8 Reasons You Need To Watch Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
4. But It's A Fresh Twist On What's Come Before
Cloak & Dagger might be drawn from the comics, but the writers have used the relative obscurity of the two main characters to take some creative liberties with the source material and update or freshen up the storyline in some smart and interesting ways.
In the comics, for example, Tandy and Tyrone are from very different backgrounds as the former is wealthy while the latter had a working class upbringing. The TV show initially sticks to this but then flips the two characters' situations on their head and Tandy ends up homeless with Tyrone's family coming into money. It's a strong development as it gives both characters more of a connection in their lives and better explores class and social prejudices (more on that in a moment).
Secondly, as mentioned, Cloak & Dagger takes place in New Orleans rather than New York, where the characters hail from in the comics. Despite the breadth of the MCU, most of the entries are still set in NYC so it's always good when we get to examine how the advent of superheroes has affected other cities.