Black Lightning
Warning : contains despoiler forDark Knights of Steel # 1 !
InDark Knights of Steel , Superman determine his way to a gothic Earth where familiar DC darling are recast in the Middle Ages - Batman is a vernal prince and John Constantine is an oracle - but perhaps the most unique shift is that ofBlack Lightning , who is a king , pursuing a mysterious agendum against Superman and his family line . The first issue is on sale now in print and digital .
A trailblazing eccentric , Black Lightning first appearedin the first issue of his own title in 1977 . Created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden , Black Lightning is Jefferson Pierce , a school teacher acquit with the power to control and manipulate electricity . In addition to a solo life history , Black Lightning has been a member of the Outsiders and the Justice League , serving as a charter penis of the former . Over the years , Black Lightning has become a devotee - pet character and has appeared in other medium , include his own television show , which ran for four seasons on the CW . The character has not regularly been seen in the cartoon strip for some clip , but returns inDark Knights of Steel , an out of continuity story correct on a medieval Earth ruled over bySuperman and his family . The yield is written by Tom Taylor with artwork and colouring by Yasmine Putri and varsity letter by Wes Abbot .
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Dark Knights of Steelflips the script on Superman ’s origin . Jor - El and a pregnant Lara both get off Krypton , land on Earth during the Middle Ages . incognizant they would have fantastic powers under Earth ’s yellow sunshine , Jor - El unintentionally kills a company sent to inquire their landing ; at the same time , Lara give birth to Kal - El . Meanwhile , in the distant Kingdom of Storms , Kal - El ’s birthing has set off horrifying visions in ayoung John Constantine . As Constantine lays writhe on the ground , his thinker overwhelmed , dictating his visions to the royal scribe , the king arrives — and reader see it is Black Lightning . He is concerned over Constantine ’s visions and tells the scribe to compose down everything the male child says . As Constantine comes out of his spell , he separate Black Lightning the destruction is close .
The new statussuits Black Lightning well . As the first Black DC hero to asterisk in his own title , he blazed a track for others to fall out , and with his powers over electricity , the name of his kingdom is fitting as well . Thanks to John Constantine , Black Lightning is now aware of the arrival of Superman and the House of El . He is understandably worry , and readers get the impression he will take step to counter Jor - El ’s influence . Constantine ’s visual sense were intense , promising gore and demolition . Black Lightning ’s duty as a Martin Luther King is to safeguard his the great unwashed andSuperman ’s arrivalis a potential scourge . What gradation will he take to protect the Kingdom of Storms ? Or , in a more diplomatic simulated military operation , will he ally himself with Jor - El , make a powerful alliance that could rein the world .
Black Lightningis a classic DC champion , a loyalist of multiple teams , and a pioneer . He does not always get the recognition he deserves , but inDark Knights of Steel # 1 , he is the swayer of his own kingdom — and maybe even the key to economize the world .
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