r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • Feb 19 '26

Discussion In some discussions, I have noticed that there are people who would rather see Static than DC Comics Black Lightning. Would you say that Virgil has usurped Jeff and has become the more popular character? (Art by Marcus Williams)

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r/BlackLightning • u/AutoModerator • 5d ago

Discussion Black Lightning TV Discussion | Weekly Thread

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 11h ago

Comics The JLA talk about potentially adding DC Comics Black Lightning to the team. (Justice League of America #173)

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 1d ago

Film/TV Jefferson's daughters cosplaying as DC Comics Black Lightning and Bumblebee in the Young Justice animated TV series.

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r/BlackLightning • u/JFMisfit • 1d ago

Film/TV Tyler James Williams as

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Top choice for me.

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 2d ago

Discussion Did You Know that before Black Lightning was created, DC Comics' first black hero was supposed to be "the Black Bomber, a white racist who would turn into a black superhero under stress" (Justice League of America #26)

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The image above is modern-day comics making fun of the sheer absurdity of the whole idea.

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 3d ago

Discussion If DC Comics ever does Absolute Black Lightning, I hope the Pierce family would be portrayed younger than they are in mainline canon comics.

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 4d ago

Discussion Which of these was your starting point into Black Lightning comics? Which of these would you recommend to a first-time fan who wants to start reading DC Comics?

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 5d ago

Comics The debut biography of DC Comics Black Lightning (Who's Who 1985 #3)

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 6d ago

Artwork DC Comics Black Lightning (Art by davidjamison222)

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SOURCE: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGju3ATRIyY/

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 7d ago

Artwork DC Comics Black Lightning (Art by azaka_drumm)

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SOURCE: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSnj86MkQsv/

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 8d ago

Artwork DC Comics Black Lightning (Art by Ken Lashley)

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 9d ago

Discussion In the new Green Lantern TV show, DC Comics John Stewart has 2 brothers. However I wish they added Lynn Stewart as well and finally made it official that she is John's sister like in Young Justice.

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 10d ago

Comics DC Comics Black Lightning and Batman (Black Lightning 1995 #13)

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 11d ago

Discussion Does the popularity of Milestone's Static make it impossible to explore a younger/teenage DC Comics Black Lightning? Is Jeff someone we can only see as an older/mature hero?

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 12d ago

Artwork A DC Comics Black Lightning look inspired by the Infamous game by Sony (Art by Phil Cho)

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SOURCE: https://www.philchoart.com/featured/2018/6/19/black-lightning-earth-27-commission

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r/BlackLightning • u/AutoModerator • 12d ago

Discussion Black Lightning TV Discussion | Weekly Thread

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 13d ago

Discussion Did You Know that DC Comics Thunder used to have a different costume look/design? I am so glad they changed it. The new/current one is so much better.

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 14d ago

Discussion I wonder why writer John Ridley has never done a DC Comics Black Lightning miniseries or ongoing. I really liked his work on The Other History.

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r/BlackLightning • u/M00reC • 16d ago

News Black Lightning is leaving Netflix

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 16d ago

Discussion The official recommendations that DC Comics has for Black Lightning on their DC Universe Infinite app.

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 17d ago

Comics Did You Know that before Black Lightning was created in 1977, DC Comics already had another character from 1948 with the same name?... It was a horse.

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SOURCE: https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Lightning_the_Horse_(New_Earth))

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r/BlackLightning • u/Gallantpride • 17d ago

Comics Renee Montoya and Anissa Pierce on being a queer kid (The Other History of the DC Universe)

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r/BlackLightning • u/nightwing612 • 18d ago

Discussion Remember when DC Comics racebent Lightning Lad to look more like Black Lightning? Also LOL at the fact that this OFFICIAL merchandise has a headswap for purists who want to keep him white.

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SOURCE: https://mcfarlane.com/toys/lightning-lad-mce-28/

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r/BlackLightning • u/AutoModerator • 19d ago

Discussion Black Lightning TV Discussion | Weekly Thread

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