Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker has openly courted two points of comparison for the latest Netflix series set in the Marvel Universe. The first is The Wire, David Simon’s celebrated HBO series about the inner workings of drugs, policing and politics in Baltimore. Outside the Los Angeles premiere of Captain America: Civil War in April, Coker told reporters, “I would like this to be, I mean, I know this is heavy but, The Wire of Marvel television, because we really deal with a lot of different issues.” The second point of comparison comes from the headlines, for as Coker put it at the show’s 2016 San Diego Comic-Con panel, “There’s never been a time in history where having a bulletproof black man” has been so important. “It’s like Luke’s entrance into this world changes the ecology of the entire neighborhood.” The third Marvel Defender to get a solo series ahead of Netflix’s Avengers-esque miniseries team-up doesn’t travel the same paths as his predecessors.

Cage — well played by Mike Colter (The Good Wife) — is an African-American man living in a fantasy world populated by super-powered beings. But the show is very much grounded in the recognizable reality of a world that hasn’t been too kind to people of color. In a sharp piece for The Washington Post, David Betancourt notes the show’s overt references to tragic stories like Trayvon Martin‘s. Cage’s outfit of choice, a hoodie, is almost certainly not an accident. No wonder Variety‘s Maureen Ryan has predicted viewers won’t be able to stop watching Cage’s casual stroll into, through and out of a heavily-fortified community center serving as Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes’ (beautifully played by Mahershala Ali) personal bank. All of this, of course, while donning a bullet hole-worn hoodie and wearing headphones blaring “Bring da Ruckus” by the Wu-Tang Clan. When necessary, Colter knows precisely how to play his hero as the strong-but-silent type, and this scene is definitely one of those times.

In some ways a prototypical reluctant hero, Cage’s preference for avoiding conflict when and wherever possible isn’t a decision he comes to easily. Mainly because, as viewers will find out, not everything about his new life happens per his actions. While chatting with Pop (Frankie Faison), a barber shop owner and one of Cage’s employers, the glorified janitor speaks his peace after his boss affectionately calls him “power man” and asks why he isn’t helping others. “What if my ambition is to sweep hair, wash dishes and be left the hell alone?” he says, adding: “You think I asked for any of this? I was framed, beaten and put in some tank like an exotic fish. Came out with… abilities.” How Kevin Gates Went From Underground To Platinum In A Year And Changed The Game In The Process Look For The Star: How Starter Jackets Became The Iconic Clothing Of The Early ’90s ‘Dream, Try, Do Good’: The Oral History Of ‘Boy Meets World’ How Frank Barsalona Created The Modern Rock Concert And Got Himself Into The Hall Of Fame

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