Marvel Comics has announced that this October will see the release of a new three-issue series titled Luke Cage: City of Fire, which promises to explore the hero's role in Harlem with a hard-hitting story the publisher promises will change Power Man's status quo in the Marvel Universe forever.
In the series, a shadowy rogue group named the Regulators are terrorizing ordinary citizens in New York City, and Luke Cage is called to action when a Black man in his community is murdered by a crooked police officer. Cage quickly crosses paths with Daredevil, who is determined to bring down the Regulators no matter the cost, but Mayor Fisk is equally determined to use them to tighten his grip on the city.
There is unrest in the streets, and it’s up to Cage to keep the city from going up in flames. Joined by an exciting lineup of artists including Farid Karami on issue #1, Ray-Anthony Height on issue #2, and Sean Damien Hill on issue #3, celebrated creator Ho Che Anderson (King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.) makes his Marvel debut with what sounds like an ambitious story.
"I can't express how excited I am to be doing a project with Marvel, and about the level of talent they've lined up to work on it with me," Anderson says. "I have been given the freedom to explore a subject I'm so passionate about through the lens of characters I've loved since I was a kid, and I fully intend to work overtime to make sure the results are worthy of the trust I've been granted. Fortunately, the heavy lifting will be accomplished by my incredible collaborators who'll make me look better than I am!"
It's been a while since we've seen Luke Cage receive the spotlight in a meaningful way, and it feels like a lifetime ago that the hero was front and centre in titles like New Avengers and Thunderbolts.
Check to the cover art for Luke Cage: City of Fire below:
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