10 Superheroes The World Needs Right Now
5. Steel
According to the DC cinematic universe, God only makes Caucasian superheroes so the time is right to give John Henry Irons, aka Steel, his shot at saving the universe.
Essentially Iron Man given an ethnic twist, this former US Army weapons designer turns to crime fighting when a former colleague, Nathaniel Burke, attempts to establish himself as the #1 arms supplier to the world’s scummier elements. His sidekicks are his Uncle Joe, who finds the damnedest things in his scrap yard, plus Suzie ‘Sparky’ Sparks, whose wheelchair comes equipped with laser cannons and turbo jets.
African-American heroes who stick it to The Man are in short supply these days, so if you’re one of those people who were disappointed by Luke Cage, you know what to wish for. With enough diversity among its cast of characters to appeal to liberal Hollywood, Steel is the #1 franchise that deserves to be resurrected, if only to erase memories of Shaquille O’Neal in the title role.