is strange story in that I came out of it not sure who the good guy was supposed to be? It’s one of those where I questions if the ends justified the means.
I liked the myth of Luke Cage. It sort of hinted at what makes the Netflix show so special: the story of a bulletproof black man is an inspiration to black people. The idea of a man who isn’t quite as affected by the same fear that we all fear seeing members of our community shot down everyday.
So, I like the way the method was handled here... to an extent. I always feel a bit weird when non black writers wrote about black on black crime.
Doubly so when the ending “twist” of this story was revealed.
Women were treated pretty damn poorly, as well. Some of the comments from Luke were also pretty gross.
Again, like Daredevil, this is closer to what a Noir story usually is.
I loved the art and that was the only thing I really loved about it.