So, who is Black Lightning? Well, Black Lightning is actually Jefferson Pierce, an Olympic decathlete turned principal of Garfield High School in the district of Metropolis called Southside, but more famously known as Suicide Slum. In response to the Slum being torn apart by crime and corruption, Pierce used his hidden metahuman power to generate electricity to become its protector.
Over the years, Pierce has been a member of the Outsiders and the Justice League. His daughters, Anissa and Jennifer, have become superheroines as well, Thunder and Lightning. However, with the reboot of the New 52 and the half-boot of Rebirth, it's likely they have been wiped from canon.
Black Lightning is also getting another honor: He's become the latest superhero to be given a live-action adaptation for the CW, home of the Arrowverse. And here it is for you!
The trailer begins with the year "2005" appearing. According to the synopsis, in this series, Black Lightning had retired around this time. I'm guessing we're getting a glimpse of his last battle before he retired. The scene is accompanied by a woman's voiceover describing that he was a hero who kept the streets safe. We also see what appears to be a wounded Jefferson Pierce in a bathtub. The voiceover is revealed to be one of Pierce's daughters. I think it might be Anissa.
I wonder who that guy in white Black Lightning was facing was?
We see a woman pleading with the wounded Jefferson to let someone else fight the 100. For those not in the know, "The 100" are a criminal organization in the DC Universe. He then agrees. I'm guessing this is how he retired, and the woman is clearly his wife.
Flash-forward to 2017. We see Jefferson Pierce being a father and principal. I'm guessing he's that "cool" principal everyone likes. I love that the school is revealed to be Garfield High. Accurate to the comics, very good.
Things have not been good in the city, though (I doubt this series will be set in Metropolis). Since Black Lightning retired, violence has gone up. There's a lot of anger in the city, it's a powder keg ready to blow. We see Jefferson working on a new suit, which looks kind of cool. This does lead me to wonder, though. In this series, are Jefferson's powers innate, or are they from the suit? Because if they are innate, we could see his daughters develop powers in the future. Would make for some interesting stories.
And it looks like that may happen, based on the brief glimpse we get of one of Black Lightning's daughters' hands glowing.
Really neat to see him fight some criminals. And there's a funny moment with Jefferson sharing a laugh with Anissa and Jennifer.
This was a cool trailer! I think this'll be a great series! Shame it's not part of the Arrowverse, I'd love to see him interact with Flash and Arrow and the Legends of Tomorrow. Ah, well. Still looking forward to it.
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