From 'Black Panther' to 'Luke Cage,' black superheroes are breaking barriers once considered impenetrable
They fight crime in old cotton hoodies, shimmering black capes and glowing LED unitards. They can repel bullets with their bodies, leap atop speeding cars like a svelte cat or dissipate in a puff of eerie smoke, all in the name of justice.
But most impressive of all: They have a newfound power to break color barriers that were once considered impenetrable.
From "Black Panther" to "Marvel's Luke Cage," 2018 has seen more African American superheroes in their own namesake productions run, leap and fly to the forefront of pop culture than any other time in history.
