>> i don't think we notice when we're watching what it means that this is a door that has never been opened, being opened. >> i'm going to take his queens, his knights, his rooks. i'm knocking all his pieces off the board. >> it was 22 years between "mantis" and "luke cage." >> when "luke cage" came to television in 2016, mike culter got the opportunity to play the first black marvel superhero on television. >> you've got a black man who can't be shot, a bullet can't pierce his skin. that's a premise, y'all. >> i like "like cage" hero for hire because, let's be real. i'm not doing all that for free. >> when we were looking at the