Luke Cage
Milestonehas its own translation ofLuke coop , namedBuck Wild , who serves as a critical review and parody of some of the more problematic component of the master copy . First introduced in 1994’sIcon # 13and appearing in the series throughout , Buck Wild , who also calls himself “ Mercenary Man ” resembles John Milton Cage Jr. ’s authoritative look , let in his manner of dress and origin .
Luke Cage is one of the former Black superheroes , first appearing in 1972 ; he was created to cash in on the “ blaxploitation ” cult of the early LXX . Sent to pokey for a offence he did not commit , Luke Cage concord to undergo an observational procedure in commutation for his freedom . The experiment give Cage superintendent - strength and invulnerability , and he would embark on a calling as a “ hoagy for hire . ” subsequently , Luke Cage would team up up with Iron Fistin one of the greatest partnership in Marvel story . After sporadic appearance in the ' 80s and ' XC , Luke Cage enjoyed a renaissance thanks to author Brian Michael Bendis using him in bothAliasandNew Avengers . While this makes Luke Cage a ground - break character , the fact remains the type ’s other days are problematic , and this gets call out inIcon # 13 , publish by the fabled Dwayne McDuffie , with artistry by Mark Bright , ink by Mike Gustovich , colors by James Brown and David Montoya and letters by Steve Dutro .
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Milestone heroes Icon and Rocket first meeting Buck Wild while break up a drug house . Buck Wild , under the control of the evil Lysistrata Jones , lash out the duo . ikon and Rocketare able to break Jones ’ hold over Buck Wild and the three set off to Jones ’ lair . She is capable to entrap Icon , but Rocket apace overpower her and frees her mentor . The two then learn Buck Wild ’s origins : he was transport to jail and agreed to undergo an experimentation in exchange for his freedom . The experiment give him A-one powers and he went out to cultivate as a soldier of fortune , withdraw jobs for money .
If this sounds familiar to Luke Cage ’s ancestry , then it is — Buck Wild is an obvious pastiche of Cage . Not only are the origins exchangeable but Buck Wild ’s turnout tight resemble Cage ’s Graeco-Roman turnout as well . When Luke Cage first seem , he speak in a stereotyped “ street ” manner , using over - exaggerated phrases such as “ Sweet Christmas . ” Buck Wild does the accurate same thing and accept it even further . Yet here , it is used to poke playfulness at the problematic element originally in the character — such as the slang ; both Icon and Rocket are in disbelief at how much of a caricature Buck Wild is .
The story terminate with Buck Wild return to his purpose as “ Mercenary Man , ” but he would render later in the footrace , even taking over for Icon while he was off planet . But whileLuke John Cage was eventually flesh out and get on to become a more three - dimensional character , Buck Wildmostly remained the same , serving as a path forMilestoneto poke fun at some of the more cringeworthy elements of the original Power Man ’s fictitious character .
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