Isaiah Mustafa, the guy best known for his totally awesome Old Spice commercials, has said that he wants the part of Luke Cage in a Power Man movie and to prove how serious he is, he stopped by Marvel studios.

During his visit Mustafa filmed his head on the body of what would be the Luke Cage character, while parodying his own Old Spice spots.

Here’s the video:

Mustafa has parlayed a series of commercials into a pretty amazing early career, with a development deal under his belt with NBC, a role on the TV series Chuck and now apparently a Marvel development team willing to meet with him and create buzz about a project he wants to be in, it’s hard to not find a reason to love this guys work.

What do you think about the video parody? I particularly like the “I’m Not A Horse” part towards the end.

Thunderbolts #137, Not zombies, honest guv

Thunderbolts is not a title that I have been reading regularly since it renumbered itself, however after picking up the last three issues, I may have to change that.

In the latest issue (#137), there was none of the original cast that I remember (although they have featured in previous issues), but nor did I care. However, if you are an old-time fan of the duo Power Man and Iron Fist, this is an issue not to be missed. The cover headline states they are joining the Thunderbolts, however they look more like refugees from Marvel Zombies.

I don’t want to give away the entire plot of the issue, but suffice to say that Norman Osbourne arranges for the capture and brainwashing of Danny Rand, in order to turn him into a weapon against Luke Cage, for revenge over something I obviously missed happening. (There’s only so many comics even I can read!). This tests their friendship and teamwork to the limit. Well, briefly.

The other ‘Bolts I am psyched about are the Ant-Man and Paladin. Now I have always liked Paladin ever since he dated Janet van Dyne back in the late eighties and also worked with Captain America for a while (in the Superia Strategem, oh how I loved Mark Gruenwald’s stories) and I feel he is a character who deserves a lot more attention and detail. I have still to find it in these pages however, but it seems everyone gets their turn. I’m even liking the Ghost!

As for Ant-Man, he is successful in escaping Osbourne’s clutches, but the escape route he has to take? Euuwwwww! I’m not gonna spoil that one for you, just don’t read this issue while you are eating.

Tomorrow, Zombie Watch begins again, with the climax of Blackest Night: Titans, Green Lantern #47 and Blackest Night #4 hitting the stands. I can’t wait!