Luke Cage Goes Global: How a Bulletproof Harlem Hero Became the World’s Favorite Political Fantasy
Harlem’s bulletproof baritone has done what most UN envoys only fantasize about: he’s become a one-man soft-power export. From Lagos barbershops to Seoul karaoke booths, Luke Cage—Marvel’s titanium-skinned ex-con turned reluctant folk hero—has transcended his Netflix zip code to become a global allegory for indestructible cool. The character, born in 1972 as a blaxploitation quick-buck…