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Black Lightning arrives in Gotham, and he immediately goes out to save Orphan from Karma Batman arrives soon after, but even this trio may be unable to stop this mysterious rogue. Batman: Detective Comics #984 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferrieira, and Adriano Lucas Karma gets more-or-less the starring role in Detective Comics #984 We get a[...]

This one comes courtesy of Christopher Cantwell and Martin Morazzo and Dark Horse's Berger Books imprint. Batman: Detective Comics #984 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferrieira, and Adriano Lucas Batman: Detective Comics #984 The new partnership between Batman and Black Lightning is threatened by a secret the Dark Knight is keeping from Jefferson[...]

Checking in with Black Lightning season 2. Up the villains The series had some really good villains in season 1 from a drama/storytelling aspect But other than Tobias Whale and Painkiller, none of them were really on the power level as the Pierce family This led them to having to fight quantity over quality It would be[...]

His first recruit is Black Lightning, who works out of Metropolis and just suffered his own setback. Detective Comics #983 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas Detective Comics #983 is a perfect example of showing over telling. What sticks out the most in reflection is its understanding that not every reader will be that familiar[...]

A lot happened near the end of Black Lightning season 1, including Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) being framed for selling drugs, which led right into the season finale We don't see if he is reinstated as the principal of Garfield High. There are some other threads that were left open, like Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and her[...]

The Flash and Black Lightning start a week earlier than Arrow and Supergirl, and then Legends starts a week after that. It all kicks off on October 9th with The Flash and Black Lightning New series All-American premieres on October 10th after the premiere of Riverdale The second new series, Charmed, debuts October 14th after the[...]

The first season of Black Lightning focused a lot on the family and both Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Anne McClain) getting their powers But the series also introduced the character of Grace Choi (Chantal Thuy), another hero from the comics who is in a romantic relationship with Thunder They set up the possibility[...]

Okay, Black Lightning is a new series and really doesn't have a returning guest from a previous season But that said, how many of you guessed that Latavius "Lala" Johnson (William Catlett) was going to pop up again after he was killed by Tobias Whale (Marvin "Krondon" Jones III) in that prison cell? The character[...]

By the end of season 1 of Black Lightning, it appears that Jefferson (Cress Williams) and Lynn (Christine Adams) have worked through their differences and she is more accepting of him being a superhero again, especially with both of their daughters now having powers But that may not be nearly as safe of an assumption[...]

The 'A Night in the Writers' Room' event put on by Variety has a nice lineup from both drama and tv, but only one woman out of 12 writers.

In the case of the Arrowverse shows, I'm skipping the Crisis on Earth-X crossover. Taking a look at the new member of the CW family, all 13 episodes of Black Lightning were strong, but Black Jesus: the Book of Crucifixion was on top. Black Lightning — Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC[...]

Being that Black Lightning has only had one season, I can't really compare the big bads, but the show had five villains introduced in the first season, which is pretty amazing for a 13-episode season So let's take a look at them — including the big bad himself, Tobias Whale. The series first gave us Latavius[...]

Here we take a look at Black Lightning. Black Lightning — Photo: Annette Brown/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC All rights reserved. Who out there expected Peter Gambi (James Remar) to be such a bad-ass? Sure he was the former spotter for the ASA to find kids with super powers in Freeland after the[...]

Kicking it off with best new character, and this one is a bit tricky because it's Black Lightning, so all of the characters are new. I was pleasantly surprised by this series While it's not supposed to be part of the Arrowverse, it feels like it could be, yet feels like something unique and special on[...]

If you haven't watched the first season of Black Lightning, you really should It hands down is one of the best new series of the 2017-2018 season, and The CW is trying very hard to give you every opportunity to watch You can stream the series on Netflix, watch some of it on The CW[...]

During the CW's Upfronts presentation on Thursday, much of the cast of Black Lightning hit the stage to promote the series upcoming second season and to celebrate its critically acclaimed first run Included on the stage were Cress Williams, who plays Jefferson Pierce, aka Black Lightning; Christina Adams, who plays Lynn Pierce; Nafessa Williams, who plays Anissa[...]

with DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Arrow going back to back on Mondays and Flash and Black Lightning going back to back on Tuesdays That's five hours of superhero goodness in just three days It will also make the crossover event easier to do And what about that crossover pitch… instead of trying to go[...]

— Black Lightning Wednesday 8-9 p.m — Riverdale 9-10 p.m — All American Thursday 8-9 p.m — Supernatural 9-10 p.m — Legacies FRIDAY 8-9 p.m — Dynasty 9-10 p.m — Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Credit: CW CHARMED — "Stronger together." That's what Marisol tells her daughters, firebrand social justice warrior Melanie "Mel" Vera, and her sister, fun-loving Maggie, about their family[...]

The first season of Black Lightning is done, and the writers should be starting up plans for season 2 — but that doesn't mean the actors aren't out there still being heroes A new video shows Cress Williams, Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III, Christina Adams, China Ann McClain, and Nafessa Williams visiting the Austin, Texas chapter[...]

But sadly this will be the last one for a while with four entries as both DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Black Lightning have wrapped up their seasons Legends went out with a bang last week in a climatic showdown between Mallus the Time Demon and Beebo… and it was just as spectacular as it[...]

This article contains spoilers for the Black Lightning season 1 finale, 'Shadow of Death: The Book of War'. Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC All rights reserved The season finale of Black Lightning is simple, straightforward, and shows us why this series is so damn good. Gambi (James Remar) has taken the injured[...]

Tomorrow night we get the first season finale of Black Lightning The culmination of the 13-episode season from series creator Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil shows Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) in the woods where he was taken after being injured in the previous episode With him are his ex-wife Lynn (Christine Adams), his daughters[...]

The CW has released an extended trailer for the Black Lightning season finale, which will air on Tuesday at 9 p.m The series stars Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce, a retired superhero, high school principal, and father of two trying to do his best for the city of Freeland and reconnect with his ex-wife (Christine[...]

In the beginning of the first season of Black Lightning we met Khalil (Jordan Galloway), a student at Garfield High, a track star and he was dating Jennifer Pierce (China Anne McClain) He joined Jennifer and the others in a protest march and was shot in the spine when the march was attacked by Tobias[...]

This article contains spoilers for the Black Lightning season 1, episode 12, 'The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain'. Photo: Annette Brown/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC All rights reserved. With this being the penultimate episode of the season, we get a lot of answers, some of which we get hit with[...]

Tonight we get the penultimate episode in the first season of Black Lightning Entitled 'The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain', tonight's episode has Tobias Whale (Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III) returning to Freeland with the task of capturing Black Lightning (Cress Williams) Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Ann McClain) provide surprising aid[...]

We have two episodes left in the first season of Black Lightning, and even with the news of the series being renewed for a second season, there are still a lot of questions about this one We know that there is going to be a big showdown between Black Lightning (Cress Williams) and Tobias Whale[...]

We have only two more episode of Black Lightning left in this first season, and there are so many questions left unanswered Things are only going to heat up as Tobias Whale (Marvin 'Krondon" Jones III) returns to Freeland, and we all know that Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) wants to take him down… permanently[...]

This article contains spoilers for the Black Lightning season 1 episode Black Jesus: The Book of Crucifixion. Black Lightning — Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC All rights reserved. This episode picks up pretty quickly from the end of the last, wherein Martin Proctor (Gregg Henry) tells Kara Fowdy (Skye P[...]

This article contains spoilers for Black Lightning season 1 episode 'Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption'. Black Lightning — Photo: Annette Brown/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC All rights reserved. The episode starts with our new favorite reformed drug dealer Two-Bits (Jason Louder), who is now selling DVDs and baby clothes[...]