The problem with a gender bending hero is that comic book heroes tend to require a lengthy pop culture gestation period before they made movie worthy. All the significant superhero movie characters (save maybe Deadpool) have been around for at least 50 years, including Black Panther.
I'm not sure about that... I mean, I know the Guardians of the Galaxy were around back then, but I don't think they were a household name. I think probably only
**** comics nerds really knew about them.
Weird that it predated by several months the founding of the Black Panther Party. They tried changing his name to Black Leopard as a result, but that didn't have the same ring to it.
I wonder if they considered changing his cat costume to be a black leather vest, a black beret, and sunglasses.
On a related note, I almost fell off of my couch laughing when the Netflix "Luke Cage" show managed to work the hilarious old-school "Power Man" costume into one scene through a series of coincidences.
-k
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