Official Black Lightning Season 1 Thread
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But there was briefly a new 52 comic, and he was about to be apart of the Young Justice squad
a lot of stuff went down after that. thats why there wasnt anything milestone related in dc after young justice.
you have a link for the hbo deal?
KalKal
Superstar
Black Lightning was a real superhero?? I always thought Saturday Night Live made him up
Watch Superman's Funeral from Saturday Night Live on NBC.com
Chris Farley and Phil Hartman
Watch Superman's Funeral from Saturday Night Live on NBC.com
Chris Farley and Phil Hartman
plus GOT is already about to end.
Brandeezy
Superstar
Got to find it, like 3 different people posted rumors at the same time lmao
prophecypro
Hollywood North
On one hand, Black Lighting show 
On the other hand, I'm kind tired of Bertlani, Keisberg and Guggenheim getting all these shows and just making them fan service parts
On the other hand, I'm kind tired of Bertlani, Keisberg and Guggenheim getting all these shows and just making them fan service parts
Black Lightning has had very limited runs as a solo character. IMO, he's not very interesting. I like him enough with the Justice League as a supporting player, but not as a main character on his own. Brad Meltzer tried to bring him back into the spotlight a bit by making him a member of the Justice League awhile back, but that didn't last long. Always thought of him as a gimmick anyway -- "We'll have a black guy with lightning powers and call him Black Lightning! 
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I mean, it could be good given their track record with DC superhero shows, but not a character I think is all that appealing based on his comic book appearances.
"I mean, it could be good given their track record with DC superhero shows, but not a character I think is all that appealing based on his comic book appearances.
That was before The Vampire Diaries announced it was ending, that The Originals was going to start bleeding viewers; that accusations of being anti-gay and racially insensitive were going to mortally wound The 100's ratings; that Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was going to be a ratings bomb, that Containment got awful buzz and had to be turned into a mini-series instead of being an ongoing series and that Jane the Virgin lost ground in its 2nd season.
Even with Legends of tomorrow not being as big of a hit as the CW hoped it would be the show was still more successful than the shows I mentioned. And Flash and even Arrow (as shytty as it got) were bringing in good ratings. So superheroes became a lifeline that the network latched onto after trying to all bougie at the thought of having comic book shows on almost every night.
They need to hurry up and get a 5th comic book show for Friday if they know whats good for them.
The 411: Jefferson Pierce was an Olympic track star who originally got his powers from a hi-tech belt but that was changed in the 1980s and he was instead born with his powers but was instructed by his dad to suppress them. After the Olympics Pierce returned to his hometown of Metropolis to teach in the Suicide Slum neighborhood that he grew up in because he wanted to help clean up the neighborhood after it had been taken over by gangs and corrupt politicians. Turns out the gangs and corruption were all being controlled by a super-secret global organization called The 100 and local politician Tobias Whale was the Metropolis chapter leader.
Whale had one of Pierce's brightest students killed because he saw some business deal Whale was handling for The 100 and that spurred Pierce to use his powers publicly. He was able to beat Whale and get The 100 out of Suicide Slum and along the way worked with Superman a number of times and also got involved in a couple of adventures with The Justice League. When Superman and Green Arrow offered Black Lightning a spot on the team he told them to kick rocks because he felt he could do more working at the street level than fighting cosmic robots on other planets. After being asked to join a couple more times he did agree to be a reserve member.
Years later Batman came to Black Lightning to help him rescue Lucius Fox from the country of Markovia. The Justice League had turned Batman down and told him that the League couldn't just invade a sovereign country. So Batman quit the JLA and formed the Outsiders with Black Lightning agreeng to join after they rescued Fox. He worked with the Outsiders for years until the group disbanded.
Pierce then retired and took a job as Pres. Lex Luthor's Education Secretary. He resigned when it was revealed that he used to be Black Lightning and then he was framed and convicted for a murder he didn't commit. He was ultimately pardoned by Pres. Pete Ross (who took over as president after Luthor was removed).
He eventually joined the Justice League as a full member for a short time. After leaving the JLA he rejoined a new iteration of The Outsiders.
Black Lightning has 2 daughters Anissa and Jennifer. Both girls have super-powers of their own. Anissa, as Thunder, is a former member of The OUtsiders and Jennifer, as Lightning, was a member of the Justice Society.
In the New 52, Black Lightning was in a quasi-partnership with The Blue Devil but currently Lightning's whereabouts and activities are not known.
Powers: Black Lightning can generate and magnify externally-localized electro-magnetic phenomena, by manipulating intense bio-electric fields generated from his body. Exactly how much electrical energy Black Lightning can generate is unknown, but he can easily stun or kill a man with his internal powers, and on one occasion, he was able to restart Superman's heart after the Man of Steel had suffered from a near-fatal Kryptonite exposure. He can also generate a powerful electro-magnetic force field capable of stopping projectiles, however, this act requires considerable effort and concentration.[2] He has demonstrated the ability to create an electro-magnetic repulsion field which grants him limited-flight capabilities. Pierce also maintains his Olympic-level physical conditioning, giving him above-average strength, speed, and stamina. Under Batman's tutelage, he has become a highly-skilled hand-to-hand combatant.
Villains: Tobias Whale...basically an albino black dude version of The Kingpin; The 100 a global criminal organization
Brandeezy
Superstar
Wonder which former co-star on The Game is gonna get cast as BL?
sleepy Hollow and Evolution star Orlando Jones has already picked out which superhero he'd like to play if given a chance -- but it isn't one that's had anything announced yet.
He's got his eye on Jefferson Pierce, better known as the DC Comics superhero Black Lightning.
He tweeted about it earlier today:
Orlando Jones Wants To Play Black Lightning
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