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Cheo Hodari Coker
American Journalist
Born: Dec 12, 1972
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For me, hip-hop has always been black superhero music. Cheo Hodari Coker
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One of my favorite memories as a kid was when the original 'Secret Wars' came out with the debut of the black costume for Spider-Man. I remember I couldn't wait to get home to read it, and I was like, 'Oh, my God, I've been waiting for this comic to come out. I hope, God forbid, nothing happens to me before I get home to read it.' Cheo Hodari Coker
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The thing that all police officers decide when they wake up in the morning is that they're going home. Cheo Hodari Coker
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Netflix likes critical attention, and they like their analytics. Cheo Hodari Coker
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Because I'm a former critic, I view criticism differently than most do. I can take criticism, but if you're going to eviscerate us, be specific. Cheo Hodari Coker
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Sometimes you have to take the risk that somebody will consider what you're making is noise, but if you don't try it, then nothing will move forward. I'd rather people hate something than just go 'meh.' Cheo Hodari Coker
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If a superhero is a community superhero, then is he going to protect his community by controlling everything? If he decides to control crime, does that make him a crime boss? Does that make him a criminal? Cheo Hodari Coker
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I really think that Steven Caple, Jr. is going to be a great addition to the 'Rocky' director pantheon. Cheo Hodari Coker
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What Peter Jackson proved with 'Lord Of The Rings' movies is that you could make various changes, and you could pull things around, but as long as it was in the spirit of the storytelling, and because he made The Shire so real, the fans forgave him for the changes. Cheo Hodari Coker
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'Southland' was really where I learned so much about drama. Cheo Hodari Coker
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I can't turn hip-hop off, just like I can't turn comic books off. It blends into everything for me. Cheo Hodari Coker
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Harlem has always been the nexus of music, politics, culture, criminal figures. Cheo Hodari Coker
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People underestimate the complexity of comic books. Cheo Hodari Coker
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Some people, when they get criticism, they shy away from it. Cheo Hodari Coker
People Criticism Some People Some Get Away Shy
For me, I was never really obsessed with Luke Cage. My obsession was Wolverine. Cheo Hodari Coker
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For 'Luke Cage,' of course, I was familiar with Power Man and Iron Fist. I read the comics. That was really more stuff that you read for fun. It wasn't that you read either of those comics for profound moments, although they have profound moments. Cheo Hodari Coker
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With 'Luke Cage,' we all, as a collective wanted to tell the truest story that we could but, at the same time, also be very true to the comic book genre. Cheo Hodari Coker
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There aren't a lot of African-American superheroes. I've been reading comics since I was eight or nine years old. Luke Cage stood out. Cheo Hodari Coker
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Muhammed Ali is my favorite boxer, and the reason that I love Ali is because he's not undefeated. It's because of the fact that he risked it all at times and lost - but then came back. Cheo Hodari Coker
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'Clockers' - as much as it is a very focused crime drama, it sprawls. Cheo Hodari Coker
Crime Drama Focused Very Much
The thing about Luke Cage that makes him different is - on the surface is he's a hero for hire; Luke Cage wants to get paid. Luke Cage in the comic books is like, 'I'm doing this stuff. It's all well and good, but I gotta make a dollar.' Cheo Hodari Coker
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I don't see female characters as different or inferior to male characters. Cheo Hodari Coker
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I was a huge fan of comics: not necessarily 'Luke Cage.' I was more of an 'X-Men' head. I was always more Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, John Byrne. Cheo Hodari Coker
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My private joke about 'Luke Cage' is that it's a bulletproof version of 'Lemonade,' and that, essentially, it's a concept album that has a video component. Cheo Hodari Coker
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Spike Lee is one of my biggest influences. What I love about Spike, other than he's just a fun guy to hang around, is that Spike is fearless. As much as people talk about him being politically outspoken, let's not forget that he's one of the best screenwriters, ever, in addition to being a visual master. Cheo Hodari Coker
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The thing is, so much of the African American experience is about the redefinition of roots because of slavery. We were uprooted, and there's so much about our whole legacy that was stolen and that we lost in the Transatlantic slave trade that we'll never find out. Cheo Hodari Coker
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