Luke Cage: Everyman

There’s something to tide over fans of Marvel series “Luke Cage” as it goes from the recently released second season on Netflix to the long wait for season three.

The bullet-proof superhero has a new digital-only comic book mini-series available.

“Luke Cage: Everyman” is the first Marvel job for writer Anthony Del Col, who is joined by an all-Canadian creative team on the project. Del Col is also the author of the excellent “Son of Hitler” released recently by Image Comics and reviewed here last week.

“Son of Hitler” is gritty, kick-in-the-groin graphic novel storytelling. With Luke Cage, Del Col still hits hard but with a more mass-market reader-friendliness.

“Luke Cage is a man with superhero physical strength so it seemed natural to have him square off with a neurological diagnosis,” Del Col said in a statement. “Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has garnered a great deal of media coverage over the last few years, primarily dealing with retired and active football players. This is the first time a superhero story has dealt with CTE and I’ve consulted with one of the top specialists in the country.

“But don’t worry – the story is full of action, thrills and key emotional moments with Luke and his daughter, Danielle.”

Cage’s skin may be bulletproof but his brain is not. The massive blasts and punches he’s endured through the years are taking their toll on his brain.

“Everyman” poses a mystery, too, as someone is targeting people with a sudden and violently sick illness.

Great art by Jahnoy Lindsey and bright colors by Ian Herring make a preview of the first two issues a pulse-pounding delight.

Like the Netflix series, “Luke Cage: Everyman” is available only on digital format … for now.

“Everyman” is “part of Marvel’s now Digital Only initiative (along with new tales of Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, etc.), making the stories more bingeable,” Del Col said. “The first two issues of my series will be available on ComiXology and Marvel Unlimited, and eventually collected into a trade paperback later this year.”

“Luke Cage” was released Aug. 15.