9 Marvel Superheroes Who Desperately Deserve Their Own Netflix Series
8. Cloak & Dagger
Who They Are: The creation of Bill Mantlo and Ed Hannigan, Cloak and Dagger are one of Marvels more relatively low-key superhero duos. Theyre more synonymous with superhero team-ups than solo adventures, but that shouldn't stop the powers that be from putting out a possible series focusing on the pair.
Conceived during the height of the United States self-proclaimed War on Drugs, Tyrone Johnston and Tandy Bowen were born on opposite ends of the economic spectrum. They were both, however, mutants, and had their abilities develop as a result of being kidnapped and tested on by a new illegal drug. Johnston had the ability to absorb his foes into the darkness, along with teleportation and physical alteration. Bowen, on the other hand, can create light constructs in a similar vein to Psylocke, and can heal people as well. The two take their combat prowess to the streets of New York, and have tangled with everyone from the X-Men to the Kingpin of Crime himself, Wilson Fisk.
Why They Deserve A Series: The long-gestating show focusing on the pair is now officially coming to Freeform (previously ABC Family), being billed as a 'superhero love story'. I can't help but feel that they're destined for the wrong network however, as social-commentary and controversy will inevitably be consigned to the cutting room floor. Regardless, these characters are due a modern update, but a Netflix series focusing on the ramifications and current debate in respect to the War on Drugs would be a far more interesting place for a comic book show to go.