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Yet you can already order a Black Lightning statue based on the look Cress Williams will be sporting in the new CW series, debuting January 16th at 9 p.m. This must mean that the powers that be at DC must have a lot of confidence in the new series from executive producers Greg Berlanti, Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil, and Sarah[...]

The CW has released it's schedule following the holiday hiatus and now we know when the much anticipated debut of Black Lightning will be The show from executive producers Greg Berlanti, Salim Akil & Mara Brock Akil and Sarah Schechter is set for January 16th at 9 PM after the return of The Flash This makes[...]

Now that the second-longest continuous writer at Marvel Comics, Brian Michael Bendis, has signed an exclusive deal with DC Comics, everything he ever said anywhere on the internet about DC Comics is up for discussion. Including this great post on his Tumblr from earlier in the year, when asked about the comparative fighting abilities of Batman and[...]

Black Lightning has just returned to his hometown to fight back against this wave of terror Unfortunately, the police aren't ready to trust Jefferson Pierce He's up against both criminals and the police in this struggle for the soul Cleveland. In the shadows, the original Tobias Whale is making moves, and Black Lightning may find himself[...]

Black Lightning casts Chantal Thuy in the recurring role of Grace Choi The character of Choi was created in the comics by Judd Winnick and Tom Raney, first appearing in Outsiders #1 (2003) Grace was a bouncer at a meta human night club and the daughter of a Bana Amazon, giving her greater strength and[...]

Jill Scott, the Grammy Award-winning singer and actor, has signed on to play Lady Eve in the upcoming CW series Black Lightning According to EW.com, she will play the bridge between a secret group of corrupt leaders and Tobias Whale (Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III), the leader of the 100 gang.  In the comics, Lady Eve is[...]

Before Raiden and Black Lightning are added to the Injustice 2 roster, NetherRealm Studios took the time to implement one of their bigger updates on the game to smooth over some rough spots and make all of their characters play a little better than before Below is the complete list of what they've added or[...]

DC has announced a new Black Lightning series from Tony Isabella and Clayton Henry, part of the new way all solicits come out now, one at a time. Due out in November, Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands will run for six issues, and DC promises things won't be "a throwback to Isabella's previous time with the character."[...]

With the upcoming Black Lightning series set to put Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) up against the 100 gang, it was only a matter of time before the CW was going to cast the head of the gang, Tobias Whale That day is today, as rapper Marvin "Krondon" Jones III has been cast as a series[...]

Here is an interesting bit of news concerning the upcoming CW series Black Lightning that almost slipped through the cracks The series was originally being set in either Atlanta or NOLA, but according to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, the show will not take place in the fictional city of Freeland. The original Black Lightning story from the[...]

It's Friday so we get another round of DC Versus and this week sees The Flash vs Black Lightning It's an interesting match up and one we may get to see in live action if the new Black Lightning series with Cress Williams does well on the CW Seeing him battle against or with Grant[...]

Black Lightning has added two new cast members for their upcoming first season James Remar (Dexter) will be joining the cast as Peter Gambi, Jefferson Pierce's (Cress Williams) oldest friend and mentor And Damn Gupton (Bates Motel) will be playing season lawman Inspector Henderson, who butts heads with the vigilante at first but then finds[...]

The CW / DCTV has released a new two minute plus video featuring the characters of the Arrowverse (Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow) and the upcoming series Black Lightning The video ties the live-action characters to their comic book counterparts and includes voices overs and clips from previous episodes… but it goes on[...]

There are a lot of comic adaptations and superhero shows on television, but Black Lightning is going to be very unique in at least one specific way that hasn't really been talked about much yet Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a person with powers and the father of two daughters who have powers It's a[...]

Writer Daniel Holloway has written an article for Variety Magazine discussing the surge of black superheroes into the realm of television and film for both Marvel and DC Comics as of late. From Luke Cage and Black Lightning hitting the small screens to Black Panther's own film and Cyborg's participation in Justice League movie, heroes of color have[...]